Moyes is wrong: Kalvin Phillips is finished at West Ham

By all means support him but Kalvin Phillips is finished at West Ham 

It’s all well and good for David Moyes to plead for support for Kalvin Phillips. The on-loan West Ham midfielder is having a torrid time in East London, and seemingly, nothing is going right for him. However, Moyes is the person in pole position and really in control of Phillips’ destiny.

While it’s absolutely correct for the club to wrap a comfort blanket around the player and support him internally, However I highly advise against playing him tomorrow when West Ham faces Tottenham at The London Stadium.

It’s very difficult to anticipate the response from West Ham fans towards Kalvin Phillips, so why test it? It’s not as if he’s crucial to a Hammers victory, and in fact, it’s probably fair to suggest that he might be our worst player currently.

Kalvin Phillips is finished at West Ham despite what David Moyes says about the players Hammers future

Moyes was keen to stress that Phillips still had a contribution to make at West Ham this season, but I’m not too sure. I understand the messaging, but the gaffer’s words were really just empty platitudes, albeit well-meaning ones.

Almost anyone is a better option than Kalvin Phillips in the Hammers’ midfield. Moyes is reluctant to use youngsters, but does he really think Lewis Orford would do worse than Phillips? Even defender Ben Johnson is a better midfield option right now.

I wish Phillips well for the remainder of his career, but he might be better off starting afresh next season with a new club.