With all of this, I guess you’d say why isn’t that path clearer? He’s young so there’s time, but Rodri and now Phillips aren’t going anywhere any time soon. There’s weaknesses in his game that as an 18-year-old will be ironed out and Southampton may be able to give him more time to focus and improve. There are some who talk of his over-ambition with the ball, but the biggest weakness is the lack of first-team game time. He hasn’t got any in the Premier League – the most physical, toughest, high-pace league in the world.