英格兰首战击败克罗地亚，凯文-菲利普斯的表现饱受赞誉。
利兹球迷通常昵称他为“约克夏尔的皮尔洛”，但本场后，知名数据网站Squawka发推特称：
“传球像皮尔洛，铲球像加图索，带球像卡卡。”
“他不是约克夏尔的皮尔洛，他是整个米兰中场。”
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英格兰红人获盛赞：皮尔洛加图索卡卡三人合体！
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