If we’re talking about protecting the star players, and making sure that we’re protecting attacking players." Why doesn’t Bradley Wright-Phillips garner the respect of the premier players in this league? Because you could make an argument that he is the best player to ever play in this league, and the best goal-scorer to play in this league, and he should be treated as such by everyone, including referees. "Brad got a couple of shots in on him early in the game and I was saying to the fourth official if that’s David VIlla, he gets the call. "There is this perception that Brad’s not one of the premier players in this league," Marsch said on Saturday. Some wondered how Kljestan's departure might affected Wright-Phillips' productivity, but if anything the English striker has taken his game to a new level, playing the role of provider as well as finisher, leading Marsch to wonder aloud why he doesn't get more credit, whether from skeptics or referees. Generating goals is nothing new for Wright-Phillips, but in past years his success was often credited to the other players, wihether it was Thierry Henry setting him up in his MLS Golden Boot-winning season of 2014, or Sacha Kljestan delivering the assists in 20. The brace pushed Wright-Phillips' totals to a whopping six goals and four assists in eight matches in all competitions in 2018. Eighteen months in the making: How Chelsea tried and failed to convince Real Madrid-bound Rudiger to stay.Benzema, Salah and GOAL's European Team of the Season.
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