The England international, though, has struggled since moving to east London and has made a few mistakes against Bournemouth and Manchester United.
However, Nolan has stood up for the former Leeds United player, telling talkSPORT Drive that once he gets his bearings, he’ll be back to his best.
In addition, he informed Andy Goldstein and Andy Townsend that Rice—who moved from West Ham to Arsenal this summer and is well-versed in Phillips from his time serving in England—contributed by sending Nolan a text.
“No, I didn’t know him before he got here, but obviously we heard really good things about him from Declan Rice Nolan said to talkSPORT when asked if he knew Phillips well.
“Obviously, after working well with him for a few years and being close to him, Dec texted me a few times to tell me to take care of Kalv. He’s a great lad, and you’ll enjoy working with him,”
And I’ve done so. Since he’s been with us for about two weeks, I have really appreciated that time. Yes, like Gaffer stated, you need to give him some time.
We were just having an off-air conversation with Andy about how sometimes it takes a little bit of time to get back into the swing of things after not playing or having that week in and week out.
He is attempting to understand who we are as a group and what we desire because we will be completely
He is still getting used to the game, but once he settles in, I have no doubt that he will be a fantastic addition for us from now until the end of the campaign.
“To be honest, I can’t knock him; he is a great kid who wants to work hard. I am really looking forward to it. It was evident that he was very angry following the weekend.
In January, West Ham saw more activity than other teams during what was mostly a quiet transfer season.
Although there is no chance to purchase in the summer, Phillips joined on loan until the end of the campaign. His £140,000 weekly salary will be covered by the Hammers.
Pablo Fornals, who was approaching the last 18 months of his deal, also left to sign for Real Betis, paying almost £7 million.
After missing the deadline on February, Said Benrahma eventually left and joined Lyon, however there were several issues with the move.
