Philippe Coutinho

[RedReet]

Anyone know how he played against Ecuador?

Finished 0-0 so can't have played too well, but was left on after 3 attacking changes so was maybe the best of a bad bunch.

For anyone interested, Premier Sports have a freeview highlights show for Copa America, one starting at 9:00 this morning.

[RedSince1964]

Would be utter madness to even consider selling him IMO. Hope the club plays hardball if anyone comes in for him. It would be nice to get through a summer without selling one of our best players.

Totally agree with you Shaggy

[RedSince1964]

Yep, inconsistent seems to be the buzz word at the moment but I'd love to see some suggestions on firstly who these apparently insanely consistent attacking midfielders are and secondly what ones of those we could get.

PSG need to be told to **** off and if he gets upset for a few weeks over it then tough ****, I dont think he's the type to sulk so he'd get over it.

Spot on

[RedSince1964]

I'd love to have a summer where one of our top players isn't sold. Been a while

[RedSince1964]

I hope we can keep him even if he is a bit up and down performance wise. He draws so much attention from defenders and capable of that bit of extra every team needs. We're in a position right now where he will be difficult to replace, and we can still build something good with him in the team.

It's also fairly hard to find a creative player willing to pull as much weight as him defensively. I think he is a good player to have - although realistically it will be very hard to keep hold of him if one of the super rich clubs comes around.

If he leaves I at least hope we are better at spending the money than we were with Suarez and Sterling.

Agreed

[RedSince1964]

It's never a good sign when a team can't hold onto their top players. Every year we lose our best players. Coutinho is hit and miss but he is a match winner and is incredibly talented. I always thought of him replacing Iniesta at Barca in time.

He seems a good guy too, head screwed on. It must be frustrating for him also as he does need better players around him . I won't be surprised if he is sold to PSG, been down this road too many times but it will be another sign of us not being able to hold onto our best. Consistent lack of top flight european football will do that unfortunately.

I'll be totally gutted if he leaves

[RedSince1964]

We can sell him for loads of money but just like Suarez and Sterling we have no reason to believe we'll invest it very well so who cares how much money we get, I'd rather have the player I know can do the business. We have Klopp now of course but this is his first window so it remains to be seen how well he spends our money.

Spot on G

[RedSince1964]

Anyone who thinks losing Coutinho wouldn't be a bad thing is out of their mind.

[Lee]

Sake.

[Muddled]

Anyone know how he played against Ecuador?

Finished 0-0 so can't have played too well, but was left on after 3 attacking changes so was maybe the best of a bad bunch.

For anyone interested, Premier Sports have a freeview highlights show for Copa America, one starting at 9:00 this morning.

He knocked Filipe Luís spark out. It's like Suarez biting Chiellini, but Coutinho's so desperate to force a move to PSG he's attacking his own teammates.

[redmike65]

That Brazil squad is so flipping poor it's an embarrassment to the traditions of the game

[Bender]

He knocked Filipe Luís spark out. It's like Suarez biting Chiellini, but Coutinho's so desperate to force a move to PSG he's attacking his own teammates.

makes sense to me

[RedSince1964]

makes sense to me

[Patricks_Berger]

If we sell if for £40m we'll spend the whole summer asking £30m players to sign for us and getting turned down.

[BigChief]

If we sell if for £40m we'll spend the whole summer asking £30m players to sign for us and getting turned down.

If only we were turned down...cough Carroll, Benteke, cough