Philippe Coutinho

[Exiled_red]

Anyone notice his positions on the pitch were more in the No.8 role, and being on the left were occasional moments, rather than his primary area?

My criticisms of Firmino and Coutinho last year, were that they were isolationist players i.e. they had moments of brilliance, hence all of the goals and assists, but they weren't regularly involved in the game through build-up play.

Coutinho was brilliant yesterday in terms of getting involved, moving the ball, creating space, and not merely just waiting for the ball, cutting inside, and blasting it over the bar. He was clever with his passes, and also, his timing of runs into the box.

We're playing so much better now, because everyone has to be involved. Otherwise, it falls flat. Pressing at the right moments, creating space, timing your runs, awareness of others on the pitch so that you can make the right pass. Henderson, Lallana, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Firmino, Mane, were all doing it, and it's resulting in some quality team performances.

Interesting to see Wijnaldum take the left flank early in the second half too.

I noticed that as well, I think that it was helped by the fact Milner was pushing on and more or less playing as a left winger rather than a left back, which we can do in games at home against sides like Hull, in fact the whole team can have a more fluid sense of positioning in these types of games (which to be honest I think suits alot of our players), but I imagine that against more attack minded teams Milner would have to play a more defensive LB role and the rest of the side would have to be more disciplined in their positioning

[Phoenix07]

When Lallana came off today, Coutinho took the No.8 role.

[BG1973]

When Lallana came off today, Coutinho took the No.8 role.

When he got in the game, we got in the game.

Fabulous player.

[RedReet]

Brave move by Klopp bringing Sturridge on when Lallana got injured. It was the change I wanted, but I thought he probably would have brough Can on and had the option of playing him or Wijnaldum there.

Love when Coutinho receives the ball deep in midfield, drops the shoulder, turns and is away from 2 or 3 players starting us on another counter.

[rodo]

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[Vermilion]

The Brazilian twist ?

[EwarWoo]

Doing a chicken impression as a tribute to Joe Allen.

[labourRed]

Trex innit.

[red g]

Brazil boss Tite has delivered his verdict on Philippe Coutinho – but it could force Jurgen Klopp into a re-think for their clash with Manchester United on Monday week.

The Brazil boss was thought to be assessing whether to select Chelsea’s Willian or the Reds star in his side for their back-to-back World Cup qualifiers – but has declared “now is Philippe Coutinho’s moment” for the Brazilian national team.

The bad news for Liverpool, however, is that the player is now in line to play back to back World Cup qualifiers in South America against Bolivia and Venezuela – just four days before the huge visit of Manchester United to Anfield.

Tite said: “There’s a reason he is called the Magician.
“With his passes, Coutinho opens the lines, creates space. I like his mobility, he was influential in both games when he came on (against Colombia and Ecuador last month when his introduction changed both matches).

“It was a difficult decision for me, but right now this is Coutinho’s moment. And in football, you have to follow the moment.

“The two appearances by Coutinho… his moment, the composition. It is with mastery, not only because the opponent was tired.”

Brazil face Bolivia at 1.45am on Friday morning then travel to Venezuela for a 1.30am kick-off next Wednesday.

It will mean Coutinho isn’t likely to arrive back to Merseyside until some time on Saturday, putting his place in the Liverpool side in jeopardy for the Monday Night Football clash with Manchester United.

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/brazils-coutinho-claim-could-force-liverpool-into-man-utd-re-think

[Fosterbloke]

****ing hell

[Kenneth]

Cool, his price is rising ahead of the seemingly inevitable sale to Spain in the summer.

[The_weatherman]

Is it not possible not have private jet get him over the day after?

[RedReet]

Brazil boss Tite has delivered his verdict on Philippe Coutinho – but it could force Jurgen Klopp into a re-think for their clash with Manchester United on Monday week.

The Brazil boss was thought to be assessing whether to select Chelsea’s Willian or the Reds star in his side for their back-to-back World Cup qualifiers – but has declared “now is Philippe Coutinho’s moment” for the Brazilian national team.

The bad news for Liverpool, however, is that the player is now in line to play back to back World Cup qualifiers in South America against Bolivia and Venezuela – just four days before the huge visit of Manchester United to Anfield.

Tite said: “There’s a reason he is called the Magician.
“With his passes, Coutinho opens the lines, creates space. I like his mobility, he was influential in both games when he came on (against Colombia and Ecuador last month when his introduction changed both matches).

“It was a difficult decision for me, but right now this is Coutinho’s moment. And in football, you have to follow the moment.

“The two appearances by Coutinho… his moment, the composition. It is with mastery, not only because the opponent was tired.”

Brazil face Bolivia at 1.45am on Friday morning then travel to Venezuela for a 1.30am kick-off next Wednesday.

It will mean Coutinho isn’t likely to arrive back to Merseyside until some time on Saturday, putting his place in the Liverpool side in jeopardy for the Monday Night Football clash with Manchester United.

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/brazils...n-utd-re-think

Is he getting the boat back?

He'll be back on Wednesday or Thursday depending on how the club manage it and will have more rest that he would had we been playing in Europe.

The Magician.

[baitman]

Is he getting the boat back?

He'll be back on Wednesday or Thursday depending on how the club manage it and will have more rest that he would had we been playing in Europe.

The Magician.

surely he has one of those black boxes he can step into, and then just pop out of a cupboard at melwood. ta-dah!

[wongers]

get him a tardus