Philippe Coutinho Post-LFC

[Gray]

No chance Klopp will want him back

[spud_gun]

Lifted from a thread on Reddit. A summary of his shenanigans prior to his Barca move.

How anyone wants him back after this is utterly beyond me


Faked injury to avoid playing crucial CL qualifying matches (we hadn't qualified for the competition for a few seasons)

• went to international duty despite being too injured to play for us, and the team doctor there confirming his injury was "emotional", his teammates spoke of how sad he was, and he cried after scoring

• handed in a transfer request the day before our first match of the season, half an hour after Kia himself had leaked it to the press during Klopp's press conference

• gathered all the senior players into a meeting and begged them to speak to FSG on his behalf to let him leave, thus distracting them from their own pre-seasons as well as kicking up his own fuss

• had his camp leak stories of him and Klopp falling out while Klopp defended him endlessly to the media and fans

• flat-out said he would never play for the club again come January

• paid £10 million of his own money to leave

[danperkins]

From a football perspective I’d love to have him back, he can play at attacking 8 or wide left. He score goals and his long shots are better than anyone in our squad.


But


He acted like an absolute cunt when he tried to force the move to Barca and it was all orchestrated by his scumbag agent Joorabchin. I’d want him to sack him as a clause for rejoining us.

[Irishnev]

From a football perspective I’d love to have him back, he can play at attacking 8 or wide left. He score goals and his long shots are better than anyone in our squad.


But


He acted like an absolute cunt when he tried to force the move to Barca and it was all orchestrated by his scumbag agent Joorabchin. I’d want him to sack him as a clause for rejoining us.

[rodo]

[ame]https://twitter.com/MaaxiAngelo/status/1150121404211302400[/ame]

[RedReet]

But you know what Klopp's like regarding team unity and all that.

I wouldn't have him back anyway. He had a great 6 months prior to him leaving, but nah, not for me.

He'd suit Man Utd though. An underperforming giant with a point to prove.

I think his teammates would welcome him back with open arms.

6 months?

Hope not, but either way he's not coming back here.

[Patricks_Berger]

Jurgen’s got a big heart, we’ve got big hearts, we are Liverpool. Of course he can come back.... at the right price.

[danperkins]

Yeah can't see Klopp going back in for him after him leaving us. Sometimes the grass isn't greener. He's a top talent no doubts but not sure his style is what we are going for these days. Very interested to see where he will end up as he could end up fading into obscurity or reigniting his career.

[Phoenix07]

But you know what Klopp's like regarding team unity and all that.

I wouldn't have him back anyway. He had a great 6 months prior to him leaving, but nah, not for me.

He'd suit Man Utd though. An underperforming giant with a point to prove.

[RedReet]

Bring him back, its absolute nonsense to proclaim he wouldn't fit in with us now. He made us a hell of a lot of money that paid for Virgil, and if we got him back for a fraction, everyone's a winner. I'd hate to see him waste his talent at some no mark club like Chelsea.

I wonder where we'd be if we'd had the prissiness that goes hand in hand with perpetual media now back when Rush left.

Imagine the opprobrium now across the bollocks ****tersphere if we had it when Souness left, or Barnes saying he'd like to play abroad. Its all a bit childish.

I'd have him back absolutely.

It will really take Barca down a peg or two if he was to re-sign for less than half the fee.

He'd be incredible at the top of a midfield 3 with Fabinho and Wijnaldum.

Can cover the LW too.

Two good posts.

Actually a good point about the LW thing. Coutinho will add the creativity from midfield that everyone is crying out for as well as providing quality cover for front three. Would be perfect.

Unfortunately it's not going to happen.

[Sus]

I’m sure I read something about him not being able / willing to do the hard running required in a Klopp side. If that’s true then surely he wouldn’t be a good fit for us in 19/20, regardless of how talented he is

[Rigadon]

Now Barcelona have signed Griezmann[who always looks like a tramp]. ..maybe LFC could if Klopp wants to bring back Couthino on the cheap....Barca must be skint now and they still owe LFC for Couthino

I’d take him back. Absolutely. Excellent player, only 27 and wouldn’t need any time to settle in.

[Daniel 7]

Haha! Yeah but a 'fraction of' when thinking it's a good deal is usually considered less than 50%, smart arse

Semantics

[ChesterDave]

In a barely related note it bothers me when John Virgo declares snooker to be a game all about fractions. Surely it's a game of angles?

[Norbs]

60% is literally a fraction

3/5ths

Haha! Yeah but a 'fraction of' when thinking it's a good deal is usually considered less than 50%, smart arse