Philippe Coutinho Post-LFC

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[rodo]

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[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.

[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.

[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

[Gray]

No chance Klopp will want him back

[Irishnev]

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

I forgot half of that

Football fans (me included) are fickle and we care about winning games and ultimately trophies. Barca is a dream move for South American players and it is their ultimate destination club. He acted like a cunt but it was Joorabchin who orchestrated it all. We got paid an absolute fortune and he has bombed - beautiful karma

We need goals from midfield and top quality wide forward cover, from a footballing perspective there isn’t better out there than him to cover both roles. I get why he most likely won’t come back because of how he treated the club. If we don’t sign him then I’m fine with it but if we did sign him I’d also be happy because we’d have a fired up Coutinho with a point to prove in a league he has dominated previously.

Oh and we’d have fleeced Barca which is a nice added bonus

[Phoenix07]

6 months?

I thought he was inconsistent, and could never be truly called world class. His last 6 months prior to his move were his most consistent times.

Anyway, when you look at who we were trying to replace him with (Fekir), and then the way Oxlade-Chamberlain slotted in too in terms of his style, he just doesn't quite fit what we're looking for (or we're looking for).

However, The Anfield Wrap rumour show pointed out that we keep talking about a quality back-up for Salah, Mane, and Firmino, yet in those last 6 months, we played all 4 of Salah, Mane, Firmino and Coutinho in a team.

[Norbs]

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

The CL refusal was so as not to cup tie himself for Barca and I think from memory he went on to hardly feature for them in the CL

He's really weak, someone always seems to have a hold on him and don't think he'll ever become a man. We'd not win the league with him in the side, he's too self centred to put in the kind of selfless performances that are expected of him in Klopp's recent sides

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

His behaviour has completely killed any thought of a return for me. But kids will still love him because he was a fantastic player for us, some cheered him during the Brazil game at Anfield last summer.

Considering all the **** he pulled, it unravelled pretty quickly for him. It would take a snake of a man to run/slither back so quickly considering he was so desperate to get there. Enjoy Phil.

[Roanmore]

The CL refusal was so as not to cup tie himself for Barca and I think from memory he went on to hardly feature for them in the CL

He's really weak, someone always seems to have a hold on him and don't think he'll ever become a man. We'd not win the league with him in the side, he's too self centred to put in the kind of selfless performances that are expected of him in Klopp's recent sides

He didn't play for them at all as he played in the group stages for us.