Coutinho - the boy from Brazil! Wax lyrical here...(off to Barca)

Are you still here? You've had more false exits than a James Brown concert.

 

see my previous post in this thread that explains why FSG took the action they did, scholesy.

 

He posted saying that Coutinho had previously said that Real Madrid were his dream club yet the same article showed that he actually liked Real Madrid AND Barcelona and even mentioned a player from each ...

I simply added the part he'd omitted from the article - hence the balance ..


If things like this are deemed as trolling or winding people up I'd say we're all in the wrong place .

Why can't we just post our thoughts and concerns and all get on ...

I'm actually a long time Barca fan but Liverpool are my fave British team ..... I don't really see what all the fuss is about .

 

Old fashioned? We must be from different places.
The values I associate with 'old fashioned' include the honoring of contracts/commitments and keeping your head down and working hard until your next move is confirmed - as opposed to throwing your toys out of the pram, feigning injury, and not reporting to work as scheduled.

 

Primary issue for PC moving to Barca is Barca is broke and can't afford him. Its why they didn't move for him early in the summer and he was happy to tell Klopp he wasn't moving. I agree the FSG statement wasn't necessary, but perhaps they were trying to put the thing to bed and stop the endless Barca BS. The deals Barca put on the table were laughable, so they tried to unsettle the player so we'd sell on the cheap.

Perhaps we'll sell in the future, perhaps we won't, but my guess is PC is ultimately going to be thankful he didn't move and become the poster boy for the decline of a once great club.

 

I feel sorry for the lad because he got manipulated by people not looking out for his interests. Barca was desperate, so they played the now or never card, which wasn't fair on Phil or LFC. I'm sure they could have made a deal for next summer like we did with RBL if they had any competence about them, but they acted like spoiled little bitches and Phil was caught in the middle.

But, Phil was the one who decided to get in bed with Kia, so you can't feel that sorry for him.

 

I think part of it has to do with Neymar talking up the club for a long time but if he had some kind of yearning to play for Barca and his buddies were telling him to come join them, why would he sign a long term contract with LFC especially one without a "unless Barca comes for me" clause.

 

praising how great Barca is while planning to leave for more $$$$.

 

Probably signed the deal because he knew Barca had no money to come in for him in the short term and if they were to come in, they'd do it with plenty of advance notice to allow the club to prepare for him to leave.

 

The problem with Barca and Real Madrid also stems from the way Press Pundits (everyone from Ian Wright-Right-Fvcking Wrong-Ian cuz he didn't "have to go" to Ray Hudson, etc keep getting on the bandwagon of, any player who gets the offer "has to go there".

This is bollix and wil ruin the game if not dismantled. Liverpool and FSG have taken a stance and a step in eroding this effin' nonsense.
What's the point of having competitions at all if the best players are always going to be at a select two or three clubs???

 

I know I'm going to regret this, but "your writer"? what

 

Evidently had a good attitude in training! Gee who could have predicted that... oh that's right, everyone.

Held out of City match which makes some sense both in terms of Phil's preparedness as well as PR stuff.

 

I think the 130 mill player should've been in the squad and on the bench for a cameo....keeps the opposition on their toes

 

Agreed but I also think the 130 mil player who acts like a twat when he doesn't get his way (or allows his advisors to portray him as such) shouldn't get a free pass back into a huge league match right after the fact.

 

I don't hate them at all.

 

Phil needs to be bent over Jürgen's knee and be paddled for his misbehavior. After that takes place, he will be allowed to return to the flock.

 

Oh I think there is plenty to be critical about the current management, I just don't hate them. I could wax lyrical about whats wrong, I just think there isn't a point anymore.

 

Sky just showed Coutinho in close-up , seconds before the Liverpool game kicked off . He starts today but he looked as though he was gonna burst into tears !!

Don't see him being the same player until he gets over missing out on the biggest chance of his career .

 

something else i cannot "unsee"

yuck!

 

How old are you ?

Since when does expressing an opinion equate to trolling ?

He seems different is all I'm suggesting . I feel for the guy.