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I've seen a lot of people recently pointing out that we need this player, that player etc, as you'd expect to considering the silly season is almost upon us. One thing I don't understand though is why people see the need for a "midfield overhaul".
Apparently, a lot of people see Coutinho purely as an "attacking player". I don't agree with this assessment.
In my opinion, Phil offers a lot to us in terms of our attack and long may that continue but I don't see him being a "typical number 10" anymore. More often then not you'll see Coutinho dropping to pick the ball up deeper and influence the play from further back. He links well with Raheem, Henderson, Allen etc and always provides an outlet when not on the ball. He's without doubt our most creative player but there is another side to his game.
When Phil first came to us he was a proper number 10. He was creative but not defensive and didn't have the stamina to last the distance. Since then Rodgers has moulded him into an "all action" midfielder and though he may not move box to box all game long, he can definitely operate in a deeper role with quicker, more mobile players ahead of him giving him options.
Some of you would be aware that I'm a huge advocate for the 433 over any other formation and think the days of 2 central strikers are numbered, if not over, especially as you see in Europe. I don't we need two midfielders in this window. I'd just like to see someone come in that has an aggressive nature and can dictate play (Marco Veratti is the dream) with Phillipe and Jordan in front of him.
How do you guys see Coutinho, where would he fit in your favoured formation and why?
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I've seen a lot of people recently pointing out that we need this player, that player etc, as you'd expect to considering the silly season is almost upon us. One thing I don't understand though is why people see the need for a "midfield overhaul".
Apparently, a lot of people see Coutinho purely as an "attacking player". I don't agree with this assessment.
In my opinion, Phil offers a lot to us in terms of our attack and long may that continue but I don't see him being a "typical number 10" anymore. More often then not you'll see Coutinho dropping to pick the ball up deeper and influence the play from further back. He links well with Raheem, Henderson, Allen etc and always provides an outlet when not on the ball. He's without doubt our most creative player but there is another side to his game.
When Phil first came to us he was a proper number 10. He was creative but not defensive and didn't have the stamina to last the distance. Since then Rodgers has moulded him into an "all action" midfielder and though he may not move box to box all game long, he can definitely operate in a deeper role with quicker, more mobile players ahead of him giving him options.
Some of you would be aware that I'm a huge advocate for the 433 over any other formation and think the days of 2 central strikers are numbered, if not over, especially as you see in Europe. I don't we need two midfielders in this window. I'd just like to see someone come in that has an aggressive nature and can dictate play (Marco Veratti is the dream) with Phillipe and Jordan in front of him.
How do you guys see Coutinho, where would he fit in your favoured formation and why? We have bigger problems
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment.
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Yeah, we got 99 problems but Phil ain't one.. He's been our most improved player imo. His defensive game is better, against Hull he was the only one who was still running his arse off in the 90th minute. Fully agree Evans, an aggressive midfielder behind him like Matic would be the balls.
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. I agree he is wildly inconsistent but surely you'd have him in the first team now?
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. Our best player. Having on the bench would be nonsense atm. Though he is inconsistent you are correct, just goes to show where the quality of the first team is at.
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. To come off the bench? So who should be in the first team instead? Sorry to say that but IMO your analysis is nonsense and not only in this case.
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. I agree he is wildly inconsistent but surely you'd have him in the first team now? "now", yes......but if we want to be challenging for the title, we'll need better players and he will have to take a backseat unless his consistency drastically improves.
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. I agree he is wildly inconsistent but surely you'd have him in the first team now? "now", yes......but if we want to be challenging for the title, we'll need better players and he will have to take a backseat unless his consistency drastically improves. If one of our best players will sit on the bench next season because of our much better 1st team squad, then it would mean Rodgers is no longer here as he would buy worse players.
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Still way too inconsistent for my liking. A nice luxury to come off the bench but no more than that. He 'might' fulfill his potential but he's miles away at the moment. Agree with that Darcus, he's far from all that like some people are quoting. Long way to go before he's a 100% certainty. It's not difficult to glitter in the team of late is it.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
George Washington
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