Exactly we don't want anyone blocking CHO's rightful position of LW when he's back fit. (Touching wood he stays.) Pulisic can fill in there for the start of the season. These injuries are just increasing the likelihood of us keeping Willian & Barkley I think and with them as rotation in the team I don't see us going anywhere.

He's just the guy Liverpool used to bring on as a last ditch attempt to do a thunderbasterd. If we needed that then we should go for James Rodriguez, cheaper and a slightly better player overall.

Haha, sarcasm?

You don't get the best out of him by playing him on the wing but I don't want to see him come in and block RLC's path into the first team in an attacking midfield slot. 
If we're happy to throw £80-100m at one player I'd rather we went all in on a quality striker personally, I think that would do more to improve the team than what Coutinho offers. 
Our rumoured interest in Courtinho has been doing the rounds for quite a while now though, so I think there's quite a big chance we'll try and sign him if we avoid the ban. 

I agree a striker should be our priority. Remember our best midfield combination is RLC, Kante and Jorginho. For a team that just want to try and finish the season in the top 4, thats not a bad set of midfielders. But for a team that want to really compete for the title, and a team that want to at least get into the quarter finals of the champions league next season, that midfield looks incomplete and lacking a class midfielder that can score goals and create something out of nothing. I have been impressed with RLC this season, but the fact is, he seems like an injury prone player to me who is likely to get injured at least on three different occasions in a season, I think a top class attacking midfielder who can also play on the wings when RLC is fit will give our team a big boost and I can't think of any midfielder out there that fits better than Coutinho. His set-piece ability is a bonus!

He was pretty damn good for Liverpool in this league. I think YouTube player is very harsh. Sometimes it doesn’t work out for players. Heck Bergkamp was w**k for Inter and phenomenal at Arsenal. 

It's funny how people underrated him now because he is struggling in Spain. I can't believe many people already forgot how good he was when he was with Liverpool.

Coutinho is like Oscar for me, shows up for 3 or 4 months a season. 
Theres no doubting his ability, but it would be a very expensive. 
I would much prefer Joao Felix. He's more suiited to play across the front 3, and his career is just taking off, rather than hitting a plateau or declining. I get the same vibes watching Felix, as i did watching Hazard at lille. Some players are just destined for greatness.

Oscar? It's ridiculous to compare Oscar with Coutinho. Coutinho is a world class player.
I can't even remember anything good about Oscar when he was here other than that goal against Juventus. Even Ramires was a much better player.

Except Coutinho plays better on the left or as a #10. If the signing happens then we can either say goodbye to CHO or Ruben's progress will stop.
Much rather we spent the money on a WC Striker then sell Morata to fund a transfer for a LB like Telles. Our squad would at least go up a level.

Can you guarantee that RLC will be fit to play in all EPL and Champions league games?

He was woeful for Barcelona against Liverpool. We need big players who will turn up when it matters most, not more inconsistent ones who go missing.

Barca has a sh*t manager. He has been playing Coutinho on the left wing and as a result he is not getting the best out of him. Instead of trying him in the attacking midfield position, Valverde kept on playing him on the left wing hoping that Coutinho will suddenly get back his form. Talk about sh*t managers that can't get the best out of there team, he is up there. He has been doing the same with Dembele too.

If we sign Coutinho (and I really hope we don't) then I wouldn't want him anywhere near that LW position. He's not a left winger, he never has been. He's being played out of position at Barcelona and he looks awful for them.

As a left winger in the Spanish league, he struggled. But that doesn't mean he struggled when he played on the left wing in the EPL.

39 minutes ago, wallosh said:

On 15/05/2019 at 08:29, Zeta said:

He was woeful for Barcelona against Liverpool. We need big players who will turn up when it matters most, not more inconsistent ones who go missing.

Barca has a sh*t manager. He has been playing Coutinho on the left wing and as a result he is not getting the best out of him. Instead of trying him in the attacking midfield position, Valverde kept on playing him on the left wing hoping that Coutinho will suddenly get back his form. Talk about sh*t managers that can't get the best out of there team, he is up there. He has been doing the same with Dembele too.

1 hour ago, wallosh said:

On 14/05/2019 at 08:31, Bobbywoodhogan said:

He was pretty damn good for Liverpool in this league. I think YouTube player is very harsh. Sometimes it doesn’t work out for players. Heck Bergkamp was w**k for Inter and phenomenal at Arsenal. 

It's funny how people underrated him now because he is struggling in Spain. I can't believe many people already forgot how good he was when he was with Liverpool.

I haven't forgotten, I thought he was okay at Liverpool, but nothing more. He was only ever good in patches for Liverpool, I didn't see him have one outstanding season with them. I remember a few seasons ago that people on here would compare Oscar and Coutinho to each other, most people would say they were very similar because they would play really well for month or two and then disappear for the rest of the season.

If he was to join us, you would soon see fans complaining because his peformances aren't living up to their expectations.

I remember vaguely that one of our defenders (can't remember who) said Coutinho was the most difficult opponent to play against.

1 hour ago, wallosh said:

Oscar? It's ridiculous to compare Oscar with Coutinho. Coutinho is a world class player.
I can't even remember anything good about Oscar when he was here other than that goal against Juventus. Even Ramires was a much better player.

Not ridiculous at all. Oscar was starting for brazil, keeping countino out the side for a few seasons. 

Both have a similar output in the premier league, coutinho scores more goals, but oscar is better defensively. The reason i compared them both, is because both are inconsistent, and both can go missing for large parts of the season. 

You say coutinho is world class, if he truly was, then he wouldnt be struggling so much in spain.

Great player.....on his day.

1 hour ago, wallosh said:

On 15/05/2019 at 08:17, Deino said:

Except Coutinho plays better on the left or as a #10. If the signing happens then we can either say goodbye to CHO or Ruben's progress will stop.
Much rather we spent the money on a WC Striker then sell Morata to fund a transfer for a LB like Telles. Our squad would at least go up a level.

Can you guarantee that RLC will be fit to play in all EPL and Champions league games?

Based on recent events, RLC is out for the year so... Who knows?

1 hour ago, wallosh said:

Oscar? It's ridiculous to compare Oscar with Coutinho. Coutinho is a world class player.
I can't even remember anything good about Oscar when he was here other than that goal against Juventus. Even Ramires was a much better player.

I struggle to see what WC attributes Coutinho has. All I've seen are the occasional flashes of brilliance which every average PL player shows or the once in a blue moon thunderbasterds.

For 100m, we can surely find someone better.

I haven't forgotten, I thought he was okay at Liverpool, but nothing more. He was only ever good in patches for Liverpool, I didn't see him have one outstanding season with them. I remember a few seasons ago that people on here would compare Oscar and Coutinho to each other, most people would say they were very similar because they would play really well for month or two and then disappear for the rest of the season.
If he was to join us, you would soon see fans complaining because his peformances aren't living up to their expectations.

I also still remember that time we compared Coutinho and Oscar, but as at that time, Coutinho haven't yet adapted to the league.

Not ridiculous at all. Oscar was starting for brazil, keeping countino out the side for a few seasons. 
Both have a similar output in the premier league, coutinho scores more goals, but oscar is better defensively. The reason i compared them both, is because both are inconsistent, and both can go missing for large parts of the season. 
You say coutinho is world class, if he truly was, then he wouldnt be struggling so much in spain.
Great player.....on his day.

Haha, the fact he is struggling at Barca doesn't really mean anything, a new manager can come in and get the best out of him. Shevchenko was a world class striker when we signed him, but he struggled here.

39 minutes ago, wallosh said:

6 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

I haven't forgotten, I thought he was okay at Liverpool, but nothing more. He was only ever good in patches for Liverpool, I didn't see him have one outstanding season with them. I remember a few seasons ago that people on here would compare Oscar and Coutinho to each other, most people would say they were very similar because they would play really well for month or two and then disappear for the rest of the season.
If he was to join us, you would soon see fans complaining because his peformances aren't living up to their expectations.

I also still remember that time we compared Coutinho and Oscar, but as at that time, Coutinho haven't yet adapted to the league.

The comparisons were going on until the moment Oscar left the club, and they both joined the Premier League the same season. Coutinho was into his 5th season at Liverpool, he was as adapted to league as he was ever going to be by that point.

8 hours ago, Valerie said:

I remember vaguely that one of our defenders (can't remember who) said Coutinho was the most difficult opponent to play against.

Djilobodji? ?

1 hour ago, mwblue10 said:

Djilobodji? ?

? I think it was in the pre-Papy era.

Djilobodji? [emoji6]

I almost forgot about him. Wasn't he the player the board signed for us when Conte wanted Koulibaly?

On 18/05/2019 at 02:18, wallosh said:

On 17/05/2019 at 21:04, mwblue10 said:

Djilobodji? 

I almost forgot about him. Wasn't he the player the board signed for us when Conte wanted Koulibaly?

What a dismal substitute purchase for koulibaly, he must have felt like a teenager that ask their mum for a pair of designer jeans from selfridges and she comes home with chinos from Marks and Sparks 

On 18/05/2019 at 07:18, wallosh said:

On 18/05/2019 at 02:04, mwblue10 said:

Djilobodji? 

I almost forgot about him. Wasn't he the player the board signed for us when Conte wanted Koulibaly?

Nope, signed in 2015 for Mourinho.

On 17/05/2019 at 18:05, big blue said:

Not ridiculous at all. Oscar was starting for brazil, keeping countino out the side for a few seasons. 

Both have a similar output in the premier league, coutinho scores more goals, but oscar is better defensively. The reason i compared them both, is because both are inconsistent, and both can go missing for large parts of the season. 

You say coutinho is world class, if he truly was, then he wouldnt be struggling so much in spain.

Great player.....on his day.

I liked Oscar but in all honestly Coutinho was a better footballer who had a better knack of scoring and creating. Oscar was too hit or miss for me, one game he could look class then the next he would offer little to nothing. I think that’s why he has ended up where he is.

Dont think Coutinho would come here in any case regardless of the ban.

Nope, signed in 2015 for Mourinho.

Emenalo's worst signing!

7 minutes ago, wallosh said:

1 hour ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Nope, signed in 2015 for Mourinho.

Emenalo's worst signing!

Debatable, signed him for £2m and sold him for £8m. I'd say Drinkwater was a much worse signing. Also players like Marin.