duke313 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Not seen any evidence Coutinho is more effective against a low block Wonder why that is? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 34 minutes ago, PaulC said: Surely he's someone he will try and offload at the end of the season. based on? when he's been fit, he's played under emery. he scored for us just 2 months ago. a nice goal too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 6 hours ago, duke313 said: The scenes when he scores a last-minute winner vs Brighton to secure European football. Hopefully he's fit soon as it would be good to have another option on the bench at least. He's been out for over two months now so longer injury than the one he got just before the World cup. Funnily enough he was starting to play well just before the latest one, I liked what I saw when he came on v Leicester and had that goal disallowed and then he started v Arsenal so looked positive for the first time in many months. However perhaps we wouldn't have gone on such a good run as he'd have probably started further games and his absence has really meant Buendia has finally become the player we know he can be in the final third. Still I called it with Traore and I'll say it again, Coutinho if he's fit will at some point score a big goal for us in one of the May games. 95th minute winner infront of the Kop sounds a good one to me.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 47 minutes ago, PaulC said: Surely he's someone he will try and offload at the end of the season. If we make Europe, he'll be invaluable next season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Adman said: He has a bone in his leg Thats always handy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Im 99.8% he will be offliaded in the summer Another wesley situation be loaned each season we cover alot of the wages until his contract expires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Has there been some news ? Be great if we could have him back for the final few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 9 hours ago, VillaChris said: Funnily enough he was starting to play well just before the latest one, I liked what I saw when he came on v Leicester and had that goal disallowed and then he started v Arsenal so looked positive for the first time in many months. Whoa. You are suggesting that Phil Couthino played in that game. The one where people universally accept that we could easily have got a point and played exceptionally well against the best team in the league. THAT my friend does not compute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 I'm genuinely excited to see what he can do in this team. He has the potential to improve us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 16 hours ago, Adman said: He has a bone in his leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Villa might be protecting him as he could have a Saudi move lined up in summer. Never hear much about his injury progress do we. We don’t even know what he’s injured of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Villa might be protecting him as he could have a Saudi move lined up in summer. Never hear much about his injury progress do we. We don’t even know what he’s injured of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Im 99.8% he will be offliaded in the summer Another wesley situation be loaned each season we cover alot of the wages until his contract expires Offloaded in the sense he will go out on loan and we will probably also have to pay over half his wages, then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pas5898 Posted April 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Don Unai has took underperforming players and enhanced them to the peak of their abilities. Imagine if he can do this with Coutinho, don't write him off yet, Edited April 20, 2023 by pas5898 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cizzler Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 5 hours ago, sidcow said: Whoa. You are suggesting that Phil Couthino played in that game. The one where people universally accept that we could easily have got a point and played exceptionally well against the best team in the league. THAT my friend does not compute. He started the Arsenal game well, but was a non-entity in the game by half-time. Technically he's obviously a fantastic player - but he's just so physically limited. He's slow, weak and he's knackered after 30 minutes. I can't see how he fits into our current team, unless it's as an option off the bench to chase a game (which, if that's his role, he would be being incredibly overpaid to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 The way we are currently playing, we are creating a lot of space for our attacking players. Coutinho doesn’t have the legs to go past people now although the close control is there, but if he received the ball in space he’s still got a deadly strike on him. So if fit, I could still see him have an impact this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, Cizzler said: I can't see how he fits into our current team, unless it's as an option off the bench to chase a game (which, if that's his role, he would be being incredibly overpaid to do). I agree about the fitness, but sometimes teams need a match winner on the bench. If he came off the bench and won us 3/4 games, that got us into Europe, then I wouldn’t say he’d be overpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hev Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Dan-BrightonVillan said: Honestly think some are being a bit hard on Coutinho, he's been unlucky with injuries this season, and no one played well under Gerrard. I'd still like to see what he can do under a proper coach / manager - he was class in his day maybe Emery can get him back to those levels? If he did we'd have a hell of a player, and he's surely still got some decent years ahead if he looks after himself? Utlimately, whatever Emery decides goes and I'll back it 100% if he wants to move him on, but wouldn't be so quick to write him off personally! But but he was Stevie's mate supposedly. That's what some can't get past. Has anyone seen any evidence of him socialising with SG? I just see him and his family socialising with the other South Americans and their families and now lately Moreno too has joined the little clan. Also how does anyone know that he is on massive wages (well yes compared to us obv). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 17 minutes ago, Hev said: and now lately Moreno too has joined the little clan I hope they don't leave out Duran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 He suffered as much as anyone from football under Gerrard and he could benefit as much as anyone from football under Emery. I think our current style of not panicking on the ball around the box and looking for the right passes might suit him to a tee. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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