Philippe Coutinho

[knowlespurs]

thats a shocker, if Poch wants him how the fuck has he ended up at the scum FFS

 

[arunspurs]

This transfer window

 

[punkisback]

It will take a whole lot more than a CL final and qualification to supersede Arsenal and United; honestly we overrate ourselves on the world stage. These teams are still a bigger draw. Bollocks to the fact that players will choose us over them.

 

[Riandor]

And yet it would still be the weirdest signing?! How many more forward players can they cram into their team? Have they just decided to play 2-5-3?!!!

 

[Duskwen]

The guy is reliable for Lyon and french news, no idea how reliable he is for spanish and arsenal

 

[AJW]

I’m just really surprised Coutinho is only giving it one season at Barca.

 

[BuckeyeSpurs11]

We deserve Poch to leave if Arsenal sign Coutinho for a deal I’d imagine available to us (if it’s permanent, not loan)

 

[arunspurs]

It will take a whole lot more than a CL final and qualification to supersede Arsenal and United; honestly we overrate ourselves on the world stage. These teams are still a bigger draw. Bollocks to the fact that players will choose us over them.

Nothing to do with Arsenal being bigger.

Lets be honest. Arsenal would have accepted to pay the heft 20m loan fee for him.

Arsenal are gambling they will get into CL this season.

If there was one season, we need to pip Arsenal to CL its this. Do it & if they end up in EL again, they are fucked for 5 years

 

[dtxspurs]

Is it a good thing if he joins them? (I'm no longer understanding if people are keen on the players we're linked too or not anymore)

I think he's really good but overrated and not as good as Eriksen. I don't want really good players joining Arsenal regardless of if its a loan or not. Its also a big slap in the face for them to continue to make ambitious moves and us sit with our thumbs up our ass.

And yes I'd consider Ceballos & Coutinho ambitious moves because it means they are trying to get better and back into champions league. We just don't seem to really give a damn.

 

[cjbyid]

Hmmm I dunno if a french journalist would be up to date with the goings on of a Spanish club.

Won't lose my head just ye!

 

[arunspurs]

Its sounds like loan with no option again...

 

[MightyModric]

Loan FC

 

[robertgoulet]

Gonna find out they paid again with no option to buy and I’m gonna die from laughing when they miss out on Top 4 again.

 

[Gspurs11]

GFFN is ran by an Arsenal supporter and a news aggregator like Sacks. He's good for French football news but zero coming out of any Spanish press.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

I think he's really good but overrated and not as good as Eriksen. I don't want really good players joining Arsenal regardless of if its a loan or not. Its also a big slap in the face for them to continue to make ambitious moves and us sit with our thumbs up our ass.

And yes I'd consider Ceballos & Coutinho ambitious moves because it means they are trying to get better and back into champions league. We just don't seem to really give a damn.

Well, I'll let everyone else be angry for me. It seems odd that this piece of info drops this morning and now this happens just past lunch time UK time. Pinch of salt and sprinkle liberally over our entire window I suppose.

 

[jolegend]

He would still improve us even if on loan. Don’t know why we are taking the piss out of arsenal when they have acquired some decent players?

 

[JonnySpurs]

I'd have been open to it but gonna reiterate what I said previously. Coutinho isn't the kind of player we need. We already have Dele Alli in the role he plays.

Arsenal still don't understand that they need to sort out their defence. Adding ANOTHER loan signing is just papering over the cracks. They'll have games where they smash teams 4 or 5-0 but in the end they'll come unstuck cos they will leak goals.

Coutinho is a good player and you can't deny his goal scoring exploits for Liverpool - he scored some incredible goals, however, he was often compared to Eriksen during his time at Liverpool and I'd argue that they're really not all that similar as players. Eriksen is a far more rounded footballer and does his best work facilitating for others, chipping in with some excellent goals when required. Coutinho though was always a goal scoring midfielder more than anything else that could provide for his teammates when required and the stats tend to support that. If anything, Dele is far comparable than Eriksen:

Coutinho: 152 apps for LFC, 41 Goals, 37 assists. 1 goal every 3.7 games / 1 assist every 4.1 games.
Eriksen: 206 apps for THFC, 49 goals, 64 assists. 1 goal every 4.2 games / 1 assist every 3.2 games.
Alli: 131 apps for THFC, 42 goals, 32 assists. 1 goal every 3.1 games / 1 assist every 4.1 games.

I think we can all agree that Alli is at his best in the final third and not in deeper midfield. With that in mind, my personal view is that Coutinho is not a player we need and instead Lo Celso, as a deeper lying facilitator is much more what we would need, particularly if Eriksen leaves.

 

[Spurs Lodge Kittens]

That Goncalo Lopes character is saying the same but could just be repeating the other tweet...

 

[SpursTillIDie1882]

I’m just really surprised Coutinho is only giving it one season at Barca.

Its the club not him, barca are the ones pushing this or should i say whoring him out

 

[JKendall13]

GFFN is ran by an Arsenal supporter and a news aggregator like Sacks. He's good for French football news but zero coming out of any Spanish press.

GFFN isn't reporting, L'Equipe is