Liverpool's decision to allow Philippe Coutinho to join Barcelona will not bring forward any possible move for Thomas Lemar,Sky Sports News understands. The Monaco forward has regularly been linked with a move to the Premier League, with rivals Arsenal also understood to have strong interest in the 22-year-old.
So we aren’t interested in Mahrez and we don’t seem to be all that interested in Lemar either. Think a lot of us will be disappointed in not getting a replacement in
That's why stats need to be taken with a pinch of salt and can be used to tell you anything you want. Governments constantly use them to tell you how a good job they are doing. Is it possible that Coutinho gets to play only when playing the more difficult matches? And not included when the matches are dead easy and we are expected to win handsomely? I haven't analysed the stats in great depth but that's why bare stats don't tell you everything. May be things like goals scored and assists may be more informative. The reality stats or no stats is that he is class and can turn a match round by a great shot or a free kick. Barcelona wouldn't have paid £142m unless he could make a difference.
Yes, I saw the stats and agree that the price is impressive but don't see why it had to be now. If he stayed and Liverpool go top 4, got to the semi finals of the CL and Couts had a good World Cup (all reasonable calls) would he be worth any less? I fear we are becoming another Arsenal happy to chug along but with no real ambition.
Also - we now have zero creativity from midfield. I suspect we will find it more difficult to break down teams who defend deep.
he wanted to be gone. thats.why. klopp said in his statement club were trying to convince him to stay so it took him 6 months to convince the club he did want to go.. it sort of explains why can is going on a free.... some deluded people at Anfield who believe they are the ultimate and nobody would be attracted by a European giant over lfc
put it this way. lfc are still favourites for 4th right now... a couple losses and it could be spurs favorites. we have salah, they have kane. we have vvd, they have alderweireld they have Eriksen and alli. we have...? mane and maybe firmino if he isn't done. we've lost can in his head. we've now lost coutinho we have Henderson out.
Didn't say he wasn't playing well at the moment and left a question mark to indicate that I was wondering if I'm right other than making a statement. But of course you are all over anything said by a Liverpool fan at the moment, you have a real problem. Just to be clear, I think he is a very good player but we don't need a right sided player right now which is why I don't want him.
We need to replace him now IMO but I agree it has to be the right player. So bid for the right players and if it doesn't happen then fine reassess in the summer but try now.
Think Klopps comments while praising Coutinho condemn him albeit politely. Saying he was insistent no matter who talked to him is saying he was downing tools. There is no other explanation for accepting the deal at this time. So yes Klopp was protecting his team from a little **** who would gave went from one of our most important players to a huffy constant distraction and talking point. Hope this year's title is the only one the little rat sees at Barca. Unlikely I know but I can dream.
