Philippe Coutinho hadn't heard of David Moyes before joining Liverpool âI donât remember watching United win any cups. I remember last season they won the league, thatâs as far as I know," says Kop playmanker - Philippe Coutinho has put David Moyes in his place by claiming he had never heard of him before he came to England. And in another snub for Manchester United, the Liverpool star says he never saw any of their triumphs until they won the Premier League last season. He remembers Liverpool's sensational 2005 Champions League success as a 12-year-old growing up in Brazil, but he has no recollection of United lifting the trophy three years later. When asked if he knew who Moyes was before he joined Liverpool from Inter Milan in January, Coutinhoâs reply was a categoric: âNo." His mind is just as a big blank when it comes to the club that likes to think it is one of the worldâs biggest and he said: âI donât remember watching United win any cups. âI remember last season they won the league, thatâs as far as I know." Coutinho, 21, certainly canât be accused of fraternising with the enemy ahead of tomorrowâs showdown at Anfield . He has spoken once to the Da Silva twins since arriving in England - he canât recall which one - while his relationship with Anderson is confined to what he has seen of his compatriot on the telly. âI know Fabio and Rafael from the national team when I was called up once when I was at Inter," he said. âBut I have not had much contact with them since then and when I arrived here, I think I spoke once with one of them on the phone. I have not had much contact." What Coutinho does know about United is that they were consistently the team to beat under Sir Alex Ferguson - he had heard of him, by the way. The playmaker, who supplies the bullets for marksman Daniel Sturridge, knows Liverpool have lagged behind them and is determined to help them close the gap on their fiercest rivals. âThey have some big players and just because they have changed manager, does not mean they have lost their way," he said. âWe want to make up the ground we have lost on them and get back at them. Winning this match on Sunday can help us do that. âIâve not had the chance to play Man United yet, but from what I know about the history between the clubs, itâs even more passionate than the Milan derby." Coutinho hopes to play a key part for Liverpool tomorrow and is mindful he fluffed his lines during his last big moment on the Anfield stage against Chelsea in April. He was taken off at half-time because he couldnât get into the game and the 5ft 7ins Samba star says he has learnt from that disappointment. âI know last season against Chelsea, I did not do as well as I should have, but thatâs all in the past now," he said. âThat match was very intense and I found it hard to get into the rhythm of the game. Now Iâve had that experience, I know what to do in order to be prepared for matches like this and play better. âI know I have to be ready for every single ball, every pass, every challenge. Everything has to be at 100 per cent. You cannot give any advantage to the opposition player, and thatâs how I intend to approach this. âI know this game against Man United can create legends. I know how important it is to the supporters and throughout the week Iâve been doing everything I can to prepare myself mentally for this game so I can perform well. âIt would be fantastic if I could score the winning goal, and every player dreams of moments like that, but winning the match is most important." http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/philippe-coutinho-hadnt-heard-david-2238807
So he hadnt heard of Moyes before coming to England? Not unusual, Moyes hadnt really managed a CL club, or won any trophies. maybe he didnt follow English football all that well. Not having heard of Man Utd before last year is very odd. But I suspect he is either on the WUM or the guy who wrote that interview is full of ****. Generally, people abroad have ONLY heard of Man Utd when they think of English football. So much so that I remember years back in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there was an English Vampire called Spike who supported Manchester United, yet was from London and from his accent should have supported Millwall or West Ham, so why did he support United? Because the yanks wouldnt have had a fecking clue who Millwall FC or West United were
I take from that he don't watch alot of football .. that explain why he thought Liverpool is a great club to move to
Who cares whether some player for the scousers have heard of this or that? Scraping the bottom of the f**king barrel.
He'd heard of Sir Alex and knew the club he managed was the club to beat but didn't know who Manchester United were. Is this an extract from Donga or Foreskindave's blog?
Pretty much. I can honestly say I'd never heard of Philippe Coutinho before he'd signed for Liverpool. And how many of us can honestly name the manager of the club that finished sixth in the Italian league last season, or even name the club for that matter? Oh look at me, I've "put Coutinho in his place" now...
Oh Matth So he hadn't heard of Everton's Manager, I'd say he didn't know who Everton was even before arriving in the PL.