Follyfoot Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: He will have not recieved the love he is going to get from us since he left Liverpool. And even then this is different level. If he gets to his best he will be up there with McGrath as the best player to ever play for us . Liverpool had Gerrard and Suarez at the same time as Coutinho . Come on Villa. This little magician is going to rip it up Brian Little says hello but get your drift. I suspect that this lad has the ability to walk in his footsteps over water Edited January 11, 2022 by Follyfoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Don_Simon said: Its a loan signing for six months. Why does everyone totally ignore the option to buy? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Why does everyone totally ignore the option to buy? It’s a loan signing for 6 months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 What a signing, what a statement of intent… I expect good things… he’s the most talented player at the club. Just needs to keep fit and steer clear of injuries, he will get the love here and thrive - I really believe that. Now… who’s next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Really pleased we got the signing over the line and shows we mean business. Couthino also takes on the iconic number 23 shirt number! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, avfcDJ said: It’s a loan signing for 6 months. Is there no option to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, Follyfoot said: Is there no option to buy Julie B might know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, avfcDJ said: It’s a loan signing for 6 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, sidcow said: It's deffo a loan for 6 months 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just watched the Coutinho interview and to echo the sentiments of others he seems like such a great guy. Very excited to see him play for Villa now he's actually here, seems fit and ready to go. The profile of Coutinho is so high, the coverage Villa will receive in turn is potentially so rewarding for our name overseas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Adman said: It's deffo a loan for 6 months And it's deffo got an option to buy. The official club statement specifically stated that. If we decide we want him, he's ours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jas10 said: What a signing, what a statement of intent… I expect good things… he’s the most talented player at the club. Just needs to keep fit and steer clear of injuries, he will get the love here and thrive - I really believe that. Now… who’s next? Milinkovic - Savic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) I recall Xavi saying something like " With Philippe it is not a question of ability, it's mental " He very much seems like the " Needs an arm around type " going off his interviews and reports of him being shy. Confidence has probably been knocked after being shellshocked at the Barca circus. I reckon if you can get his confidence up and make him feel loved, the real Coutinho can emerge. He did show signs on loan at Bayern. Edited January 11, 2022 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, gwi1890 said: Milinkovic - Savic! Pleeeeeaaaaasssssseeeee!!!! Na, we need a DM first! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, MachoFantastico said: Not gonna lie, dude looks damn good in a Villa shirt. Welcome Philippe. Everyone looks good in a Villa shirt. Even tubby old me looks more like George Clooney in a Villa shirt. If I put on eg a Chelsea Shirt I'd look more like Mike Bassett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: " With Philippe it is not an question of ability, it's mental " Can't be a better person than Gerrard to sort him out then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pablo_2531 Posted January 11, 2022 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Was talking to one of my mates about it today an he was saying to me you reckon be same player who left us. I think it is a top signing. Coutiniho has the ability to play for anyone in the league - us, city Chelsea anyone.he would not look out of place at city - far from it. he only 29 he just needs the fans to get behind him an a bit of love from gerrard an co (which I’m sure he will get) an I cannot see why he won’t rip the place up. not like your signing some 35 year old has been. yeh it didn’t work out at Barca but what a gig that was..145m signing , iniesta replacement in a team that was on the slide with messi Suarez etc past their best an the crowd on his back as soon as he didn’t display the iniesta messi levels in the first couple of months. Plus what’s not to like about a player like coutiniho - he is an entertainer Edited January 11, 2022 by Pablo_2531 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I recall Xavi saying something like " With Philippe it is not an issue of ability, it's mental " He very much seems like the " Needs an arm around type " going off his interviews and reports of him being shy. I reckon if you can get his confidence up and make him feel loved, the real Coutinho can emerge. He did show signs on loan at Bayern. I believe SG will get the best out of him. Tbf though, we don’t need nor should we expect the Coutinho of Liverpool or the player that Barca signed… it’s not like we’re after the league title or Champions League (yet ). He’s not costing us much and he’s a vast improvement on the likes of El Ghazi & Trez. The most talented player at the club although I expect good things from Bailey and Buendia too. Even, I dunno, 60%-70% of that player will be a major asset to us. Hopefully he’ll be even better than that though… He will feel the love here, I’m sure of it. And that’s only going to help him. The prospect of finally having actual high quality forwards linking up together is extremely exciting… initially, I can’t wait to see Coutinho and Buendia work together in creating chances and also scoring the odd wonder goal for us… It may sound nasty (not intentioned) but I can’t wait to see the back of El Ghazi & Trez. Time to kick on! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 You can bet that Gerrard knows EXACTLY how to get the best out of him. Probably been dying to get into a job where he could realistically sign him and help him get back to his best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: You can bet that Gerrard knows EXACTLY how to get the best out of him. The question is what is the best Coutinho can produce at the age of 29. I think it's very unlikely we'll see anywhere close to his 2017 levels. I think injuries has hindered him a lot. Hope I'm wrong but I won't expect too much from him. If he is an improvement on one of our number 10's then great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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