Tom13 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Started for Brazil. According to Livescore - on the left wing, but their formations are quite often not spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 28/03/2022 at 11:28, PaulC said: If we do keep Coutinho I think Buendia will be sold. Probably get slated but if it was a choice to keep one of the two, I'd rather keep Buendia. The age difference plays a big part, but Buendia's ceiling is also very high IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Tom13 said: Probably get slated but if it was a choice to keep one of the two, I'd rather keep Buendia. The age difference plays a big part, but Buendia's ceiling is also very high IMO. Coutinho will arguably help increase Buendia’s ceiling though, Thankfully it seems we won’t need to choose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 28/03/2022 at 11:28, PaulC said: If we do keep Coutinho I think Buendia will be sold. Is this based on something that is prevalent on this forum, that we do not need a squad? Only 11 players. Injuries, tiredness or loss of form playing no part? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Tom13 said: Probably get slated but if it was a choice to keep one of the two, I'd rather keep Buendia. The age difference plays a big part, but Buendia's ceiling is also very high IMO. Even though Buendia had a good run of form over next year I'd be amazed if he ever reached Coutinho's heights as a player. Buendia still isn't even a regular in a 10th-11th team and he is 25 now (at that age Coutinho had already been a key part of Liverpool team that should've won the league in 2014 and was on verge of his 100m + move to Barca). Buendia still to fully establish himself with his own national team aswell. I can't see Gerrard coming to that opinion anytime soon either so his main advice to the owners would be do everything to get Coutinho signed up on full time deal and we'll be the better for that in two years time imo. Coutinho running the game like he did v Southampton is why we need to get him full time. Edited March 30, 2022 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Buendia and Coutinho together as the two 10s doesn't work as they play too close to eachother and neither is inclined to play wider or drift into those spaces. Maybe it'll come in time but Coutinho looks at his best when he's the free roaming 10 and I suspect he'd be as good if he played as a false 9 with Watkins and Bailey as the inside forwards. We need to keep both Coutinho and Buendia. If we lost Couts for a 6 or 8 game spell Buendia in there as the loan 10 would work perfectly too. He is also an impact off the bench too as we saw in creating Ramsey's goal against West Ham. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 47 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Even though Buendia had a good run of form over next year I'd be amazed if he ever reached Coutinho's heights as a player. Buendia still isn't even a regular in a 10th-11th team and he is 25 now (at that age Coutinho had already been a key part of Liverpool team that should've won the league in 2014 and was on verge of his 100m + move to Barca). Buendia still to fully establish himself with his own national team aswell. I can't see Gerrard coming to that opinion anytime soon either so his main advice to the owners would be do everything to get Coutinho signed up on full time deal and we'll be the better for that in two years time imo. Coutinho running the game like he did v Southampton is why we need to get him full time. Coutinho needs to do it more consistenly for us before we go offering him ridiculous wages aged 30. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Buendia and Coutinho together as the two 10s doesn't work as they play too close to eachother and neither is inclined to play wider or drift into those spaces. Maybe it'll come in time but Coutinho looks at his best when he's the free roaming 10 and I suspect he'd be as good if he played as a false 9 with Watkins and Bailey as the inside forwards. We need to keep both Coutinho and Buendia. If we lost Couts for a 6 or 8 game spell Buendia in there as the loan 10 would work perfectly too. He is also an impact off the bench too as we saw in creating Ramsey's goal against West Ham. I'd love to see Coutinho tried in Ramsey's position, with Buendia and Bailey/Traore behind Ings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 10 hours ago, Tom13 said: Coutinho needs to do it more consistenly for us before we go offering him ridiculous wages aged 30. I agree with this, when he has been on he has been brilliant. Has been just as many games that he has been anonymous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Tom13 said: Coutinho needs to do it more consistenly for us before we go offering him ridiculous wages aged 30. Normally I’d be the same but I think we make an exception for someone of his quality. His return in 10 games, getting back up to speed with the league is brilliant. And I think signing him this summer makes us so much more attractive for other signings Edited March 30, 2022 by IrishVilla10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 16 hours ago, samjp26 said: Coutinho will arguably help increase Buendia’s ceiling though, Thankfully it seems we won’t need to choose! Was thinking something similar yesterday. If our flair players can learn from him, and adapt some of his attributes, in addition to their own, it would be brilliant! Especially the younger ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jareth Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 Brazil now top ranked team in the world, and we have their no.10. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jareth said: Brazil now top ranked team in the world, and we have their no.10. We also could still have their no 6/8 too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Phil Silvers said: We also could still have their no 6/8 too. Luiz isnt a regular, he's barely a fringe player, the last time he was selected in the squad was Oct 21 (came on as a sub), he hasnt been selected in the last 3 squads, and the time prior to that where he actually got some minutes was late 2020. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, MaVilla said: Luiz isnt a regular, he's barely a fringe player, the last time he was selected in the squad was Oct 21 (came on as a sub), he hasnt been selected in the last 3 squads, and the time prior to that where he actually got some minutes was late 2020. I agree with this all, alas, my post above was made in jest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Silvers said: I agree with this all, alas, my post above was made in jest. oh....oops! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoelVilla Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I have a feeling that Coutinho's decision on where to play next season will not be influenced by money but more a football/family decision. Hopefully with us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedman Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 30/03/2022 at 12:50, Tom13 said: I'd love to see Coutinho tried in Ramsey's position, with Buendia and Bailey/Traore behind Ings. I'd have thought the other way round no? Buendia in Ramsey position as he is all energy and aggression then Coutinho off the striker drifting around making the magic happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Just over 2 weeks wages. Some bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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