Philippe Coutinho

[Pinebro]

1 minute ago, VillaChris said:

Emery tried to indulge Ozil a fair bit at Arsenal and probably regrets that now.

I've brought it up before.

Very similar situation.

Unai won't make the same mistake again.

[maqroll]

1 hour ago, CVByrne said:

Why are people willing to let all the other players return to form and not give Coutinho a chance. Our bench was odd, only 1 attacking player there in Ings. I'm sure he was ill

It's because he's been abject and his body language is that of a defeated eldery table tennis player.

[Lichfield Dean]

If it doesn't work out for him under Emery, he could still be a good investment for NSWE because he could become the statement signing at Las Vegas Villains in a year or two.

But I still think he'll have a part to play here anyway - with better off-the-ball movement from the rest of the team hopefully he can find his mojo again.

[TheStagMan]

I'm more than willing to give Coutinho the same chance that every other player is getting at the moment. 

He came to Villa as he wanted to play for his mate, Gerrard. He looked good in the first couple of games and then dipped drastically in form - probably from realising just how shite a manager Gerrard is. I can forgive him the Brentford and Newcastle games as his mate has just been kicked out so probably pissed off at everything and wondering what he has done. 

He now has a proper manager and coaching team to work with him. One of the best in the premier league. If this does not rejuvenate him then fine, yes he can feck off to MLS (if only there were a team that could do us a favour there). I suspect that he could do very well under Unai, even if only as a "super sub" if his legs and athleticism have truly gone (He is 30 FFS - should have a couple of years left at least)

Clean sheet for me and lets see how things go after the break. 

[Greenfly]

Great players don't suddenly become crap. He has always been quality, he's shown here had it in him a times since he's been here, and I'd still love to see him get back into form and start killing it for us. If anyone can do that for him, it's Unai Emery.

Bottom line: every player who plays in a Villa shirt has my backing 100%, no exceptions.

[romavillan]

any statement as to whether he was injured? or if fitness related or what?

[rodders0223]

26 minutes ago, Greenfly said:

Great players don't suddenly become crap. He has always been quality, he's shown here had it in him a times since he's been here, and I'd still love to see him get back into form and start killing it for us. If anyone can do that for him, it's Unai Emery.

Bottom line: every player who plays in a Villa shirt has my backing 100%, no exceptions.

He hasn't suddenly become crap. He was largely poor last season. He's 'suddenly become crap' over the past 4 years month by month.

[Demitri_C]

18 minutes ago, romavillan said:

any statement as to whether he was injured? or if fitness related or what?

Tricep injury out until after world cup

[romavillan]

1 minute ago, Demitri_C said:

Tricep injury out until after world cup

Cheers, where'd you find that? Can't find anything

[Woody1000]

1 minute ago, Demitri_C said:

Tricep injury out until after world cup

It’s a quadricep injury mate, you’ve got the wrong body part

[Demitri_C]

1 minute ago, Woody1000 said:

It’s a quadricep injury mate, you’ve got the wrong body part

Thanks i thought it was tricep but ill take your word for it

[Woody1000]

1 hour ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said:

@romavillan

[Woody1000]

Just now, Demitri_C said:

Thanks i thought it was tricep but ill take your word for it

It was Ashley Preece so you’ll have to take it with a pinch of salt!

[Spoony]

7 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Thanks i thought it was tricep but ill take your word for it

Were you the Villa physio during the Heaton Wesley ACL Era?

[Keyblade]

We needed him off the bench today. He'll have a part to play for sure.

[DaveAV1]

Nobody played well over the last 11 months. Coutinho started well but the Gerrard effect slowly dragged him down. The difference that having a proper coach, no matter how much natural talent a player has, was there for all to see today. I hope he can get fit and show us what we briefly saw before last Christmas. The Emery effect is the absolute polar opposite of the Gerrard effect. Let’s hope that works for everyone especially £125k a week luxury players. 

[romavillan]

1 hour ago, Woody1000 said:

@romavillan

Must be a bit of a tear if he's out for over a month.

[Zatman]

2 hours ago, sharkyvilla said:

I think that's bollocks, he took a payout especially to play for Gerrard.  I'm pretty sure a few other teams would have taken him on the same terms if they could but he'd set his sights on us.  Anyone writing him off now under Emery is an idiot.

He took a pay cut for a 4 year deal which pretty much pays him a similar salary considering it was his last year at Barcelona

[romavillan]

59 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said:

Nobody played well over the last 11 months. Coutinho started well but the Gerrard effect slowly dragged him down. The difference that having a proper coach, no matter how much natural talent a player has, was there for all to see today. I hope he can get fit and show us what we briefly saw before last Christmas. The Emery effect is the absolute polar opposite of the Gerrard effect. Let’s hope that works for everyone especially £125k a week luxury players. 

Totally agree, Coutinho as a 10 inside a system that will give him a couple of easy passes and runners in front and wide as options will be our best chance of getting the most out of him. Looks like Emery will improve our players based on today's outing at least, he's also had the whole Ozil thing at Arsenal so if Coutinho gets a monk on I bet Emery will know what to do with him for the good of the group too.

[Zatman]

1 hour ago, Woody1000 said:

It was Ashley Preece so you’ll have to take it with a pinch of salt!

So he was fit then