Tomaszk Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spoony said: I can’t understand the lack of support he enjoys on here. I get that he was signed by Gerrard, he’s past his best and financially he’s a bit of a burden. BUT. He has been nothing but a professional since arriving and when he first arrived he was absolutely on fire. He’s been working extremely hard to get back and if anyone can get the best out of him it’s Emery. Ok fine maybe that might not happen, but it might well do! So why not support him and try to help him achieve a renaissance? If it doesn’t happen then it is what it is and we move on, but whilst he is here I don’t know why we wouldn’t be pushing him to be peak Coutinho. He gets full support. When has he not been supported at games? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Spoony said: I can’t understand the lack of support he enjoys on here. I get that he was signed by Gerrard, he’s past his best and financially he’s a bit of a burden. BUT. He has been nothing but a professional since arriving and when he first arrived he was absolutely on fire. He’s been working extremely hard to get back and if anyone can get the best out of him it’s Emery. Ok fine maybe that might not happen, but it might well do! So why not support him and try to help him achieve a renaissance? If it doesn’t happen then it is what it is and we move on, but whilst he is here I don’t know why we wouldn’t be pushing him to be peak Coutinho. Agreed... In pictures and videos he's looking ripped too. Coutinho might be a weapon this season. Hopefully. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Will be very handy, esp in Europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maqroll Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 He needs to find his passion for the game again. His body language and facial expressions appear to me to be kind of unenthusiastic, and then you see that in his play. No hunger or desire. It's like he's lost his mojo. If Emery and these new signings help stoke his inner fire, then we might see a different player. Time will tell. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 27 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said: Will be very handy, esp in Europe Yes, whilst the PL might be a little too fast for him nowadays, he’ll get the time on the ball in Europe to show his magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Never gonna give up on him but i do agree that euro gamea might be more suited to him.. let him express himself better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 8 hours ago, maqroll said: He needs to find his passion for the game again. His body language and facial expressions appear to me to be kind of unenthusiastic, and then you see that in his play. No hunger or desire. It's like he's lost his mojo. If Emery and these new signings help stoke his inner fire, then we might see a different player. Time will tell. Completely disagree. His attitude has been exemplary imo. He just suffered from constant injury in time Emery has been here. That means he's not there training taking on the information and practicing the game play Emery has. Plus he got injured immediatley after he got back into the team and finished off our goal of the season and didn't play again. If Emery can get him firing and he starts the season well he can be a big asset to us. Especially as he's one with lots of European experience 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted July 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2023 Since that knee injury in late 2020 he's managed 11 goals and 5 assist in total all competitions. He's struggled to stay fit or get into the team and he's clearly lost a step or 5 and he struggles to get past his opponents. Not faulting his attitude or his technical ability, but I do question his ability to get back to anything even close to what he was before that injury. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Hopefully gets some minutes tonight. Would be good to have some questions answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 2 hours ago, sne said: Since that knee injury in late 2020 he's managed 11 goals and 5 assist in total all competitions. He's struggled to stay fit or get into the team and he's clearly lost a step or 5 and he struggles to get past his opponents. Not faulting his attitude or his technical ability, but I do question his ability to get back to anything even close to what he was before that injury. Did he completely total his knee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Just now, Hank Scorpio said: Did he completely total his knee? Outer Meniscus Rupture, he was out for 220 days or so. Don't know enough about these things to made a diagnosis of his ability to get back to form but he sure doesn't play like he used to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Just now, sne said: Outer Meniscus Rupture, he was out for 220 days or so. Don't know enough about these things to made a diagnosis of his ability to get back to form but he sure doesn't play like he used to. You would have hoped the medical team would know if his physical ability permentaly damaged before signing him ffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 12 hours ago, maqroll said: He needs to find his passion for the game again. His body language and facial expressions appear to me to be kind of unenthusiastic, and then you see that in his play. No hunger or desire. It's like he's lost his mojo. If Emery and these new signings help stoke his inner fire, then we might see a different player. Time will tell. I think that’s a lazy way or fashionable of describing a player low confidence and out of form. I don’t think there’s any question about his attitude he’s as humble as they come the question is his body physically up for it at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I want him to stay and come on form. But he's a Saudi signing all day long, an I'm surprised an offer hasn't come in already from Gerrard and the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: I want him to stay and come on form. But he's a Saudi signing all day long, an I'm surprised an offer hasn't come in already from Gerrard and the crew. I'd say even slippy knows he's finished. We'll end up paying him to go to some Brazilian team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: I want him to stay and come on form. But he's a Saudi signing all day long, an I'm surprised an offer hasn't come in already from Gerrard and the crew. Because any team a threat to Chelsea or Newcastle won't be given Saudi money. We're playing a fixed game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Tomaszk said: He gets full support. When has he not been supported at games? The OP literally states "I can’t understand the lack of support he enjoys on here" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Agreed... In pictures and videos he's looking ripped too. Coutinho might be a weapon this season. Hopefully. He's deffo a massive weapon, anyone who contrives to waste the amount of talent he has would have to be Joking aside I'm hoping he and buendia will compete for the 10 spot and bring out the best in each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 16 minutes ago, sidcow said: The OP literally states "I can’t understand the lack of support he enjoys on here" My bad @Spoony, scanned over it. I would say though that any support or lack of support on villatalk.com bears no resemblance to support at games, where it matters, and it's unreservedly positive. Even stalwarts like McGinn and Mings have had far more stick than Coutinho since he joined. Poor signings like him and Digne mean we can't extend players of use like Watkins. The quicker they're out the door, the better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 38 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: My bad @Spoony, scanned over it. I would say though that any support or lack of support on villatalk.com bears no resemblance to support at games, where it matters, and it's unreservedly positive. Even stalwarts like McGinn and Mings have had far more stick than Coutinho since he joined. Poor signings like him and Digne mean we can't extend players of use like Watkins. The quicker they're out the door, the better. Unless you’re Bailey. He doesn’t get support on here or at the ground. I can see Coutinho going to Saudi. He is still a high profile name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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