Coutinho’s replacement...

[Ipplfc]

There’s talk Phil took his big brother to see that nasty mr Klopp today to tell him he has to let little Phil go to play for another team.

 

He’s irreplaceable by the way

[AngryOfTuebrook]

There’s talk Phil took his big brother to see that nasty mr Klopp today to tell him he has to let little Phil go to play for another team.

 

He’s irreplaceable by the way

You had me at "there's talk..."

[Thoth]

Dele Alli ... just cause I think he would be a worldie under Klopp

[Pidge]

If he's genuinely available we should be going all out for Kroos.

[Remmie]

I do actually think he's irreplaceable in that we're never going to get someone like Coutinho to replace him. Players of his ability don't come around often. I'd settle for a good attacking midfielder who won't be of the same caliber but someone that can play effectively within our attacking unit.

Thank god you clarified that for us....

[kalasoma]

Isco. Because that's the way I like it.

[cloggypop]

Uh huh

[Grinch]

I would say Goeretzka, Kovacic or Isco. We improve the CM

Our front three is good enough as it is without Coutinho.

Mane, Firminho, Salah is as good as anything out there. And even more so with a quality CM backing them.

 

It's Coutinho that's played in the front three when we've had to rest one of those.  Unless your plan is see more of Solanke, Chamberlain and Lallana in the front three or play them into the ground, either way, our attack isn't good enough without him.

[Jairzinho]

Thank god you clarified that for us....

Good post, mate. And by good I mean the opposite of bad.

[KMD7]

Frank Worthington and Tony Currie

[scudger99]

Frank Worthington and Tony Currie

Showing yer age there lad !

Haven't even heard Currie's name mentioned in yonks.

[KMD7]

Showing yer age there lad !

Haven't even heard Currie's name mentioned in yonks.

 

Ha Ha!  I remember when mid table teams had ace players, and it was ok to like them too.  

[etho]

Probs need another player to play wide in the front three, so Lemar for me.

 

Got enough cover in midfield with Keita coming in

 

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[Jay86]

Can’t be fucked to type or google his name but SMS from Lazio and pay whatever it takes and Fekir from Lyon would be phenomenal pieces of business. More than likely get Lemar because we were clearly at quite advanced stages with him in the summer.

[Baltar]

Ox is coming along nicely, I think Jurgen sees him as Coutinho's replacement which is why he took us all by surprise and signed him when he did. Obviously he's not a like-for-like replacement and will never be as good but he doesn't have to be as long as he's feeding our attack, pressing, creating chances and running willingly. He's a different type of player and will only get better under Jurgen. 

[TheHowieLama]

Pete Best > Ox

[General Dryness]

Pete Best > Ox

 

He wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles.

[Red74]

We don’t need another winger. We need a conductor in the midfield to control the game.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Ox is coming along nicely, I think Jurgen sees him as Coutinho's replacement which is why he took us all by surprise and signed him when he did. Obviously he's not a like-for-like replacement and will never be as good but he doesn't have to be as long as he's feeding our attack, pressing, creating chances and running willingly. He's a different type of player and will only get better under Jurgen.

 

I don't think Jurgen thinks anything of the sort. AOC is no replacement for Coutinho, not even close.

[G Richards]

I’d like a fast player who can play in the central attacking midfield role and add creativity, and also do well out wide.

 

Christian Pulisic.

 

Young and could develop a lot more under Klopp’s tutelage.

[Jose Jones]

We don’t need another winger. We need a conductor in the midfield to control the game.

Need both if Coutinho leaves, as he's the best midfield passer in the team and a winger when Salah or Mane are rested. Or get that rare player who can do both, like De Bruyne - maybe Lemar is close to that?

[karl1987]

If we can get 120 million+ for him i'd prefer we brought in 2 new midfielders. One attacking to play along side Keita and and out and out Defensive midfielder.

 

Then in the Summer bring in a top class goalkeeper and another winger.

[Ne Moe Imya]

If we can get 120 million+ for him i'd prefer we brought in 2 new midfielders. One attacking to play along side Keita and and out and out Defensive midfielder.

 

Then in the Summer bring in a top class goalkeeper and another winger.

 

I really think this is what we should do. 

 

It's sort of like the scene in Moneyball where they're sitting around trying to replace some star player. We never replace Coutinho like-for-like, it's just impossible. But we can use the £130m to improve the team with two signings that in the aggregate bring in the improvement we need. 

 

I'd do an overhaul of our midfield. This season, everyone fit, we're starting Henderson - Wijnaldum - Coutinho, right? With Can/AOC/Lallana/Milner as backups? I think we can completely reshape this with two signings: Rabiot (was available for £25m last summer, would cost £45m now probably) and one from Draxler/Fekir/Lemar.

 

So first, watch a minute or two of this and imagine it replacing our Henderson-shaped hole.

 

 

Rabiot is tall, mobile, and is not at all a destroyer but fully capable of starting attacks when he wins the ball. Will suit Klopp to a T. Plus he's 22 so the bean-counters will be happy that he's coming into his prime rather than leaving it.

 

Then take, say, £65-70m and get Fekir (I know all footie videos have crap music but you're going to want to mute this one for sure, absolutely atrocious song):

 

 

The closest thing to Phil out there who could be available IMO. Mobile, quick, shifty, good eye for a pass. Would he be as good as Coutinho out the gate? Not a chance. But could he develop into a player on that level? Yes, I think so. Been very good since he came back from that huge injury.

 

So you basically take most of the Coutinho money and go from our current midfield to starting:

 

Rabiot - Keita - Fekir with Henderson/AOC/Wijnaldum/Lallana as backups. That is a seriously good midfield, miles better than what we have now. 

 

Or, even better, if there's still a chance of Goretzka, that would allow us to sell Henderson and improve even more somewhere else.

[boots123]

 Coutinho should think twice before moving to Barca, Messi and Suarez won't feed him, Neymar said Messi thinks he's in charge, and you do what he says, or you do what I did and get out.

[Baltar]

I really think this is what we should do. 

 

It's sort of like the scene in Moneyball where they're sitting around trying to replace some star player. We never replace Coutinho like-for-like, it's just impossible. But we can use the £130m to improve the team with two signings that in the aggregate bring in the improvement we need. 

 

I'd do an overhaul of our midfield. This season, everyone fit, we're starting Henderson - Wijnaldum - Coutinho, right? With Can/AOC/Lallana/Milner as backups? I think we can completely reshape this with two signings: Rabiot (was available for £25m last summer, would cost £45m now probably) and one from Draxler/Fekir/Lemar.

 

So first, watch a minute or two of this and imagine it replacing our Henderson-shaped hole.

 

 

Rabiot is tall, mobile, and is not at all a destroyer but fully capable of starting attacks when he wins the ball. Will suit Klopp to a T. Plus he's 22 so the bean-counters will be happy that he's coming into his prime rather than leaving it.

 

Then take, say, £65-70m and get Fekir (I know all footie videos have crap music but you're going to want to mute this one for sure, absolutely atrocious song):

 

 

The closest thing to Phil out there who could be available IMO. Mobile, quick, shifty, good eye for a pass. Would he be as good as Coutinho out the gate? Not a chance. But could he develop into a player on that level? Yes, I think so. Been very good since he came back from that huge injury.

 

So you basically take most of the Coutinho money and go from our current midfield to starting:

 

Rabiot - Keita - Fekir with Henderson/AOC/Wijnaldum/Lallana as backups. That is a seriously good midfield, miles better than what we have now. 

 

Or, even better, if there's still a chance of Goretzka, that would allow us to sell Henderson and improve even more somewhere else.

Isn't Rabiot a regular for PSG? Could we realistically get him? Fekir might be more realistic but he'll have interest from other top clubs too, getting him would be a struggle.