I just wrote an article similar but with a bit of detail I think we actually play better..
Have a read see what you think, also how many times did he get niggles and come back and take like 3, 4 or 5 games to get back to his best..
There is no denying that he is a top quality player who most teams would love to have but we somehow have managed to take losing him in our stride.
I suspect the addition of VVD has helped to soften the blow.
Yeh I agree when West Ham scored today just say before VVD and with Coutinho how many times in the past has a comfortable lead turned into a draw.. Aftee they scored we took the sting out the game controlled things easy passes at the back no panick. I guess that’s the biggest improvement since he came in..
Not yet, but let's not pretend losing a top quality player is a good thing
Agree, we would be better off with him.
We stil do miss him. But we are playing well lets see at the end of the season if we finish top 4. But Ox and others are stepping up plus Lallana to come back to full fitness and get games.
A good share Coutinho's responsibility to make goals has been divided between the front 3, making it hard to really miss him. Liverpool is ofcourse a better side with him, but I don't think the team has suffered much in terms of goals and creativity.
big games played in his absence
.......
hmmmm..
last game 30th dec v Leicester 2-1 win
burnely 2-1 win
Everton FA cup 2-1 win
City 4-3 win
swansea 0-1 loss
W Brom 2-3 loss FA cup
Huddersfield 3-0 win
Spurs 2-2 draw
southampton 2-0 win
porto hand 5-0 win
west scam 4-1 win
.......
so.... Can you REALLY tell that we are missing him or not.
out of cup, one loss and 2 big games where we were better side but let teams back in. 4 points gained there.
Lots of handy enough league games we've won al well.
Looks to me par for course and i haven't seen any sudden better balance or flow of goals for or against.
We miss the skills and the set pieces and will miss him in a big game.
The team has 3 total forwards to rely on and all 3 play. thats the big issue from now til may.
we need to rely on a bit of luck to not have any injuries or fatigue.
City imploded in 5 mins against us to get us to 4-1. Spurs were dominated but we were 1-10 then faded badly.
the rest of the games have been "fine"
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posted on 24/2/18
I just wrote an article similar but with a bit of detail I think we actually play better..
posted on 24/2/18
Great minds
posted on 24/2/18
Have a read see what you think, also how many times did he get niggles and come back and take like 3, 4 or 5 games to get back to his best..
posted on 24/2/18
There is no denying that he is a top quality player who most teams would love to have but we somehow have managed to take losing him in our stride.
I suspect the addition of VVD has helped to soften the blow.
posted on 24/2/18
Yeh I agree when West Ham scored today just say before VVD and with Coutinho how many times in the past has a comfortable lead turned into a draw.. Aftee they scored we took the sting out the game controlled things easy passes at the back no panick. I guess that’s the biggest improvement since he came in..
posted on 25/2/18
Who?
posted on 25/2/18
Not yet, but let's not pretend losing a top quality player is a good thing
posted on 25/2/18
Agree, we would be better off with him.
posted on 25/2/18
We stil do miss him. But we are playing well lets see at the end of the season if we finish top 4. But Ox and others are stepping up plus Lallana to come back to full fitness and get games.
posted on 25/2/18
A good share Coutinho's responsibility to make goals has been divided between the front 3, making it hard to really miss him. Liverpool is ofcourse a better side with him, but I don't think the team has suffered much in terms of goals and creativity.
posted on 26/2/18
big games played in his absence
.......
hmmmm..
last game 30th dec v Leicester 2-1 win
burnely 2-1 win
Everton FA cup 2-1 win
City 4-3 win
swansea 0-1 loss
W Brom 2-3 loss FA cup
Huddersfield 3-0 win
Spurs 2-2 draw
southampton 2-0 win
porto hand 5-0 win
west scam 4-1 win
.......
so.... Can you REALLY tell that we are missing him or not.
out of cup, one loss and 2 big games where we were better side but let teams back in. 4 points gained there.
Lots of handy enough league games we've won al well.
Looks to me par for course and i haven't seen any sudden better balance or flow of goals for or against.
We miss the skills and the set pieces and will miss him in a big game.
The team has 3 total forwards to rely on and all 3 play. thats the big issue from now til may.
we need to rely on a bit of luck to not have any injuries or fatigue.
City imploded in 5 mins against us to get us to 4-1. Spurs were dominated but we were 1-10 then faded badly.
the rest of the games have been "fine"
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