This is both depressing and exciting.
Like I don’t want him, but he’s better than what we have.
Like I don’t want him, but he’s better than what we have.
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Philippe Coutinho
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Yes please
GDeep™
League is very weak
Weird line up next season potentially, Luiz, Cedric, Cebellos, Coutinho, Pepe, Lacazette etc.
Mixture of Loan players, washed up players, non top players etc. Doesn’t look a good team to me.
Mixture of Loan players, washed up players, non top players etc. Doesn’t look a good team to me.
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Surely not?!
This is the wilderness, my friend, drink it in.
Goonger
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I'm not having any of you dissing my man Coutinho by the way with your lazy slander, he's much more than a long shot merchant. Only need to look through his YouTube videos to see he's more than that.
GDeep™
League is very weak
What lazy slander? He’s had one top season at Liverpool. Being offered around to Newcastle and Arsenal now.
Goonger
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Are you forgetting how bad we are creative wise? You can't watch us the other night, struggling to keep a hold of the ball, and not think Coutinho is better than what we have?
tcahill
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He's a good player. Had one good season at Liverpool and showed some signs at Barca. Nowhere near worth what we'd be paying him, far better value elsewhere.
Goonger
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Even his non good seasons at Liverpool then were better than what our attacking midfielders produced this season. I'm not saying he'd be my first choice, but if funds are short for permanent transfers and we can get a loan deal that fits our budget then I'm all for it.
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It’s not like we’re flush in money. If he’s on high wages, why would we be getting him? The only way this works is if Özil is somehow unloaded and we’re not paying his (Özil’s) salary in some way.
HairSprayGooners
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Last time I checked you need to field 11 players.
GDeep™
League is very weak
Interesting video, especially the part about Bayern. He basically stat padded against relegation fodder in smashings, and his general play was poor.
ArsenalAggie2023
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I’d rather have him over Özil. But I’d rather have neither
juice man
Can't make his mind up
He's an improvement, but would be a poor allocation of resources IMO.
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Good video.
I think perhaps not the direction we should be going. Give me younger, upcoming players instead
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
He'd be our best player. Upgrade on Mkhitarian and more useful than Özil. Laughable that people advocate Grealish and turn their nose up at Coutinho.
Goonger
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Think the main thing I take from that video is that he's made the wrong choices in clubs to go to. He was never going to live up to that price tag at Barca, and he wasn't an upgrade on what Bayern had really, especially for a potential €80M fee. However, we aren't Barca or Bayern, or even close to it quality wise. If he gets a bit more freedom here like he did at Liverpool then he could be a great asset.
As I've said, in an ideal world he wouldn't be my first choice. Unfortunately, we aren't in an ideal world at Arsenal just now. Of course, the big issue is the financial side of it, that's why I said if we can get the finances to work in our favour in terms of loan & wages, he would be a good stop gap at the very least until ESR grows more or we have more funds for a permanent replacement.
HairSprayGooners
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I'd rather Grealish than Coutinho. Younger, less wages, would fight for the badge. Coutinho would be an Özil sort, when the going gets tough he would hide.
Don't get me wrong Coutinho is quality but he's not what we should be looking at in a rebuild.
If we don't end up making the EL its probably quite likely we go for him on loan with option to buy. I'm fine with that but its still not ideal.
Willian looks a safer short contract / dead money deal.
Much rather we looked longer term than 12/24 months on such a central position though.
Much rather we looked longer term than 12/24 months on such a central position though.
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