I think the last time I saw someone have as ineffective a game in a Liverpool shirt as Phillipe the other night, it was Raheem Sterling before we played Spurs. Then, as we all said he'd become "too big for his boots" and that he should be "loaned out sharpish" Brendan stuck with him and the rest is history. I hope he does the same for Coutinho in what for the Brazilian is the first major blip in his Liverpool form. I agree with what the manager said in his presser, there are no worries for this lad, he's a wonderful little player.
If it were me I'd be telling him to get himself ahead of the ball in the final third a bit more, come out of the number 10 pocket and have an impact on the game by getting inside the box occasionally. He's done it before like he did at Man City last season, and I'd like to see him ask more of a question in that way. In possession I'd look to him to be a little more conservative, to play the continuation pass more often. As it is though, I love him as a footballer.
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