http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/soccer-transfers/3/post/3319495/liverpool-arsenal-see-differing-results-after-keeping-philippe-coutinho-alexis-sanchezThere was an awkward moment following Liverpool's Premier League victory at Bournemouth last Sunday, when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain interrupted a postmatch televised interview with Philippe Coutinho following one question too many about his future at Anfield.
"He's been the most professional person I've seen all season," Oxlade-Chamberlain said, as Coutinho struggled for the right words to describe his own situation at the club. "He's been top quality from the start and every time he gets on the pitch he does his all for the club.
"That's the most important thing right now and it's not fair to ask those kind of questions."
Coutinho, despite his reluctance to rule out another push to leave in the near future, has knuckled down and got on with the job since failing to secure an escape route to the Camp Nou and Oxlade-Chamberlain's actions reflect the sense among his teammates that the playmaker is making a contribution.
Didn't see the interview, but AOC gets some credit in my book for giving Cou a dig out.
Regardless what I think of Cou's exit strategy, I like to see players who stand up for their teammates.
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