Sebastian Coates Player Thread (Liverpool > Sunderland)

If Kelly and Johnson are still injured when we play Stoke, maybe we could move Carra to full back and give Seb a game. With Carra at fullback he could talk Seb through the game, and I am sure Sebs height would come in handy. 

Are Urguary playing tonight

Playing Ukraine tonight

good I wonder is there a stream around

http://futbol-en-internet.blogspot.com/

Scheduled to be on here in around 20 minutes. Will be Spanish commentary. 

Uruguay XI: Muslera; Mono, Lugano, Godín, Cáceres; Tata, Ruso, Eguren, Cebolla; Cavani, Suárez

Coates on the bench.

This bloke REALLY likes him!

This bloke REALLY likes him!

I didn't know corbally played for mexico...

He came from Uruguay, he had a defensive knowledge
He studied strikers just like Luis Suarez
That's how he caught our eye
He told me that his Dad was Scottish
I said "In that case you'll love Boss Kenny"
He said "Aye"
And then in 30 seconds time he said
"I want to play like Carra-Agger
I want to learn from Martin Skrtel too,
I want to play in front of Pepe
I want you to sing for Co-Ah-Tes too"
And that's what The Kop do.

Looking forward to seeing him in the Red shirt, have we got one big enough 

Welcome to Liverpool Football Club Seb 

http://thekop.liverpoolfc.tv/_Coates39-farewell-letter-to-C-Nacional-de-F/blog/5093816/173471.html

FAREWELL!

The time has come to say "until next time". To leave #19 so other teammate can be proud to wear it as it was mine 2 years ago. The time to salute and thank has come. And also, to ask humbly. To the youth division players, that they remember everyday where they are and be deserving of the place they occupy: with discipline, work and effort.

It is not enough with footballing virtues. To the institution I want to ask for them to always support the youth teams, that they are the soul of the club. To this, my home, I will never cease to thank, because I've not only had the responsability and honour to be a defender of the Club Nacional de Football, to feel the enormous joy of being uruguayan champion, of playing the Libertadores - reaching the semi-finals - but also the chance of living two southamerican youth cups and one U-20 WC, to be called-up for the main national team and the pride of winning the Copa America with La Celeste.

I want to thank the authorities (the board members), that represent the Club. To thank the managers of the youth teams, that with their work and commitment made a footballer out of me. Thank the First Team managers, that gave me the chance, trusted me, held me, valued my efforts. I want to specially thank each one of the people that with its work allow ours to flourish: medical team, equipiers, cleaners, cooks, security; all of them who took care of me since  arrived with 11 years.

To thank all my team mates. With them I lived unforgettable moments within the field and day-to-day. To my friends, which whom I had the luck of sharing all the way from youth-teams and reach the first team.

And finally, to thank the fans, the best, that always supports and cheers for every goal, every dangerous attack and that's so big that never abbandoned me on my mistakes nor in defeats.

I'll always be with you.

Sebastián Coates

We are still waiting on Torres letter to us

We are still waiting on Torres letter to us

Hasn't had a pen yet!

I'll get my coates

If Kelly and Johnson are still injured when we play Stoke, maybe we could move Carra to full back and give Seb a game. With Carra at fullback he could talk Seb through the game, and I am sure Sebs height would come in handy. 

 It'll be a big ask to play him Away at Stoke mate. away anywhere is hard on your debut, and with Stoke having Kenwyn Jones and now Crouch up top, it'll be a real hard slog. Funnily enough, it's probably the one game of the season where we'll miss the Greek bloke.

It'll be a big ask to play him Away at Stoke mate. away anywhere is hard on your debut, and with Stoke having Kenwyn Jones and now Crouch up top, it'll be a real hard slog. Funnily enough, it's probably the one game of the season where we'll miss the Greek bloke.

Yeah, I realised that when I came to pick my team in the match thread. I still picked Coates, but stuck him in a three at the back instead. Definately think we need his height at the back for this one. Crouch always murders Carra, so maybe someone almost his height will stop him.

I think Coates may struggle more with the smaller nippier forwards than the big ones anyway. Might be easier for him in this game than many others anyway mate, at least he won't have to worry too much about the subtle side of the game. Long throws , freekicks and crosses should be meat and drink to a big lad like Coates.   

Unbelievable...Sky Sports have decided to pronounce his name Co-A-Tez..not Coates..FFS

Unbelievable...Sky Sports have decided to pronounce his name Co-A-Tez..not Coates..FFS

pretty sure thats how it is pronounced, several sources saying his dad changed it to a spanish pronunciation

An OK debut in very difficult circumstances.

Personally I think Coates did well. Coming into a new side a few goal down and players down!

Difficult debut - but high hopes for the lad. Didnt make any massive errors - and held his own.. Just my two cents though!

Talk about a baptism by fire.

Did well Seb.

Difficult to comment on his performance to be honest wasn't overly impressed or overly concerned.

I thought he looked pretty good. Unfortunately the points that were most noticable were a couple of long passes that went astray but you could say the same for most of our team in that match! In terms of defending he did little wrong and it's a shame that when he did put a couple of good tackles in, the commentators completely ignored them and carried on wanking over Spurs.

He was thrown into the deep end was"nt he for his debut ,one he won"t forget ,however sometimes it"s better to see the bad side before the good .