Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was delighted the impact of Philippe Coutinho as the Brazilian youngster helped the Reds come from behind to beat Bolton 2-1 in their FA Cup replay on Wednesday. Coutinho scored the winning goal with a superb strike in stoppage time, minutes after Raheem Sterling had scored the equaliser. The Brazilian attacking midfielder has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool
"You would pay money to watch the kid," said Rodgers about 22-year-old Coutinho. "He is a great role model for lots of technical players in this country. He will become world class in the next couple of years. Luis Suarez grew and grew in this team and I can see Coutinho the same way, although he might not be as prolific. Signing a new deal shows he is really committed to Liverpool and his development."
Liverpool will face Crystal Palace in the fifth-round and Rodgers is confident after his team's recent results. "We have got a great habit at the minute which is winning games," he added. "You can't question the character. They have shown a real strong mentality in my time here. At 1-0 I expected us to win it. The confidence at the moment is very high. Our composure after the penalty - it was never a penalty - was very good. We scored two and could have had many more."
Liverpool are 5/1 at Bet365 to win the FA Cup this season.
Shumar4life
9 years ago
Coutinho is on of the most talented players in the world, and I believe that he can become on of the most valuable Brasilian players, because they don't have too much quality players right now at his position. He showed some potential at some Liverpool's matches, and he is playing better then at the start of the season....
Coutinho is on of the most talented players in the world, and I believe that he can become on of the most valuable Brasilian players, because they don't have too much quality players right now at his position. He showed some potential at some Liverpool's matches, and he is playing better then at the start of the season. I believe that his quality can only improve Brasil and Liverpool
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sharpe
9 years ago
I think Philippe Coutinho is all ready a world class player. Last season when Liverpool were stronger he had some fantastic performances. This boy is a great passer, that cannot be said for many players but except that he can score too. The only thing that he still misses is consistency but that will come with the time,...
I think Philippe Coutinho is all ready a world class player. Last season when Liverpool were stronger he had some fantastic performances. This boy is a great passer, that cannot be said for many players but except that he can score too. The only thing that he still misses is consistency but that will come with the time, so Brendan Rogers is right.
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zebrazebr
9 years ago
Coutinho is a very good player with aaesome agility, dribbling and technical skills. And he is just 22 years old. (Like me haha). Nowadays he is in good form and leading liverpool to victories. In my opinion he can do his best as an attacking midfielder. He is fast, agressive and he has excellent shooting skills what will...
Coutinho is a very good player with aaesome agility, dribbling and technical skills. And he is just 22 years old. (Like me haha). Nowadays he is in good form and leading liverpool to victories. In my opinion he can do his best as an attacking midfielder. He is fast, agressive and he has excellent shooting skills what will improve year by year if he trains hard. Maybe Rodgers have the truth Coutinho can be a world class midfielder i some years if he could keep and improve his performance. And i hope an injury wont cut off his carrier.
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Johnajax 9 years ago
this was great match and huge win for Liverpool. They now play against crystal palace and I think this time they will play seriously from the start of first match. Coutinho is great player but world class ?? I can't say that, for me I think that better player will be Rahim Sterling and there are a lot of better players...
this was great match and huge win for Liverpool. They now play against crystal palace and I think this time they will play seriously from the start of first match. Coutinho is great player but world class ?? I can't say that, for me I think that better player will be Rahim Sterling and there are a lot of better players outside Liverpool. But He had a great match and Brendan just want to build up his confidence.
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seculla
9 years ago
This time I can't agree with Brendan Rodgers. I appreciate him and I always say that I think that he is good manager. But I don't really think that Philippe Coutinho will become that big world class player. He came in Inter 18 years old young talent and there he didn't had amazing games, he scored just three goals in 28...
This time I can't agree with Brendan Rodgers. I appreciate him and I always say that I think that he is good manager. But I don't really think that Philippe Coutinho will become that big world class player. He came in Inter 18 years old young talent and there he didn't had amazing games, he scored just three goals in 28 games, than he went on loan to Espanyol, and he managed to fit in there, but nothing special (if you ask me), here he scored 5 goals in 16 matches. And finally he arrived in Liverpool like a very big investment but I don't think that he is contributing much to this team, in 66 matches he scored just 10 goals. And according to me this stats are not "world class" for a striker. But anyway we will see who was right, me or Brendan Rodgers :D
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