Philippe Coutinho

[Karim]

I'll give credit where credit is due. He had a good game against Bayern. Doesn't change that he backheeled it into himself, has completely missed the ball twice, lunged at a guy and got a yellow out of frustration, and cannot shield the ball for his life.

Sure, he had a really nice one-time pass recently. That works in Brazilian Serie B and indoor. Leonardo would LOVE to play a Brazilian. He doesn't "have anything against" the kid. He's just clearly not up to our standards, and that must be in training as well as games. People here give him more room to "prove himself" because he's Brazilian, wears pink boots, and goes by one name. Obviously I'd like the next Brazilian superstar on this team. Coutinho hasn't shown me anything to make me believe he's that guy.

He won't be a Kaka, unless him still developing to become big is taking him a LONG time or he has been holding back. He has the potential to be that though, but now he looks to me like a version of a player with enormous talent but won't lead the game, someone like Nani, or Chicarito, or Silva, or Adam Johnson. Get it?

 

[DARi0]

Co-ownership perhaps? Player gets regular playing time to develop in Serie A and show what he's capable of. Meanwhile INTER wins everything

 

[gesi-ny]

I hate to see this guy sent away and then watching him becoming a great player for another team. I'll say give him more time...his confidence should come gradually. Maybe 15-20 min here and there and if he assists or scores an important goal we all will see how important he will become for our remaining games. Let’s start with the derby first.

 

[snowforum180]

Jesus christ the kid is only 18 just left brazil from playing in their Serie B league, he still has so much time to develop. We sold both pirlo and Seedorf and look what they have done for milan.

 

[Numero Dieci]

So is Coutinho gonna leave?

 

[Batman]

So is Coutinho gonna leave?

Maybe will be loaned..

 

[Karim]

Probably staying, even if Ganos comes. It a long time from here to August. Hell Coutinho might be the one who hands us the scudetto or even the CL with the way this season is going

 

[Baldrick]

Hell Coutinho might be the one who hands us the scudetto or even the CL with the way this season is going

Yeah right

 

[Karim]

lol

 

[skeet]

Yeah right

if pandev can get us past bayern then coutinho can get the world's luckiest tap-in in the final minute of the CL final

 

[Sid]

Probably staying, even if Ganos comes. It a long time from here to August. Hell Coutinho might be the one who hands us the scudetto or even the CL with the way this season is going

true this season is crazy :boogy:

 

[Baldrick]

Your hope that Cou will be the hero of Inter is one thing but reality is other.Its quite simple,Coutinho will not have enough playing time to hands us the Scudetto & CL till the end of the season.He has potential but i doubt that he will get more than one start till the end of this season.

 

[La Bling]

Not in the squad today. Even with Lucio suspended.

 

[dynasty27]

Maybe not despite but because of Lucio suspension.

 

[Wallace]

Strange he wasn't in squad.

We needed some creativity and flair, and the best we could come up with was Milito and Stankovic. Okay, Stankovic might have the stamina to fight with a man down, and Chivu's red probably would have killed any chances of Coutinho coming on the pitch anyway. But the lack of offensive power we have on our bench is overwhelming.

 

[Dylan]

In theory it would be nice to have him on the bench but he wouldn't have done anything really.
Besides get broken up.

He should only be involved in low stage games we're winning comfortably in for the last 10-15 mins.

 

[Batman]

He was called up for the squad but he wasnt on the bench.

 

[mblong]

as coutinho fansboy im realy hope he can play to day to replace pandev or whoever and make some touch to change the game like vs bayern
and i hope he get chance to play and inter keep it at least one more season and see if he can have place in the squad
i have feeling if coutinho can become great player oneday even grande capitano strugling in first season at inter and i hope cou can stay with us for long time because his personality is smiliar to il capitano

 

[Sid]

I'm glad he didn't play....if he had those retarded bbilan midfielders would have broken him into 2

 

[mblong]

I'm glad he didn't play....if he had those retarded bbilan midfielders would have broken him into 2

or may be he can lure 2 or 3 of them to make room for senijder or etoo like he did vs bayern