Deeg67 Posted 29 April 2020 Share Posted 29 April 2020 Not that we were ever likely to sign him anyway, but Setién is making noises about wanting to bring Coutinho back to Barca and use him as a #10-type. Could just be a gambit to drive the transfer price up, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 29 April 2020 Share Posted 29 April 2020 9 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: I can agree with that, but am just saying that there are a lot of difficulties associated with fitting him in without detriment to the rest of the team. I would like to point out that the previous team Rodgers managed with Coutinho in it had a lot of defensive issues (which was papered over by the best ever season of one of the strikers of this decade). Even if obviously they weren't all down to Coutinho, it is somewhat telling that they disappeared with his departure (again, this can be attributed to van Dijk instead of Coutinho's absence, but I think it's disingenuous not to take into account how the team's defensive shape changed with Coutinho's departure). Yeah very good points. Fitting an extra player who plays right up the pitch is always going to leave gaps further back. I suppose it’s a question of, could Rodgers fit him in and keep us solid? Wasn’t disagreeing originally btw, just looking at what the options were. If we could somehow get him to the club, I’d definitely take him. For me it’s the one area we need to improve on. I can’t see us upgrading any of the defensive roles (Chilwell at a push). Central midfield is sound. Vardy and Iheanacho are looking good. Barnes I wouldn’t drop. Then do you gamble Perez work-rate for a luxury winger/10? I know we’ll need rotation but surely Coutinho isn’t going to be coming here to be rotated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravel Posted 1 May 2020 Share Posted 1 May 2020 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brendan-rodgers-gives-verdict-philippe-4094545 Rogers pours cold water on likelihood of this. Quelle surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 1 May 2020 Share Posted 1 May 2020 1 hour ago, Gravel said: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brendan-rodgers-gives-verdict-philippe-4094545 Rogers pours cold water on likelihood of this. Quelle surprise. it only got to ten pages ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamble92 Posted 1 May 2020 Share Posted 1 May 2020 I've just seen him queuing up outside Morrisons near the ground with a facemask on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silebyfox_89 Posted 1 May 2020 Share Posted 1 May 2020 Yup Rodgers has pissed on this bonfire. Close thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 1 May 2020 Share Posted 1 May 2020 Ye of little faith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1 Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 On 24/04/2020 at 17:11, st albans fox said: Do you seriously expect us to challenge for the title ? We are a fair way off that (especially with a CL campaign). By the way, his wages add considerably to that 12m per season ....... I meant challenging in January as in we still had a chance in January (rather than falling away in December, we last a bit longer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 Brendan's lying. I can feel it in my bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 As unlikely as this one was why does it always seem Brendan’s playing down our buying power quite a lot? Saw him say the other day we’d always struggle to keep hold of our players, might just be me but seems an odd way to talk about the club considering we’re in such a good position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 3 minutes ago, SO1 said: Brendan's lying. I can feel it in my bones. ...the quote from Rodgers is what you would expect him to say. What else could he have said in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathrow fox Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 31 minutes ago, Yes said: As unlikely as this one was why does it always seem Brendan’s playing down our buying power quite a lot? Saw him say the other day we’d always struggle to keep hold of our players, might just be me but seems an odd way to talk about the club considering we’re in such a good position. He’s Just saying it as it is.We can’t compete with the big spenders.He’s always tried to explain that to the fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Posted 2 May 2020 Share Posted 2 May 2020 1 minute ago, Heathrow fox said: He’s Just saying it as it is.We can’t compete with the big spenders.He’s always tried to explain that to the fan base. To an extent of course but we dropped £30m on Ayoze Perez it’s not like we’re broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 3 May 2020 Share Posted 3 May 2020 5 hours ago, Yes said: To an extent of course but we dropped £30m on Ayoze Perez it’s not like we’re broke. Once bitten..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam orton Posted 3 May 2020 Share Posted 3 May 2020 Smokescreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 3 May 2020 Share Posted 3 May 2020 Was Rodgers behind the Perez transfer? Or was it already in the pipeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 3 May 2020 Share Posted 3 May 2020 44 minutes ago, fox_up_north said: Was Rodgers behind the Perez transfer? Or was it already in the pipeline? ...I can't imagine that we would have had him on our radar,as he did not fit the criteria of what we were developing. We have paid way over the odds for a player so uncomfortable in the position we have asked him to play. Centrally upfront seems to be where he is most effective but due to the quality we have in this position and potential CL we need a squad and the reason for keeping him. For me where we fall down is in centre midfield with a general in place. We have experience in defence in attack but lacking that experienced player who can command the team and who leads by example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 3 May 2020 Share Posted 3 May 2020 1 hour ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...I can't imagine that we would have had him on our radar,as he did not fit the criteria of what we were developing. We have paid way over the odds for a player so uncomfortable in the position we have asked him to play. Centrally upfront seems to be where he is most effective but due to the quality we have in this position and potential CL we need a squad and the reason for keeping him. For me where we fall down is in centre midfield with a general in place. We have experience in defence in attack but lacking that experienced player who can command the team and who leads by example. Agreed. We need a Milner, Barry, Parker type. Not necessarily fast but does the hard work and can watch the game. My jaw dropped when we signed Perez for the amount we did. Newcastle rinsed us 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 4 May 2020 Share Posted 4 May 2020 Perez should have signed for Valencia when they were after him, that would have been a good move for him. Suitable playstyle and position for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 4 May 2020 Share Posted 4 May 2020 15 hours ago, fox_up_north said: Agreed. We need a Milner, Barry, Parker type. Not necessarily fast but does the hard work and can watch the game. If we merged Praet and Choudhury we would get that player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfan92 Posted 4 May 2020 Share Posted 4 May 2020 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/philippe-coutinho-leicester-barcelona-transfer-4104847 Well it must be happening .... 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Collymore Posted 4 May 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 4 May 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, foxfan92 said: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/philippe-coutinho-leicester-barcelona-transfer-4104847 Well it must be happening .... 😄 More likely that Coutinho retirees before the page loads with all the ads. Edited 4 May 2020 by Collymore 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMean Posted 4 May 2020 Share Posted 4 May 2020 39 minutes ago, Collymore said: More likely that Coutinho retirees before the page loads with all the ads. How else do you think we are ganna collect the money for coutinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1 Posted 7 May 2020 Share Posted 7 May 2020 Have we signed him yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 7 May 2020 Share Posted 7 May 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 22:58, foxfan92 said: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/philippe-coutinho-leicester-barcelona-transfer-4104847 Well it must be happening .... 😄 We would need 85m just to get him, can’t see barca loaning... plus wages it is going to be a huge transfer and a risk imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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