11 Aug 2017 17:13:14
PC has served our club well and deserves to go to Barca. Let him go quickly and get a quality replacement before it's too late.
No player is irreplaceable, even if we don't get a replacement I am sure that we would survive.
Good Luck Phil.
11 Aug 2017 17:18:22
When was the last time we adequately replaced a top player?
11 Aug 2017 17:18:36
There is no like for like player or a player of that quality available if that's what you mean by "replacement.
11 Aug 2017 17:18:42
We don't want to survive, we want to win trophies.
11 Aug 2017 17:20:29
Thanks Jose/ Arsene/ Rafa for your thoughts.
11 Aug 2017 17:31:05
Too late for niceties.
He should have handed in a request months ago.
11 Aug 2017 17:35:00
So according to some we're to believe that Coutinho was given a new five year deal in January on huge wages, but also told by FSG he could go to Barcelona a few months later.
Thanks a lot Phil for dumping on us, the day before our first Premier league match of the season.
Had all summer to open your mouth but said nothing!
11 Aug 2017 17:35:26
If Coutinho goes, then we'll end up depending on Mane and Salah for the bulk of our creativity.
Firmino will do his bit, but he's not going to carry the creative burden by himself if Mane and Salah are out of the side or having a bad day. Lallana will have days where he'll be amazing, but he's starting the season injured and blows hot and cold. Sturridge is fitness dependent, as we well know. I rate Woodburn and Solanke and both could potentially contribute, but their both too young for us to depend on regular goals and assists from them.
We'll need another quality creative player, imo. And I don't see who we're going to get this late in the window of the requisite quality even with £100+m. I'd try for Alexis Sanchez, but I don't see it happening. Even if he decides he does want out of Arsenal, he'll have other options and Arsenal will do their best to make sure he goes to one of them, rather than a team they'll see as direct competitors for the top 4.
11 Aug 2017 17:46:52
Forget Sanchez, if he stays in the Premier League it'll be with City, Chelsea or United as he will look at the chances of winning trophies, which we reasonably cannot offer.
11 Aug 2017 17:52:56
Who's supplying mane and salah? Who's the playmaker from deep into attack? Coutinho was the that. Especially when Henderson was injured we heavily relied on coutinhos service.
11 Aug 2017 17:54:06
we simply can't let him go this window. Its better to have him unhappy for a while than no one. He will get his act together soon enough with world cup coming.