at the time of the coutinho sell, i thought we were really going to regret it. never been happier to be wrong in my life!

I'm sure watching what Liverpool has gone on to accomplish without him has had an enormously negative effect on him mentally and emotionally. It must be really hard for him to watch.

It was painful watching him for Barcelona. He looked lost on the pitch.

Coutinho proved his haters wrong Barca wasted like 150 million on Coutinho and he scores 2 against them lmao

Imagine leaving Liverpool to win the CL only for them to knock out you're employer and win it

I would feel sorry for him but he’s the one who pushed for a move so he can only blame himself

Unlike Torres I have ZERO sympathy for Coutinho .... Klopp did EVERYTHING he could to convince him it was a mistake to go ... and when you ignore personal advice and love from a man like Klopp ... you'll probably reap what you sow ... Torres had watched Liverpool slowly sell many of their best players in the time since they finished second ... and he was being managed by Roy Hodgson while Liverpool's owners were bleeding the club dry. He left a team in crisis ... and it was understandable, even if he seems to now regret doing it. Phil left a club that was finally starting to burn brightly ... The short-lived 'fab four' with Mane, Salah and Firmino was an UNREAL attacking unit, easily the best in world football ... and he could have been part of that.

Honestly, to me, Coutinho's decline shows how and why Klopp can get the best out of players. Klopp plays a proper system. He gives everyone a clear and precise plan of action. It's almost a fool-proof system where, as long as you're following the instructions, even average players can contribute beyond their individual assets. Clearly, Barcelona has a much less rigid system of play where you are encouraged to use your imagination to develop the play. Coutinho's performances at Liverpool were due to the consistency of the play. Every time he received the ball, he knew where the other players were going to be and, using muscle memory, could act according to each situation. When he left Liverpool, that muscle memory no longer fit the team he was playing with, giving him that appearance of someone who was 'lost'.

His position, and James rodriguez too i think, is a luxury. A team can only afford that luxury to 1 player, or they're gonna sacrifice their defence.

Coutinho is like that high school Ex girlfriend who left the guy who loved her so much for the most popular guy and only to get pregnant and get dumped to raise a child as a single Mom.

Honestly I blame Barcelona there search For the Next Neymar killed European talent from Phill Coutinho , Ousmane Dembele and Now Antoine Griezman

When Liverpool were placing 8th in the league and I was wondering how we could win a title, i never thought it would be to sell our star player 😂

Looking at him, James, and Ozil suffer means simply the death of the free 10 role.

Coutinho sacrificed himself for the good of Liverpool. They have been the runner and winner of the champions league and also won the premier league, all in two years.

Hopefully he does well when he reunites with Poch at Newcastle haha

In a season or two we'll probably see Griezmann at the same state.

This proves why Liverpool is such a great club, a fantastic atmosphere and culture to improve as a player. Look at guys like Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, all improved astronomically once arriving at Anfield. In the past you had Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and so many more. I haven’t even mentioned defenders and midfielders, as there are many of them who improved their careers after joining the Reds. Liverpool is not just a football club, it’s an institution where a player becomes part of a family, which continues to be part of you well after your career is over. YNWA, the greatest football club in the world!!!

Can KZfaq get their act together. This man is being robbed of his views since the season restarted. Wakanda Algorithm is this????

Klopp is the reason. He's going through depression I'm sure. When you know someone was right but your pride gets the best of you

Sadly for him I think he needs a Klopp

"It's my boyhood dream". This is what happens when you allow your heart to rule your head

Greatest Liverpool legend ever, won them their first premier league

This is a fantastic video. As a Liverpool fan that always and still loves Phil as a player, I feel for him. I had no problem with him leaving, that was his dream move. But he is a player who needs to be playing in a free 10 role. He simply doesn't have the discipline or physique to be an effective CM or LW. He truly is the perfect player for the free 10 role with his technique, movement and goal threat. In that sense, he reminds me of Ozil and Mata, who also were always at their best as the free 10. I hope he can find a club that allows him to play to his strengths. He can still be a key player for a top team, I have no doubt.

Lol "Coutinho" must be a term that LFC fans use to describe something that the club did incredibly right!

Even at Liverpool, Coutinho used to give away the ball very cheaply as well and that was my biggest fear when we were trying to get him. Our midfielders don't give the ball away cheaply

I’m a Bayern Fan, Coutinho wasn’t that great. He had maybe 2-3 good performances, and was alright... I guess. He wasn’t horrible, but worth £80M? Nope. Like you said, why buy Coutinho, when Bayern could get Kai Havertz for maybe £90-100M, who is way more consistent, younger, and could replace Müller when he gets older. Great Video, Thanks Adrian!

That Elber quote sums it up for me concerning Couthinho. I hope he recovers his confidence and form

I was of the same sentiment that the manager shared with Coutinho after watching Owen then Torres leave to be passengers in successful teams. These guys could have been gods had they stayed. Just imagine Torres and Suarez upfront in their peak, maybe the wait would have been a little shorter. In the end his sale was not in vein thankfully..

i kinda feel like amove to tottenham would be nice for him. Filling in eriksens gap, roaming behind son and kane. And Mourinho giving him tht spark of confidence like the rest of the squad. in my opinion at least

coutinho and firmino had great chemistry together.

When I saw him in Inter I thought he will be one of those players that’s great sometimes and average the rest, then he went to Liverpool where he proved me wrong and then once he was moving to Barcelona I said to myself I think I was right all along.

What a great video. In my opinion, probably one of the best you've made so far🤙

As a Inter fan I were excited when he arrived at the club, you could see his excellence at times and that he could become a huge star. Sadly Benitez couldn't find his role, maybe he would get reignited if he joined the club today with Conte. Conte always make his players more motivated, hard working and confident. Just a thought, loved your video man ♥️

I remember when the day I heard coutinho left, I was so desperate, I thought we were going back to the rebuilding circle

He was a great player for us and I wish him all the best.

Finally someone that actually thinks and processes tactics. This is so spot on. Coutinho was supposed to step in the inside left of Barcelona's three man midfield and comparing to Griezmann's current struggle is extremely well done. Keep it up man. Facts facts and pure facts.

Took a pay cut and gave up his number just to stay on and fight for minutes at Bayern. Yikes. 😬

Don’t think he’s anywhere near bad as some have made out. His goal and assist record for Barca was decent for an opening season. Considering he had to adapt as well. A lot of politics at Barca. He should be starting in midfield he is easily their best midfielder

I can't believe I just watched 12 mins of stuff that I already know. Speaks volumes of the presenter's abilities and showmanship!

Rabona TV has never stopped improving on his content! I really love to see KZfaqrs who continue putting in the time and effort into creating awesome stuff, consistently. Keep up!

This is breaking my heart :( I was really exited about Coutinho coming to Bayern, although I hate loans (for non-youth players). But hearing about the 120M€ buy-option was a shock, because it was clear that Bayern would never pay that, even if he won us the triple by himself. A lose-lose situation: if he was a hit Barca would either want him back or insist on the 120M€, or if he was a flop Bayern wouldn't be interested in keeping him. From the beginning it felt like Bayern didn't want or at least didn't need him to succeed, since they had their eyes set on other players like Havertz already. Cou's performances weren't what I dreamed of, but it is still a pleasure to watch a player with such skills and such elegance. And I wouldn't say that he can't decide games, he clearly did against Bremen. Sure, if you only look at the result and the current table, it seems like no big deal, but at that time we had just lost twice in a row against Leverkusen and Gladbach (were 7th in the league, Bremen 14th and not on a relegation spot yet). We were down 0:1 at the end of the first half. So this could have been quite the upset, as we saw in the second game against Bremen that they can hold up against Bayern and stop them from scoring. With three losses back to back, Bayern might have lost the last two games of the Hinrunde aswell, the Freiburg game was a last minute win already and with the added pressure... who knows if that would have happened. But instead, Coutinho turned the game around with one goal and one assist right before halftime, which must have destroyed any hopes Bremen had, and then it was a gala performance in the second half. It was the starting point of the undefeated run that is still going to this day. Quite a pivotal game this season ;-) And it is not like he was bad against the better opponents (Top5 of Bundesliga + Spurs/Chelsea in CL), he just never got the chance to acutally play against them (at least not as a starter) except for Spurs and in those games he was good (although the second one was more of a friendly). Even under Kovac, who played him a lot, he didn't start against Leipzig because he had been travelling to play for Brazil in the international break. I feel like he didn't quite get the chance he needed to prove himself on the higher level. Every good performance was "just because of a weak opponent". In theory Flick would be an ideal coach for him as he has been compared to Heynckes a lot when it comes to his people skills. And the Bayern fans are usually very kind to players (obviously not the majority of fans on youtube or twitter, but that is the case for every club, I guess. A lot of hate there). The club prides itself on its family atmosphere. It doesn't get much better than that for a player without much confidence, at least at a top club, where a high amount of pressure is always there due to the high competition between players. He didn't play after the Corona break yet due to injury, but will be back in the squad tomorrow, and I am very curious to see how he does without spectators. It might be good for him to not have this added pressure. Maybe he will shine in the Champions League in August. I will not give up hope until it is really over :(

hard to feel bad for someone trying to force their way out of club,

Fun fact: I've heard this being used by other football news before as well, "seleção" in Brazilian portuguese has the same meaning as team in English, we use seleção for every country's football team and not just the Brazilian.

In hindsight, I don´t see a place for him in the current Liverpool, so it worked for the better. Having to fit a star in a scheme that basically doesn't use his position is a headache for managers, just watch Griezmann in Barcelona this year. Coutinho has the same problem at Bayern, our CAM needs to be much more involved in the combination play than in finishing unless you're a genius at being in the right place like Muller, so a player likes Coutinho that tends to dribble a lot and shot before touching the ball kind of hogs the ball too much. Same problem with James before him. Also, defend, defend, defend. The only guy allowed to not run behind the ball is Robert, and that´s because he is the striker. Lazy defenders pay it dearly in Bundesliga

I blame Barca for this because if they didn't approach P.C, then there really wasnt any other club willing to pay the 9 figure fee except for maybe PSG. He wasn't replacing anyone at Barca nor was he going to continue his performances from the season prior at Liverpool, as his role collided with that of Leo and put Barca in a problematic situation with 2 players now having less defensive duties than others around. It honestly was a "shoot first and aim later" type of situation, now both Barca and P.C look as stupid as one another, well especially Barca as they went on to spend yet another 9 figures on A.G who again really wasn't needed. Adrain quality video as always bro, hope all is good with you, your family and friends. 💪✌ Could you please consider a video about the drastic change of Barca, a team who stuck firmly with there own philosophy of football, producing a multitude of absolutely class players and also a class manager in Pep to recently becoming a lavish spending club who heavily rely upon the efforts of one specific lad for inspiration. They have lost their identity and I ll go as far to say, their soul in the process, their just not the same team anymore. Anyways take care buddy ✌

He must feel like the biggest clown in world football rn

I love U Adrian... Thank you 4 this bro 🤝🏾

Damn, very interesting video man!

He should have listened to Klopp 🤦🏿‍♂️

Adrian you should make a video analyzing how jurgen klopp built liverpool back up, highlighting how he used data analytics and throw ins to improve their goal tally and bring in the perfect players

Great video bro and thanks for the info

You hit the nail right on the head there lad. Great video

7:34 well how can you play better than “decent” in a team where they have you on bench and barely put him to play. Besides the choices he made, this man is still a top level player.

4:40 reminds me of something gerrard was told when he almost left for chelsea.

Great analyzes man! You've nailed literally every aspect of Coutinho's decline! Therefore, I'd only say that the only coach (currently) who can do that for Coutinho (inspired him, give him the much needed confidence and put him in his natural role) is probably Rino Gattuso! He's definitely the kind of a aoch who boosts positive confidence into his players, and it'd be great to see how Napoli will do under him in the first full season with Rino (so far, it's obvious that their only side where they must improve is the realisation of goals, or more precisely, converting their chances - as it was best demonstrated in Barcelona game, where they hold the position, created numerous clear chances, outplayed Barca in many aspects, but didn't convert). Sadly for Coutinho, there's no chance Napoli would spend 80 million for him, when they just spend that money for Victor Osimeh, who's most likely gonna be the future model for a top striker! Their next 50-100 million will be distributed on a few more positions (two more, most likely). So, I really can't see a team that will spill that much money for Coutinho and bring him back to his Liverpool glory!

Good video. It just shows again what great manager Klopp is giving a player like Coutinho confidence and make him look the best way how he did with so many players before.

I like him as a liverpool fan and genuinely would have loved to see him flourish like Suarez but just wasnt to be I guess

This aged very poorly.

One of my favorite players. Hope he finds a team that’s a good fit for him so we can see the best of him again, I personally want to see him at Inter once more or maybe even PSG.

great vid topic🔥

supposedly he helped liverpool by leaving Liverpool :v

Was Coutinho at Inter ever really expected to be as good as he became at Liverpool? I don't think so. Buying him was a calculated risk. I think he surprised everyone with how well he performed at Liverpool and it's difficult for any player, as we've seen with Griezmann and Dembele, to meet expectations at Barca, an iconic club.

As a chelsea fan the Torres comment makes me want you to do a video on hm. this was top quality

I feel his decline stared from the 2018/2019 season.... He was amazing for Barca for the initial half season of his transfer.

Everything happens for a reason, including his departure. I was sad to see him leave, but without the money raised we wouldn't have gotten the funds to get Van Dijk and Alisson.

And then he won ucl Bundesliga on loan in other club lol... it proves better manager wins matches

glad you mentioned how Coutinhos stats at Bayern came to be, mostly in high margin wins and/or against bottom teams,

Not gonna lie, these are among the best football video essays ever on KZfaq. Keep it up 👏🏾

Hmmmm what have Coutinho and Fernando Torres got in common? The grass isn’t always greener.

Phil Coutinho is one of my favourite all time players when he's on form. Absolute magic. But at Liverpool he was the main man who we looked to when we were struggling, and he'd take the game by the scruff of the neck. Even though Neymar is a bigger player for Brazil, Coutinho plays with that same level of importance for his country. However, at Barcelona, he clearly wasn't the main man, with Barcelona already having Messi/Suarez, and and having brought in Dembele for a similar amount of money a few months prior. At Bayern, Lewandowski/Muller/Gnabry are their main players, so he isn't the one they go to when things are tough. If the money aspect wasn't an issue, I'd love him back at Liverpool, as I think he's the one type of player we lack in the team - a real creative force from behind the front three. But I can't see how he'd play most games any more. I still think he'd be a great player for most clubs around Europe, but he'd be a bit-part player at the top clubs, and the clubs just below won't be able to afford him, so he's in a sticky situation. His best bet for reviving his career is to try and prove himself again when he returns to Barca, and try to rediscover his form there.

Adrian, great & thorough observation mate, spot on. You should be a football psychologist.

Excellent summary of the Coutinho history and terrific insight into his current predicament. A+

Hey yo what's up. How are you man?

Anyone here after his 2 goals against barca in 8-2 drubbing

Can't help but feel sorry for him. He did what he thought was best and was going for his childhood dream team.

Really insightful video

He was scammed by neymar saying to play together with him at barca and he make up fake injury desperately to get release from liverpool...looks like he more chasing a fame & money than become a legend at liverpool...

I'd argue that since say 2012, the only players Barca have bought that have been a success are Neymar and Suarez.

coherent and concise - chapeau

Adrian, i've been wondering for a while what's the music you use in your videos? Where can I find a full version? Thanks

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1 coutinho ego n barca expectation = 1 allison + 1 vandijk = 1 epl. 1 ucl. 🤔🤔🤔 What a dream deal.. Thanks to m edward. Klopp n team 🤗🤗😆😆

Shit you've got 130k subs now?! Fucking aye man. Remember when it was like 6k. Keep up the good work man. Oh and WE'RE THE CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND!!!!!!

Coutinho was quite outstanding in his first season in Barcelona playing in that CAM role. He started having problems when Valverde switched him to the left as LW. The issue is Valverde is a worser coach than Coutinho is a bad player.

You talked about Griezmann. Can you please do a video on why you think he's not performing at Barcelona ? PLEASE

I wish under Setien after his loan expires, He would play similiar as he did or better

Brilliant video 👍👍

Was mad at him when he left for barca. But its been a blessing in disguise. Firmino stepped up to the plate and bloomed beautifully in his departure. I dont think coutinho could have put in the sheer work rate like present day firmino has day after day, match after match. Maybe the klopp could have fit him in the team somehow(?) but i cant imagine him being able to keep up with the team right now.

Now he just scored 2 goals and got 1 assist in less than 20 minutes against his previous club ha

Barcelona: people know me for destroying talents!

Thank you. Well done.

Luv this channel

"Alisson, Van Dijk and Fabinho comming thanks to Coutinho CASH" is biggest myth... Barcelona still owes Liverpool like 40m from this transfer. What a scummy club...in debts like hell....and that's where they are heading for their behaviour...Karma Barca :)

When you are too greedy,that what happen in life, thank you for virgil and alisson becker😂😂😂

Great video

Part of the problem is that it's very difficult to fit a player like Coutinho into a modern system. He isn't a good enough goal scorer to be a striker, he isn't dynamic enough to be a winger and he can easily become a defensive liability in midfield. I believe he would have been an absolute superstar 20-30 years ago but few teams these days have a place for the free-roaming virtuoso in attacking midfield. Players like James, Isco and Özil have struggled for similar reasons in recent years.

Owen did the same glory hunter greedy

Thank you for leaving coutinio. U made us champions 😂😂

good report 👍

This serves as a message to current or future player's. If you get to play for LFC, some temptations aren't worth pursuing, try your hardest to never leave. History of many players now who wanted to push a transfer away seems to prove they jinx themselves 🤷‍♂️