02 May 2016 06:38:05
What's up with Coutinho recently?

In the last two games I would have subbed him off after 25 mins let alone wait 45 mins

There is something not quite right there, maybe an injury? Not 100% recovered? End of season fatigue?

He just seems to get caught in possession so easily and when he is around the box he only seems to be interested in getting a shot off, he never seems to interested in putting through a killer pass for someone else.

{Ed001's Note - he was sick in the last match.}

1.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 10:37:34
Couts like most players we have play well when the players around them are playing well, what we lack are players that can cause those around them to start playing well even when it's a shambolic performance like yest.

We lack that influencing type of player.

We lost that when we lost Gerrard. Carra and suarez.

With that being said it doesn't mean couts is crap, he just needs the players around him to be on form for him to be effective.

{Ed001's Note - when did Gerrard ever get his team mates playing well? Like Couts he could score a goal out of nowhere, but he never lifted his team mates either. Carra could and Suarez could, but Gerrard never did so.}

2.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 07:05:24
We have been heavily relying on him since Suarez departure. There is a huge pressure on the kid week in week out. Alexis Sanchez syndrome.

3.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 11:54:07
Ed Gerrard had an influencing personality on the pitch, off the pitch he could of been a tosser, but on the pitch in his prime he gave everyone a lift. When players were having a shocker you would see Gerrard have a word with them on the pitch, when the ref was trying to decide a game for us he would challenge the ref, nowadays we have no real fight in our players. They just accept what is in front of them. Maybe my opinion of him was wrong but I just felt confident whenever he was in the team (in his prime) he obviously passed his "sell by date" with the club towards the end.

{Ed001's Note - Gerrard never talked to his teammates on the pitch to lift them. You are quite simply talking nonsense.}

4.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 12:12:06
Of because Ed, it's nonsense because it is a different opinion than what you have on gerrard.

{Ed001's Note - it is nonsense because it is not true. That is not an opinion it is bollox. Grow up you made up something which is simply not true so stop embarrassing yourself on at least one of the threads please. You talk bollox on the rest at least leave one free of your trash.}

5.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 12:45:33
Harsh. I thought gerrard lifted the team on a few occasions simply by his actions on the pitch. West ham cup final for example. Istanbul another. not sure about talking to fellow players but certainly had an influence.

6.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 13:30:26
Gerrard lifted the crowd with a good tackle or goal or creating a cross other players responded to this

Coutinho is still inconsistent but young and new system new manager he will find his consistency.

7.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 13:50:30
Whatever eds opinion on Gerrard is, for sure he was an integral part of our history and we have seen the gap he has left. The same with carra the same with Suarez for the short time he was with us.

{Ed001's Note - what are you going on about? It was nothing to do with an opinion, it was a fact that he did not TALK to players on the pitch much. Carra was the mouthpiece, Gerrard led by example not by berating and cajoling.}

8.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 14:07:01
Stevie was not a vocal captain but an inspiration due to what he did on the pitch. he lead the team in his own way and was one of the best captains we ever had.