By now, Inter and Italy are just a distant memory: Philippe Coutinho, interviewed by ESPN a year and a half after its his transfer from the Nerazzurri to Liverpool, declares his strong preference of it over the Italian football: “I love playing here, this is a faster and more intense football, very different from the Italian. Since I arrived here, I have learned so much from my teammates and the more experienced players on the team. It’s a very combative and difficult league, I am very happy to play here.”
Coutinho is also happy about his recent call-up to the national team for the matches against Colombia and Ecuador: “When I was called for the first time I was very young, I had just arrived at Inter. And I still had not adapted very well to European football. Today I feel more prepared, I have played a lot of games in Europe. I have been waiting for this call, it was really a good news. Thank’s to God this call came, now I want to do my best.”
Source: fcinternews.it
Not all the players adjust to the seria a…
Inter has changed in term of trusting young players if Coutinho stayed with us he would be a major player in Inter plan
You need a lot more strength in the English League, Coutinho went straight to the gym to bulk up for the EPL.
The acting, falling down, crying etc. is frowned upon in the English league, it’s expected in Serie A, Coutinho is no good at those things.
Pirlo seedroff coutinho destro inter never knew how to use their youth now we have mbaye botta longo they will end up somewhere else
pirlo and seedorf didn’t came from our youth system.
there were several factors about their sales, and Oriali pull that trigger on ‘amazing’ deal, swapped them with a movie star coco and guly.
He will never have succeded in Inter.. we play anti-football.. only thinkin defence.. if we had a coach that plays 4-3-3 he wolud have been ideal.. wish him all the best in liverpool .. hes a great player and worth 3times more than liverpool gave for him.. wast 🙁
it’s not about INTER, it’s about italian style.
and no, it’s not about attacking or defending football.
remember that he was sold in strama’s era. a coach that you’ll consider pro to the youngster, but yet still coutinho couldn’t make a break through.
coutinho don’t have enough ‘strength’ to play in italian league.
he suited best in england though. british football maximize his style.