Brodge on Coutinho & Sterling

[SummerOnions]

Brendan Rodgers has challenged Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling to enhance Liverpool's Champions League claims by bringing more goals to the team.
Liverpool are the second highest goalscorers in the Premier League this season, thanks in the main to the remarkable form of 22-goal Luis Suárez. The Uruguay international and Daniel Sturridge are responsible for 32 of Liverpool's 51 league goals so far.
The Liverpool manager is understandably content with his team's quality in front of goal but, with his midfield supporting cast of Coutinho, Sterling and Jordan Henderson providing a combined six league goals, he concedes there is room for improvement. "The responsibility has always been the team but we always want more," said Rodgers.
"When you play in those attacking positions it's your job to create and score goals. A player with their quality will say they want more goals and obviously I will demand more goals from them. We have also been the top scorers over the last calendar year, so I still think we have enough of a goal threat but in order for Raheem to develop and improve he needs to create and score more.
"I think Coutinho will get more too. I look at him as a [Luka] Modric type. And when you look at Modric over four years at Tottenham he got 13 goals [in the league] but his influence was massive and Coutinho is of that type. He will naturally get more goals but he is a wonderful player for us, he is a key who opens up many things in a game."
Rodgers insists there is no pressure on the players to alter their game, however. He added: "There's no doubt they will want to improve it but I don't want to put pressure on to do that. They know what their job is. If you put too much pressure on a creative player it can stifle them and can affect their overall performance."
Suárez believes this season has shown Liverpool are worthy of a return to the Champions League, having failed to qualify since 2009. The striker said: "We know that in the last two years we haven't demonstrated that Liverpool can play in the Champions League. Now we are playing very well and we have the level to play in the Champions League. We have really good players and if we continue at this level, we can do it."

 

[FoxForceFive]

I think Henderson is more likely gonna start scoring soon.

Both he & Coutinho should be spending hours after training in front of goal.

 

[doctor_mac]

I think Henderson is more likely gonna start scoring soon.

Both he & Coutinho should be spending hours after training in front of goal.

And Sterling should have endless one on one training sessions. Him a defender and Jones should just fuck off from everyone else for a couple of hours every day.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Actually, the more I think of it, if any of those three start scoring 1 in 3 chances, or all of them 1 in 4/5 & it'd make a big difference. They have between them a good deal of gilt edged chances.

 

[refugee]

And Sterling should have endless one on one training sessions. Him, Jones and any defender other than Cissokho should just fuck off from everyone else for a couple of hours every day.

Edited this for you

 

[Ossi]

Coutinho needs 8h/day shooting sessions.

 

[SummerOnions]

The bit about Luka Modric is interesting. Is he indicating he sees Coutinho playing from further back in future rather than on the left?

 

[FoxForceFive]

The bit about Luka Modric is interesting. Is he indicating he sees Coutinho playing from further back in future rather than on the left?

I read it more the type of player, rather than the position.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Coutinho needs 8h/day shooting sessions.

Maybe he needs a few outings in the ressies with Ilori 😉

 

[furyoo]

Coutinho needs advice of the Shankly type.

"I can't seem to score,boss"

"Have you tried aiming at the net"

 

[Ossi]

Maybe he needs a few outings in the ressies with Ilori 😉

WHAT? Has Ilori played for the reserves??

 

[doctor_mac]

WHAT? Has Ilori played for the reserves??

*puts eye to scope and rests finger on trigger*

 

[Ryan]

I read it more the type of player, rather than the position.

I think it's both.

Coutinho's best form for us came in the 10 role behind Sturridge. He's flailed a bit out on the left this season.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I think it's both.

Coutinho's best form for us came in the 10 role behind Sturridge. He's flailed a bit out on the left this season.

Yeah, I've mentioned a few times that Sturridge gets the best out of Coutinho & vice versa.

Whilst Suarez is undoubtedly amongst the best in the world he must be as much a nightmare to predict for his teammates as he is the opposition which makes feeding him chances more difficult.

Coutinho liking the ultra quick & clever through ball clearly works better with an out & out striker making runs.