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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho & Daniel Sturridge Can’t Explode Every Week
A Merseyside derby used to be a fiery affair with red cards and injured players scattered across the pitch. Times have changed, especially for Liverpool football club, about to finish beneath their city rivals for a second consecutive season, while all the talent in the world, from Philippe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge and an energetic Steven Gerrard couldn’t give Jamie Carragher a nice farewell present, sending him off from the derby with a home win at Anfield.
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Liverpool FC – Can’t Give Up on Luis Suarez
The media, the government; everyone seems to want a piece of Luis Suarez. Liverpool have got themselves a complicated person as their most talented player, but it doesn’t mean he isn’t worth the trouble. In a situation that is fixable with closer scrutiny and inner-criticism on his behavior, both sides can come out much stronger and better from recent events.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Can’t Succeed Without Major Spending
It felt like Brendan Rodgers was cheated last summer. He was left without a striker to backup Luis Suarez, and hat to wait till January and make it through a very rough start in order to see his team play to its full potential, although still lacking the consistency of those who look to finish in the top 4 of the Premier League.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho Still Needs Time
Despite the promising start and the signals of a very bright future, Philippe Coutinho still isn’t the savior of Liverpool football club, the one who’ll take them out of these relatively dark days which mean no European competition and watch rivals they once viewed as equals leave them out of the way as they fight for the more significant things in the Premier League and football in general.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho Makes Daniel Sturridge Look Unstoppable
There’s hope without and beyond Luis Suarez, and even a bit of it without Steven Gerrard. Philippe Coutinho still has some adjusting to do and improvements to preform, but his creativity and vision have already made himself one of the best Liverpool performers in the second half of the season, making players such as Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson seem like unstoppable scorers.
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Liverpool FC – Giving Up on the Season Means Losing Luis Suarez
Another 0-0 draw against an inferior opponents, regardless of who is to blame – the ineffectiveness of the attack or some incredible day from the opposing goalkeeper, draws closer and closer to a season in which Liverpool miss out on European qualification, unless something quite extraordinary happens in the next few weeks. As a result, it might also be one of the final matches Luis Suarez plays for the team.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & Philippe Coutinho Didn’t Get Enough Help
Instead of making some impressive late push towards a top-six finish, Liverpool continue to find ways to stay behind and keep themselves from the necessary progress that was promised. Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho once again brought class and flair with most of their touches, but an overall sense of the lacking accuracy, combined with a weak display from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard resulted in a score that kept them out of the European qualification zone.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard & Philippe Coutinho in the Driver’s Seat
If there was any need for Steven Gerrard to show that he’s the living, breathing heartbeat of Liverpool football club, even after all these years, a clutch penalty and goal-line save proved it again. When it comes to flair and brilliance, it’s more up to Luis Suarez in the time he has left with the team, and the still adjusting Philippe Coutinho to bring that aspect into the match.
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Liverpool & Luis Suarez Won’t Last Forever
A day after it became news that Juventus are still interested in signing Luis Suarez once this season is over, the Uruguayan striker came out and said that without a European competition, especially the Champions League, to play for, his time at Liverpool might be shorter than expected.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Fails With Martin Skrtel & Joe Allen
After four matches with 15 goals, you’d think that Brendan Rodgers has learned from his mistakes, but apprently, it takes more than half of a season of trial & error to remember that A) Martin Skrtel is an international centre back, but not a very good one and B) Joe Allen shouldn’t start in matches or be left alone in the defensive midfield.