Coutinho has penned a
new five-year deal with Liverpool.
The Brazilian has committed his future to the Anfield club
in a double-your-money contract and will earn close to £70,000 a week.
Coutinho has been in fine form for the Reds recently and
manager Brendan Rodgers insists he can become a player in the mould of Luka
Modric or Toni Kroos.
“The type of player you look at is Modric – he doesn't have
a big goalscoring record but he is a world class player,” Rodgers replied when
asked to compare Coutinho’s style.
He is a continuity player, a top class player who can create
the game and so importantly, opens the door for the team in the centre of
midfield. Toni Kroos is another of that type of wonderful footballer – great
passer.
Those two maybe don’t get as many goal as their technique
suggests, but that goes back to their role in the team, to sit behind the ball
and serve the ball and create the game for others, Not necessarily to score 15
or 20 goals a season.
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