Matip hails Coutinho

Liverpool defender Joel Matip has hailed teammate Philippe Coutinho, admitting that he sometimes sympathises with opposition defenders, as he has to defend against Coutinho in training! The German joined Liverpool this summer and Coutinho has caught his eye. “If you are one against one with Philippe in training, it’s the same as you see on […]
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2016-10-28 19:49:00

Liverpool defender Joel Matip has hailed teammate Philippe Coutinho, admitting that he sometimes sympathises with opposition defenders, as he has to defend against Coutinho in training! The German joined Liverpool this summer and Coutinho has caught his eye.

“If you are one against one with Philippe in training, it’s the same as you see on the field,” Matip told the Liverpool Echo, “It is very hard to play against him. With the ball he is amazing and he does amazing things.”

Matip saw Coutinho play a pivotal role in a 2-1 victory over West Brom at Anfield last Saturday and was grateful for Coutinho’s interventions, “It’s hard to play against a side like West Brom but we won. We know in these kinds of games you have to fight for every ball so we’re happy with the three points.”