Coutinho’s Style Of Play Suits The EPL – Emmanuel Petit

Philippe Coutinho will be regretting his decision to quit Liverpool for Barcelona, Emmanuel Petit has said.

Petit, however, believes that a return to Anfield for the Brazilian is very unlikely anytime soon.

According to him, it is sad because Coutinho fits perfectly in the EPL with his vision, technique, speed, strike and creativity.

He added that he was a huge fan of the current Bayern player when he was at Anfield and he would love to see him return to the Premier League.

His words, “If I was Philippe Coutinho, every morning I would wake up and think to myself, ‘Why, why, did I sign in Spain?’

“And do you know why I say this? Because, I can remember the time when I’d wake up, when I was at Barcelona, when I left Arsenal, and I was thinking the same way, ‘Why did I leave? Why did I leave? Why did I leave?’

“To be honest with you I am sure Coutinho has been asking himself the same question for a while now. He left for Bayern Munich, he does sometimes play well but he’s not really a first-team player.”

“I’m pretty sure it would work out for him [returning to England]. He fits perfectly with the Premier League.

“He’s got the vision, the technique, the speed, he can strike, he has the creativity.

“We all know what he is capable of. I was a big fan of his when he was at Liverpool. I would be very, very happy to see him back in the Premier League.

“He won’t go back to Liverpool. When I was at Barcelona, they wanted me back at Arsenal, and it was tempting – I was close to returning to Arsenal.

“But at the end of the day, I was thinking ‘Emmanuel, you need to be honest with yourself. If you left a year ago it was for a reason’.

“If Coutinho is honest with himself, since he left Liverpool they have won the Champions League and they’re on the way to winning the Premier League. Liverpool haven’t needed him, so why would he go back to Liverpool?”