A biography for Philippe Coutinhohasn’t been written yet.
“If there is something that needs to be done on my behalf back home, for example, my brothers take care of it for me. I share everything with my family; all my happiness and success is theirs.”
“I'd rather not talk about myself in terms of stepping up a level or things like that because I prefer to do my work during the week and then show my best in the game.”
“I believe in finding somewhere you can express yourself, play without fear, play with everything you have. When you find that place, stay.”
“Andres is a genius, and it's an honour to share the same dressing room. I hope to learn a lot from him. Of course, there is only one Iniesta. I have come here to try to create history of my own and learn from these great players.”
“Like everyone else, I thought Messi was the best player in the world, and to be here with him now is a fantastic honour. It's a great experience watching him in training and in matches... the way he can transform a match is unbelievable.”
“I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.”
“Where we lived was a nice residential area, but if you know Rio, you understand you can be 100 metres from a favela. It could be a little dangerous on the streets, especially at night.”
“Sometimes the game does not go for you, no matter how much you try, but I do what I can and leave other people to their opinions on how I played.”
“Stevie G is the best midfielder I've played with. He was an idol for me and for everyone who watched him play, but when you were together with him, and you see him training, it was different: he was even better.”
“When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You're at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.”
“I have no idea if anyone is watching me from the Brazil national team, but the best way to have a chance is to do well for Liverpool.”
“Real Madrid. It is the best team in the world.”
“I wouldn't say we were middle class. There was not lots of money for nice things. But we never wanted for the things we needed.”
“Liverpool is a great club, and we have to put Liverpool back in the Champions League.”
“I don't like to talk about myself. I don't want to talk about what I do, what I think I do. The position I play on the pitch, I am expected - and I expect - to create chances for my team-mates and score goals.”
“I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio. Once every year, he stages a game and invites different players and personalities to play and raise money for his charity.”
“I know the expectations are higher on me now because I've played more matches and done well. But I need to keep improving to make the supporters happy. I know I can improve.”
“I need to improve my muscles because they are still quite small at the moment.”
“When I come onto the pitch, that's when I'm able to get into that zone and forget about everything else other than just doing my job. But even then, it's not a job. It's playing football, and that's something I love.”
“In Brazil, we play quite open, but I'm doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.”