Sebastian Coates

I expect he'll have quite a few strikers in his pocket this season. They were probably lining up to get him.
 
He might be a donkey. He could have fleeced Liverpool for all they're worth. Is he someone you want in the trench beside you?
 
Jacket in, you lot.
 
To be fair, this does all seem to be a waist of time. We need to get over Coates.
 
Should have singed Collarcini instead.
 
Feeky_Magee said:
:nono: Presuming by your profile you're a United fan, sort it out.
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I'm Uruguayan. We are very few and surrounded by massive countries. We only exist because we have always had that single bloody mindedness about not being Argies or Brazilians. We've always stuck together and always will, which makes it very difficult now with Liverpool signing Uruguayans.

It's probably difficult to understand if if it's not hardwired from birth.
 
feck me, now that's a reply left completely out of synch and context.

Note to self: finish reading threads before replying.
 
I wonder if he'll put many strikers in his pocket
 
M'n'M said:
Sebastian Coates has been signed, sealed and delivered to Anfield. For a fee of less than half the price of Phil Jones the Merseysiders have bagged themselves twice the player.
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:lol::lol:

Coates, from dream to disappointment

The centre back arrived to England in 2011 as the best defender in the Uruguayan league, but is now paying his dues: he trains, doesn't play, asked Liverpool's authorities to go on a loan and was denied


How does it feel to train all week and not play?
It's complicated, but every player has to go through this, and you have to train as best as possible so that you don't waste any opportunity given.

Have you talked in the club, with Liverpool's manager?
Yes, yes, in this transfer window there was a possiblity to go out on a loan to some teams, but the club said I couldn't. It also means something, and that is that they still keep me in mind.

Did you insist? Do you want to play, to go out?
I want to play, mostly because of everything that is coming with the national team, where every Uruguayan player wants to be. With that in mind, that's why I want to play, be it on Liverpool or elsewhere.

What do you do during weekends? It must be frustrating to train every day and have free weekends.
I haven't been in many games, but in others I've been on the bench. In any case, I almost always travel with the team and I'm left out on the same day. But you have to be ok, keep a cool head, train well, and wait for the opportunity.

Does this situation piss you off, as Uruguayans say? *
Yes, like anyone would be. It's difficult, but that's why say that one has to handle it he best possible way, so that the manager sees that one is willing to train well and work hard to be there.

* [Translator's note: "calentar" (to heat up) is Uruguayan slang for getting angry or pissed off]

Do you find an explanation for this?
No, I don't know. That's something to talk with the manager. All I have to care about is to be fit and and then wait.

How long is your contract with Liverpool?
I'm here until 2016. But we'll see what happens with my future. I have to wait until the transfer window and talk with the club.

Three years is a long time to wait. Have you set yourself a limit for your exit if you are not taking into consideration?
I don't have an exit date, because you have to analyze any incoming offer. Suppose one arrives from a very important club, but I don't have the opportunity that I could get here in Liverpool, so it's better to stay...

Have you talked with your father about leaving Liverpool?
We have, but like I said, it's up to the offers.

Is it the first time that this happens to you?
Since I began in First Division, yes. That's why one takes it differently, because if I was older I might have already gonoe through a situation like this. But this being the first time makes it complicated.

Tabarez (Uruguay's manager) has spoken many times with footballers who couldn't play in their teams. Has he made you any suggestion?
The message is the same for everyone, which is that it is better to be playing. He knows my situation, though. I have the advantage of age because I have plenty of time ahead of me.

At a certain point, there was speculation about interest from Brazil. Would you be seduced by that possiblity, or would you prefer to stay in Europe?
In truth, what matters is not what one would like, but the the sport project presented to you. If the offer seduces me, I have no trouble.

Does that mean that returning to America would not be a step back?
Not at all. I think that Nicolas (Lodeiro) went to play in Brazil, and thanks to that he is in the national team. It's not a step back; so long as one plays it doesn't matter the place.


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The fifth Beatle
Sebastian Coates shares life in Liverpool with the team's idol, his national team's mate Luis Suarez. Asked by El Observador what it means the presence of the striker in the team and the city, Coates answered: "Luis is a figure in Liverpool, a star. The club is very identified with Luis and he is very happy. The city also loves him. He is doing everything well, and that's why people idolize him." When it's time to go out for dinner or shopping with his teammate, Coates revealed that there are no inconvenients. "People there do not bother you, don't invade privacy, though they want a picture like anyone elsewhere. Truth is, the city respects him a lot and let him live his life in peace," said the Celeste defender.
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Taken from RAWK.

A load of bollocks interview, but still interesting.
 
For people who have seen him play, how talented really is he? He scored a brilliant goal and thats the only thing that has really drawn my attention towards him.
 
He can't be that good if he's not even making Liverpool's squad, with a defence that has been playing Carragher recently.
 
He is glacially slow. For me - I said prior to his signing he will never be able to adapt because he's just not quick enough.
 
RDCR07 said:
For people who have seen him play, how talented really is he? He scored a brilliant goal and thats the only thing that has really drawn my attention towards him.
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He is not a bad player - he is just too slow!
 
He looked good and not particularly slow for his country when I first saw him. But hasnt looked a third of the player when I've seen him for Liverpool. So hesitant and unassured, I'd imagine its mostly a confidence and not playing enough matches thing
 
Ekeke said:
He looked good and not particularly slow for his country when I first saw him. But hasnt looked a third of the player when I've seen him for Liverpool. So hesitant and unassured, I'd imagine its mostly a confidence and not playing enough matches thing
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Uruguay's defensive setup is not characterised by high defensive lines. The Premiership really wasn't the best place for him to go. He struggles with it, gets benched and will never be comfortable with it without games. It's a self-reinforcing spiral.
 
Looks the type to flourish later on in his career. Common enough these days with centre halves. Big move too soon, not enough regular football. Confidence takes a beating as well. I think he has plenty of ability from what I saw from of him originally.
 
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