Arsenal: Every single reason why Philippe Coutinho is a bad idea

1. Mesut Ozil failed, so why would Coutinho succeed?

Say that you’ve made it this far and you still think that what Arsenal needs more than anything else is a strictly attacking midfielder who will cost us most of our transfer budget. I have no idea why you’d think that, but say you do. Then why would Coutinho succeed in the role that Mesut Ozil failed at?

When we signed Mesut Ozil, he was the best No. 10 in the world. No doubt about it. He was supposed to change the fate of this club for the better and be the one missing piece we never had. In the five years that we’ve had him, however, he has had about six good, consistent months. Maybe a year.

Overall, he has not been able to make the role his permanent home because he hasn’t been able to do much more than his single objective and even now, that singular objective goes unfulfilled. So tell me what Coutinho has that Ozil doesn’t. He succeeded at Liverpool similarly to Ozil’s early years at Arsenal. There was promise and delivery, but longevity just wasn’t there. I don’t see why we’d swap one out for the other. The end product is the same.

There you have it. All the reasons why this is a terrible idea. I’m always willing to hear more though.