En kaptajn værdig: Chamberlain redder Coutinho fra Barca-spørgsmål
Liverpool spillede en fremragende kamp, da de søndag aften slog AFC Bournemouth med 4-0. Chamberlain var kampens spiller, mens Philippe Coutinho også var en stor oplevelse. Derfor var de to valgt til Sky Sports' interview efter kampen.
Her afbrød Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain interviewet til slut, da journalisten spurgte Coutinho til fremtiden hos Liverpool – underforstået spekulationerne, der sender ham til FC Barcelona.
Coutinho svarede selv kort, at han nød øjeblikket og gjorde sit bedste i klubben, inden Chamberlain tog armen om den famlende og knapt engelsk-kyndige brasser og svarede:
– Phil er Liverpool-spiller nu og gør det rigtig godt for os. Han har været den mest professionelle spiller jeg har set i hele denne sæson. Han har været en topspiller fra start og hver gang han går på banen gør han sit bedste for Liverpool.
– Det er det vigtigste lige nu. Jeg synes ikke det er fair med de her spørgsmål. Han giver os alt hver kamp og det er alt, hvad vi kan kræve af ham, sagde Chamberlain, der også fik et 'well said' fra journalisten ligesom holdkammeraten Coutinho gav Chamberlain et ekstra klap på kinden, da han overrakste man of the match-trofæet til englænderen.
Det var således også et populært indslag hos Liverpools fans, der lovpriser Chamberlain som 'captain potential' på de sociale medier:
Great win Reds Chamberlain showing more leadership in 30 seconds of a post match interview than Henderson in 3 years as captain
— Kyle Percy (@KylePercy) 17. december 2017
And there we have it Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain just endeared himself to #LFC fans more than most players at the club in a simple post match interview. Good luck at @FCBarcelona Coutinho and hope Ox continues to impress on and off the field
— Kruxed (@Sub_Reason) 17. december 2017
Oxlade Chamberlain, class on and off the pitch today
— Rajan Lidder (@RajanLidder) 17. december 2017
Brilliant that frim Chamberlain stepped in and shut the question down
— DaveAcko (@L22redL22) 17. december 2017
First day of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's Liverpool career today for me, class on and off the pitch
— LFC WIZ (@lfcwiz) 17. december 2017
Fuck, I'm starting to like Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. Comes off really well in interviews and is putting in solid performances.
— Darragh (@dpgingo) 17. december 2017
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was absolutely terrific today. What impressed me most today, however, was his terrific protection of Coutinho in the post-match interview. Absolutely brilliant to see him step up and help his teammate. Class.
— Matt (@FalseFirmino) 17. december 2017
Chamberlain could sense how awkward it was and how ridiculous the question was and interrupted with a very well spoken little speech.
— George (@George__O) 17. december 2017
What a guy Oxlade-Chamberlain is, the way he defend Coutinho was great. I hate how some interviewers ask stupid questions.
— TheFootballGram_ (@TheFootballGram) 17. december 2017
Amazing how everyone has an opinion on Chamberlain but admit they haven't watched him all season lol.
— GoalMouthFC (@GooalMouth) 17. december 2017
That interview with Coutinho and Chamberlain has completely changed my mind about Alex. What a lovely fella. Look what good character does
— A.M (@A_Miahh) 17. december 2017
How well did Oxlade-Chamberlain do in stepping in and not only helping Coutinho, but putting the reporter in his place too? Really impressed by that.
— Jason Roberts (@Ja5onRoberts) 17. december 2017
I cringed when I heard the question put to Coutinho and thought Oxlade Chamberlain did a great job of managing the situation. But, he’s gone, isn’t he?
— Lazar Narcosvic (@imslogan) 17. december 2017