Philippe Coutinho his moment of life perfectly at FC Barcelona.
Having helped the Blaugrana win five wins in five outings in the pre-season and early management of La Liga 2020/2021, the Brazilian has already won two prizes for the fit boy while offering a couple of assists to emerging star Ansu Fati.
Ronald Koeman’s most sensible scorer in 3 friendly, 4-0 Striker at Sunday’s Villarreal at Camp Nou, the player and coach are reaping the Dutchman’s rewards that help keep his word.
Swearing that stars like Frenkie de Jong, Antoine Griezmann and the little magician would be in their herbal striker positions, a new 4-2-3-1 facilitated that with Coutinho impressing in the central offensive midfield.
Confident, adventurous and aggressive, like Tom Allnutt of the AFP, as the 28-year-old should describe himself, it was also noted that Coutinho is chasing Messi but “doesn’t feel intimidated through him. “the maximum recognizable – is no longer “unbanked” as we saw in its first stage with the Catalans.
At the time, after Coutinho became the most wanted signing in club history following a € 160 million replacement from Liverpool, Ernesto Valverde feared there wasn’t enough room for either player to function in between. and therefore expelled him. wing while Messi was loose towards the middle to the preference of his heart.
As the boss now works as a fake nine or trades with Griezmann on the right wing, this has been a challenge so far.
Above Fati, even the hero of the three goals, Coutinho, the noted performer of Koeman’s new team, and some, such as Albert Rogé del Sport, nicknamed him the summer signing after the coach remembered the number 14 of a tripled loan project to Bayern Munich.
Others rushed to the tension that it was still far from the bright playing point shown at Anfield, which led Barca to win it in the first place. But recovery in this way is actually close to the horizon with those non-stop steps in the right direction.
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through progress and analysis and have also covered adjustment reports for
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on those topics through advancements and research, while also covering tuning reports for tournaments such as the Copa América. In addition to writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow