7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[George_Costanza]

If we don't get Coutinho now then he will definitely leave to PSG next summer. Neymar already texted him last month to join PSG. It's now or never.

And I hope this time we will have at least 500m release clause.

 

[amircule]

I really feel he will be Cesc chapter 2...

 

[BarcaMessi]

If the stars align, Turan, Gomez, Rhafina, Dennis Suarez, Alcacer would all be gone for 30M each.

 

[Aryagorn]

I really feel he will be Cesc chapter 2...

His pace itself rules out that possibility man!

 

[Aryagorn]

If the stars align, Turan, Gomez, Rhafina, Dennis Suarez, Alcacer would all be gone for 30M each.

Why he again!?

 

[ini4ever]

So our midfield duo will be Coutinho-Rakitic ? We're gonna play more direct then and get struggled against teams that their midfield could control game easily.

 

[Thiago10]

So our midfield duo will be Coutinho-Rakitic ? We're gonna play more direct then and get struggled against teams that their midfield could control game easily.

Which is why we need another CM who can control the game. Ideally, that would have been Verratti, but we can forget about him. Maybe Seri could take that role, but I haven't seen enough of him to judge.

 

[George_Costanza]

So our midfield duo will be Coutinho-Rakitic ? We're gonna play more direct then and get struggled against teams that their midfield could control game easily.

what about Coutinho-Seri?

 

[Zincubus]

So having 130M more in the bank account and continuing with the same midfield like last year is the better option? Good idea, lets waste another year at the expense of prime Messi just because Coutinho costs ~59% of our transfer income.

Coutinho is a very intelligent football player, makes quick decisions, can play two positions in our system and is possibly the "as close it can get Iniesta successor".

Correct plus he's got a marvellous , proven football understanding with Suarez .

This is a no-brainer . If we don't get Coutinho I'll be seriously worried for our future tbh

 

[Zincubus]

5 goals, 4 asists in EPL.

Not anything fabulous. And Manchester had to win the losers Europa League to reach CL.

Nothing to brag about. They paid too much.

He's still only young and learning , yet some of his touches and marvellous long range passes are fabulous .

 

[Zincubus]

And again with a dwarf and lightweight player, a gust of wind and he falls to the floor.
Have we not yet realized that we need to increase our height and physical power ?

I can't believe it that we did not buy Pogba, but we are ready to pay a higher price for Coutinho.
Even now, without any doubt, I would choose Pogba over Couthino every day.

You've quickly forgotten how Xavi used to dominate midfield ..

 

[DonAK]

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[blaugrana1987]

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This is something I don't get...You literally have Sky sports jurnos tweeting on transfer rumors and sources, while they run betting site at the same time.

 

[GetIn]

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This tweet tells us nothing, he showed up to training, great.

 

[Zincubus]

Rakitic has been good for Barca, but his physique is not the main reason why. Apart from his height he isn't very physically strong, and is painfully slow, I mean the guy must have a 100m dash personal best time of roughly 57 minutes. He is a scrappy player though, but more importantly reads the game well, has excellent technique, excellent passing and a great shot. That's why he's been quite successful here.

He's been shockingly bad for the last 18 months after a good first season ..