7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[jamrock]

Did someone just say iniesta then pual scholes

Was Paul scores the best player at the euros, best player in a WC final, top 5 players at a next euros

Clutch in so many games I can't even remember, or was that zidane oh wait zidane didn't do that either

 

[Centauri B]

They are not really performance related add-ons. They are "work around the FFP rules" add-ons. They are added so that we can count the transfer fee over several years to comply with FFP rules. They will be paid almost certainly. They are easy add-ons.

Some of them are easy add-ons, some are not.

 

[CatalinR10]

when is he going to be presented ?

 

[CatalinR10]

1:45 Spanish time if MD are to believed.

niiiiiice

 

[Xaviniesta]

 

[aaron101]

[video]https://streamable.com/whh7w[/video]

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

[tw]950067036931096576[/tw]

 

[Xaviniesta]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coutinho will attend a photo session in about 40 minutes at the Camp Nou. [sport]</p>— BarcaSpiral (@BarcaSpiral) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarcaSpiral/status/950069658480078848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Ripsta]

Iniesta's job has never been to score goals. And despite this fact he has scored very important goals throughout his career.

That wasn't my point. Drogba's job as a striker was to score goals, but he offered so much more in holding up play and bringing others into the game, plus he was as big a game player as Iniesta (if not more so given he never played in the greatest club side of all time with the best player ever). Fact is though, if you strung together a list of the top strikers of all time, Drogba's name wouldn't breach that top 10, his scoring record just doesn't push him into the best of the best.

Same logic applies to Iniesta - ultimate team player, help kept the midfield running with Xavi and was always up for the big occassion, but for a man of his talent his final output is just flat out woeful. He's often drawn comparisons with Zidane, a genuine genius when the ball at his feet, and despite his inconsistencies he still managed double the goals and assists Iniesta did in about five seasons.

Together, Iniesta and Xavi are the best midfield duo ever, as individuals, Xavi's top five ever, Iniesta isn't.

 

[DonAK]

Coutinho will bring a lot more through passes too. Our midfielders including Iniesta tend to go for the safe option even when someone is making a run behind the defence.

 

[JamDav1982]

His hair is terrible.

Send him back.

 

[jamrock]

Sung woo Lee!!

 

[clemente]

Yeah I think people will be surprised when they see how often he goes for a through ball or chips the ball to the box, we don't really have anyone besides Messi who does that, he is an incredible playmaker, he also tracks back and defends, has everything in his arsenal.

 

[Thiago10]

oh my god, Ray Hudson did it again, I'm in love with that man
Coutinho looking sexy as well!

 

[serghei]

Coutinho will bring a lot more through passes too. Our midfielders including Iniesta tend to go for the safe option even when someone is making a run behind the defence.

Yea, this aspect in Iniesta's game has declined a lot with age. Coutinho will bring sharp passing, but also dribbling going forward, speed and even end product.