7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[clemente]

I always look at his first touch, its just so clean, 10/10 every time

 

[serghei]

you could easily see that he's not used to the rhythm of the game. from the roller-coaster style of the premier league to the possession based barca style it will take some time to adapt.

True. La Liga is also more tactical. EPL is about a lot of running and intensity, with many physical duels, but many teams are just stuck in the past in terms of tactics. Not an easy switch, which is why he should be getting a lot of minutes to adapt fast.

 

[xXKonan]

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Shall we start calling them *The Messi Twins* yet?

Seriously, he provides on the left what Messi provides on the right- 1v1 attacking threat, finding space to shoot around the box, great linkup passing to the forward players, great switch play passes to the opposite wing.

So easy to see in 5 minutes what he provides that Neymar never could. And he's only going to get better.

 

[BarcaMessi]

Vidal plays 60minutes in a must win while the most expensive signing comes off the bench.

His stupidity is surpassing Lucho already.

 

[Kohe321]

Vidal plays 60minutes in a must win while the most expensive signing comes off the bench.

His stupidity is surpassing Lucho already.

Don't forget Coutinho is coming back from injury, so it made sense not to start him against what I guess Valverde thought was going to be a more intense Valencia than what we actually got.

 

[cule19]

This guy is looking so good that it's making me feel bad for Dembele

 

[dakt]

I'm not amazed by his performance, but it's obvious he fits us well and that he will get better. Besides obvious skills, I love his confidence and how, even though he was one of the smallest on the pitch last night, he still managed to ground aerial balls while having a bigger player on his back.

 

[Leong157]

Vidal plays 60minutes in a must win while the most expensive signing comes off the bench.

His stupidity is surpassing Lucho already.

I'm not a fan of Valvedre but I think he was right. Coutinho was not fully adapt yet and we need to face one of the strongest team in La Liga.

 

[Raki13]

He's going to be wasted at Barca , he's never going to be allowed to play his attacking style because everything has got to go through Messi.

 

[Messi983]

Vidal plays 60minutes in a must win while the most expensive signing comes off the bench.

His stupidity is surpassing Lucho already.

Lol, Vidal had good game against Asspanyol last week so he deserves another start. And with Dembele out he's our best option to give us some width on the right side.

 

[CatalinR10]

 

[Barcaman]

Lol, Vidal had good game against Asspanyol last week so he deserves another start. And with Dembele out he's our best option to give us some width on the right side.

Width and intensity. I am more than happy to see him start as he adds balance and different options.

 

[Windhook]

Gets better and better. Left side of the pitch is his most comfortable area, of course the presence of Jordi Alba helps him a lot.

 

[jairzinho]

That shot in the 73rd minute is the sort of thing that i like most about him.

Shooting and being able to score from outside the box is one of his biggest assets.