7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[Nothanks]

really good news, hopefully we bring on arthur sooner rather than later then.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Anyone thought about the possibility Getafe defended extremly well and maybe made it very difficult for a player who is still adapting?!

Ummmmm...yes.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Rakitic also used to shoot from distance. But he adapted.

Coutinho puts all those shots on target or very close. And, like Messi, he doesn't need any space to get those shots off. Rakitic is not in the same class.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Love his long range shots. Might net us 4-5 goals more a season.

6-7. And a few rebounds knocked in by his teammates.

Coutinho's outside curlers and Mina headers may well pick up or save points in games against tough buses.

 

[DonAK]

6-7. And a few rebounds knocked in by his teammates.

Suarez is always offside for those

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Rakitic is slow and takes long time to line up a long range shot. Alot of times when he got ready to shoot, the defender also got ready to block.

Coutinho can shoot off of his dribble and he has much faster release to avoid get his shots blocked.

to be fair to rakitic you only ever really see him shoot when he has an obvious opening. he rarely takes the time or effort to create a lane for a solo shot.

 

[xXKonan]

MD says with Coutinho being able to count as a EU player thanks to his wife having a Portuguese passport, that may have saved Yerry from being sent on loan as we will finally have a open non EU Spot.

There were rumors that Yerry would have likely went on loan in spain due to being non eu as we wanted to bring in Arthur.

 

[Nothanks]

I don't think Mina was at risk, more so that Arthur was being linked to be bought from us in the summer, but he gets loaned back to Brazil until the winter market which we would then loan him out again to a European club to gain European experience and wait till one of the spots frees up.

thankfully none of those situations are a thing.. although if we lower the buyout clause i wouldn't be surprised if he is still loaned in Brazil until winter.

also worth noting that apparently coutinho IS STARTING to apply for a Portuguese passport, so who knows how long that would take.. hopefully done by summer but many are saying it takes a while

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Suarez is always offside for those

But not Paulinho!

 

[Jägermeister]

Played only 30 mins, but was our best player still.

 

[Windhook]

Great 30 minutes and if only Messi had converted one of those passes Coutinho would have had a fantastic game.

 

[clemente]

Nice game, he has so much magic in him, shame Valverde decision making is at garbage level.

 

[Horatio]

MoTM in 30 minutes, but I will always be hesitant to judge performances against 10 men.

Why? 10 men doesn't discount his control and vision. Still performed better than most Barca players would against a 10 men team.

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

Why? 10 men doesn't discount his control and vision. Still performed better than most Barca players would against a 10 men team.

Sure, but attacking players get afforded a lot more space and time against 10 men so it's hard to compare to a 11v11 match. Like I said he has the tools and was the MotM tonight.

 

[Raketa10]

Please play him every game in La Liga! He is a spectacular player!