7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[soul24rage]

Tbh, Suarez needed it more. You know, to boost his morale, and also because he earned it.

ya I think giving to suarez was the right move for the reasons u mentioned. I just thought that because Coutinho was the only one who didn't score out of messi, suarez and dembele, Messi would have also wanted him to score as well.

 

[ATLBarcaFan]

Just brilliant to watch, great signing

 

[Vilarrubi]

Give him a run of games at CM and he will get better and better.

In a role in a 4-3-3 as a the CAM he will be good IMO. Yeah he's not a pure CM like Iniesta was but given more time there he will keep adapting there. I feel out of all the #10's we had in the past couple of seasons I have a feeling he will be the guy that can make the transition deeper because of the sheer quality he has.

+1 he had some games playing a fairly deep CM roles for Liverpool and was class too.

 

[soul24rage]

I was skeptical of Coutinho as one of the interiors of a 433 as I thought he would be better at LW, but he played a great game vs Huesca. Let's hope that kind of performances in CM continues.

 

[Danic]

Personally i always wanted him as a CM cause i think he has to much talents that wont really come into play as LW.
He has also everything to be a great playmaker and these players are somehow wasted as a winger.
It was similar with iniesta. While still good on the wings he didnt have the impact like when playing as CM.

 

[Calidad]

Another goal for Brazil yesterday. Played as part of a midfield three, alongside Casemiro + Arthur.

 

[Aryagorn]

Another goal for Brazil yesterday. Played as part of a midfield three, alongside Casemiro + Arthur.

Should do so for us as well - A mid field 3 of Busquets + Arthur + Coutinho.

Rakitic can rotate with Arthur and Vidal can rotate with Busquets! I hope the above trio ends up being our starting mid field who are well rested come the business end of the season!

 

[Joan]

Coutinho-Busquets-Arthur feels like poor man's Iniesta-Busquets-Xavi.

Coutinho adds his own, but the other two are lacking.

 

[Raketa10]

Coutinho-Busquets-Xavi feels like poor man's Iniesta-Busquets-Xavi.

Coutinho adds his own, but the other two are lacking.

 

[Joan]

Mea culpa! Edited it.

 

[serghei]

Coutinho-Busquets-Arthur feels like poor man's Iniesta-Busquets-Xavi.

Coutinho adds his own, but the other two are lacking.

What's lacking the most is a competent manager to make it all work. There are teams who play better than us in CL with midfields a lot weaker than that on paper.

 

[Nothanks]

changed the game when he came on... the left side of cou dembele and alba is so deadly.

 

[CatalinR10]

good game

 

[Joan]

Amazing player! Motm after Mats for me.

 

[soul24rage]

we needed someone of his agility and dribbling skills in that midfield. motm after Mats