Valverde on Coutinho and Dembele

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After Barca's routine 3-0 win against Levante Barca coach talked about Coutinho signing and return of Dembele.

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On Coutinho

"I think he's a player that can add a lot of things to the team."

"He scores goals, creates goals [...] offensively he's a player that can improve us. It's a big signing for us. We hope that he will help us and that he has a lot of luck because his luck will be our luck, too."

"I have seen [Coutinho] play right, left, through the middle, in attack and in midfield for Liverpool and Brazil," Valverde added. "He has that versatility and we will look to take advantage of it."

"So we will see [where he plays], but I don't think he will be playing in goal!"


On Dembele

"It was his first game starting [since the injury] and we were really happy with him," Valverde said of the 20-year-old.

"He played in a position [on the right] which we knew he could do well in. He has a good touch, bags of pace and we are happy to have him back. He needs to catch up after a long injury layoff, but he looked good and he can get even better."
 

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