Advantages and disadvantages that Coutinho play like extreme

If something has showed Philippe Coutinho in the nine months that does that you saw the Barcelona T-shirt is that it is able to surrender in any position of three chambers of field to in front. Ernesto Valverde has a joker that can use in the centre of the field if it looks for a more direct style or in the forward if it looks for more have the control of balloon.

At the beginning of the season had seen it acting like interior, in the position that occupied Andrés Iniesta in previous seasons. However, since Arthur has settled in the eleven initial, can see to Coutinho like left extreme, leaving out of the eleven type to Ousmane Dembélé. This change has advantages and disadvantages.

Pros And contras of the change of position of Coutinho

Positive points

If it plays in the forward, Philippe Coutinho is more freed. The position of interior involves a lot of discipline not to lose balloons, since a recovery of the rival in dangerous zone can suppose an occasion of goal against. Thus, the Brazilian has to watch a lot to the hour to dribble or to look for paes risky, two of his specialitys.

Like extreme, Coutinho can desatar his fantasy and encarar to the rival defences without so much risk as if it plays in the centre of the field. Besides, we are speaking of a player with a lot of goal, so much in shots from out of the area as in quality of definition. This allows him can play so much with balloon as without him, throwing desmarques to remain more near of the goal when receiving it.

Negative points

Coutinho Is tremendously swift in the short careers, with a rapidity endiablada in the first metres when it changes of rhythm. All this allows him be very efficient in the dribbling, but the thing changes in long careers, where is missing him something of speed. The fast extremes have a very important advantage and the Brazilian does not stand out in this, something that yes does, for example, Ousmane Dembélé.

When it plays of extreme has more freedom but, when playing in positions more advanced, loses contact with the balloon. It is a player very well taking decisions in the fast attacks and is used to to work better like driver of an attack that like receptor of the balloon when it launches it any of his mates. Maybe this subject goes tied to the of the speed in long careers treated before.