COUTINHO, FREED IN FRONT OF THE TOTTENHAM
Arthur Melo is key so that Coutinho take out his best version
Published:4/10/2018 - 17:21h
Updated:4/10/2018 - 22:30h
Philippe Coutinho did a very showy party in front of the Tottenham, something that could give by to presence of Arthur Melo in the terrain of game. The change of position of the Brazilian favoured his skills and could shine in spite of the difficulty of the party
That Philippe Coutinho is a súper class already knew when it was in the Liverpool and confirmed the past campaign when it arrived to the FC Barcelona. The Brazilian player has a spectacular talent to dominate a lot of facets of the game: the pass, the dribbling, the shot, the association... But also the polivalencia.
Until the moment, had seen to Coutinho playing like interior by the left band, a position that occupied Andrés Iniesta until the past season. The role of midfield player requires a big discipline so much defensive like offensive, since the player that plays here knows that it has to be wary not to lose balloons in committed zones.
All they are attributes that dominates to perfection Coutinho, but that do not allow him be all the blatant in attack that could be, since it has to watch a lot when it plays it to him and when no. However, the entrance of Arthur Melo in the eleven initial moved to the '7' Barcelona to the forward and, more specifically, in the left extreme.
The big polivalencia of Coutinho allows him play in the two positions to a big level, but playing of extreme has evidenciado quite a lot of times that can desmelenarse more. When playing further up, lose the balloon does not suppose a so grave problem as if it loses it in the centre of the field, something that subtracts him pressure when it plays in the forward to test dribblings and played of fantasy.
In other words: with the change of Ousmane Dembélé by Arthur, Coutinho advanced his position to the forward, playing more freed and more near of the goal. Besides, the presence of Arthur supposed another player of touch with which combine, something that also favours a lot the style of game asociativo of Coutinho.
Coutinho Works in any position
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.
