CRITIC: Coutinho only has played 45 minutes in the last three matches

The bad news do not leave to appear for the FC Barcelona, team that between injuries, bad results and disasters in the performance of his players, has suffered this painful week defeats. First in front of the Cádiz, by LaLiga Santander and afterwards against the Juventus, by the Champions League and in passing, by goleada, since the meeting finalised with a conclusive 0-3 in the marker.

One of the footballers of the staff of Ronald Koeman that has suffered a desbalance remarkable in what it came showing like level has been Philippe Coutinho, the one who had started of good way the season, but lately has not attained to find to himself same. In fact, the data more demoledor on the Brazilian is that, in the last three commitments contested by the Barcelona club, the alone player has attained to participate in 45 minutes.

This scarce participation had it in front of the Cádiz the weekend, when it contested the first time of the commitment and went out substituted to the start of the second period, to give entrance to Ousmane Dembélé, the one who finished suffering his enésima injury. Before this, had not been summoned for the meeting in front of the Ferencvaros, since Koeman had decided to give him rest beside Messi and to Of Jong.

Finally, this week, of face to the party in front of the Juventus, Coutinho remained in the bench of acting, although the Dutch technician gave gone in to varied of the acting usual. Umtiti, Mingueza, Firpo, Braithwaite and until Riqui Puig, the one who still does not have the full confidence of the technician, ingresaron in the second half, whereas the carioca not even heated in the band.

What happens with "Cou"?

Further of the fault of minutes that Coutinho has suffered in the last clashes of the FC Barcelona, concerns of his situation that this Wednesday, the Brazilian not even presented to train with the team. According to the newspaper Marks, the same picture culé argued that the exjugador of the Inter of Milan had the seen well of the entity for ausentarse of the physical and tactical preparation, by personal reasons.

Coutinho Is a footballer that, being to tope, can contribute a lot of to the game of the FC Barcelona, since it has characteristics that are little common in the players of the team, like an excellent hit to long distance. However and as it already remained showed in the season 2018-19, "Cou" can suffer of crisis of confidence that atasquen his development inside the terrain of game and do it cross situations like which at present lives.