MISSING: The FC Barcelona follows without recovering to the best Coutinho

Although no it could him reproach too much to Philippe Coutinho this Wednesday, when having played his first party after recovering of an injury that kept him separated between two and three weeks of the terrains of game, the grey version that showed against the PSV Eindhoven would not be news if it was not because they already are varied the consecutive parties in which the Brazilian disappoints.

'Cou' Walk something lacking of spark in the last weeks, can that months. The Brazilian does not finish to find on the terrain of game, and although it possesses an innate talent, is costing him translate it in fluidity for the game of the FC Barcelona. Against the PSV Eindhoven went back to be something dense in the combinations, in the dribblings and especially in the fast decisions.

This mental freshness is what seems to have stray Coutinho lately, and what will have to go back to recover to offer his best performance on the terrains of game. In front of the PSV Eindhoven tried to combine with Leo Messi and the rest of his mates, and took out of the basket also any of his typical shots from out of the area.

But the majority of his passes were horizontal, little deep or intercepted by the rival players, whereas his shots also andaron lacking of precision against the goal of Zoet. The best version of Coutinho has not arrived after the recovery of his injury, and gives the feeling that the Brazilian has infected of the imprecisions of the rest of the team.

The Barcelona throws in fault the fluidity and speed that is used to to contribute on the terrains of game, and the fact that it treat also of a 'covered' to the hour to mark and generate danger to the contrary goal. The tap of goals of Coutinho has closed in the last weeks, and although the player tries to go back to open it, is not him resulting at all easy.

Coutinho Does not hold the ninety minutes to the maximum

For I satisfy, Valverde had to change him against the PSV Eindhoven when being the Brazilian exhausted in the second part. The stops of several weeks without playing affect him a lot, when having a physicist that does not be used to to hold to the best level during the ninety minutes. Coutinho And the Barça will have to work in improving this tuned, and the player, to personal level, will need reflexionar to take out to relucir prompt his best game.