Some day had to arrive: the goodbye of Andrés Iniesta of the FC Barcelona is each nearer day. The Barcelona captain will abandon the Camp Nou to final of season to put course to the Superliga of China. Something that bumps, especially for leaving the team in one of the best moments of his career, since in the present season has recovered the level to such an extent to remember to his best version.
The emotional gap that will leave the manchego in the barcelonismo will be immense, but it is necessary to be cold and think also in the sportive gap that will leave in the centre of the field of the FC Barcelona, of the that keeps on being the master and absolute gentleman, keeping as the brain of the team in attack. It will be a very important loss for Ernesto Valverde.
Philippe Coutinho, the elected
The FC Barcelona disbursed 120 million euros in January for doing with the services of Philippe Coutinho, that arrived pertinent of the Liverpool. The aim was that it arrived the past summer, but his signing postponed to January. Nevertheless, these four months that does that the Brazilian is in the team have served him to adapt to the football of the Camp Nou.
In these moments, Philippe Coutinho already is a key player in the diagrams of the FC Barcelona. The Brazilian has showed his big skills to give the last pass, for desbordar with his frantic dribblings and plough to be na threat with his far shots. All this turn him into a very complete midfield player that, after the course of Iniesta, will have to increase responsibilities.
With the weight to do forget to Iniesta
After some months of adaptation to the FC Barcelona, in the season 2018-19 Philippe Coutinho will have to load with a still greater responsibility in the centre of the field of the FC Barcelona, since Andrés Iniesta will not be. The Brazilian was the elected like relief generacional of the manchego and will have to help to the team to keep the essence of his game, based in the possession and in the precision of the movements with and without balloon.
It is true that no can him ask to Philippe Coutinho that turn into Andrés Iniesta, and less four months after his arrival. Nevertheless, yes that it has to take a step forward and follow showing why the technical office empeñó so much in his signing. The technical qualities has them, now is missing to see what offers us his future like culé.