Coutinho Remained in the bench in front of the Real Sociedad in spite of his two last partidazos

Philippe Coutinho arrived to the FC Barcelona in winter of 2018 pertinent of the Liverpool and made a second half of season really memorable. However, the performance in his first complete season waned totally, until the point to lose the place like titling in the onces of Ernesto Valverde.

The continuous injuries of Ousmane Dembélé opened him the doors of the titularity in some meetings, but in very few of them showed a level chord to the 160 million euros that paid by him. Nevertheless, arriving to the final and decisive stretch of the present campaign, Coutinho seems to have woken up of his lethargy.

The Brazilian showed a good mejoría in his game so much in the party of LaLiga Santander against the Athletic of Madrid as in the duel of idade semifinals of Champions League in front of the Manchester United. In the turn against the 'network devils', besides, marked a golazo that celebrated with anger, even with some gesture that was interpreted negatively by some sectors of the barcelonismo.

Curiously, after doing two partidazos, Coutinho went back to the bench in the party against the Real Sociedad, playing Dembélé in his place. In the previous of the meeting, Aspiazu, second of Valverde, ensured that "only we guide us by sportive criteria" in reference to the suplencia of the carioca, that was related with his gesture in front of the Manchester United. 

Valverde Pronounced on Coutinho

Valverde Commented the current situation of Coutinho in press conference, as well as his gesture after the goal in front of the United. "I have not spoken with him. It did a gesture after the goal and what surprised me is that it speak more than this that the of the big target. It did not seem me a lack of respect for anybody", commented the technician extremeño.

The 'Txingurri' also spoke on the morals that can give him to Coutinho his so much in front of the 'network devils'. "The players feed of feelings. When it hits, the footballer has a point of confidence that other times does not have. Always we are opened to criticisms and are had to face them", ensured.