Xavi's dilemma to solve the 'Coutinho file'

Philippe Coutinho is one of the problems that has right now the changing room of the FC Barcelona. The Brazilian is the player that more earns of the staff, but his performance and his role are very underneath of the money that wins to final of month. It is by this by what the club wants to give him exit, although up to now it has resulted him impossible do it. By this reason, Ronald Koeman bet by him to try take out his best version without achieving it.

Now it is Xavi Hernández​ the one who confronts to the dilemma of what do with the one of Rio de Janeiro. The Catalan has a style and a form to work distinct to the one of the Dutch, by what perhaps he have more luck to the hour to work with Cou and take advantage of his qualities. From this moment, the egarense has what decide how proceed and what walk to take with this file, that little by little is going back in a problemón for the Barça.

It fits to remember that the Brazilian starred an act of indiscipline against the Celtic of Vigo. In the last minutes of the first part, Ansu Fati had to throw to the lawn lesionado, by what Sergi Barjuan asked him to the ex of the Liverpool that heated. However, the '14' did not take at all well the request of the míster and went out of the bench walking, as if the thing did not go with him. Besides, it listened him say that it preferred to expect to the rest to heat. "It does not do fault now, already arrives the rest", said. This did not seat him well to Sergi, that finally took out to Alejandro Balde of face to the second time.

This caused that after the meeting, with all the tension after the disastrous second half of the Barça, some 'heavy weights' of the changing room culé confronted directly against Coutinho. Several players left him clear that this attitude was intolerable and him it recriminaron without thinking it. This is something that already would have occurred in the past and that leaves clear that there is not too 'feeling' between him and some of his mates. It can that this also influence to the hour that Xavi decide what do.

Xavi has to take a decision with Coutinho

Take advantage of a talent like the one of the international 'canarinho' seems compulsory, but bet by him would suppose surely not to do it by Riqui Puig or by Gavi. First it is necessary to see in which position sees the new technician to the ex 'network'. From here, he will be the one who have to decide if it compensates him give him opportunities above other players of the house that perhaps deserve it to him more or even that they can adapt better to what he wants to.

The style of game of the current Coutinho does not seem that it adapt too to the game to one or two touch and to the almost continuous mobility that Xavi asks him to his interiors. Neither it is a fast extreme and desequilibrante that can expect opened in the band. The '14' need a lot of balloon and play freed something escorado to the left to shine, but the míster will have to see if give him this leadership to take out the best of him goes to benefit to his team or only to the player.