SIGNINGS OF THE 2017-18
The problem that comes him to the Barça with Coutinho and Dembélé
Published:21/08/2018 - 01:53h
Updated:21/08/2018 - 01:53h
The FC Barcelona lost to Neymar the past summer and the reaction was to bring to two players contrasted like Ousmane Dembélé or Philippe Coutinho. In the present season, both can ocasionarle a problem to Ernesto Valverde
Philippe Coutinho arrived to the FC Barcelona in the month of January but, in little time, did a gap like key player in the team of Ernesto Valverde. To Ousmane Dembélé, by his part, cost him more do with a gap in the onces of the Txingurri, but his meteoric beginning of season has planted him the poster to title.
Both seem allocated to have an important paper in the season that started with the Supercopa of Spain and followed with the start of LaLiga, although the parties in which both have had the opportunity to play also have left clear that they can be a (blessed?) Problem for Valverde.
Ousmane Dembélé Has destapado like an important player playing by the left band -position in which it began in the parties against the Seville and against the Alavés- something that has situated to Philippe Coutinho by behind, like interior, in a position in which has less arrival to the area that if it plays beside Luis Suárez and Leo Messi in the forward.
If Dembélé has showed that his level has increased by forced marches, Coutinho has done it showing that like left extreme takes out to relucir more his virtues that playing of interior. Of forward, the Brazilian is more near of Leo Messi, of Luis Suárez and of the goal, by what is him easier combine and mark goals, as it showed in the final stretch against the Alavés.
Said in other words Ernesto Valverde has to two superclase for an alone place, in case that it want to Philippe Coutinho in full faculties, with less defensive responsibility and with more eases parallegar to the rival area, where more damage does when it is in contact with the ball.
The solution for Dembélé and Coutinho
In the second time of the Supercopa of Spain against the Seville, Ernesto Valverde seemed to find a solution that benefited to both players: it changed of band to Dembélé putting it by the right -position in which more it played in the Dortmund and where better surrendered- and to Coutinho more hit to the left. The result was very good, coon a golazo of the French and with a Brazilian campando to his wide.
