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THE STRATEGY OF VALVERDE WAS HIT

The reason of the suplencia of Philippe Coutinho against the Real Betis

Published:18/03/2019 - 12:10h

Updated:18/03/2019 - 12:10h

The FC Barcelona confronted to the Real Betis with the drop of an Ousmane Dembélé lesionado, and everything aimed to that Philippe Coutinho would be his substitute in the eleven initial. Ernesto Valverde separated to the carioca until the final stretch, and bet by a strategy that was decisive

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The FC Barcelona has several pending accounts in the final stretch of the season, and one of them is to recover to Philippe Coutinho. The ex of the Liverpool has agrounded in the City Condal after several months of good performance, and carries already a tangled time in a bajón mental and sportive that is not him allowing exhibit his best version on the terrain of game.

With the absence of Ousmane Dembélé, of drop by injury, many thought that the carioca would complete the eleven against the Real Betis, but did not go like this. Ernesto Valverde forgot of the extremes and populated the medullary with several midfield players todoterreno, protected by Sergio Busquets that exerted like pure pivote to protect of the blatant and offensive proposal of the Andalusians.

Far to go in in suspicions, punishments and reproach, it is necessary to stand out that his suplencia owed only to a tactical question, since his qualities do not adjust of the all to the bet that wanted to propose the trainer. It was in better or worse moment, the crack characterises by his capacity of association, shot and vision of game, more than by a deployment that was the key in front of the Andalusian square.

With the one of Badia saving them the backs, Arthur, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic multiplied to contain to the means verdiblancos and to help to Luis Suárez and Leo Messi, that headed, to his time, an inspired attack, resolutivo and effective. The offensive capacity was growing from the defensive security, the order and the tarpaulin in the pressure, with a ready plan in the changing room and executed to perfection on the lawn.

Coutinho, more than a player of route, is a ready footballer to open defences, something that in this case was not necessary because the Betis wanted to demolish to the Barça giving him his own medicine. This time, adjusting the training and the character of his team, Valverde attained a big victory without losing the personality and the style that promotes to the Barcelona, although it had to move some pieces in the board.

The Barça will not abandon to Coutinho

So much in the speech as in the gestures of the last months has been able to check that the Barça does not pose abandon to Coutinho, and will struggle for doing him triumph in the Camp Nou although have his possible traspaso like solution of emergency. The culés know that the Brazilian has good poster in the Premier League and would not see with bad eyes his return, but the intention that more weighs is the one to fit him what before to be able to take advantage of his talent.

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