COUTINHO, A POLYVALENT SIGNING
All the positions where Coutinho will shine in the Barça
Published:3/01/2018 - 10:20h
Updated:3/01/2018 - 10:28h
Philippe Coutinho will arrive to the FC Barcelona with the vitola of star, but his humility and polivalencia will allow him play where Ernesto Valverde consider it in each party. It can play in the two extremes, of midfield player, of mediapunta...
The signing of Philippe Coutinho by the FC Barcelona has taken the course of imminent, and fits to begin to value how will fit Ernesto Valverde to the Brazilian in an alignment plagada of stars, and where Coutinho could go in with shoehorn in distinct positions in each party, given his capacity to surrender to the maximum in different places of the centre of the field and the flank of attack.
And it is that Coutinho is able to play in the two positions of extreme, by what the FC Barcelona could range him in the attack accompanying to Luis Suárez and Leo Messi, and with total freedom so that the three players went exchanging positions on the fly along a party.
On the other hand, Coutinho is able also to act in the mediapunta, although it does not foresee that it see him too much in this position when being the one who occupies usually Leo Messi the greater part of the times. The Argentinian star, with freedom to move by all the field, is used to to situate to the edge of the rival area, between the attackers and the centre of the field, for from there knit played of danger and filter passes to the space.
Therefore, it would be more likely that Coutinho played in one of the positions of interior, in the centre of the field, preferably occupying the position that at present has Andrés Iniesta in the left interior. The one of Fuentealbilla is surrendering to a good level this season, but logically no longer has the same physical capacity that antaño.
The Barça, to take advantage of the qualities of Coutinho
It is thus that Coutinho could snatch him the titularity in the left interior, at least in the parties of League and Glass, since this season 2017-18 the Brazilian will not be able to enfundarse the Barcelona T-shirt in the UEFA Champions League.
Finally, it fits to say that Coutinho could play also of 'false nine' given the case, as long as Ernesto Valverde considered it necessary if it did not have in the field to Leo Messi or to another able player to exert said function. The technical quality, speed, vision of game and shot of Coutinho turn him into a player 'total' for the centre of the field and the attacker flank. The Barça will have to take advantage of his qualities.
