The ancient seleccionador of Portugal and Brazil and also technician of the Guangzhou Evergrande, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has had to his disposal to players of the size of Neymar Jr, Coutinho, Paulinho and also to Arthur Melo, the player to the one who did to debut in the Guild of Carry Cheerful. Now, it has conceded an interview to 'MD' in which it has spoken on the Brazilian players of the FC Barcelona and the imminent signing of Arthur.
"Arthur has characteristics resembled Iniesta. Touch short, intelligent, plays fast..."
"I was the technician that did to debut to Arthur with the Guild. The one who really was the one who saw that Arthur could be professional, Arthur that the Barça has bought, went Renato Gaucho", ensures, showing convinced that Arthur "goes to fit very well in the Barcelona".
"Arthur is a player with characteristics resembled Iniesta. Touch short, intelligent, plays fast. These two last years improved a lot with Renato like trainer. I am very happy with his signing by the Barça. And also with the one of Paulinho", signals. Precisely the Barcelona fichó to Paulinho of the Guangzhou with Luiz Felipe Scolari like trainer of the Chinese group, and went a traspaso that affected in the sportive to the Guangzhou.
Coutinho And Paulinho, big signings for the Barça
"Yes, because we lost a big reference in the centre of the field. Afterwards lesionó another important player in the average and had to plant to other players that never had acted in this zone. Young footballers, different. Had a small decreasing, but in spite of this were champions of China although we lost the Champions".
In any case, 'Felipao' speaks wonders also on Philippe Coutinho, fichado by the FC Barcelona during this last market of winter. "Yes, yes. It is a footballer that plays in different positions, that has qualities of kick, of pass, to recover the ball, a player habilidosísimo, with class... Another big contracting of the Barça".
They ask after him Neymar Jr, and desconoce if it will finish playing in the Real Madrid some day or, by the contrary, will continue in Paris Saint-Germain a lot of more seasons. "I do not know, I do not know. The football gives a lot of turns. It can depend also of some financial appearance, something very important in the football. I do not know know which are the ideas in a transaction like that. If the PSG goes to accept, if the Madrid goes to want to him... The technicians only understand of the situation in thefield . The another splits already is more difficult", stands out.
Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for Scolari?
If they gave him to choose between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, would choose to any one of the two, although to the Portuguese already has trained him when it headed to Portugal of 2003 to 2009. "Messi is a different player to Cristiano. Messi is technically the more habilidoso of the world. The characteristic of Christian is that it is a goleador born. Have to the two in your team would be interesting. Messi no precise win a World-wide to go in in the history. Messi already is history. It has been five times the best player of the world".
Finally, it ensures that it does not have any favourite of face to the title of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18, that keeps him expectante. "It happened the Real Madrid, the Barça has excellent result, the of the Liverpool did not imagine ... It depends now of the crosses, but what all the world expects is that the final of Champions was Barça and Madrid. It would be wonderful".