7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
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EdmondDantes
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This little bastard may be 5'8 tops but he's got balls the size of Jupiter. World-class Phil Coutinho.
FCBfan22
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This is so
like.So, Tite is giving the opponents a chance taking away Coutinho's ability to cut in the middle and shoot?
behindbrowneyes
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Clearly an order by Neymar since Coutinho outshined him on "his" side.
Truthist
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Granit Xhaka pretty much sums everything up really. Sometimes, I think Coutinho is a victim of his own quietness. Why would you even consider moving him to the right, it's a travesty, really.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-neymar-switzerland-brazil-world-cup-under-17
Neymar was ineffective against Switzerland back then and he was substituted after 69 minutes. Coutinho, though, was another story. “What a player he was – he was a completely different class,” Xhaka says. “There was absolutely no comparison between Neymar’s performance and Coutinho’s performance. Coutinho was a constant danger.
“I don’t know if Coutinho would remember it but I’ll remember that performance for the rest of my life. I knew right then that Coutinho would go on to become a full international, even if he was a shyer type than Neymar. I could see that Neymar was one of the big characters in the team and a lot of players looked up to him.”
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-neymar-switzerland-brazil-world-cup-under-17
Neymar was ineffective against Switzerland back then and he was substituted after 69 minutes. Coutinho, though, was another story. “What a player he was – he was a completely different class,” Xhaka says. “There was absolutely no comparison between Neymar’s performance and Coutinho’s performance. Coutinho was a constant danger.
“I don’t know if Coutinho would remember it but I’ll remember that performance for the rest of my life. I knew right then that Coutinho would go on to become a full international, even if he was a shyer type than Neymar. I could see that Neymar was one of the big characters in the team and a lot of players looked up to him.”
xXKonan
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Coutinho is what I always wanted Neymar to be.
Sure Neymar has ridiculous amount of Flair and his dribbling and pace when he uses it right is incredible but When it comes to Maturity and intelligence and using it consistently that's where Coutinho has him beat. Especially in the Maturity aspect.
Sometimes you don't need to be that Vocal to be influential in your own way and Coutinho is perfect for that Role in Brazil.
Sure Neymar has ridiculous amount of Flair and his dribbling and pace when he uses it right is incredible but When it comes to Maturity and intelligence and using it consistently that's where Coutinho has him beat. Especially in the Maturity aspect.
Sometimes you don't need to be that Vocal to be influential in your own way and Coutinho is perfect for that Role in Brazil.
FCBfan22
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Ah, Neymar needs some stat-padding, I guess.
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