I read time and time again about Bayern Coutinho like he was some juggernaut. He played most games from minute 75+ onwards, it's just Barcelona were so fucking pathetic last season that he is an upgrade. He has started of well but he's losing steam with each passing game.
Exactly what I'm saying. We are so shit now he looks "good", but even that level has yet to impress me. He really is an underwhelming player.
He was the LM and he just cannot play there nowadays due to the loss of pace with age. It's true that he never played near the byline but he is bad even in these LM half-spaces nowadays. His one and only position is CAM where he has a 360 degree freedom.
What does this even mean? He's 28 not 33. Like I said, he was mostly in central positions as an attacking midfielder throughout the game. How is that not a "CAM"? Does he need to be playing exactly on the midpoint of the width of the pitch to play in his "true position"? It's getting ridiculous now. Up until Koeman sacrificed his only midfield, he was an attacking midfielder playing centrally. He concentrated on the left side of the pitch because he's right footed and cutting inside is his most dependable asset, not because he was playing off position. He's just not good enough.
It's time to take the L for this guy (like Griezmann, Dembele) and move on from him emotionally my guy.
AM position is taken.
