The Brazilian midfield player, Philippe Coutinho, has returned tonight to the titularity with the Barcelona in the commitment of this Tuesday with the Granada after going back to the lawn in the debut of the Catalan square against the Bayern Munich, split in which the Germans defeated to the Barcelona 0-3, but his return has been with more penalty that glory.
The good news, is that the Brazilian footballer finds 100% recovered of the injury that suffered on 29 December of the 2020 in that appointment against the Eibar, a break of the external meniscus of the left knee kept it out of the lawn by almost ten months of drop and also carried it to go through the operating theatre in more than an occasion.
A Coutinho that, obviously, still does not recover the rhythm, has participated of 59 minutes of the party against the Granada. In said party had very little prominence and saw too flat in his deployment futbolístico. In the first time of the commitment, the Brazilian moved by the left lane of the attack of the Barcelona.
Although the plan of Ronald Koeman was that the band went to leave it to the sides so that they are they those that commission of the centres, this has caused that the ex midfield player of the Liverpool looked for with a lot of frequency position inner, near combinations to the area of the Granada and, playing to leg changed. To his time, always looked for some shot to door with the right.
Nevertheless, and in spite of his attempts, did not have luck. Besides, also it arrived to lose the balloon more than once. This did not arrive to like him to the fans of the Barcelona.
Coutinho To the interior
After the rest by the end of the first-half and with the Catalan square losing 0-1, Koeman ordered a changed that ocasionó that Coutinho delayed in his position. Sergi Roberto has abandoned the lawn of game so that it went in Luuk of Jong, occupying the Brazilian the position of interior beside Busquets and Frenkie of Jong.
During a chamber of hour in this position the Brazilian did not arrive to do some demonstration of good football. A centre looking for to Luuk of Jong that cleared the goalkeeper of the Granada and without another action of greater weight. Also it saw him do some combinations with Dest, but did not seem to want to risk.
Finally, and knowing that Koeman already had said that it still was not in conditions to play the 90 minutes, was replaced by Gavi, but no without receiving some whistles of part of a part of the public whereas others applauded it.
His agreement and an important variable
Coutinho, although it still has the confidence of Koeman, follows without showing almost at all with the Barcelona. It arrived of the Liverpool in 2018 by 120 million euros more other 40 in variables and, does not seem to be to the height of the expectations that generated between the Barcelona fans his arrival, more by what showed in his days playing with the Liverpool.
The same has been so much in his first stage with the Barcelona as in his second, after going back yielded to the Bayern Munich, team with which won the Champions League. Of these variables, the Barça will have to pay 20 millions have played one hundred parties like Barcelona. With this appointment, to date adds 92 parties dressing the T-shirt of the Barcelona.