To the FC Barcelona comes him on a calendar complicated and cluttered of parties of the three competitions. In the weeks to come, the Barcelona team will have to face up to practically two parties by week, something that will force to Ernesto Valverde to take important decisions to protect to his footballers of overloads it of minutes.
One of the big benefited of this circumstance will be Philippe Coutinho that, as that can not play the Champions League for having it done already with the Liverpool, will have much more leadership in the national competitions like the League and the Glass of Rey.
In the duel suspender belt in front of the Sportive Alavés, Philippe Coutinho could be headline for the first time with the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona. Already it had debuted in Glass of the King against the RCD Espanyol, but was going in in the second time. The public that assisted to the Camp Nou, of this form, saw how the most expensive signing of the history of the club was to title.
However, it is not any surprise, since Ernesto Valverde already warned it in room of press. "The other day it debuted and yes, it can go in of start", said, toyes of clear and concise, the Txingurri, when they asked him in room of press if the flamante signing could split in the eleven initial in the corresponding party to the vigesimoprimera day of the championship of League Santander.
Coutinho, joined up to the Barça
The titularity of Philippe Coutinho in front of the Sportive Alavés did not do more than showing the fast that is being the adaptation of the Brazilian midfield player to the diagrams of the FC Barcelona. The ex player of the Liverpool has quality of leftovers to dress the Barcelona T-shirt and the opportunity offered by Ernesto Valverde shows the big Barcelona hopes in his more expensive signing.
On the other hand, the technician extremeño ranged to the Brazilian beside Andrés Iniesta, player to the that considereba Coutinho like his relief generacional. However, the 'Txingurri' evidenció that both can play together to give more creativity and offensive potential to the team.