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Philippe Coutinho and Andrés Iniesta greet  during a replacement

THE CAPTAIN, HEADLINE IN IPURUA

Valverde Bets by Iniesta and brakes the series of Coutinho

Published:17/02/2018 - 16:35h

Updated:17/02/2018 - 16:58h

They approach important commitments for the FC Barcelona, but although it seemed that in front of the Eibar could go back the rotations, Ernesto Valverde has preferred not risking. The series of titularities of Philippe Coutinho brakes and raisin to Andrés Iniesta

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Coutinho Or Iniesta. Iniesta or Coutinho. Although Ernesto Valverde tries esquivar the fashionable debate in the FC Barcelona, his decisions are commented each week. The technician has insisted in that it will face the commitments step by step, and although the first corresponds to LaLiga, the Champions shows imponente in the horizon.

That's why the surprise in the Barcelona alignment against the Eibar has been the titularity of the captain, of the that expected another suplencia to arrive to the maximum against Chelsea. The Txingurri has considered that the one of Fuentealbilla was the best option to break with the series without winning in the championship of the regularity, so the only alternative for dosificarle will be one that already has given him result along the course, substitute him in the second half.

The one who has broken his series in Ipurua is Coutinho, that had been headline in all the meetings suspender belts since it arrived and forgot his physical problems. Since the Brazilian is in full process of adaptation and has to be important in LaLiga, expects that it appear when the trainer consider it adapted.

The Champions, big conditioning

Further of the suitability of the decision of Valverde, the novelty is greater taking into account that Coutinho can not participate in the Champions, by what intuía that his presence was again indisputable. The most valid option in the insistence by Iniesta is that the míster prefers that it arrive filmed, something that will attain if for the moment it gives him minutes, and afterwards him recorta the unnecessary. His methods have worked to date, so no can him argue.

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