The reasons for the failure of Philippe Coutinho at FC Barcelona

Robert Fernández, ex technical secretary of the FC Barcelona,​ saw in Philippe Coutinho the relief generacional of Andrés Iniesta, but when the ex technical culé Ernesto Valverde tested him in the position of interior, did not finish very convinced. The Txingurri also tested him like left extreme, but his performance did not improve and went then when the sportive direction and the own player arrived to the conclusion that separate his ways was the best alternative.

Given the circumstances, the past summer, the Bayern of Munich and the FC Barcelona arrived to an agreement for the cession of the mediapunta Brazilian to the Bavarian entity by a season in return of 8'6 million euros, the payment of the index card to the complete and the inclusion of an option of purchase of 120 'kilos' to final of season. In Germany already warned that they would not execute said option, by what from the Camp Nou will have to him go back to look for a new exit that possibly was course to the Premier League.

But a firm option according to Kia Joorabchian, his representative, is the one to go back to the FC Barcelona in case that any team of the Premier League can pay the price of his traspaso and the one of his high index card. In this case, would touch to analyse which reasons carried to Philippe Coutinho to fracasar in the Camp Nou so that they did not repeat in case to have a second stage like culé.

The reasons by which Philippe Coutinho did not work in the FC Barcelona

Philippe Coutinho arrived to the FC Barcelona in winter and did not take in ilusionar to the barcelonismo, since it attained to annotate 10 goals and 6 assistances in the 22 parties that played like right steering wheel in a 4-4-2. The problem was when, after the course of Andrés Iniesta and the turn to the 4-3-3, the Brazilian had to play of left interior like relief of the manchego. His little physical bottom and his difficulties to understand the defensive concepts of the position finish doing that it lost the place.

With Ousmane Dembélé lesionado, Ernesto Valverde tested him like left extreme, but his performance was even more toneless since in this position still had less options to show his qualities. The Camp Nou began to pitarle or his performance still fell more in hammered. In fact, the little mental fortress that showed in these moments complicated was another of the problems that saw him from the club.

This relation of facts in chain caused his failure in the FC Barcelona, and his cession to the Bayern Munich, team in which it neither has attained to be headline because of the big performance of Thomas Müller. If finally Philippe Coutinho goes back to dress of Barcelona, will have to improve in the two appearances that failed him in his first stage like culé: his exert in the position of midfield player and his mental fortress in moments complicated.