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Bayern – worries about Barça loan Coutinho: “pretty worrying”

The supposed superstar Philippe Coutinho is stagnating at Bayern. A huge promise threatens to become a big disappointment. A long-time companion tells of a career in descent.

What did the Bavarians roll over with superlatives. Back then, on August 19 in the Allianz Arena, when Philippe Coutinho was introduced to the German record champions in Munich as a new difference player. Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic promised spectacle, the then coach Niko Kovac announced a star that the Bundesliga had not seen for a long time.

Almost half a year later, not only Kovac is no longer at Bayern, but also Coutinho a promise that has not been kept. Most recently, in the shaky 3-2 (1-1) against SC Paderborn, Kovac’s successor Hansi Flick replaced the 27-year-old exactly in the phase – it was 1-1, when he needed a difference player. It was a used evening for the Brazilian – he had played weakly. Once more.

Philippe Coutinho cannot convince at Bayern

There was plenty of criticism from the social media community about the South American’s lack of inspiration. And the doubts about his true performance are obviously growing on the executive floor too. “He played some games well and in some games he gives the impression of being a bit inhibited,” said board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge before departure for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 at Chelsea (9pm) , In the live ticker at t-online.de). A long-time journalist companion, on the other hand, is more concerned about the man whom they christened “little magician” at Liverpool FC.

“Now many comment that he shouldn’t have left Liverpool. But I don’t know if it wouldn’t work for Jürgen Klopp’s current system,” said Victor Canedo in an interview with t-online.de: “If someone In Brazil he has to change his career, he says, that he needs a new environment. It happened twice, but nothing worked. It is quite disturbing. “

Victor Canedo: The Brazilian works as a sports journalist and moderator in his home country. (Source: Victor Canedo)

Canedo, who works as a football reporter and presenter for the Brazilian media giant “Globo Esporte”, has followed Coutinho’s career since he was a talent at Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro.

Philippe Coutinho also had difficulties at Inter Milan

In 2008 Inter Milan signed the then young playmaker. As an 18- and 19-year-old, far from home, he was unable to assert himself among the Italians’ professionals. Nor at Espanyol Barcelona, ​​where he was loaned to.
It was only when Liverpool FC brought him into the Premier League in 2013 that he made his breakthrough. “He peaked in Liverpool in 2015 and 2016 when he was 22, 23 years old. Of course he is still young at 27 and I think he can get back into top form,” Canedo says, “but I have the impression that he went back several development steps. “

Philippe Coutinho (2012): The Brazilian made 47 competitive games for Inter Milan in three years. (Source: imago images / Buzzi)Philippe Coutinho (2012): The Brazilian made 47 competitive games for Inter Milan in three years. (Source: Buzzi / imago images)

Again and again, Coutinho’s sensitive nature is an issue. He usually walks through the mixed zone of the Allianz Arena without a word and with his head bowed. The loaner from FC Barcelona is often reserved on the pitch too often. What is striking is how he keeps avoiding duels, or does not even try to go into a header duel with high balls. He also made several sloppy passports against Paderborn.

Philippe Coutinho with “lack of self-confidence”

Canedo speaks of “a lack of self-confidence. He makes a lot of technical mistakes, and this is not normal,” explains the Brazilian sports journalist and indicates any homesickness for his compatriot: “If it were not about money and a career, no Brazilian would leave South America. But a lot of the boys are successful abroad, some in much worse conditions than Coutinho. Nevertheless, I believe that everyone needs mental support. Friends and family mean everything to us in South America. “

A homemade career break? At the height of his career, Coutinho left his home environment at Liverpool FC in early 2018, in which he had visibly felt comfortable – for a total of 145 million euros.

The family is always there

In Barcelona there were probably also private problems, at least rumors about it, reports Canedo. The Coutinho family is “a great support”. What can be observed sustainably in Munich.

Wife Aine, who had left Brazil for him as a 17-year-old, followed with daughters Maria and Esmeralda. Most recently, the Bayern star emphasized that he was comfortable and posted photos of the Munich Hofbräuhaus or the mountains on Instagram.

Philippe Coutinho (left) with his wife Aine (right): The playmaker needs his family with him to be able to call up top performances. (Source: imago images / Sven Simon)Philippe Coutinho (left) with his wife Aine (right): The playmaker needs his family with him to be able to call up top performances. (Source: Sven Simon / imago images)

And: At work, his brothers Cristiano and Leandro, who are also his advisors, are always at his side. Is too much taken from him?

Dietmar Hamann sharply criticized Philippe Coutinho

“To date, he has shown nothing that would justify a transfer of 100 million euros. At the moment, it may not even be worth half,” ex-Bavaria star and sky expert Dietmar Hamann said in the t-online.de interview said: “Coutinho is a sensitive player and not everyone can play at Bayern Munich. In Liverpool they built an oasis around him, that’s why he worked there.”

An anecdote has been handed down from Coutinho’s first training on Säbener Straße. A folder wanted to send his brothers Cristiano and Leandro away when they looked at the unit from a rooftop because he apparently didn’t know them. There are currently many indications that her brother Philippe will have to leave Bayern after this season.

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