Barcelona's two most expensive signings battle for one spot
Публикувано на: 11 Дек 2018 06:36
After an opening season that saw Barcelona win the double, Ernesto Valverde started his second campaign sbobet777on the bench at the Camp Nou with the desire to bring the club back to their classic 4-3-3 system.In that system, Valverde wanted to fit both Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho into his starting XI from the beginning.The Frenchman, who spent most of last season injured, occupied the wide left position that between 2013 and 2017 was Neymar's.Coutinho, meanwhile, arrived in January to fulfil the role vacated by Andres Iniesta and, on paper at least, it was an attractive proposition.However,sbobet777 the team started to split despite the talent and Valverde reacted by sacrificing Dembele for Arthur and pushing Coutinho forward.The win over Tottenham at Wembley marked the start of a more structured Barcelona that shone even with Lionel Messi out injured and with Rafinha taking his place.Coutinho and Dembele are the club's two most expensive signings, but now, with Luis Suarez and Messi having returned from their respective absences, there appears to be no place in the XI for the Brazilian.[url=https://sbobet.gclub-casino.com/tag/sbobet777/]sbobet777[/url