In the early morning of February 10, the 24th round of the Premier League continued, and Aston Villa, led by Liverpool star Gerrard, sat at home to meet the visiting Leeds United, and after 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides finally shook hands 3-3. Brazilian midfielder Coutinho, who came on loan from Barca, staged a good play of 1 shot and 2 passes, becoming the most beautiful boy in Villa Park. In his three games back in the Premier League, Coutinho has scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and the Brazilian star, who has struggled in the past few seasons, has officially announced the return of the king.
In the previous two rounds, Villa drew 2-2 at home to Manchester United and won 1-0 away to Everton, showing good form. Facing Leeds United, who are lower than himself, Gerrard's intention to score 3 points is very obvious. Coutinho, Watkins and Buendia fired three shots. Jacob Ramsey joined Douglas Lewis and McGinn in midfield. However, in the first 8 minutes of the game, Leeds United scored a goal for the main guest, when Mins made a mistake, Rodrigo passed the ball, and Manchester United's old Player Daniel James cut the goal with one foot. In the 29th minute, Daniel James hit the crossbar with another kick that broke through, scaring the Villa goalkeeper into a cold sweat.
However, just 1 minute later, Villa was still in color, Kash crossed from the right, Coutinho received the ball inside the box and shot in one go, the ball went straight to the dead corner, and the two sides returned to the same running line. In the 37th minute, Kuri came back, he picked up the ball in midfield and deftly wiped it over the defender to send a delicate straight, Jacob Ramsey understood that he would insert a single knife and calmly break the goal, Villa 2-1. Five minutes later, Coutinho sent another brilliant cross to assist Jacob Ramsey to score twice, and Villa extended the lead to two goals.
Unfortunately, Villa did not save the victory, and Leeds United finally locked in a 3-3 draw with Daniel James' goal and Diego Llorente's goal. However, that doesn't hide Coutinho's outstanding performance in this game.
In this campaign, the Brazilian midfielder played 78 minutes, scoring 1 goal and giving 2 assists on 2 shots, contributing 2 successful breakthroughs, and the last two statistics were the last in the game. In addition to that, he has 2 key passes, 1 steal and 1 interception. After the game, Coutinho scored a game-high 9.1 points, which is well deserved. Counting the goal from his last Premier League home game against Manchester United, Coutinho became the first player since August 2004 to score in the first two Premier League games at Villa Park.
Coutinho performed in this way, and the most embarrassing thing was naturally his old club Barcelona. Before joining Villa on loan, Kuori was the first person on Barca's purge list, and the red and blue army thought about it day and night to let him leave quickly. In the end, it was Couturi's big brother gerald in Liverpool, who persuaded Villa's top brass to take on most of Kurhot's salary and successfully recruited him, and now although he has only played 3 games, Gerrard is enough to raise his eyebrows.
However, it is indeed biased to say that Coutinho was delayed by Barca. At that time, he and Barca fell in love with each other at first sight, but both overestimated each other. Under Klopp, Coutinho is the only player on the field who does not need to take on defensive tasks, he has plenty of ball rights and unlimited firing rights, and the other 9 players on the field are running according to his command, which is why The Curry bird is so good. Of course, he also has a good strength. But after joining Barca, it was Messi who controlled the ball on the pitch, and Coutinho, who lost his core treatment, was very embarrassed. He had no speed in playing as a winger, and he lacked hardness in midfield, so he quickly became a chicken rib presence.
On the contrary, after joining Bayern on loan, Coutinho found some feelings in the Red Army, because the Bundesliga banba played more suitable for him, so even if he did not play the absolute main force, he also had good data, and also benefited from Bayern's training to train a body of tendon meat. Of course, this did not help him return to Barcelona after the return of the king.
Now, Coutinho, who joined Villa on loan, is on the sidelines of the big brother Gerrard, who knows his roots, surrounded by a group of teammates who obey him, and the ball and firing rights when he was at Liverpool have also been regained, in this case, Coutinho will naturally play well. It also shows how important it is to choose the right team.