On the evening of March 19, the 30th round of the Premier League is in full swing, Gerrard's Aston Villa will sit at home to meet the No. 4 Gunners Arsenal, for Villa, who is ranked No. 9 with 39 points, this season basically belongs to the village without a desire, but in this case, they can create more trouble for the Gunners without baggage, not to mention, Villa now has one of the best midfielders in the former Premier League, Coutinho, and the Gunners are one of his favorite teams.
The data shows that in his previous eight Premier League games for Liverpool against Arsenal, Coutinho scored a total of four goals, second only to Saint Southampton, who was scored by him five times. An embarrassing fact is that the Gunners also often let the people who set records on themselves continue to play bravely. In the last round of the Premier League 2-0 loss at home to Liverpool, Jota and Firmino scored one goal each, and the two favourite teams were Arsenal, counting this game, Jota scored eight goals against the Gunners in 11 times, five of which appeared at the Emirates Stadium, tied with Vardy as the player who scored the most goals at the stadium. Not to mention Firmino, who has scored eight goals against the Gunners in his previous 12 appearances, and after scoring again in the last round, Firmino tied Liverpool star Fowler, making him the most goal-scoring player against the Gunners in Red Army history with nine goals.
Therefore, tonight when he meets a player who "has a special love" for himself, the Gunners are expected to play drums in their hearts. Manager Arteta has a high opinion of Coutinho, "When he is on the pitch, the team is activated a lot of things, so obviously we have to keep in mind. He has the ability to create scoring opportunities and open up space in undesirable situations, which is what he has always done at Liverpool. ”
It is worth mentioning that last summer, Coutinho was close to the Gunners, but the latter finally chose to buy out Norway's young midfielder Odegao. This season, Erdegaard has played very well, scoring 5 goals and 4 assists in 29 games, but that doesn't mean the Gunners have lost interest in Coutinho. Asked about it, Arteta admitted that the team still hopes to acquire Coutinho this summer.
This sentence is expected to make Villa uneasy, because they are working hard to buy out Coutinho in the summer. According to the Italian name Skila, Aston Villa believes that the Brazilian midfielder is already a key player in the team and hopes that he can continue to stay in the team. To this end, they have already started negotiations with Barca. Of course, the €40 million buyout fee is a bit high for Villa. After all, the £100 million from the sale of Glallish last summer has been spent in two transfer windows this season.
Coutinho's performance of Villa's 4 goals and 3 assists in 8 games is a double-edged sword, on the one hand, he completely conquered Villa and Gerrard, on the other hand, this performance will also put them at a disadvantage in the bargaining with Barca. After all, Barça spent a total of 160 million euros to buy a bird, and now it is only 40 million that it is sincere.
If Villa is hesitant to pay a 40 million euro buyout fee, the gunners Arsenal will take advantage of the situation. They are the fourth team in the Premier League this season, and if they can play in the Champions League, it is undoubtedly a great temptation for Coutinho, and compared to Villa, the Gunners also have a great financial advantage. In this sense, tonight's game is equivalent to a test of Coutinho's strength by the Gunners, and the better he plays, the stronger the Gunners' desire to sign him, and of course, Villa is more worried.