COUTINHO - BARCA'S DECISION TO CUT THE ASKING PRICE TO €60m

Many are saying Coutinho's past his prime and Chelsea don't need him. So let me remind you what he's capable of and how his skill set could benefit Chelsea.

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Exhibit 1:

A classic low block situation here. Too many opposition bodies to negate. However, with Coutinho, he's always got the shooting technique outside of the box to bang in a curler.

Generally, the keeper has no chance and defence can't do much about these shots.

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Exhibit 2:

He's an absolute long-range devastator. Our current team lacks this firepower from midfield. Now, you might say, well we already got Ziyech for this?? Well, there's no harm in having two gun long range artists from both sides of the field.

What a hit!!

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Exhibit 3:

Perfect attacking midfield who has the ability to make clever runs through the middle and support the play with late runs into the box. His inclusion should see more cutbacks into the box knowing Coutinho will be there.

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Exhibit 4:

Excellent second striker. He can play close to the striker and add strong support to them. A proper goalscoring threat at all times!!

Watch him read the play so nicely here.

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Exhibit 5:

A genuine free-kick specialist. Once again we have missed this quality for a while. With him and Ziyech, free kick goals percentage will rise immensely.

It's all about taking advantage of every possible way to score.

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Exhibit 6:

He's no stranger with assists. Sublime passing ability with top-notch vision.

He brings goals for us which have been an issue this season for Chelsea and he is creative which is another problem as well.

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Exhibit 7:

To end the note, he's also a brilliant crosser. The man's got it all!!

All club competitions:

- 19/20 season (9 goals & 6 assists)
- 18/19 season (11 goals & 3 assists)
- 17/18 season (22 goals & 13 assists)

Don't fool yourself, Countinho's a gun!!

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