He hasn’t held his first training session yet and the new Barcelona coach will have to deal with the press. Today, the Catalan media raised the alarm around the Camp Nou stadium again by claiming that the Blaugrana locker room was fed up with the behavior of Philippe Coutinho – according to many the biggest flop of the club in the last few years.Onze program (as part of Esport3 television) announced that some veterans scolded Coutinho in the locker room for the unprofessionalism and indifference he shows while training, sometimes even during matches.Celta – Barcelona match. Final minutes of the first half, Ansu Fati gets injured and interim manager Sergio Barjuan tells Coutinho to warm up. However, the Brazilian just kept walking as the cameras recorded. And not only that, he allegedly told someone on the bench: “I don’t have to now, it’s half time”.Xavi reveals he waived Brazil to pursue his Barca dreamDue to such an attitude, he was left on the bench, and instead of Fati – 18-year-old Alex Balde came onto the pitch and Barcelona dropped a three-goal advantage. When the match ended, more influential players in the dressing room allegedly attacked Coutinho. And not for the first time.Coutinho defended himself at the press conference of the Brazilian national team in Sao Paulo.”I was very surprised when I saw what the newspapers were writing, because I had never behaved unprofessionally in my career, I always respected everyone. I respect the opinion of journalists, but… “, said Coutinho.Sat, 20/11, 23.00: (1.38) BARCELONA (5.20) ESPANYOL (9.00)However, it is not the first time it is being written about his laid back demeanor. In almost four years now he has not shown even a fraction of what was expected from a player paid 155 million USD. And that is exactly why ‘waking up’ Coutinho or saying goodbye to him will be one of Xavi’s first tasks.And it will not the only one. The manager has already started making changes in the organization around his team. Albert Roca, the first team fitness coach, and Juanjo Brau, the head of the physiotherapists, will leave the club.Three-up up isn’t enough for shambolic Barcelona! They showed all virtues and flaws and threw away a winSuch an action was expected. In that match against Celta (and it was not the only match that gave such an impression) the Catalans could not make it for the whole 90 minutes, strength-wise. As many as eight players could not travel to Vigo due to injury or illness, while Ansu Fati, Eric Garcia and Nico Gonzalez were injured during the match. Therefore, it is assumed that Dr. Ricard Pruna will return to the club soon, while all players will be forbidden to organize individual trainings on their own, with their teams, because it is estimated that mistakes were made there as well.
