Gone are the days when Philippe Coutinho was one of the main players of the Brazilian national team and in those times, any injury to him would be a serious headache for the coach. However, lately Coutinho’s name has been timidly mentioned in the context of a possible departure to Qatar. The Aston Villa attacker was reportedly in the group of players with the least chance of finding himself on Tite’s list. Now those chances no longer exist, as the Brazilian suffered an injury to his muscle during training, which will keep him out of action for the next six to nine weeks.😞 Another player out of #FIFAWorldCup 🇧🇷 Coutinho (Aston Villa) suffers a right thigh injury and is expected to return to the pitch in six weeks, putting him on the now-long list of injured players who’ll stay out of the biggest football tournament. pic.twitter.com/iLEM8dnLp2— AS USA (@English_AS) November 6, 2022 Considering that the Brazilian coach Tite will announce the final list of 26 passengers for Qatar tomorrow, and that the championship will start on November 20, it is clear that Coutinho does not even have a theoretical chance to play in the biggest exhibition of world football. However, his absence is not a blow for ‘Selecao’, considering the large number of quality players in his position. West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta and Flamengo’s Everton Ribeiro are expected to get call-ups there.Gerrard brought a Brazil international to Villa, but Villa has no Brazilian internationals – and no more GerrardCoutinho was one of the players the coach used the most during Tite’s tenure in 2016. Only Casemiro, Marquinhos and Gabriel Jesus had more minutes than him. However, since the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he has been out of the national team for more than a year due to injuries and poor form. He returned to the Selecao in 2021, this summer he played against South Korea in a friendly match, but he was not present at the last gathering in September, which is a clear signal that he no longer has the confidence of the coach.##NAJAVA_MECA_6787157##
