{"id":1093441,"date":"2019-06-11T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093441"},"modified":"2019-06-11T18:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T17:26:06","slug":"philippe-coutinho-worse-barcelona-form","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/philippe-coutinho-worse-barcelona-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Coutinho admits Barcelona form has been &#8220;a lot worse&#8221; than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Philippe Coutinho has admitted his form for Barcelona this season has been &#8220;a lot worse&#8221; than he expected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazil international joined Barca from Liverpool in January 2018 for a fee which could rise to \u00a3142m and although he made a promising start \u2013 scoring 10 goals in 22 appearances \u2013 his form has been rather unconvincing this season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coutinho&#8217;s Barca struggles: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Things started well, with the 26-year-old netting 10 goals in 22 games.<\/li>\n<li>This season, though, he only managed eight goals and five assists in La Liga and Champions League games.<\/li>\n<li>This form has seen him under fire from fans and linked with a move away.<\/li>\n<li>Coutinho himself has admitted his disappointment at his form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7284737-it-s-time-to-talk-about-a-potential-bernard-or-silva\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAGB1_lwBKG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Coutinho managed just eight goals and five assists across 46 combined La Liga and Champions League outings during 2018\/19, leading to reports linking him with a return to the Premier League and the player coming under fire from sections of Barca&#8217;s fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have not had a good season,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2019\/06\/10\/5cfe8d3fe2704e032f8b459a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the 26-year-old. &#8220;My performances have been a lot worse than I expected they would.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only way to improve and gain confidence is through hard work, and I have been working hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Matthijs de Ligt or Frenkie de Jong? 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