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88 - Normal
Due to the fact that long shots and timed finishing are very OP in FIFA 19, I suspect that this Coutinho card will be incredibly popular this year. Coutinho's long shots are right up there with the very best cards in the game. Using timed finishing, he's able to generate an incredible amount of power and curve on his shots very consistently while using either foot. Inside the box he is slightly less dangerous, but he's certainly still capable of putting away most chances, especially with a chemistry style that boosts his finishing. Coutinho feels incredibly smooth and comfortable on the ball, and he can pull off skill moves quickly and effectively if you choose to use them. His passing, both over short and long distances, is top notch, and his crossing feels better than his crossing stat suggests. Coutinho's sprint speed means that he wont really be able to get away from most elite CB's over long distances (and neither can most players to be fair), but over short distances, his acceleration and ball control allows him to evade defenders long enough to get a shot away. He's obviously not particularly strong, but his agility, balance, and ball control usually allow him to retain possession using quick and precise movements even when challenged by a defender. The only major drawback of the card is the stamina. Because he is so useful on the ball, I find myself forcing the play through Coutinho which can really hurt his stamina late in games, but it's generally enough to last 90 minutes. I recommend playing him in a central position to get him very involved in build up play, but he can also be effective on the wing, especially when playing alongside other quick attackers.
Elite Long Shots
Elite Dribbling and Ball Control
Great Passing
Burst of Acceleration
5* Skills
4* Weak Foot
Ball Retention
Curve
Stamina
Weak
Long Distance Sprinting
Been using him as a CAM (switching from LW to CAM via the custom tactics) and he is absolutely outstanding! Especially consindering the broken finesse shots, his smooth dribbling and great acceleration makes him a must have in better teams consindering his price compared to what he does on the pitch!
Brilliant smooth dribbling
Timed finesse shots
Great acceleration
5* Skills, 4* WF-Combination
Decent strength
Finishing can let you down sometimes
Low Stamina
Still not strong enough for most CBs
Not LW LM due to low speed. However Coutinho is an excellent CAM (Tactic change min 0) Passing, dribbling, ball control, 5 skills, corner or FK taker....Remember Coutinho is right footer
- Passing
- Ball control
- Dribbling
- Second line shooting
- 5 skill
- 4 weak foot
- Finesse shots
- FKs and corners
- Speed (not LW)
- Stamina (80mins)
DIV 2 and Futchamps (Gold 1, Elite 3 player).
I play Coutinho in a 4-2-3-1 as the ROM alongside, SIF Suarez, FB Ibrahimovic and POTM Reus. At first I only put Coutinho in the squad to get Suarez on full chem, but he is actually quite good. I am still thinking about trying out IF Dembele instead of him, but until now the little magician didn't let me down. I use him to burst into the middle and make a quick passing combination with Suarez, Reus or Ibra or to play an incredible trough pass. You can also just sprint to the corner and cross, because a lot of people think that you won't do this with Coutinho due to his lack of pace.
I am actually quite happy with this card and his price (40k) is a joke.
Acceleration
Longshots
Passing
Dribbling
Sprint Speed
Stamina
He's the best leftwinger in LaLiga but not a top tier player by any means. He is fairly good at dribling - again good. Not top tier. And his shooting is also good but not top tier. Simply does the job and is fun to play with as he has 5* skill and can dribble very good if the gameplay is smooth. Although he lacks consistensy and sometimes he will go 3-4 games without scoring and the next game bang in hattrick.
For me he has something like
60 games
15 goals
15 assists
- Fun to play with
- Can be a gamechanger in tight games
- Not effective and little goal contribution
- Slow for a winger even with hawk