Coutinho’s reaction after being left out of the World Cup

Philippe Coutinho on Tuesday bemoaned the muscle injury in his right thigh that kept him out of Brazil’s 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and said that, despite the absence, he would be “heart and soul” encouraging the ‘ canarinha’.

“The World Cup is a dream for any player and, even if I am not there, I am with my heart and soul cheering on the national team like all Brazilians,” the Aston Villa player said in a message that he posted on social media.

The former Barcelona midfielder, who was one of Brazil’s stars at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, thanked the Brazilian team’s technical committee for considering him in the South American World Cup qualifiers, despite the fact that he was not he will do it. finally in Qatar.

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“As you know, I had an injury that took me away from the courts for a few weeks. I came to thank you for the positive messages I’m receiving,” said Coutinho, hoping to recover in the best way to return. stronger.

A possible call-up to Coutinho was one of the big doubts before coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’ announced the list for the World Cup on Monday as the midfielder, despite a poor time at Aston Villa, is one of the coach’s confidants . players.

The doubt was allayed by Aston Villa, who announced on Sunday that the player was injured and needed several weeks to recover before returning to the pitch, so he would not be at his best in Qatar.

Tite talks to ‘Cou’

Although Tite did not say whether he had included him in his list before the injury, he admitted he had spoken to Coutinho on Sunday and said he shared the midfielder’s pain at missing the World Cup.

Coutinho’s injury favored midfielder Éverton Ribeiro, who a week ago was crowned Copa Libertadores champion with Flamengo and ended up on the squad list.