Coutinho on his debut: “I’m happy to wear the Vasco jersey again”

Vasco’s four-game winning streak came to an end as they lost 2-0 away to Atlético Mineiro. The defeat marked the debut of Philippe Coutinho, who returned to Gigante da Colina after an absence of 14 years.

Due to the away defeat, Vasco is in the middle of the standings with 23 points. After the game, Coutinho stressed his happiness in wearing the Vasco jersey again and the need to find the rhythm in the game again.

– It was nice to wear the Vasco jersey again in an official match, obviously the result was not what we wanted. Now let’s think about the work for this week, because we have a very important match.

– Of course, the pace of the game I’m improving little by little, I go through long periods of inactivity, but I’m trying my best to be able to reach the same level as other people as quickly as possible.

When asked what didn’t work in the game, Coutinho said the team’s attitude after falling behind so much in the first half affected the result.

– In the first half, we were too defensively behind and allowed them to have possession and pass the ball from one side to the other. In the second half, the teacher made this change so that we could score more, which led to a better second half, but it is clear that we have to do better based on what we have seen.