4 reasons why Philippe Coutinho is struggling at Barcelona at the moment

#2 His injury problems

Coutinho has been plagued by injury woes at Barcelona

The scourge of any player, injuries are highly unwanted and have the potential to end the career of a player no matter how promising or talented.

However, despite all the precautionary measures taken against them, the contact nature of football means that injuries are very much a sad reality in the life of professional footballers, ranging from minor which could be recovered from in a few weeks to potentially career-ending injuries.

Since arriving at Barcelona, Coutinho has been plagued by his fair share of injuries, starting from the moment when he underwent his medicals which showed that he had a thigh strain which delayed his debut for three weeks.

His next injury came at the most inconvenient time, as he ruptured his hamstring in the Champions League clash with Inter Milan, which ruled him out for three weeks and the Brazilian has found himself out of the first team since then.

The intensely competitive nature of the Barcelona squad means that starting spots are at a premium and players must make the most of every opportunity afforded them or lose their shirts and Coutinho found this out the hard way thanks to in small measure to his untimely injury.