体坛英语资讯：Coutinho: Brazil yet to hit peak form
<p><span word="PORTO">PORTO</span> <span word="ALEGRE">ALEGRE</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 5-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>, <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="Coutinho">Coutinho</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> 3-0 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="laboring">laboring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0-0 <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Coutinho">Coutinho</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emphatic">emphatic</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blanquirroja">Blanquirroja</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Selecao">Selecao</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="games">games</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="attacker">attacker</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="involves">involves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="here">here</span>."</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Casemiro">Casemiro</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Fernandinho">Fernandinho</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="Coutinho">Coutinho</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Shakhtar">Shakhtar</span> <span word="Donetsk">Donetsk</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="praising">praising</span> <span word="the">the</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="group">group</span>," <span word="Coutinho">Coutinho</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> [<span word="the">the</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>] <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="season">season</span>."</p>
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