Both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino saw action together for Brazil on Saturday, with the home team running out 5-0 winners over Bolivia in their World Cup qualifying clash.<\/p>\n
Liverpool Roberto Firmino has explicitly labelled Philippe Coutinho as one of the very best in the world , saying that playing with him at Liverpool was a pleasure.<\/p>\n
Both strikers were in action together as Brazil showed their dominance in their emphatic 5-0 rout of Bolivia with Firmino netting twice for the home team and Coutinho wrapping up the proceedings with Brazil\u2019s fifth.<\/p>\n
Barca midfielder Coutinho has kicked off this season brightly after having been ignominously deemed surplus to requirements at the Camp Nou last season, and sent out on loan to Bayern Munich. At the core of Brazil\u2019s attacking football on the weekend, the Brazilian is playing with the form that saw him win a \u00a3142million transfer in 2018.<\/p>\n
Firmino is better acquainted with Coutinho than most others, having played alongside him for the Brazil team and for three years at Liverpool. Heaping praise on his international team-mate, Firmino had no qualms telling FIFA.com:<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s phenomenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou simply can\u2019t say that he\u2019s not a magician. He has magical powers. He produces plays that don\u2019t exist, that you couldn\u2019t make up.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou always have to watch replays of his plays to understand what he\u2019s done. He\u2019s an unbelievable player. It was a pleasure to play with him at Liverpool, and it\u2019s a pleasure to play with him for the Selecao.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of his. He\u2019s one of the very best players in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wonder what the Barca boardroom blokes would react to this frank appraisal of the Brazilian midfielder they had so quickly written off and whisked him off on loan to the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n
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