JAKARTA — Philippe Coutinho was involved in all of Aston Villa's goals in Leeds United's contract match. The brilliant performance also received praise from the coach Steven Gerrard.
Aston Villa meet Leeds in the 24th week of the Premier League this season at Villa Park Stadium, England, on Thursday, February 10 in the morning. The match ended with a 3-3 draw.
Coutinho appeared extraordinary in that match. The Brazil international scored one goal and provided two assists for the goals scored by Jacob Ramsey.
"This is the classic style of Philippe Coutinho. He looks happy, we gave him the stage to show off and he is enjoying football again," Gerrard said after the match was quoted by the Mirror.
In the match the hosts were surprised by a quick goal from the visitors. Daniel James managed to change the scoreboard with a hard low shot from inside the opponent's penalty box.
After that Coutinho managed to change the scoreboard to bring The Villans to balance Leeds. The player on loan from Barcelona carved his name on the scoreboard with a close-range shot.
"That vision and that awareness. If you don't enjoy watching it, you better stop watching football," said Gerrard.
Eight minutes later, Coutinho again showed his ability to see opportunities. He provided a good through ball and was converted into a goal by Jacob Ramsey.
Five minutes later, the 29-year-old player again made the hosts cheer. He again gave a sweet pass to Jacob to bring Villa further away with a score of 3-1.
However, before halftime Daniel James managed to reduce the position. The former Manchester United player's header took advantage of the chaos in front of goal and managed to cut the score to 3-2.
Unfortunately, the victory in front of the eyes had to be lost because Leeds was able to make one more goal after the break. Diego Llorente scored the return goal for the visitors in the 63rd minute.
Unfortunately for Aston Villa in this match also occurred in the 87th minute. Their player Ezri Konsa had to be sent off after receiving a yellow card.
"A lot made us happy. Our goals were incredible. We conceded at a bad time before half-time but Leeds probably deserved it," said Gerrard.
This draw makes Aston Villa have to drop in 11th place standings. Meanwhile, Leeds are in 15th place or six points ahead of Norwich City, who fill the first place in the relegation zone.
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