Considered to be an archetypal Brazilian number 10 advanced playmaker, Coutinho has been used as an attacking midfielder, second striker, as a central midfielder in a number 8 role, or even as a wide attacking midfielder on the flanks, where he excels at providing assists for teammates.

Due to his dribbling ability, pace and agility, he has been compared to Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho by his former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino, who also said, "Philippe... he has a special magic in his feet."
Former Brazilian striker Careca has also compared Coutinho to Zico due to his creativity, and he has been highly praised by his Liverpool teammates.
He is widely considered to be amongst the very best of a breed of quick, skilful and versatile attacking midfielders in the world, along with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne, and later his teammate Bernardo Silva.

Coutinho's elite vision and passing ability earned him the nickname "Little Magician" by Liverpool fans and his precocious ability has also led his team's supporters to give him the nickname "The Kid".
Although naturally right-footed, Coutinho is capable of playing with both feet and can strike the ball particularly well from distance.
He has a penchant for scoring from spectacular curling shots with his right foot from just or well outside the penalty area, especially after cutting inside from the left flank, and placing the ball into the top corner of the goal, which has led his former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to compare him to Alessandro Del Piero.
He is also a highly accurate free kick taker.
Considered to be an archetypal Brazilian number 10 advanced playmaker, Coutinho has been used as an attacking midfielder, second striker, as a central midfielder in a number 8 role, or even as a wide attacking midfielder on the flanks, where he excels at providing assists for teammates.
Due to his dribbling ability, pace and agility, he has been compared to Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho by his former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino, who also said, "Philippe... he has a special magic in his feet." Former Brazilian striker Careca has also compared Coutinho to Zico due to his creativity, and he has been highly praised by his Liverpool teammates. He is widely considered to be amongst the very best of a breed of quick, skilful and versatile attacking midfielders in the world, along with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne, and later his teammate Bernardo Silva.
Coutinho's elite vision and passing ability earned him the nickname "Little Magician" by Liverpool fans and his precocious ability has also led his team's supporters to give him the nickname "The Kid". Although naturally right-footed, Coutinho is capable of playing with both feet and can strike the ball particularly well from distance. He has a penchant for scoring from spectacular curling shots with his right foot from just or well outside the penalty area, especially after cutting inside from the left flank, and placing the ball into the top corner of the goal, which has led his former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to compare him to Alessandro Del Piero. He is also a highly accurate free kick taker.
Philippe Coutinho