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title: "Journalists say ‘bright’ Coutinho ‘looked dangerous’ v Tottenham"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/10/journalists-say-bright-philippe-coutinho-looked-dangerous-v-tottenham/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-04-10T11:51:59Z"
modified: "2022-04-10T11:52:00Z"
---

# Journalists say ‘bright’ Coutinho ‘looked dangerous’ v Tottenham

Aston Villa suffered their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat on Saturday evening, [losing 4-0 to Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/april/09/aston-villa-0-4-tottenham-hotspur/), but not every player was a disappointment. Philippe Coutinho put in a decent performance despite the poor result, so he’s one of few who can hold their head high.

*Ashley Preece* of [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-tottenham-23648501) gave the 29-year-old a player rating of 6/10 and said he was ‘really bright’ for periods. *Jude Summerfield* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/aston-villa-0-4-tottenham-player-ratings-premier-league-2021-22) gave Coutinho a player rating of 6/10 and said he ‘looked dangerous’ before being substituted in the second half. *Cole Pettem* of [7500toHolte](https://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2022/4/9/23018073/player-ratings-aston-villa-0-4-tottenham-hotspur) gave the Brazilian international a player rating of 5/10 and said he ‘showed bits of quality’.

[Against Tottenham](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549857/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Aston-Villa-Tottenham), Coutinho played for 69 minutes, had 59 touches, on two aerial duels, completed 75% of his 48 passes, created three chances, had three shots with 33% hitting the target, whipped in one cross which found a teammate, blocked one shot and had one successful dribble.

Coutinho has made [12 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdaten/spieler/80444) for Villa this season, scoring four goals with three assists. He’s failed to score or make an assist in his last four outings, however.

***[In other news, journalists say ‘poor’ Ezri Konsa ‘struggled’ for Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/10/journalists-say-poor-ezri-konsa-struggled-for-aston-villa-v-tottenham/)***