As much as I understand that his positioning off possession and defensive work rate needs work, I don't really understand why Pochettino at certain moments in the past weeks didn't go "screw it, we need goals now more than a perfect high pressing defensive wizard, so I'll chuck Lucas on and hope for the best".
Cos Poch is great with his subs innit!!!!
Funny cos that's exactly what should have been the case the other day when we went 1-0 up against Juventus, or even when we went 1-1 against Juve... Hmm. Seems like the sub choices aren't making sense.
There is no problem with Lucas attitude. He is just a victim of spurs success and his fitness was behind the rest of the squad when he joined the team.Got to feel a bit sorry for Lucas. Benched in France and here. Wonder if he puts it in at the training ground.
It's unfortunate for him, World Cup-wise, although the current coach just doesn't seem to fancy him anyway, but in a perverse way that means he'll get a full Poch pre-season to be schooled in our ways.Got to feel a bit sorry for Lucas. Benched in France and here. Wonder if he puts it in at the training ground.
And Juventus... when he put lorrente on. Doh.There is no problem with Lucas attitude. He is just a victim of spurs success and his fitness was behind the rest of the squad when he joined the team.
Spurs has been winning and Son, Eriksen, Dele are all in form. No way Lucas is going to start over those 3 and off the bench, he is behind Lamela who is a damn good player in his own right.
If we are chasing the game and need pace and a spark off the bench, Lucas will get his chance. But we haven’t been chasing the game in the 2nd half at all since Lucas joined the club. Only the Liverpool game, but that was Lucas first week at the club and he didn’t have the required fitness yet.
He's not really done anything to show he should be in the team yet, except for being a shiny new signing.
Guy has a tonne of work to do in terms of understanding the system etc. I wouldn't expect him to get significant minutes between now and next season. But he should be set and ready to go from the off next season which is the main thing.