I used to think that too but he's actually capable of fancy footwork. He seems to be much more effective attacking in a central role, not sure I want to see him back on the wing anytime soon. He's been very, very good for us at CAM lately so I hope we don't fix what isn't broken and run with the current set up going forward.
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He's clearly more effective in the middle, and given our personnel now why ever put him out wide again unless we are short?
One of our most in form players. Has turned our fortunes around along with Reg and Bale.
Playing him as the 10 has been a bit of a masterstroke.
He always works his bollocks off so sets the tone for the rest of the attackers to press. He is one of our best tacklers so can actually get to the ball when pressing - unlike Son who presses but I'm pretty sure has never made a tackle.
On the ball he has the ability to beat 3 or 4 players in a packed area which no one else in the squad can do. This often leads to getting shots off or free-kicks being awarded.
He's great in the air too.
Sure his passing is poor at times and he doesn't always make the right decision but his skillsets are a great compliment to Harry and Bale.
The two runners (Lucas and Son) opening up space for the two creators.
That front 4 will take some shifting in my opinion. Good that Dele is involved again but he doesn't offer what Lucas does. Gio combines Lucas' aggression with a bit more guile so could yet stake a claim if he can stay fit.
Playing him as the 10 has been a bit of a masterstroke.
He always works his bollocks off so sets the tone for the rest of the attackers to press. He is one of our best tacklers so can actually get to the ball when pressing - unlike Son who presses but I'm pretty sure has never made a tackle.
On the ball he has the ability to beat 3 or 4 players in a packed area which no one else in the squad can do. This often leads to getting shots off or free-kicks being awarded.
He's great in the air too.
Sure his passing is poor at times and he doesn't always make the right decision but his skillsets are a great compliment to Harry and Bale.
The two runners (Lucas and Son) opening up space for the two creators.
That front 4 will take some shifting in my opinion. Good that Dele is involved again but he doesn't offer what Lucas does. Gio combines Lucas' aggression with a bit more guile so could yet stake a claim if he can stay fit.
He's in our best 11 in my opinion, has enough graft and energy to cover other players, presses amazingly, and when a player qith his speed dribbles at you in a central area it causes problems
This. Full backs are trained their whole lives to defend against speedy wingers.
Centre backs and central midfielders are not. Must be terrible playing against him.
I read when big clubs in Europe wanted him whilst still in Brazil he was a central player & Mourinho was interested
How this guy is spoken about as not being good enough I'll never know. Every season he's been here he's contributed decent numbers. He's more intelligent than people give him credit for imo. Better dribbler than the majority of this squad if not the best. Takes opposition out the game time and time again and gets you on the front foot,wins free kicks,opens the game up. Only downside is consistency but no doubt when he's on it he's a very very good player imo.
People are deluded. Calling for Championship no marks like Olise and Bowen to replace Lucas Moura. As if they would be making the same contributions - it's laughable.
I suppose that's what too much FIFA and FM do to you.
I'll admit, I'am a Moura detractor. I've always cited his poor composure and 'game intelligence' as being his most insufferable traits. We all know what he is good at, but barely shows it, and he becomes frustrating to watch.
However, I love being proved wrong, and he has really shown in the last month that he can be an excellent squad player against lesser and decent opposition.
Long may he press like a wasp and run AT defences and not in to them!
Bravo, Lucas!
However, I love being proved wrong, and he has really shown in the last month that he can be an excellent squad player against lesser and decent opposition.
Long may he press like a wasp and run AT defences and not in to them!
Bravo, Lucas!
Good dribbler? He lost possession in all but one of his recorded dribbles last night.
He runs alot and puts in some good tackles which can be a good support role when you have the likes of Bale/Kane/Son to actually contribute on the ball, but it's a water carrier role at the end of the day.
He runs alot and puts in some good tackles which can be a good support role when you have the likes of Bale/Kane/Son to actually contribute on the ball, but it's a water carrier role at the end of the day.
It's the dynamic of playing a front four - you have Bale and Son wide with Kane and Lucas in the middle, that's hard enough for a back four to defend but when Bale and Son are perfectly comfortable in the middle, and Kane and Lucas perfectly comfortable drifting out wide, who do the CB's mark?
Watching the last three games teams have focused more on Bale as he's come into form, they are also still trying to watch the deadly duo Kane and Son, that has given Lucas (Dele and Lamela) a chance to show their quality and they've all grabbed it ... Crystal Palace just didn't know who to mark and so they ended up marking nobody.
Lucas, Lamela and Dele can only benefit playing with Kane, Son and Bale ... and with luck Reg can step in when needed as well ..... now how about our defence ....
Watching the last three games teams have focused more on Bale as he's come into form, they are also still trying to watch the deadly duo Kane and Son, that has given Lucas (Dele and Lamela) a chance to show their quality and they've all grabbed it ... Crystal Palace just didn't know who to mark and so they ended up marking nobody.
Lucas, Lamela and Dele can only benefit playing with Kane, Son and Bale ... and with luck Reg can step in when needed as well ..... now how about our defence ....
Lucas Moura loves the new central role Jose Mourinho has given him at Tottenham
The Brazilian has been in good form in recent games for Tottenham Hotspur and it has coincided with a change in position under Jose Mourinho
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Lucas Moura is loving his new role under Jose Mourinho as Tottenham Hotspur hit a run of form in the Premier League.
The 28-year-old Brazilian has been moved inside from the right wing to the number 10 role in order to accommodate Gareth Bale on the flank.
Lucas used to play in a more central role as a young player at Sao Paulo and with impressive displays in Spurs' victories against Burnley and Crystal Palace, the attacker admits he is enjoying his nostalgic switch.
"I'm happy to be involved and I feel very comfortable in that position. When I was younger, I always played as a number 10 and I like that position because I feel free," he said.
"I can run from left to right, I can play in the middle, I can touch more balls, I can create situations for the strikers.
"So I like that position and I'm happy with the confidence that Jose has given me. I just have to give my best and keep going in the same way."
"I'm so happy, I'm so proud to be part of this team and I feel very comfortable playing with them. I'm happy with the team and happy with the results. We just need to keep going in this way."
"Yes [the top four is back on] but it's going to be hard," said Lucas. "It's not easy when there are a few teams in front of us but we need to trust ourselves, there are still 11 games to play.
"We can achieve this objective, but we need to think step by step, game by game. If we play like we did today, of course we can finish in the top four, and that's the objective."
had a really good game. he thrives against weaker opposition. is lucas at CAM and bale wide better for the team than lucas wide and bale CAM though? definitely good to have the options though, lamela can play both as well, so at least mourinho has options
I prefer Bergwijn in his new role, he's more effective and would flourish given a little bit more freedom
Lucas is still Lucas, he fucks up at least 3 times before he does anything right
Lucas is still Lucas, he fucks up at least 3 times before he does anything right
Never had an issue with him as a squad player. He'll always stay fitter than Lamela and does a job. First choice as a wide player i'm not so sure of him but as a good squad player and team man no problems with him.
Plus he can be a good impact sub..i believe we've seen that...
ochlol:
Plus he can be a good impact sub..i believe we've seen that...
ochlol:When we had Eriksen and Dele in the team at once we usually had Eriksen on the wing. But we know our front 4 rotated pretty freely between positions and that made them impossible to mark. That created space and little errors from their defence that we exploited. That's how you break down a bus.
Long may it continue. Lucas at CAM but switching now and again is a great rebirth of what we had under Poch.
Long may it continue. Lucas at CAM but switching now and again is a great rebirth of what we had under Poch.