I like that he is a goal threat from midfield. I dislike everything else about him.
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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.
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Creativity wasn't a deciding factor.
The thing that prevented us winning that game was (once again) not being very good at resisting a physical and sustained press (see Wolves & S'ton)........ This scenario was hardly suprising though:
Doh - Out of position / just back from bad injury.
Skipp - Just back from bad injury
Lucas - New position.
Dav - Out of position.
PEH - Clearly rusty.
Japh - Another that's barely played in 6 months
Also: Enter Bissouma
Even though we've seen many of the big 'faces' over the last 2 games; we've yet to line up close to our best XI.
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Plus Doc and H are very tight…
Isn't all the hype and supposition surrounding an AM rather that a Winger/WF though?
I think Lucas is merely an experiment out of curiosity whilst AC waits for Spence to join the squad (and for Perisic to free Doh up from the left hand back-up duty.).
He already knows what to expect from Doh & Emerson.
Assumed immediate term WB pecking order for opening day:
RWB:
1. Doh
2. Spence
3. Emerson
LWB
1. Perisic
2. Sess
3. Doh
If Lucas is going to play there then the cross has to come in earlier. He was taking too long and too many touches today I thought.
What did Conte say about Moura as RWB?
The AM target makes total sense now.
I've always said Lucas would be a great RWB option and It looks like Conte sees the same thing. Also looks like the RWB option is going to be between Spence and Lucas with Emerson being sold (and probably Doherty as well....or he stays as the utility 3rd choice option for rwb and lwb).
Conte: "I spoke to Lucas and I think [wing-back] could be a good option. In the past I made Perisic in this position. Before a winger and to become a wing-back. He has the quality. The most important thing is the player has to be 100% ready to do it."
Spurs press conference live with Conte on Lucas at wing-back and Davies injury
It also make the lie of this narrative that Conte only goes for players for the here and now, although I feel that the buys have been extremely astute in relation to age and experience.
It will be interesting to see where our average squad age is in relation to the rest of the league after our business is done.
He pretty much said the same about Kulu too when we first signed him and despite that (albeit for different reasons); he doesn't look suitable at all.....
As said above... My gut's just telling me it's an experiement (satisfying his curiosity as to whether it's a string that Lucas can add to his bow) and that, once we get back from SK, Spence will be monopolising his attention on that front.
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Cheers. I wasn’t convinced by Moura doing his Victor Moses impression. Defensively very concerning.
Berg would have been by far the better candidate for such a conversion..... Been saying that since Jose was still about.
Not just due to LM somewhat lacking physically (imagine Lucas v Mane or Lucas v Richarlison!); it's too late in his career to coach a free-spirited player in the traditional aspects of art of defending.... Tracking back as a winger; yes, but not outright defender-ism.
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Yup.
But Lucas has publicly stated his desire to stay at Spurs until his contract expires, before returning to Brazil. And there were suggestions we tried to sell him to Everton and he wasn't at all keen. So Conte may be pragmatically facing up to another season of Lucas Moura.
He is a good professional, and never seems to moan about not playing much. But if our front 4 (Son, Kane, Kulu, Richarlison) stay fit, Lucas won't get that many minutes as a forward. So I can see the logic of Conte exploring whether Lucas can play as a RWB.
He has a good engine, but I worry about his defensive decision-making. And, like Coco Lamela, he often seems to take one touch too many to fuck up attacking moves.
With young players, you hope the coach screaming "play the ball earlier" can change a player's behaviour. But when a player gets to the age of Lucas or Lamela, it seems those habits are very hard to break.
Talking up both Kulu and now Lucas for RWB underline what we can all see in that Emerson was nothing more than a last resort there and we needed an alternative that can actually worry the opposition defence.
I think it's more than Conte satisfying his curiosity.
Lucas is clearly the weak attacking link. Doesn't have the presence, link-play, creative passing and goal threat that the other 4 possess between them.
Conte has probably sold it as you will get more minutes if you can show aptitude for RWB as you are now 5th in the pecking order (or 6th/7th with Perisic and a potential new signing).
I struggle to see Conte turning to Lucas from the bench when we are desperately chasing a goal.
As for the new signing, they don't have to be a wide forward to replace Lucas. Even if it is a Maddison-type then we will just change shape to accommodate when they are on the pitch. Either way any big money new arrival will be above Lucas in the rotation.
No reason why Lucas shouldn't back himself to outperform Doherty either - he's not exactly Dani Alves.
Don't think Berg had the engine for the up and down for 90 mins. Little tubster.
Yep just constantly play balls ahead of him and get him to square them into the box first time in training. Can't be that fucking hard!
Only a friendly, but Moura didn't do a lot aside from running around. Lost the ball often, and as usual ran down blind alleys.
Squad player, and early round Cup player. The end of the day he only has this season to go.
Especially since one of Richarlison's strengths is getting on the end of crosses.
Sess seems to have been drilled by Conte into early delivery of the ball once he gets free down the left, and Lucas would need to be similarly coached.
Doherty has always had rubbish delivery. So his game is based on making the inside run and arriving late in the box.
He used to notably (naturally) pile on weight when out injured, but once in genuine match shape he's a pretty athletic lad.