Carlos Vinicius had a first Premier League start to forget as he toiled all night in Tottenham’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea.
He arrived at Spurs in the summer as a backup to Harry Kane after finishing last season as the joint top scorer in the Portuguese top-flight with Benfica.
Despite his presence, Jose Mourinho has continued to rely on Kane for every Premier League match.
The Brazilian has been limited to appearances in the cup competitions, but Kane’s recent injury gave him the chance to earn a place in the Premier League team.
He started the game against the Blues, but offered nothing close to what the England captain would have delivered.
He toiled all night, and when a rare chance came, he couldn’t take it.
Sports Mail’s Matt Barlow thinks he may have missed his chance to get more EPL minutes even though he said the performance wasn’t his fault.
He writes on the Daily Mail: “Poor old Carlos Vinicius. Having waited 125 days to start in the Premier League and toiled alone up front for 88 dispiriting minutes, along came a chance – the chance – and he missed it.
“Vinicius sprang high and headed wide from Serge Aurier’s delivery. And that was that. Perhaps it explains Jose Mourinho’s reluctance to trust the Brazilian up front for Tottenham.
“He is not Harry Kane but that’s hardly his fault. He is on loan from Benfica and they wouldn’t loan him out if they thought he was the next Eusebio. ”