Strange that Lucas Moura can sit and tell millions of Spurs fans that it’s not about numbers, when if he attempted to have that conversation with team-mate Harry Kane, odds are, that the Brazilian would be met with a look of sympathy.
Sadly Lucas, it IS about the numbers, or players become occasional luxuries that people lose interest in. Which may go a long way to explain why Mauricio Pochettino still lacked faith in the boy, even after that miraculous performance gainst Ajax.
The 27-year-old looks too old to experience a renaissance at Tottenham, or anyone else. Sure, he is capable of turning it on, but what separates winners from losers in any professional sport is consistency.
Moura’s passing accuracy against Everton was appalling, 43% means that most of his passes went to the opposition. Sorry Lucas, but there’s no way any player can claim to be an important part of the team.
The most damning snapshot is ‘successful actions’, which encapsulates everything the boy did against the Toffees. 37% of Moura’s contributions overall were unsuccessful.
My advice would be to cut back on the interviews and train harder – and that’s the polite version.