Opinion: Lucas Moura simply shouldn’t play for Tottenham again

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Tottenham Hotspur’s latest capitulation left fans outraged – and should leave Lucas Moura on the sidelines for the rest of the season.

Spurs were leading 1-0 against a 10-man Everton side on Monday night, which should have set them up to win.

Tottenham were shocking with the numerical advantage though, giving Everton hope of a fightback.

Lucas Moura then picked up a straight red card mere moments after coming on as a substitute.

Tottenham fans probably knew what was coming next, though maybe not quite in the way it happened.

Michael Keane’s long-range screamer secured a predictable leveller for Everton, leaving Tottenham with two dropped points.

Spurs fans are probably sick of this now and maybe Antonio Conte’s rant in March wasn’t all that far from the truth.

Lucas Moura shouldn’t play for Tottenham Hotspur again

Tottenham were already poor with 11 against 10, but substitute Lucas went and plunged Spurs into real trouble.

The Brazilian’s challenge on Michael Keane was a nasty one and his six-minute cameo should be the end of his Tottenham career.

Lucas will be banned for three games, meaning he would return with six games to play.

That doesn’t matter though – Lucas should be done at Tottenham.

The 30-year-old is out of contract this summer and Conte actually admitted in January that Moura will be leaving when his contract expires.

A hero in Amsterdam back in 2019, Lucas has struggled for fitness this season and it’s time for everyone to move on.

You have to question… why was Lucas even on the pitch against Everton in the first place?

Tottenham had January signing Arnaut Danjuma on the bench as another option to bring on in the final third.

Tottenham need to be making a decision on the Villarreal loanee’s long-term future, yet he has played just 11 Premier League minutes.

Cristian Stellini’s decision to give minutes to Lucas – who is already leaving the club this summer – over Danjuma felt like a strange one.

That decision backfired very quickly and Stellini may wish he had done with Danjuma instead.

It’s not even like Lucas has been making a big impact this term – he hasn’t looked like a Premier League player all season.

Everybody knows it’s time for Lucas to leave Tottenham and yet he is still brought on ahead of Danjuma.

Maybe that says a lot about the Dutchman’s progress but there should not be any reason why Lucas continues to feature ahead of Danjuma between now and the summer.