Should Lucas Moura start Tottenham Hotspur’s clash against Newcastle United at the weekend?
Sky Sports pundit Paul Robinson has claimed that Lucas Moura is ‘becoming a problem’ for Mauricio Pochettino following his goal for Tottenham last Saturday.
Moura came off the bench and scored within 19 seconds of coming on as Spurs recorded a 2-2 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Following that point against City, the North London club will now be preparing for their Sunday afternoon clash against strugglers Newcastle United.
Speaking to Match Centre on Sky Sports News (21/08/2019 at 10:35 am), former goalkeeper Robinson thinks Moura now needs to be starting games for Spurs.
On Pochettino needing to fit him into the side: “It would appear to become more and more apparent that that’s the case,” Robinson told Sky Sports News. “He was very, very lucky to be left out of the Champions League final.
“I think he just gives Spurs another dynamic with his pace and directness, it just gives them another element to their game. He immediately puts defenders on the back foot. He is becoming a problem for Pochettino. He is almost becoming a player that has to be picked.”
The selection headaches will now begin for Pochettino because Heung-Min Son, who has been serving a suspension, is free to return at the weekend.
Given he has not played this season, it would be logical for him to start from the bench, but down the line, Pochettino will have some big decisions to make as to who starts in his forward line.
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