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Tottenham: Spurs fans react to Moura’s Pochettino comments

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Spurs fans had a mixed reaction to Lucas Moura’s comments on former manager Mauricio Pochettino after he suggested that he wasn’t utilised properly under the Argentinian. 

According to Jonathan Veal (via Ricky Sacks), Moura is excited about his future under Jose Mourinho after starting the Portuguese manager’s first two games on the wing for Spurs.

Under Pochettino, the 27-year-old was often deployed as a striker, to which he said “every player wants to play, it doesn’t matter the position. But everyone knows I am not a No.9”.

The Brazilian, who is valued at £36 million (as per Transfermarkt), has made just 75 appearances for Spurs in nearly two years with the club and was often forced to settle with a place on the bench under Pochettino. However, he has started both of the games against West Ham and Olympiakos in his favoured position, contributing a goal and an assist across those two fixtures.

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Reaction from Spurs fans to Moura’s comments can be seen in the tweets below.

Spurs fans are clearly in disagreement about Moura’s recent form, with some suggesting that he still has a lot to improve on if he is going to nail down a starting spot under Mourinho.

What do we think?

Moura’s reasoning behind the Pochettino comments is fairly clear to see, with the winger no doubt frustrated that a hat-trick in last season’s Champions League semi-final wasn’t enough to see him start ahead of a half-fit Harry Kane in the final. However, there is no doubt that he was underused by Pochettino in an unfamiliar position at times, so it will be interesting to see if he continues to perform well on the right-wing under Mourinho’s management.

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