On the latest episode of the Last Word On Spurs podcast, Ricky Sacks, Jamie Brown, Richard Whitehead, and James Dickens have been discussing the latest goings-on at the north London club, looking back on the 3-0 win against Leicester City last weekend.
One topic of conversation on the recent episode, which was titled ‘Clinical Kane‘, was the recent form of Giovani Lo Celso and how it may have been impacted by the knock he was confirmed by Jose Mourinho to be carrying. The Argentinian managed his first assist in the Premier League in the recent win against Newcastle United, and he impressed once again in the 3-0 win against Leicester City on Sunday; earning a 7.2 rating for his performance.
Here’s what Brown had to say about the Argentinian international on the podcast:
“Yeah, I definitely think at the moment, we’ve only seen brilliance in flashes, but there’s certainly been a lot of potential there. That injury [is] always going to be very difficult to play through and that was certainly going to limit his game. He’s only just come into this new system, having had a couple of injury problems. Give him that pre-season and just hope that next season he can really hit the ground running.
“At the moment, it’s only in flashes but, we’ve all seen that there’s certainly potential there. There were definitely moments today. I think it was in that first goal, he definitely showed what a great creative player he is. I’m really excited to see more of him next season and hopefully, he can overcome these injury issues because that is frustrating, and it does seem to be limiting him a bit.
“Overall, you’ve got to be pretty happy with how Lo Celso’s doing. Obviously Mourinho trusts him, [he] wants to keep him on the pitch the whole time and that’s something that’s so important. We spoke about trust and Mourinho really loves players that you can trust and will want to keep them on the pitch. Well, Lo Celso is a guy that’s really proven himself to Mourinho.”
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The former Real Betis man has really established himself as a regular in Mourinho’s side since joining on a permanent deal in the January transfer window.
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Although his goal and assist contributions haven’t yet reached the level he was achieving with the La Liga side, Spurs fans such as Brown are clearly enamoured with the midfielder and will be hoping to see him improve even further next season.