Lucas Moura was in terrible form as Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-0 to Chelsea on Sunday.
On the chalkboard
Spurs turned in a poor performance against the Blues, with Son Heung-Min sent off for allegedly lashing out at Antonio Rudiger and Paulo Gazzaniga conceding a penalty with a wild kung-fu kick on Marcos Alonso.
Lucas was perhaps a major component of the club’s defeat.
He had 27 touches of the ball throughout the game but did not have a shot on goal, nor did he complete a dribble.
Instead, he was dribbled past on three occasions and was dispossessed four times.
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Lucas did make one tackle but he attempted four, leaving him with a 25% success rate.
In total, WhoScored gave the Brazilian a rating of 5.7, the third time he has flattered to deceive under Jose Mourinho, earning ratings of 6.2 and 6.3 against Manchester United and Bournemouth respectively.
Hot and cold
Lucas has been excellent under Mourinho previously.
He scored against Burnley and also netted a superb goal in the 2-1 win over Wolves, while he was on the scoresheet versus West Ham United too.
However, this performance was Lucas at his worst. He did not impact the game at all and did not seem to be playing in a fixed position, featuring initially on the right wing and later at left wing-back.
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A performance such as this simply cannot be tolerated and, with the festive fixtures continuing, Spurs play Brighton & Hove Albion on Boxing Day.
Following this display, Mourinho should drop the forward to teach him a lesson; more consistency is needed, not another performance where he simply doesn’t have any influence.
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