But Lucas Moura has more natural talent and he hasn't exactly failed yet. His opportunities at PSG have been limited. He will get better at Spurs if th deal goes through. He's got pace and trickery which is what's needed in the PL for a winger.
He does have more natural talent but he has failed at PSG otherwise they wouldn't be selling him to a club like Spurs for much less than they bought him for 5 years ago.
He's had plenty of opportunities (more than 150 appearances!), he's just not been good enough for them. Lower standard at Spurs though.
When Real sold Robben and Sneijder and bought CR7, Kaka and Benzema, that didn't make Robben and Sneijder bad players, now did they? Both went on to win the CL and treble with their respective teams.
I didn't say he was a bad player, just not good enough for PSG and has not fulfilled his early hype.
I'll bet you any amount you like that Lucas won't win a CL or treble at his next club!
The the similarity then is that both are/were very fast. However, their playing style is quite different. Moura likes to dribble and take on his man. Walcott was never able to dribble past anyone, bar that assist against pool; he was never good at that nor running with the ball. If anything, Moura is more similar to Lennon.Both very fast, hugely hyped & broke into their national sides as teenagers then fizzled out to the point of not starting for their clubs. Obviously Lucas Moura has more time but I do see a similarity in their career paths.
Not true. 16 trophies in his 5 years at the club while playing an important role every season. People are forgetting just last season he was keeping Di Maria out of the squad. People say Lucas flopped because unless he does what Neymar is doing now people would not rate him. So a lot of people call him a failure even though he has played well every season and steadily improved every year. Of course he hasn't reached the heights people expected him to when he was a teenager but comparing him to the likes of Walcott makes no sense because Walcott couldn't hold down a first team spot over the likes of Ramsey and Chamberlain whereas Moura was actually starting over the likes of Pastore and Di Maria. Only out of the squad now because they went ahead and signed two of the best wingers in the world, while Pastore, Di Maria and Draxler are more suited to the squad because all of them can also play in the midfield if needed.He does have more natural talent but he has failed at PSG otherwise they wouldn't be selling him to a club like Spurs for much less than they bought him for 5 years ago.
He's had plenty of opportunities (more than 150 appearances!), he's just not been good enough for them. Lower standard at Spurs though.
Difference is Robben and Sneijder featured heavily in Madrid shirt before they got sold. They were also a regular for the national teams. Lucas was far from being starter prior to Neymar and MBappe arrival.When Real sold Robben and Sneijder and bought CR7, Kaka and Benzema, that didn't make Robben and Sneijder bad players, now did they? Both went on to win the CL and treble with their respective teams.
Same way Moura has been performing well enough to post decent stats. He's no Neymar and Mbappe but he's not Walcott for sure that people have been comparing him to on the CAF. This guy has what it takes to be a better player and I really hope he shows it wherever he goes next.
Really? Are you sure you were watching PSG and not Paris FC?Difference is Robben and Sneijder featured heavily in Madrid shirt before they got sold. They were also a regular for the national teams. Lucas was far from being starter prior to Neymar and MBappe arrival.
Lucas stats last season ain't all that as like half of them were in the domestic cups against lesser teams. He didn't feature as main starter for PSG.
Possibly. Who knows?Really? Are you sure you were watching PSG and not Paris FC?
25m gbp is dirt-cheap in this market.
Not sure he will be a hit there though (Too much competition)
I agree it appears to be a great deal - I think he will get plenty of first team action as we are really lacking pace in the attacking third.
I'm still to be convinced but I really hope I'm wrong.
Our defensive issues will be resolved when Alderweireld returns from injury.Definitely going to solve Spurs' defensive issues.
Quite gutted to be fair wanted someone who could actually play on the right who is actually comfortable there and prefers that position. Good price and well worth the risk. I bet Levy will turn a profit on him if he doesn’t succeed so a win/win for them.
I actually think he's a better fit for your style of play than ours. He'll like being in a team that dominates the ball and has a world class CF to feed. Our attacking play is at times very erratic while you have a clear gameplan most matches. He's got that technical ability that Pochettino will like and probably improve as well. It's a very good signing for the price.
