Moura puts pressure on Lamela
Moura puts pressure on Lamela
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| Lucas Moura has added lively pace and trickery to Tottenham's attack |
Spurs 3 Fulham 1
The first half against Fulham was virtually all Tottenham and we passed the ball around well. However, there was the Achilles heel again when we simply were not clinical enough.Lucas Moura missed an open goal after 6 minutes and then a heavy touch when through and with a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper.
It took a superb left-footed curling effort from 18 yards in the 41st minute to put us in front. Until then we hadn't given their keeper enough to do.
Erik Lamela now has a problem because that Lucas Moura strike is what we should be seeing from him when he is on the right, but it is rare. It is fine looking good, but we need end product on a more consistent basis.
He now has strong competition for a place in the starting line-up.
Over on the other side, Dele Alli has had two impressive games coming from the left-hand side.
You would say that Alli, Eriksen and Moura are currently the first choice three behind Kane, but Son still has to come back as well.
In the first 15minutes of the second half Eric Dier had four Fulham men to deal with on his own at some stages and we conceded before we made the change after 62 minutes, bringing Dembele on.
From then Tottenham regained control and a succession of chances went begging.
How did Erik Lamela respond when he was brought on for Davinson Sanchez?
Fulham were attacking, Dele Alli challenged, the ball was played in space to Lamela and he ran at the heart of the defence drawing players to him. That gave and Harry Kane space on the left-hand side of the penalty box.
Lamela played the ball to Kane just before the tackles came in, Kane cut back onto his right foot and calmly slotted home to make it 3-1.
Prior to that Kieran Trippier had emulated his England free-kick at the World Cup and scored our first goal direct from a free-kick for a couple of years.
Lamela himself had a couple of chances to score but the keeper was equal and he was kept out.
Two games, two wins.
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