Life under Jose Mourinho at Tottenham Hotspur appeared to get started extremely well on Saturday afternoon as they managed to ease past West Ham United, although many of the club’s faithful were starting to panic over the future of one of their stars already.
Giovani Lo Celso was an unused substitute in Spurs’ 3-2 victory over the Hammers at the London Stadium (BBC), with the Portuguese manager appearing to opt for Christian Eriksen when replacing Dele Alli as the game approached the final ten minutes.
Considering Mourinho’s comments regarding the Denmark international and his apparent desire to move away from north London, many felt it would have been the ample time for the manager to introduce the South American playmaker instead.
Indeed, the snub to Lo Celso did not go unnoticed on social media, with a number of the Lilywhites’ faithful suggesting that the 23-year-old could have an uphill task on his hands if he were to take permanent residency in the English capital.
Of course, the Argentina international has suffered with injuries since joining Tottenham on loan from Real Betis in the summer and had subsequently been unavailable for eight games during Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure.
There is every chance that Lo Celso will get an opportunity to impress his new manager in the coming weeks, especially with the hectic festive period starting to come into play, however this set of fans were not full of confidence regarding his future chances.
Here are just some of their reactions…
I’m all for Dele’s resurgence but slightly worried about what it means for Lo Celso. Would be a big mistake not to sign GLC permanently
— Ali (@1882AIi) November 24, 2019
Not very confident about Lo Celso’s future or Sessegnon’s..
— Matt Smith (@msmith697) November 23, 2019
Looks like Lo Celso is a goner. Smh
— RMacs (@PhillyHotspur) November 23, 2019
Not sure I see Lo Celso being a Mourinho player which is a shame.
— Cal (@calhutchings26) November 24, 2019
Ndombele will play ahead of Winksif he’s ever fit long enough to get a run of games. Lo Celso replaces Eriksen but question is whether Mourinho would want to keep him
— Kidiaba’s Ponytail (@KidiabaPonyTail) November 24, 2019
Seems silly to say, given that we’ve just won our first away Premier League game in 11 months, but I’m already a bit worried about how Lo Celso and Sessegnon fit into a Mourinho Spurs team. #COYS #THFC
— Dan Almond (@s17pur) November 23, 2019
Only thing I’ll slam Mourinho over is, if you’re going to bring on an attacking midfielder, why Eriksen? Lo Celso wants to be their, baffling
— Chris (@chrislh1990) November 23, 2019
Lo Celso will be the one to suffer under Mourinho.
— Mälu (@DJMalu_official) November 23, 2019
Yep, but most of all I’m worried about Lo Celso and Ndombele, both must be feeling very weird, Mou should give him their support.
— H.M.COYS7 ( LoCelsoSZN ) (@COYSLP7v2) November 23, 2019
Lo celso needs to be on too hes top class my worry is jose wont use him. Winks shouldn’t be starting though
— • (@Spursfandub) November 23, 2019
Tottenham fans, do you share the same concerns about Lo Celso’s future at Spurs? Let us know below!
