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'Is he banned from starting?' - Spurs fans in shock over Pochettino's selection at Brighton

Mauricio Pochettino has made four changes to his Tottenham team for the game at Brighton & Hove Albion following their European embarrassment in midweek.

Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela all come into the starting XI, with Dele Alli and Harry Winks dropping down to the bench and Danny Rose missing out completely.

However, there is no place in the starting XI once again for Lucas Moura.

The Brazilian has been in and out of the team so far this campaign and he was introduced off the bench against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

Given how impressive he was for the team last year as he scored a number of important goals, the decision to leave the 27-year-old out again has not gone down well with some supporters.

Pochettino on his future at Spurs

One person who is not happy with the player's lack of minutes at present is Rivaldo as he opened up to Betfair about his fellow compatriot.

"Lucas Moura is losing importance in the Spurs team once again and I think he is behaving as a real professional, holding on and working normally," said the ex-Barcelona man.

"Perhaps if it was another player, we could have a different story, with the player complaining about the manager, after all he did for the team last season.

Lucas Moura looks on from the bench against Bayern Munich (James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

"This is also bad for Moura's ambitions with the Brazilian national team.

"If he is not playing at his club, it's tough to nail down a place in such a competitive national squad with so many good players who are performing well at club level."

Here are what Spurs fans have had to say about the decision to name the former Paris Saint-Germain ace on the substitutes' bench once again.

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