I can't see how any sane person wouldn't! Lamela > 1000 Townsends
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I can't see how any sane person wouldn't! Lamela > 1000 Townsends
he looks so out of place & out of his comfort zone. like a little kid playing with the bigger boys. he trys his heart out but it just isnt happening for him. clearly got skill but not suited to the premiership at all. i just want to put him out his misery. should go back to italy where he thrives!
or we played newcastle who have lost 6 in a row & been crap for ages. we could play stefan freud against them & look better attackingly. u cant help but look better against them. they also had sisokko & tiote missing so were even weaker in midfield than usual.
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the last thing i think of when i see lamela is bale! maybe that will change if he grows his hair longer & wears a hair band. then they will have 1 thing in commen.
I'll let him butcher his next 2 games before completely writing him off. Might need a run of games to weed out the 1 or 2 touches too many he constantly has. If not then FUCK HIM OFF!
People saying you would pick Lamela over Townsend, I don't see what the point is really? They have both been shit. I have a feeling we will see Townsend sold in the summer as since he is English and some would take him up on potential he will fetch a bigger fee than Lamela. I really don't know what we are going to do with Lamela he doesn't look suited to this league and unless we take a huge bath on his feee we are basically stuck with him.
I am not one who believes we should just play him for the sake of it and pray he comes good. I think we have seen enough to know that this will probably never happen for him with us, however the rest of the season he probably should play. Maybe he can score a few and make other clubs take notice? Come next season though, barring an incredible transformation he should remain on the bench and only get chances in Europa, etc.. as we clearly need to find an upgrade to the position.
I am not one who believes we should just play him for the sake of it and pray he comes good. I think we have seen enough to know that this will probably never happen for him with us, however the rest of the season he probably should play. Maybe he can score a few and make other clubs take notice? Come next season though, barring an incredible transformation he should remain on the bench and only get chances in Europa, etc.. as we clearly need to find an upgrade to the position.
I think they are just saying they prefer one player over another occupying the same position.
There is literally nothing between them imo both of them waste possession and create something 1 out of 20 attempts. Only difference I see is one cost 30m and is Argentinian the other cost us nothing and is English.
There's a lot of differences between them, however it might be possible, and quite certainly if you look at their performances this season, that none of them should start in that position next season.
No you're right they are totally different players. What I meant is performance wise and end product from both has not been up to standard. When you put there assist/goals statistic side by side it is sad reading. Since Poch system only requires one striker we really need goals out of the other 3 attacking positions. Eriksen and Chadli have proven they belong in the side but the third position needs an upgrade quite clearly. I don't see either of Townsend or Lamela as long term solution. NBoth of them have had more than a fair chance at nailing down the position and not taken it.
Lamela is far more effective. Not saying much mind.
I think people, again, need to take into consideration this is effectively Lamela's first season after last season's injury nightmare.
He needs more time before such damning judgement.
He needs more time before such damning judgement.
Our system does not fit Lamela or Soldado, they are not physical players. Lamela played better in a 4-3-3 at roma, he was surrounded by a stronger midfield. I think he is the type of player who would be connecting passes around the box and creating throughballs rather than driblling and trying to beat players. If we want to play pacy direct football rather than pass i suggest he be sold.
I agree, but this brings up the dilemma saying we should sell him is one thing but actually getting someone to pay a reasonable fee is another. We all know Levy's track record no way is he going to sell him for a quarter of what we paid which is probably all we could get for Lamela on open market right now. I think best option for next season (barring a remarkable transformation) is buy another player for the third attacking spot behind Kane and loan out Lamela to Italy to either find his feet again with regular games or drive his price tag back up.
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I think he should be sold, but some of you aren't reading the entire the game fully. Yes he loses the ball but from time to time ,but he creates those sublime chances and find openings when we are in deadlock situations. Townsend and Lennon do not have the vision or football brain to do that.Then there is the added dilemma of levy and co bringing in a poorer player, like they have done in successive transfers window.Ideally stick with him another year,have fredericks or someone else be rotated with him.