'He's going to suffer problems of adaptation because he doesn't speak a word of English,' Villas-Boas said.
'He has to adapt to a completely different culture and mentality, which we are sure he will, but we're unsure of how much time it will take, but he will.
'I think the qualities he brings are his creativeness, his ability to find the last pass that leads to a goal. He's a natural talent. He's not a pure, pure winger; he's creative and likes to come inside and find different spaces. He's a player with tremendous potential that we have to work on.
'He's a wonderful, gifted footballer. The fact he's yet to train with the team puts him in a very difficult position to start the game, but it it not impossible. For somebody so gifted, adapting shouldn't be a problem.
'Lamela just landed in England this morning, so he wasn't involved in training, but they're used to these kind of trips and effort. I expect him to be involved in the game.
'He has to adapt to a completely different culture and mentality, which we are sure he will, but we're unsure of how much time it will take, but he will.
'I think the qualities he brings are his creativeness, his ability to find the last pass that leads to a goal. He's a natural talent. He's not a pure, pure winger; he's creative and likes to come inside and find different spaces. He's a player with tremendous potential that we have to work on.
'He's a wonderful, gifted footballer. The fact he's yet to train with the team puts him in a very difficult position to start the game, but it it not impossible. For somebody so gifted, adapting shouldn't be a problem.
'Lamela just landed in England this morning, so he wasn't involved in training, but they're used to these kind of trips and effort. I expect him to be involved in the game.
