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NW1Spur ?How about eveyone who has slagged off Lamela, who has put him on their "must sell" list puts their hands up and admits he was fantastic tonight, playing out of position?
Lamela is everything I've ever loved in Spurs players - frustrating, brilliant, injured, 100% Tottenham
Played well today. We're all sick to death of him and you can't rely on him to be fit for long stretches, but he's a creative attacking player who adds a bit of spark to the game and I'm betting he'll be central to our cup campaigns this year because we don't really have other places to look for that.
Is he better than Hart ?I'd like to see him get the role of cover for NDombele & LoCelso. Think it could be trained into him, his energy would permeate better from inside.
Definite keeper for me.
Serie A is completely different to Premier League. Much slower. Less intense.
Lamela was not a grafter for Roma. He was a silky wide forward who had a good positional sense to score goals.
In his first and majority of his second season at Spurs, it was blatantly clear that his style of play was completely incompatible to the Premier League. Through a combination of Pochettino's persistence and brilliant coaching, coupled with Lamelas own incredible work rate and desire, he drastically altered his play style and physique to become a competent Premier League player, through nothing more than grafting and hard work.
Lamela is a very average player technically. Injury or not, this would not have changed. The theory that injury prevented him from become a superstar for us is romantic revisionism and wide of the mark
Well I guess he can’t be any worse than hart?I'd like to see him get the role of cover for NDombele & LoCelso. Think it could be trained into him, his energy would permeate better from inside.
Definite keeper for me.