Lamela must be the most perplexing player at the club.
Pretty much signed as our Bale replacement, I think we all looked at the hype around his time at Roma and thought we were getting the next big thing.
Then we got a long injury layoff.
Then we got glimpses of a great player, with a wild rabona thrown in.
Then he became a very important part of our team, pressing and providing inventive passes, as well as chipping in with important goals. He wasn’t a world beater, but he was a very useful member of the squad. A much better Chadli, if you will.
Then he had a very lengthy injury and many forgot all of the above, and started thinking he was a waste of space.
I think he’s a useful player who has a bit of a job on his hands to secure a first-team place, especially with Lucas Moura in the team. Very interested in seeing how things pan out with him, as I tend to think of him as Pochettino’s avatar on the pitch.
Pretty much signed as our Bale replacement, I think we all looked at the hype around his time at Roma and thought we were getting the next big thing.
Then we got a long injury layoff.
Then we got glimpses of a great player, with a wild rabona thrown in.
Then he became a very important part of our team, pressing and providing inventive passes, as well as chipping in with important goals. He wasn’t a world beater, but he was a very useful member of the squad. A much better Chadli, if you will.
Then he had a very lengthy injury and many forgot all of the above, and started thinking he was a waste of space.
I think he’s a useful player who has a bit of a job on his hands to secure a first-team place, especially with Lucas Moura in the team. Very interested in seeing how things pan out with him, as I tend to think of him as Pochettino’s avatar on the pitch.