Sometimes "trying to make things happen" can sometimes actually be counter-productive for the team. Lamela went completely missing from the right side of our attack at Brum. Those who complain about Trippier always ending up with the ball down the right should consider this: nobody but Trippier can end up with the ball if nobody except Trippier is there!
Lamela should be playing more tactically disciplined, receiving the ball down the right, and taking on his man down the endline, setting up either nice cutback passes or sweet left-footed curlers at the far post. Instead he routinely popped up in bizarre places such as deep left-central midfield! Other players were ostensibly tasked with these areas, and because Lamela was not out right, Brum defenders didn't need to be either, and so were able to more easily pack central areas with extra defenders.
I feel for him- he obviously wants to do well, but I think he's just trying too hard to get involved, and making things tougher for the rest of the team. He wants to play CAM so badly, but theres just no realistic way he'll get in there ahead of Dele and Eriksen. Hes out of form, tactically undisciplined, and offers no goal-scoring threat at present. Absolutely cannot start for us right now. Has no business whatsoever being in front of Son in attack right now.
