Guys are arguing over Son v Lamela whilst praising the depth of other team's benches.
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I feel sorry for any Spurs player who either a) doesn't hit the ground running and score consistently from the day of their first signing; b) gets injured for anything more than a few weeks.
Agreed.
Pochettinos Tottenham personified in one human. That's Lamela.
Total myth. Only player in the entire squad not on a contract given by Poch. Winks has been given 3 I think. Remember, he'd have been loaned to Marseille if we'd bought Berahino. If an offer comes in we'll accept it without hesitation.
He's been here since 2013 lol and cost £30m, for that kind of money you expect a player with much more ability than what Lamela has to offer. I doubt very much if his PL goals tally is into double figures in that time. Pathetic really, but indicative of his limitations as a player.
Sorry the guy has obviously a rediculous amount of ability... there is no doubting that. In Europe the season before last he was very strong for us, yes he has taken time to get used to the PL but come on he's a kid.... we need to be supporting our young purchases as much as we do our own youth team.... who coincidently would probably cost more than 30 million!!
Sorry, the guy shows a poor football brain slow to assess what next to do, has poor ball control and displays amateurish decision making. But he's good at running back towards his own goal, kicking opponents in the air, having given the ball away again! In Europe when required to step up after the group stage, he didn't have what was needed and was found wanting. The guy is an international. He played in Seria A before coming to us. Not a £30m player and not close with so many deficiencies to being one.
As fans we are entitlrd to our at times myriad points of view but it is obvious that Lamela is a very special player and needs our support. He has obviously been through a lot, personal health, family and loss of people and pet issues and has been suffering. His is still a Spurs player and we stand by our own as it should be.Sorry, the guy shows a poor football brain slow to assess what next to do, has poor ball control and displays amateurish decision making. But he's good at running back towards his own goal, kicking opponents in the air, having given the ball away again! In Europe when required to step up after the group stage, he didn't have what was needed and was found wanting. The guy is an international. He played in Seria A before coming to us. Not a £30m player and not close with so many deficiencies to being one.
I wonder how many of the haters were also hating on Eriksen and demanding we get rid last year before he suddenly proved to be the marvel he is? Support is what these boys need at a young age!!
Lamela has since joining us contributed the following:He's been here since 2013 lol and cost £30m, for that kind of money you expect a player with much more ability than what Lamela has to offer. I doubt very much if his PL goals tally is into double figures in that time. Pathetic really, but indicative of his limitations as a player.
Let's wait to see what he is like when he comes back shall ....
it'll be a sore awakening for some of his fans.
Haha this is another reason why I love him. He's a right nasty cunt at times and doesn't mind leaving a foot in. If he wasn't such a polarising player his exploits in the 'Battle of the Bridge' would be the stuff of legends to match Dier's reputation from that game. I still chuckle thinking about his nonchalant stamp on Fabregas' hand.Also since Alli got sent off, Lamela now holds the record for dirty nasty player who has somehow never seen red. Which is made better by the fact that he looks like a pop star.
This is the most categorically incorrect assessment I've seen of a footballer. No football brain? Have you ever seen him play? He sees passes that not even Eriksen could at times, and his decision making can occasionally look poor because he's always choosing the most difficult option, but it's also the option with the most reward. Whenever those choices come off they almost always result in a chance at goal.Sorry, the guy shows a poor football brain slow to assess what next to do, has poor ball control and displays amateurish decision making. But he's good at running back towards his own goal, kicking opponents in the air, having given the ball away again! In Europe when required to step up after the group stage, he didn't have what was needed and was found wanting. The guy is an international. He played in Seria A before coming to us. Not a £30m player and not close with so many deficiencies to being one.
Brilliant! I wish I could have come up with that excuse in my playing days. All those misplaced passes and shite decisions - and I could have passed them off as the work of a misunderstood footballing genius!<Big snip> and his decision making can occasionally look poor because he's always choosing the most difficult option, but it's also the option with the most reward. Whenever those choices come off they almost always result in a chance at goal.
Lamela has since joining us contributed the following:
A total of 19 goals( prem, efl cup & europa league) and a total of 31 assists (prem, efl cup, europa league, champions league & FA Cup).
Comparatively he's a better assist provider than Son as it stands as of right now where Son has a total of 18 assists for us, but Son has more goals at a total of 34. And considering Coco has been out for almost a complete year and was a player that was guaranteed minutes in every game one way or another it's not farfetched at all to think that his numbers would be similar to Son's/just below had he not been off injured.