No we haven't missed Lamela one bit this season. Much better without him.
Take a look at the compilation of our goals from last season and Lamela will be pivotal in most of them. Either winning the ball back, setting off a move with a quick pass or assisting.
the three I named are who will play instead of Son. If lamela was available we'd have Son off the bench. Or we'd have Lamela off the bench. Now we have one of those three who, unless I have been watching different games, make not a lot of impact.
It doesn't matter if they are starting regularly, it's what we have to replace.
Lamela has come off the bench to have an influence many times, like at Man City when he came on for Dele on 81 mins and created the winning goal.
Fuck me.