lamela

but he wouldnt make my starting XI at the moment

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AVB is that you ?

Chicken, if you turn around and say Lennon would get the nod in your Spurs..... i will shake my head profusely

Well then he will never make your starting 11 then mate.

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Don, Don, Don….I just don’t know where to start. Your comment above makes it sound as if this is the best performance we are going to get out of any player. If this is the performance levels we expect and get excited about, against a low end Premiership side like Sunderland, then we really are in a lot of trouble. His performance was average – at best. He produced that brilliant piece of skill to hit the bar and one slightly over-hit through ball to Ade, but nothing else impressed me.

I rather had higher hopes for this player than this performance but if this is him peaking, then this backs up my point even further. No way is Lamela even on par with what Lennon has shown us in the past, let-alone be twice the player. As I have said before, I’m not convinced Lennon fits too well into Poch’s system so I think Lamela may get picked more often for that reason alone. However, I would certainly like to see more of Townsend, and I just wonder if he plays on Thursday and has a good game you will, like you have done with Lamela, campaign for him to start in the next upcoming league fixture (against West Brom). Although, I’m sure it will be put down to weaker opposition if he does, or A N Other excuse.

I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one mate, as you seem to think he is the best thing since sliced bread, but I just see a player arriving with a big reputation and being a bit of a big letdown (so far). Chadli is showing himself to be the better signing so far in their career at our club.

And I do not know where you get this 99.9% from, as I haven’t met one single Spurs fan who has been blown away by him. I would say 99.9% of fans (me being part of that) see an improvement from last season, hope he can show the potential we expected, but we are far from convinced as it stands – and we certainly did not get the WOW! Factor after watching the Sunderland game.




As for “Cant smile” he can’t even spell "consistent", let alone be it

I rather had higher hopes for this player than this performance but if this is him peaking, then this backs up my point even further. No way is Lamela even on par with what Lennon has shown us in the past, let-alone be twice the player.

1. He has played the equivalent of like 5 PL games over the course of a year

2. Why are you bothered about what Lennon did about 8 years ago?

3. If you are being 'consistent', what has Townsend done to justify a start, considering I can't really think of one great game he's had for Tottenham

Kent,

Q1. He has played the equivalent of like 5 PL games over the course of a year.

A1.This doesn’t justify a reason to select or drop him.

Q2. Why are you bothered about what Lennon did about 8 years ago?

A2.Because it was suggested Lamela is twice the player of Lennon and Townsend, so I think it is fair to consider previous contributions over the many seasons he has been producing good performances.

Q3. If you are being 'consistent', what has Townsend done to justify a start, considering I can't really think of one great game he's had for Tottenham.

A3.You have a short memory. Townsend has had many good performances in a Spurs shirt. He started very brightly last season, which propelled him straight into the national first XI. I will, however, remain consistent and say that he hasn’t performed to the same level since he came back from injury, or had the opportunity to do so this term, but if Lamela peaked against Sunderland, then it’s time to give Andros a go.

I see an improvement from last season, and hope he can show the potential we expected, but i simply remain unconvinced. And if "he has played the equivalent of like 5 PL games over the course of a year", like you say, how can we be convinced?

Townsend's problems started when he began to believe all the hype about him after his England goal. The replacement for Gareth Bale etc

He started shooting from ridiculous angles & distances & it would not have been so bad if he hit the target now & again.

As for Lamela, he needs a good run of games to build his confidence up, thats all!

A3.You have a short memory. Townsend has had many good performances in a Spurs shirt. He started very brightly last season, which propelled him straight into the national first XI. I will, however, remain consistent and say that he hasn’t performed to the same level since he came back from injury, or had the opportunity to do so this term, but if Lamela peaked against Sunderland, then it’s time to give Andros a go."






Well thank god your not the manager then chicken because you must be going mad if you think Townsend should be coming in to replace Lamela. I know you have not said this directly but you are still suggesting along those lines. Townsend had an excellent game in the Europa last season which burst him onto the scene abd that game for England at Wembley but apart from the majority of the time Townsend has been pi SS poor. The fact that Lamela has more assists in 5 games than Lennon and Townsend put together in the whole of last Season completely backs up my statement of Lamela being much better than these 2 guys and also proves how pathetic both Townsend and Lennon are. Any other top club wouldn't stand for that and they be out the door with such poor stats. I think chicken you need to realise that Townsend really ain't that good and I think even you can work out the inept ability of Aaron Lennon these days.

townsend is a decent option off the bench if the game is stretched,

he would be a great option if he had anything resembling an end product, but since he doesn't, he is only a decent option

And if "he has played the equivalent of like 5 PL games over the course of a year", like you say, how can we be convinced?

Because if we selected players on that logic he would never play?

Dunno what good games you're referring to. Pretty sure his only PL goal or assist was a fluke against Villa.

Greaves,

I totally agree that Townsend seemed to get a bit over confident after his England heroics, and he needs to re-discover his all round duties rather than just trying to belt one in. I do like his directness and the fact he can use either foot, go down the line or come inside, which makes him unpredictable. And it was his direct play that gave us the upper hand towards the end of the West Ham game and although he didn’t get a direct assist, him coming on the field made a big difference and gave us the tempo to push for the eventual winner.


Don,

I think you’re missing the point a little bit. I’m not claiming Lamela is poor or that Townsend is this or that. I’m simply saying that all players deserve a chance on merit, or should be given a chance if certain players have not performed particularly well. It’s a squad game. How you can claim that after this short period of (mostly) average performances that Lamela surpasses anything that Lennon or Townsend have done, or can do, is beyond me. He is neither above or below any player as it stands. The main player that deserves this much praise is probably Chadli.


Kent,

Not at all. I’m not saying Lamela shouldn’t play because he’s featured in 5 games and I’m not saying he should play because he hasn’t played much, I’m just suggesting that we have a lot of ability in our squad and I just feel that some of the other players (like Townsend, for example) deserve a chance too – as I know from previous evidence that he is good enough. It just annoys me that certain players still get preferential treatment simply because of what they have done, or because of a reputation they think they had, for a previous football club. And this is what Lamela is currently living off.

I think he’s a good player but if anyone can hand on heart claim they are entirely satisfied from what they have witnessed so far from him, then that disappoints me. The hype from certain posters around him is ridiculously OTT.

For the record, I think Lamela looked slightly better than Townsend last night when he came on. I saw some nice touches from Townsend but he was walking on a tight rope after that yellow for dissent and he seemed to get a bit lost after that. Lamela wasn’t too effective either but he seemed to make a few better passes, although I wish he’d cut out the theatricals a bit.