What to do with Lamela?

I think our season true starts now...

We have played all the stronger teams (on paper),

Poch has had more than enough time to see the whole squad

He now has a dedicated analyst or whatever Mitchell does?

I will start properly judging Poch on the next matches. For me his honeymoon period is over.

Yes he does need two more transfer windows but he now has had time to start planning January purchases. I hope Levy and his crew aren't daft enough to leave it till the end of Jan to start negotiating.

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I agree that Lamela should be no were near the starting XI in the PL, start only Europa and cups he is a show pony offers nothing, how did he make the starting team last night hope its not just because he's Argentinian

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Not exactly sheet but seems all he is is a wannabe maradonna.just stop trying the stepovers and flicks ffs and concentrate on not giving the ball away virtually everytime he has it

comment by WeAre the Tottenham Boys (U19211)
posted 4 minutes ago
happy for you to show me all the games hes been great in, or even good in Sandy

last night he was more interested in show boating than winning

But sorry I forgot, you think we were amazing last night and played Chelsea off the park
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He didn't say that.

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Lamela has skill, it's just being applied in the wrong areas of the pitch and at the wrong time. Ronaldo used to do this.

He's not near Ronaldo's class but what it illustrates is that its up to Poch to get the best out of him.

Two sides to him.

The first is him playing in the wrong areas, mainly our half and giving the ball away. Which invited a lot of
pressure yesterday.

The second is that he is a very intelligent player who offers us something a bit different. For instance, the pass through to Kane (who was offside) we would be praising as brilliant had we scored. Or the chipped ball to Chadli when Lamela was surrounded by players and had no options.

At least the second side shows that he has some intelligence and if used properly and stops playing in silly areas we have a good player on our hands. I'd much rather have him in the side attempting creative things, than seeing the likes of Dembele go sideways and not do a lot.

comment by Bentaleb - The Algerian Zidane (U5073)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Two sides to him.

The first is him playing in the wrong areas, mainly our half and giving the ball away. Which invited a lot of
pressure yesterday.

The second is that he is a very intelligent player who offers us something a bit different. For instance, the pass through to Kane (who was offside) we would be praising as brilliant had we scored. Or the chipped ball to Chadli when Lamela was surrounded by players and had no options.

At least the second side shows that he has some intelligence and if used properly and stops playing in silly areas we have a good player on our hands. I'd much rather have him in the side attempting creative things, than seeing the likes of Dembele go sideways and not do a lot.
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yeh I think he has a big future with us. Just needs to be played high and central behind a striker. He loves cutting inside so why not start him there and allow our team to keep it's shape with Lennon on the right and Eriksen on the left.

Chadli and Townsend can deputise or rotate with Eriksen and Lennon not the flanks.