Enjoyed our performance yesterday apart from a nervy start we look a top side. Lamala imo was our best player yesterday, he was the player that sparked us into life with a couple of good runs and his closing down and desire. He is becoming a really important player for us, his work rate is amazing and the ground he covers is often overlooked, him and ali are vital in how we press. Eriksen is one of my fav players, but im thinking now lamala atm is more important to how we play, anyone else agree with this? Was interesting seeing lamala on the left yesterday as well. Also just a side note on yesterdays game, I sat in a new seat for me, right next to the dugout, watched poch quite closely, he is the person that starts our press, normally you would have a player that does this with a certain word, but I noticed yesterday that poch screams go go and the players press at that time, obv there must be a player who initiates it at times and maybe if the ball is passed into certain areas that also will initiate the press, but was really interesting watching poch yesterday he really does hammer the players right to last minute
posted on 27/12/15
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posted on 27/12/15
Big difference between Poch and LVG then
posted on 27/12/15
Lamela looks stronger on the ball getting to grips with the Epl
posted on 27/12/15
Lamela can also take a very good free kick, but Eriksen seems to have first dibs with taking them, sometimes the angle etc will suit a left footer more than Eriksen but Lamela rarely gets a look in.
Eriksen and Lamela are also good at dead ball delivery, two good options there.
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posted on 28/12/15
It'll probably be an unpopular call, but I wouldn't be averse to selling Lamela in the Summer if his stock is high, unless we start seeing a return from him in terms of league goals.
The way we play now, with the three midfielders, it really puts the onus on the front three to contribute goals. Eriksen does, as does Chadli, and Son will I'm sure, as he has done all of his career to date at both clubs.
I'd see how the ground lies with Pritchard once he gets fit, and possibly look to sell both Townsend and Lamela, and bring another goalscoring winger in
posted on 28/12/15
It's a real toughie though as he is playing well...I'd like to see Lamela given a go through the middle at some point, playing in an orthodox 10 role. I think that's his long term future here for us myself
posted on 28/12/15
not sure i follow your logic HRH… you say he is playing well, so you want to sell him?
posted on 28/12/15
Try reading the whole thing and you will see my logic