- Jun 4, 2004
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"Erik Lamela didn't receive many plaudits for his role in the game on Monday night, but the Argentine has pushed his game on once again this season. He created the most chances of any Spurs player and provided a great assist to Harry Kane for the coup de grace."
Pass Accuracy
Eriksen 90%
Lamela 88.2%
Alli 83.3 %
Dier 83%
Dembele 76.7%
Tackles----Possession recovery --Interceptions
Alli 2-8-3
Dier 7- 2-1
Eriksen 2-5-1
Lamela 2-5-1
Dembele 1-5-0
Chances Created (key Pass)
Lamela 5
Eriksen 4
Dier 1
Alli 1
Dembele 0
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the work rate in terms of tackling and recovery for our 5 midfielders is exceptional, even though last night seemed like one of our lesser days.
Also to the folks saying lamela was shit etc apart from the final ten minutes, well obviously he wasn't. But I suppose you can't prove anything with facts
I dont think anyone was saying he was "shit" besides the last 10 mins. I was sat watching the game in the pub with a couple of mates and we all agreed that he didn't seem to have done a lot until towards the end of the game. Maybe we weren't concentrating enough to really appreciate his contribution as the stats seem to bear out that he performed well, it just didn't seem like it to me.
I like lamela a lot and I think we can all agree that he's playing far better this season than ever before for Spurs but equally, he's far from being the finished article and can still make some strange decisions. Just because he's improving doesn't mean he can't still be criticised.
With that said though, I dont really like him off the right wing. I would much prefer him in the 10 role more often. I want to see speed and direct play down the flanks and I dont think he offers that.