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Is it all possible that he is one of those players who can't focus and play through any niggling injuries? You often hear of athletes who play through the pain and can mentally block out how the injury effects their performance. Perhaps Lamela is the sort who is unable to do this and is fragile in that respect, which is causing frustration as the coaches know that he can play through it if he was mentally strong enough.
I used to play with a lad who would often cry off before full time claiming that a previous injury was still bugging him yet everyone could see that he could continue playing if he could push past it. Most of the injury was in his head.
I used to play with a lad who would often cry off before full time claiming that a previous injury was still bugging him yet everyone could see that he could continue playing if he could push past it. Most of the injury was in his head.