Lamela blames 'lack of training' and injuries for poor debut season

[mawspurs]

Erik Lamela, says the lack of training at Spurs during his debut campaign at White Hart Lane under Andre Villas-Boas did not allow him to demonstrate his ability last season.

Read the full article at IBT

 

[wolff]

So whats he blaming his second shit season on?

 

[vuzp]

So whats he blaming his second shit season on?

he had a good games last night a few poor passes but most of the team was the same, worked hard and unlucky with his shot in the second half but for a great save,
the problem is his price tag so some think he should be a new Bale or someone, but i think he is getting better.

 

[fedupyid]

The problem is this is really his first season because he got almost no game time last season. Hopefully Lamela will realise his full potential at Spurs.

What worries me more are players like Paulinho and Capoue they do not seem to want it enough for me. I can only see the two of them being shown the exit while with Lamela at least you can see he is trying.

 

[GlennHoddle]

I'm a lamela fan and think the boy will be world class some day but he was very poor last night, his worse game imo.
Too many mis placed passes and pushed off the ball too easy.
Poch should have replaced him with chadli on 60mins, it was blatantly obvious he wasn't having one of his better games.
As for being a trier, so was holtby!
Lamela needs to start showing us some end product in the final third and in his build up play. I think he does try the more ambitious, killer pass in the final third which is probably why it looks worse when it doesn"t come off.
That said, if his shot went in, we would be celebrating him today, but overall think he was poor and in hindsight, chadli or townsend should have started to freshen things up from scum game

 

[UbeAstard]

He has been poor for more than last night for me. Just doesnt warrant being selected over Chadli or Townsend and how does he stay on when other more useful players are being substituted. I am expecting to see some disagree ratings but I dont give a monkies. Some of you guys just keep wearing rose tinted about this flattery man.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

He played well last night, and he really seems to be getting to grips with the pace and physicality more. Great bit of football for Kanes goal, fantastic pressing, tackling and work rate. Questionable decision making on occasion, one unfortunately at a big moment.

But given that he fits Pochs style and carries out instruction so well, coupled with a huge work rate and desire that matches the academy lads I am not sure why there is so much criticism.

Given that he is putting the hard work in and there are improvements in his game being shown then I can definitely see where he is coming from in the interview and I hope our fans are patient enough to allow him a bit more time, and not too close minded to accept when he plays pretty well like against Liverpool.

 

[JonnySpurs]

I'm astounded that anyone would say that last night was his worst ever game for us! He setup the first goal!!!

Don't get me wrong, Lamela has a LOT to work on but what you can say about him is that he grafts his ass off when he does play. Ran further than anyone else last night and I believe he also made more tackles.

On the flip side, he's either too slow to make decisions, hesitates on the ball and get's caught in possession or he's took quick to make decisions and does the wrong thing. He shows flashes of real quality but then 2 mins later will do something really odd.

2nd half last night, Mason running beyond him to his left, only had to slide him in to be 1 on 1 and he did some weird cut back to his right to basically nobody, only for Dembele to appear and collect the ball. Sadly it came to nothing when Mason may well have scored.

We need to support the kid and he's doing more on the pitch than Andros Townsend who may be better at not getting caught in possession but he struggles to make any impact in terms of goals or assists. Lamela has 5 assists and 32 key passes to Townsends 1 assist and 5 key passes. Lamela has had double the appearances but even so, Lamela is a hard worker and a team player. Andros is still too selfish.

 

[bigspurs]

One things for sure, he's never worth what we paid for him in a million years. Shocking business from Levy.

Another thing is that he's a pretty good player, but considering the hype and price tag, he's a monumental disappointment. I'm fairly sure that he will improve though. Hope so!

 

[sak11]

I'm a lamela fan and think the boy will be world class some day but he was very poor last night, his worse game imo.
Too many mis placed passes and pushed off the ball too easy.
Poch should have replaced him with chadli on 60mins, it was blatantly obvious he wasn't having one of his better games.
As for being a trier, so was holtby!
Lamela needs to start showing us some end product in the final third and in his build up play. I think he does try the more ambitious, killer pass in the final third which is probably why it looks worse when it doesn"t come off.
That said, if his shot went in, we would be celebrating him today, but overall think he was poor and in hindsight, chadli or townsend should have started to freshen things up from scum game

with regards to end product you clearly missed the fact that he provided the assist for kane?
with regards to him not bing fresh? he was chasing back time and again and showed no signs of being tired hence why porch removed eriksen rather than lamela as christian was clearly starting to show more fatigue than christian

 

[nailsy]

Last season was obviously a bit of a write off due to his injuries.

I was impressed with him last night. I thought his work rate was really good and his assist for Kane was excellent. He did give the ball away a few times though, and his decision making still needs improvement, but he's really starting to show that he's settled in the Premier League now.

 

[UbeAstard]

This flattery for 26mil, bargain....not


Sigurdson 21 games 4 goals 8 assists appropiate value £9M
Tadic 22 games 3 goals 7 assists appropiate value £11M
Downing 23 games 5 goals 7 assists appropiate value £5M
Ward-Prowse 14 games 0 goals 6 assists appropiate value £5M
Brunt 21 games 1 goal 5 assists appropiate value £4M
Chadli 22 games 7 goals 5 assists appropiate value £7M
Lamela 23 games 1 goal 5 assists ****************

Hes around 4 times as good as these guys then

 

[chinaman]

He should develop more upper body muscle so it's more difficult for opponents to nudge him off the ball. Take a look at Kane.

 

[UbeAstard]

He should develop more upper body muscle so it's more difficult for opponents to nudge him off the ball. Take a look at Kane.

Or release the ball quicker when being closed down. He aint fooling anyone with the stepover which is exaggerated and broadcast from the head into the body.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

So much divided opinion on here about him suggests that he still has a lot to do to win some doubters over.

Though i don't agree that "this is his first real season" blah, blah, blah, as you could say the same about Mason and Kane and look at the way they have developed. I mean it's well documented that Chadli was injured last season for much of the time yet this season he has undoubtedly improved beyond all recognition.

Hope the lad improves but i think the jury is still out on his overall performances so far, and looking at the amount of times he has been subbed so does Poch in all fairness.

 

[bigspurs]

Or release the ball quicker when being closed down. He aint fooling anyone with the stepover which is exaggerated and broadcast from the head into the body.

Or maybe he needs to learn how to drop his shoulder, Waddle style!

 

[ginola007]

This flattery for 26mil, bargain....not


Sigurdson 21 games 4 goals 8 assists appropiate value £9M
Tadic 22 games 3 goals 7 assists appropiate value £11M
Downing 23 games 5 goals 7 assists appropiate value £5M
Ward-Prowse 14 games 0 goals 6 assists appropiate value £5M
Brunt 21 games 1 goal 5 assists appropiate value £4M
Chadli 22 games 7 goals 5 assists appropiate value £7M
Lamela 23 games 1 goal 5 assists ****************

Hes around 4 times as good as these guys then

The club overpaid. That's the club's problem, not Lamela. He had a good game last night. Provided a wonderful pass for Kane's goal, and had a marvellous shot miraculous saved.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Last season was obviously a bit of a write off due to his injuries.

I was impressed with him last night. I thought his work rate was really good and his assist for Kane was excellent. He did give the ball away a few times though, and his decision making still needs improvement, but he's really starting to show that he's settled in the Premier League now.

Be honest mate, he lost the ball more than a few times.

 

[nailsy]

Be honest mate, he lost the ball more than a few times.

I'm not sure how many times he lost it to be honest. I know there were a couple of terrible ones though. May-be that's the price you pay for trying to play fast attacking football? It's much easier to give the ball away when you are playing quick tempo passing than when you are playing the slow methodical way that we've seen in recent seasons. I did see a stat that said that he completed 12 passes in the final third of the pitch last night - only one other Tottenham player completed more passes. May-be that suggests he wasn't as bad as some are saying. Or maybe he was just awful in the remaining two thirds of the pitch?

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

I'm not sure how many times he lost it to be honest. I know there were a couple of terrible ones though. May-be that's the price you pay for trying to play fast attacking football? It's much easier to give the ball away when you are playing quick tempo passing than when you are playing the slow methodical way that we've seen in recent seasons. I did see a stat that said that he completed 12 passes in the final third of the pitch last night - only one other Tottenham player completed more passes. May-be that suggests he wasn't as bad as some are saying. Or maybe he was just awful in the remaining two thirds of the pitch?

He's actually losing the ball a lot whilst still in possession so I wouldnt just look at passing stats.