Lamela needs a run in the 10 position...

[THFCSPURS19]

. Eriksen is clearly out for a while .

Poch actually said he is quite close to returning.

 

[TheAmerican]

Poch actually said he is quite close to returning.

He was also in the dizzy penalties video the official channel posted today. I think he'll feature next week.

 

[Spurger King]

He was also in the dizzy penalties video the official channel posted today. I think he'll feature next week.

AKA 'The Vlad Chiriches Experience'.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

He was also in the dizzy penalties video the official channel posted today. I think he'll feature next week.

That was from ages ago, a video of that from another channel appeared a few weeks back.

 

[CowInAComa]

Zero to no.10 hero with one assist.

 

[guiltyparty]

He was also in the dizzy penalties video the official channel posted today. I think he'll feature next week.

Cue dizzy injury. out for six weeks

 

[Mr Pink]

Zero to no.10 hero with one assist.

Bollox. Many of us have been wanting to see him given a run in the ten role for as long as I can remember. After Anfield last season for a start.

 

[spurs9]

Personally I feel we need one of Eriksen/Lamela/Pritchard on the pitch and one of Son/Njie (assuming he makes runs behind the defence) on the pitch. Then, depending on the opposition and form, Chadli or Townsend taking up the other spot. In an ideal world, that 3rd spot would be taking up by a player that provides width and can take on players (Townsend when on form) but Chadli's ability to expose pockets of space can be beneficial, providing the other 2 AMs aren't playing too narrow.

I don't like the idea of Eriksen or Lamela either on the left or right, as they have shown time and again they don't suit in in the PL. Alli for me isn't a AM, he should be an option for CM but I just can't see any combo of Mason, Bentaleb & Alli working at the moment, until improvement is seen in their reading of the game, positioning and understanding of who goes forward and when etc.

 

[Adam456]

I think Son-Lamela-Townsend might work well for right now. Townsend did well keeping the width, Son is better on the left and Lamela looks much better central.

This is what I put in team for Palace (in team for Quarabag earlier). Don't think it's tough in Chadli. He doesn't contribute enough when he's not scoring (which is one in 6-7 games)

 

[Adam456]

The goal we scored yesterday was beautiful, and even eclipsed one of my favourites from last season - Kane's at Anfield. I love great team goals that involve clever interchanging and movement - a chemistry that just aligns perfectly.

Lamela was central to both these goals, delivering the killer ball from the ten position. If we want to break teams down more often we need more players who are prepared to make the right movements and play the ball first time, both these goals epitomize that.

Surely its time we saw Lamela given a run in the ten position. I'm convinced we'd see a more fluid attack and we'd create infinitely more clear cut chances with our most creative player at the hub of our attacks. He's never going to make it as a wide player as we all know he doesn't posses the speed, power and acceleration to beat a man in a wider area. But he could well make it in the ten position as he has the requisite guile and craft to to improve our attack.

I honestly can't believe we havn't given him a proper run in the team in this position. All his best moments have come from there and more importantly I think we'd look a much more cohesive and fluid team as a result.

Eriksen could play from the left and Chadli could be more effective coming on later in games. Townsend likewise for Son. Additionally, just rotating these options in terms of form/injuries/in game tactical tweaks etc.

The point for me is that Lamela in the ten position would improve our whole attacking dynamic. We move the ball too slowly and don't have enough players who are prepared to pass and move with more tempo. Lamela, in a central position, not shunted out wide, would give us a lot more in this respect. All about injecting more tempo that will see more of them prepared to make runs that will break the lines of the opposition.

We've been too easy to defend against for too long IMO.

Providing Rose is playing left back to provide the width, I'd love to see this:

Lloris

Walker
Toby
Jan
Rose

Dier
Mason

Son
Lamela
Eriksen

Kane

This is the team I put for Palace in the Qarabag thread earlier

 

[CockFlavour]

Christ, one good half and Christian is now a winger and Erik is our playmaker..

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Correct me if i'm wrong - as I didn't see the game - but didn't Lamela start at number 10 against Leicester and play shit?

I agree he needs a run in the team because he is our most creative player but I remember reading on here that he was a disaster against Leicester.

Its about having the right mix - Kane, Eriksen, and Son are goal-scorers, who can attack from just about anywhere on the pitch. Adding Lamela to that mix is the straw that stirs the drink.

Against Leicester, Lamela did not have those weapons at his disposal.

 

[CowInAComa]

Christ, one good half and Christian is now a winger and Erik is our playmaker..

Don't forget everyone's cornerstone of our attack Njie has now been dropped for Townsend. He just werent cutting it

 

[CowInAComa]

Bollox. Many of us have been wanting to see him given a run in the ten role for as long as I can remember. After Anfield last season for a start.

Must have missed the clamour for lamela in the team vs sunderland thread.

I'll double check it.

 

[Mr Pink]

Must have missed the clamour for lamela in the team vs sunderland thread.

I'll double check it.

Many on here have wanted to see Lamela get a run in the ten position. Its never happened, so I suspect the 'clamour' for it died ages ago. You don't keep picking an option if you know its unlikely they'll start in that position. At least I don't anyway.

The point is he has shown quality in that position previously. If you're not aware of such that's your problem.

 

[JerryGarcia]

Wasn't he a 10 at River Plate? I've seen people talking about him in that position since he first joined.

 

[tttcowan]

Thank Christ Kane turned out to be a number 9. Otherwise we could of ended up with a choice of 5 or 6 players for 4 positions all of which really are number sodding 10s... Yes I'm including Chadli in that, for a lower club I think that's where he'd play. I guess at least we've got Townsend who's not one. Maybe Son will turn out to be different but he looks like a 10 from the weekend.

Eriksen 10
Lamela 10
Son 10
Dembele 10??? He certainly comes inside too much to be out wide.

Really seems like the attacking 4 positions of the squad are totally unbalanced. And replacing Lennon with a 10 has to of made that worse.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm......

 

[fletch82]

Many on here have wanted to see Lamela get a run in the ten position. Its never happened, so I suspect the 'clamour' for it died ages ago. You don't keep picking an option if you know its unlikely they'll start in that position. At least I don't anyway.

The point is he has shown quality in that position previously. If you're not aware of such that's your problem.

Gbspurs says your a retard
I think that's harsh personally
He is a no 10 even if gbspurs thinks I'm a retard for saying it.
He was a 10 in Argentina he was moved right because Totti is a legend at roma he was also touted by Totti as his natural successor (Totti is also a retard apparently )
Eriksen always plays well from the left better than central (retard)

 

[Nebby]

Zero to no.10 hero with one assist.

Nah. He's still crap.

 

[eddiev14]

Hmmm... It's always the same with Lamela. One assist here, a nice through ball there - some hope - but then for the next three games he doesn't show up.

Bottom line, he needs to earn the chance to be a regular in our first team by showing that he can consistently turn up and take control of a game, and be a match winner - not just with a cameo but a string of good performances.

Eriksen did this so many times last season, before he burnt out like the rest of our team.

I think he's technically capable - he's got a lovely touch and an eye for a pass - but I'm unsure whether he's got the mentality to grab a game by the scruff of the neck.

He has to adapt to getting no space and the shit kicked out of him, which is what most teams do to nullify him. Against Leicester, Drinkwater (I think that was the guy's name) just got nice and tight, didn't let him have any space to turn and constantly forced him onto his unnatural right foot.

To date, he's only really been effective when he's come on against tiring opposition (i.e. Sunderland on Saturday and Newcastle last season) or started versus a team that plays open and offers us space (like Burnley and Astana did at WHL last season)

The reason why Eriksen is a good #10 is that he is great at turning off either shoulder, which is typical of the Ajax playmakers. It makes him a lot harder to man mark.

Lamela is way more predictable.

Would definitely play him against Palace though. With Eriksen nearing a return it would be a good test of Lamela's character and also to see if he can cope against a better, more intense side than Sunderland.