Lamela needs a run in the 10 position...

[talkshowhost86]

Was about to post the same, he didn't have a great game (particularly poor first half) but he never went hiding, he was always showing for the ball and eventual grew into the game. All this despite getting abused by the fans, I couldn't believe some of the shit people around me were spouting - a group of about 10 blokes were sarcastically cheering every time he made a successful pass. It does my fucking head in, I don't mind people giving our players stick on an internet forum - but why do it at the ground when you could genuinely affect our teams performance? You're there as a supporter, support the fucking team.

Whatever anyone thinks about Lamela, or any player in fact, this sort of behaviour is just incredibly stupid.

How does that help the atmosphere? How does it help the player? How does it help the club?

It's just pathetic...and unfortunately one of the reasons I've stopped going to games.

 

[fletch82]

Like I said, you fanboys are a touchy bunch.

Like I said bless xx

 

[Nebby]

The funny thing is most of us , and certainly including me, would like nothing more than for him to succeed. More than the new guys njie and son I want lamela to turn it on. But he hasn't just been poor he's been completely shocking. Gomes said last year he looks like he's forgotten how to play football and I think that's what's happened. People watch his Roma season and think he's got talent coming out of his ass but it's a crap slow league

Much like Soldado. Some players just cannot hack it in the Premiership. The pace is unlike anything else in European football.

 

[CowInAComa]

The funny thing is most of us , and certainly including me, would like nothing more than for him to succeed. More than the new guys njie and son I want lamela to turn it on. But he hasn't just been poor he's been completely shocking. Gomes said last year he looks like he's forgotten how to play football and I think that's what's happened. People watch his Roma season and think he's got talent coming out of his ass but it's a crap slow league

The thing is, he hasn't been completely shocking. And he hasnt been our best attacking option.

He has been about OK. Good moments and bad moments.

 

[WiganSpur]

Yes he did some bad things but what I like about Lamela is that he doesn't play it safe all the time like a lot of our other forward players.

Took his goal well and was inches away from another. I think he can only improve.

 

[evoid]

Whatever anyone thinks about Lamela, or any player in fact, this sort of behaviour is just incredibly stupid.

How does that help the atmosphere? How does it help the player? How does it help the club?

It's just pathetic...and unfortunately one of the reasons I've stopped going to games.

Tell me about it, it genuinely puts me off home games. I mean last night it wasn't a large or loud crowd, and every time Lamela came anywhere near our section a bloke in front of me shouted some sort of abuse at him:

"Fuck off Lamela, you're shit"
"£30 million for fucking nothing"
"Lamela you're a ****" etc

As it wasn't that loud, I have no doubt Lamela could hear him. In the end I told the geeza to try backing him and he might play better, but he was one of these pissed up city boys, in a suit thinking he'se billy big bollocks and started getting mouthy back - I just couldn't be arsed for it. It's these pricks that ruin home games for me.

I can understand to an extent frustrated groans, or the odd "fuck sake" when our players aren't playing well, but to actually direct abuse, and sarcastically cheer etc I have no doubt will have a detrimental affect on the team. I just don't understand it.

 

[CowInAComa]

Tell me about it, it genuinely puts me off home games. I mean last night it wasn't a large or loud crowd, and every time Lamela came anywhere near our section a bloke in front of me shouted some sort of abuse at him:

"Fuck off Lamela, you're shit"
"£30 million for fucking nothing"
"Lamela you're a ****" etc

As it wasn't that loud, I have no doubt Lamela could hear him. In the end I told the geeza to try backing him and he might play better, but he was one of these pissed up city boys, in a suit thinking he'se billy big bollocks and started getting mouthy back - I just couldn't be arsed for it. It's these pricks that ruin home games for me.

I can understand to an extent frustrated groans, or the odd "fuck sake" when our players aren't playing well, but to actually direct abuse, and sarcastically cheer etc I have no doubt will have a detrimental affect on the team. I just don't understand it.

Alot of ****s support Spurs. There is almost delight when we concede or someone plays badly and they can say I told you so.

We have poor support

 

[millsey]

Yes he did some bad things but what I like about Lamela is that he doesn't play it safe all the time like a lot of our other forward players.

Took his goal well and was inches away from another. I think he can only improve.

Sure he can only improve....

 

[Lamelad]

The talent this guy has..

He had a shit first half but showed so much quality in the second.

He is struggling physically so when the game is closed and early on he struggles to stamp on games but technically he is a good as it gets, so when the spaces appear come the end of games and against tired legs he can really do what he wants.

So either he bulks up his game, or he might be the perfect sub.

But all in all, I am ready to give him the time he wants. He is just so good with a football.

An assist in the league on Sunday and a goal yesterday so he is productive aswell. Lets keep it up!

 

[NELSpurs]

After watching the game last night vs Carrierbag Fk, Lamela should never play out wide again. The fella is clueless. Cannot hold his position, which clusters up the centre of the pitch when we attack, and leaves the right back bewildered when defending. Also, he cannot dribble, seems completely unable to beat a man one-on-one (no pace to get round etc.) You have to play him in central role behind Kane. But I would have Eriksen, Mason or Ali over him every week.

Overall he has improved since the last time I watched, but still not enough to merit a place in the PL first team.

 

[sloth]

And yet in the second half he was our best player.

FFS with this shit.

He wasn't our best player by any stretch. He was quite good in the last ten minutes. I've just watched the whole game with a particular eye on Lamela (http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/) and he was basically shit throughout except for the very last ten minutes.

 

[dcarney75]

Tell me about it, it genuinely puts me off home games. I mean last night it wasn't a large or loud crowd, and every time Lamela came anywhere near our section a bloke in front of me shouted some sort of abuse at him:

"Fuck off Lamela, you're shit"
"£30 million for fucking nothing"
"Lamela you're a ****" etc

As it wasn't that loud, I have no doubt Lamela could hear him. In the end I told the geeza to try backing him and he might play better, but he was one of these pissed up city boys, in a suit thinking he'se billy big bollocks and started getting mouthy back - I just couldn't be arsed for it. It's these pricks that ruin home games for me.

I can understand to an extent frustrated groans, or the odd "fuck sake" when our players aren't playing well, but to actually direct abuse, and sarcastically cheer etc I have no doubt will have a detrimental affect on the team. I just don't understand it.

I've stopped bothering going to games because of loudmouthed pricks like this. It can be genuinely unenjoyable when we're not playing well. And the "pissed up city boy" is a definite subgenre, within the wider category. Mate, just because your coat cost £350, it doesn't mean that your opinion is now more correct, or that anyone particularly cares what you think.

 

[CowInAComa]

He wasn't our best player by any stretch. He was quite good in the last ten minutes. I've just watched the whole game with a particular eye on Lamela (http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/) and he was basically shit throughout except for the very last ten minutes.

pretty much.

Such claims do him no favours at all and just add fuel to those who delight in going to the other extreme.

 

[Jules]

I was at the game last night. Until he scored, that was the worst I have seen Lamela play.

I'm not a Lamela hater by the way. I can see the kids got talent, but last night his head wasn't right.

There were moments when no one could work out what he was going to do next. That includes himself.

Rose had a right go at him for over complicating things. He needs to get back to basics

 

[idontgetit]

Tell me about it, it genuinely puts me off home games. I mean last night it wasn't a large or loud crowd, and every time Lamela came anywhere near our section a bloke in front of me shouted some sort of abuse at him:

"Fuck off Lamela, you're shit"
"£30 million for fucking nothing"
"Lamela you're a ****" etc

As it wasn't that loud, I have no doubt Lamela could hear him. In the end I told the geeza to try backing him and he might play better, but he was one of these pissed up city boys, in a suit thinking he'se billy big bollocks and started getting mouthy back - I just couldn't be arsed for it. It's these pricks that ruin home games for me.

I can understand to an extent frustrated groans, or the odd "fuck sake" when our players aren't playing well, but to actually direct abuse, and sarcastically cheer etc I have no doubt will have a detrimental affect on the team. I just don't understand it.

I'm living abroad and can't make it to games so I'm a bit of a plastic fan myself I guess but shit****s like these make me feel sick. Would be good to film guys like this and shame the fuck out of them online

 

[Shea]

It was a funny game

On the whole he actually played pretty shit

But had his effort gone in after it hit the inside of the post and he just volled that chance in he had first half we could have been talking about him as a hattrick hero

That said had he not managed to score at the end we'd have been talking about it being one of the worst performances in a Spurs shirt in recent years

Fine margins

As it is - I'm very glad he got his goal, it was really well taken and hopefully it will calm him down and boost his confidence a little

 

[faze_coys]

It was a funny game

On the whole he actually played pretty shit

But had his effort gone in after it hit the inside of the post and he just volled that chance in he had first half we could have been talking about him as a hattrick hero

That said had he not managed to score at the end we'd have been talking about it being one of the worst performances in a Spurs shirt in recent years

Fine margins

As it is - I'm very glad he got his goal, it was really well taken and hopefully it will calm him down and boost his confidence a little

Its a bit like the Chadli conundrum, he is missing in the majority of games but he seems to pop up with a lot of goals so people overlook that he barley touches the ball or does anything of note, where as Lamela is hardly ever missing and always wanting the ball so when he plays shit it really shows

He just needs to add more goals to his game and the general fan will be more forgiving.

 

[Bobbins]

pretty much.

Such claims do him no favours at all and just add fuel to those who delight in going to the other extreme.

Well I disagree, I think he was our best player behind Alli in the second half, and said so in the match thread to much agreement.

What's happening here is a microcosm of what's happening to the view of Lamela's whole time at Spurs - revisionism.

Suddenly, he's gone from playing well in the second half, to being awful but scoring a good goal.

He's gone from having a solid season overall all last year to being fucking terrible all season with all his good moments being written off sad though they never happened.

Now we're even hearing stuff like 'I just wish he could have a good 90 minutes' as though he's never had one in his whole Spurs career, as though every time he's scored or got an assist or done anything good he's also been awful at everything else.

This revisionism is doing my head in because it's bollocks. He's had shit games, he's had great games, he's had everything in between. But to suggest he's never had one consistent performance, to suggest last season was 'a disgrace' (FFS) is bullshit of the highest order - bullshit which seems to be infecting the club as a whole to the point where some people are actually starting to believe it's true.

It's not. Don't perpetuate the myth.

 

[Borks]

Only Spurs fans could hate a player for trying to make things happen.

 

[Spurrific]

Only Spurs fans could hate a player for trying to make things happen.

That's why the pure vitriol he receives baffles so many. There are a few that raise legitimate concerns that his supporters wouldn't argue with, and they do so in a normal manner. There are just so many knuckle-dragging morons frothing at the mouth with their tiny cocks in hand ready to launch into a tirade as soon as he loses the ball or misses a shot.