Player Watch: Erik Lamela

[ralvy]

I was a bit frustrated with him I don’t know why during the match but reviewing the game he did well. So unlucky not to score. Hart pulled off a great save.

It was a frustrating game (which was Burnley's first objective), and it was easier to get frustrated at Lamela as he was one of our most prominent players. Also, it looks like that huge save from Hart only needed a bit more power from Lamela to end in goal, so that was frustrating as well.

 

[ardiles]

I don’t see what wrong Lamela did. He didn’t score but he got into the right positions.

He also played a good ball to Moura early in the game.

Other than Eriksen no one else scored too, although a few others also had their chances.

 

[jezz]

I don’t see what wrong Lamela did. He didn’t score but he got into the right positions.

He also played a good ball to Moura early in the game.

Other than Eriksen no one else scored too, although a few others also had their chances.

Should have done a lot better with the first chance.
Second one was brilliant save by Hart.
On another day we win 4 or 5 nil with the chances we had.
We won in terrible conditions and credit to all the players for doing there bit.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Love the kid but he seems to be turning into a bit of a Darren Anderton with all his injuries. We really need him fit at the moment but now seems to have another groin strain. Does feel like injuries might stop him from realising his full potential. Feel really sorry for him.

 

[M.I.B.]

I really like Lamela, like many others on here. But it's getting frustrating now. I think it's time to cash in on him, Dembele, Wanyama....maybe even more.

 

[rossdapep]

As frustrating as his injuries are and as important it us to have a fully fit squad I don't think we're suffering too much from Lamela's absences. He's not a starter anyway so I don't think we need to put too much reliance on him.

Our injury problems are hurting us far more in cm and defensively. Relying on Wanyama, Dembele, Aurier has been far more disrupting. Lamela has always slotted back in nicely, can't say that about the others as much. He chips in with his fair amount of assists and goals, plus we have enough attacking options for it to be a real concern.

Having said that, if Eriksen goes we'd need Lamela to step up, then we may have a problem.

 

[am_yisrael_chai]

As frustrating as his injuries are and as important it us to have a fully fit squad I don't think we're suffering too much from Lamela's absences. He's not a starter anyway so I don't think we need to put too much reliance on him.

Our injury problems are hurting us far more in cm and defensively. Relying on Wanyama, Dembele, Aurier has been far more disrupting. Lamela has always slotted back in nicely, can't say that about the others as much. He chips in with his fair amount of assists and goals, plus we have enough attacking options for it to be a real concern.

Having said that, if Eriksen goes we'd need Lamela to step up, then we may have a problem.

Cloud cuckoo land of you think Lamela could be the Eriksen replacement, can’t play on a regular basis and not close to Eriksen’s quality despite his cult like status on SC. I admire his tenacity and his occasional moments of quality but he really hasn’t delivered anywhere near enough for £30m of 2013 money. To put that into perspective Griezeman cost Atletico roughly the same 12 months later.

 

[rossdapep]

Cloud cuckoo land of you think Lamela could be the Eriksen replacement, can’t play on a regular basis and not close to Eriksen’s quality despite his cult like status on SC. I admire his tenacity and his occasional moments of quality but he really hasn’t delivered anywhere near enough for £30m of 2013 money. To put that into perspective Griezeman cost Atletico roughly the same 12 months later.

Hence why I said IF Eriksen leaves we have a problem.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

this is the time of year you need your squad more then ever, especially with son leaving soon & his absence is costing our options from the bench, as seen vs wolves

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Now it's '£30m of 2013 money' hahahahahahahaha

I'll make sure in future when talking about transfers that I always adjust for fee inflation.

 

[am_yisrael_chai]

Now it's '£30m of 2013 money' hahahahahahahaha

I'll make sure in future when talking about transfers that I always adjust for fee inflation.

Sorry if you can’t get your head around the concept that a transfer fee is relevant in the context of what else you could have bought at the time, it doesn’t seem so complex to me.

£30m today doesn’t buy you much but when we paid that for Lamela it should have bought one of the best talents around, it didn’t.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

In response to questions regarding how long Lamela will be out Poch said "I don't know, I cannot confirm." Whenever Poch is vague about injuries get worried. Could be put a while.

 

[eddiev14]

Would be a shame. He’s been excellent this season.

 

[allatsea]

Missing too often. I can’t recall if we gave him a new contract? If not then I don’t think we should.

 

[Hercules]

Missing too often. I can’t recall if we gave him a new contract? If not then I don’t think we should.

We have!

 

[allatsea]

We have!

Let’s hope it is a pay as you play contract

 

[DaSpurs]

Sorry if you can’t get your head around the concept that a transfer fee is relevant in the context of what else you could have bought at the time, it doesn’t seem so complex to me.

£30m today doesn’t buy you much but when we paid that for Lamela it should have bought one of the best talents around, it didn’t.

I’ve come to be rather fond of Lamela and don’t want to see him go as I think he’s useful, but the above is simply true. Value at time of purchase with respect to the context of the market at that time is unequivocally a relevant component in consideration.

 

[jezz]

Sorry if you can’t get your head around the concept that a transfer fee is relevant in the context of what else you could have bought at the time, it doesn’t seem so complex to me.

£30m today doesn’t buy you much but when we paid that for Lamela it should have bought one of the best talents around, it didn’t.

Wrong, at the time Lamela was one of the hottest prospects available.(Barcelona were seriously try to grab his signature before he chose Roma)
He was tearing up serie A at 20 and that's why we paid 25.6 million.
Lamela is being hindered by his awful injury record and that's beyond his control.
Poch would have let him leave for Lyon if he didn't rate him but convinced him to stay.

 

[am_yisrael_chai]

Wrong, at the time Lamela was one of the hottest prospects available.(Barcelona were seriously try to grab his signature before he chose Roma)
He was tearing up serie A at 20 and that's why we paid 25.6 million.
Lamela is being hindered by his awful injury record and that's beyond his control.
Poch would have let him leave for Lyon if he didn't rate him but convinced him to stay.

You seem to missed the point entirely. I know full well what Lamela was supposed to be I’m just saying he hasn’t come anywhere close to that. I love Poch but don’t agree with him all the time on player evaluation so throwing in the fact Poch rates doesn’t really add any weight to your argument.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Love how the kneejerkers are straight back out at the first sign of trouble with Lamela. I didn’t see them when he was one of our best players for the first 10-15 matches of the season