Lets just remember: He's not the Messiah.
He's just a very snorty boy! (according to some posters!)
Lets cut the lad some slack, hope he gets a run out, and shows a bit. He needs confidence. Not hounding.
I'm really glad to see him back.
Kinda confirms why we ditched the high intensity press. Perhaps it's not the only reason but I reckon we'd have seen it a lot more with him.Neither can Poch
“I think for the team it is important,” he said. “To have another option to play, to have the capacity to play in a different way, for the team it is very healthy. I think we miss his energy – his energy is massive. You can feel when he is on the pitch he is always available to run, to press. And when he has the ball he has the capacity to beat opponents. I think we miss him because he is a completely different option.”
That sort of enthusiasm is infectious as well, can inspire those around him to close with more purpose and vigour.Kinda confirms why we ditched the high intensity press. Perhaps it's not the only reason but I reckon we'd have seen it a lot more with him.
More Poch quotes:
“I think we miss his energy. You can feel when he’s on the pitch he is always available to run, to press – and then with the ball he has the capacity to beat opponents.
“He was one of the players that was keen to do what we expected from the team [in terms of pressing when we arrived] because he has a massive energy. He’s a very energetic person.
“When you see him in the dressing room or restaurant he’s always moving. He’s hyperactive and that’s how he is on the pitch. He loves to run, loves to feel the ball at his feet. He always wants the ball: ‘give me the ball.’
An assist and a yellow - it's like he hasn't been away
To me, tonight it looked even more obvious that Lamela has always been up there at the core of our soul and passion. The way the team gained an impetus and came alive, when he came on for Eriksen was quite telling of this. Sadly there was just not enough time left in the match.