He also showed for the ball whenever possible, even with men on his back, which suggests he is not backing out of anything as he steps up his recovery
A season or two?It took Bale a season or two to develop the awesome strength he has now. Lamela is young and still developing . I'm still optimistic and excited that he will come good. My source says he is awesome in training , skill-wise. Our patience will be rewarded!
He needs more games after a long lay off.He had some difficulties holding onto the ball against Seattle, which I think would be a bigger problem for him in the EPL. He still needs to build up more upper-body strength.