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I notice you didn't compare stats in the premier league which was the point under discussion. Picking and choosing stats me thinks.Alli is effectively a second striker. His midfield responsibilities are minimal and why his stats resemble a striker far more than a midfielder.
Son, to play devil's advocate, has had one good season, to be fair, and played a lot of it upfront when Kane was out. He's not scored or assisted this season yet, and in his first season he got 4 goals and 1 assist. If we're being as harsh on him as you are on Lamela, there's no evidence at all he will repeat his one very good season while playing in his actual position.
Oh and Lamela has been out for a year, so it isn't really 4 years is it. I mean, I'm not suggesting a lot of people here are trying to fudge arguments against Lamela, but the picking and choosing of stats is quite absurd.
Son - 4,613 mins - goals 23, assists 11 - goal every 200 mins, assist every 419 mins
Lamela - 7,190 mins - goals 17, assists 22 - goal every 422 mins, assist every 326 mins
It's almost like one is a striker/forward and the other is an attacking midfielder/creator, and it would be great to have both of them.