Thirteen months of hurt disappeared in 80 seconds for Erik
Lamela at Leicester City's KP Stadium on Tuesday night.
The fans should especially like his moment with Heung - Min Son & Erik
Lamela at the end — would probably be good enough to make grown men cry.
His signing was rather like Son or
Lamela at their time of purchase.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, he did nothing with that space and he was hauled off
at half time, when Erik
Lamela replaced him.
You'd have Kane / backup / Son
at ST and Eriksen / Alli / Son /
Lamela / Lucas / Ziyech
at AM (though you could play Eriksen, Alli and Ziyech
at CM if in need).
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Dele was also rested and
Lamela's not
at the level yet to start against City so we'll see Dele and Son start.
Lamela has certainly not come close to reaching those heights during his time
at White Hart Lane, scoring just six goals over the course of the last two seasons after a club - record # 30m move to north London.
Lamela's improvement this season was evident in his performance in yesterday's crucial 3 - 0 win over Manchester United
at White Hart Lane.
Lamela revealed that he is fully focused on remaining
at Tottenham next season and that leaving the North London based outfit has not even crossed his mind.
As seen below,
Lamela won't be a fan of it after seeing his goal chalked off, but from a Tottenham perspective, it was a successful night
at a snowy Wembley as they now face Swansea City in the next round and remain in the hunt for silverware, with or without VAR getting involved.
Thankfully, with Sissoko suspended and
Lamela injured, Spuds haven't a lot of options
at RAM
at the moment and might shoehorn Son or Jansen there for this game if Kane starts.
Tottenham received a Premier League record nine yellow cards last night, while further bans are expected for Erik
Lamela and Moussa Dembele for their parts in some disgusting scenes
at Stamford Bridge.
Record claim FC Porto are close to agreeing an initial loan deal that would include the option to sign Erik
Lamela for just $ 7.5 m (# 5.3 m)
at the end of the 2015/16 season.
Spurs were shocked
at White Hart Lane by a dogged Crystal Palace side, who actually fell behind to a goal from Erik
Lamela.
Lamela has come on leaps and bounds in his third season
at Tottenham, and his outstanding work rate is crucial to the Londoners winning the ball back high up the field.
A big - money signing still failing to deliver, Erik
Lamela has had another hugely underwhelming season
at White Hart Lane.
Lamela added a second in injury time
at the end of the first half before Eriksen scored again just after the hour mark.
There had been question marks over
Lamela's future with his current deal set to expire
at the end of...
For the visitors, Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele could feature after returning from injury in their Carabao Cup defeat
at home to West Ham United, a game for which boss Mauricio Pochettino made seven changes, but midfielders Erik
Lamela and Victor Wanyama are expected to be sidelined once again.
Certainly we've been privy to some great seasons from Mohamed Salah, Radja Nainggolan and even Erik
Lamela, but none of them felt like they were setting the global standard
at their position.
After a couple of indifferent seasons
Lamela is look to be worth
at least half his transfer fee and
at the weekend popped up with a headed equaliser
at Everton.
Look
at Moussa Dembele and Erik
Lamela before he arrived, many wanted those players gone, they were deemed lazy and not good enough — now, under Pochettino, they are reborn and important parts of the starting eleven.
The striker joined Spurs as a part of the «summer seven» of 2013 for a what was then a record breaking # 26m, before Erik
Lamela signed for # 30m
at the end of August.
Spurs conned two penalties in their 2 - 2 draw against Liverpool
at the weekend when firstly Harry Kane and secondly Erik
Lamela threw themselves about in order to «exaggerate / instigate contact» to successfully swindle themselves a couple of uncontested efforts on goal.
The power of the 27 - year - old will provide exactly what Pochettino is looking for in the attacking positions, offering something a little different to what he already has
at his disposal with the likes of Christian Eriksen and Erik
Lamela.
In particular, the wing wizardry of Erik
Lamela, the ruthlessness of Roberto Soldado, and the creativity of Christian Eriksen are all qualities that Tottenham will need in the post-Bale era, and
at first glance it seems as though AVB has bought well.
If
Lamela is given one more season to show his worth and
at least try to justify his price tag, then maybe, just maybe, our fans will have a change of heart on him.
At Tottenham, with the likes of Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Erik
Lamela and Cristian Eriksen alongside him, Bolasie could seriously make his mark in the Premier League.
Spurs spent # 30 million to bring
Lamela to the North London club and he broke the record for the most expensive transfer for Tottenham
at the time.
Lamela could potentially make his first Premier League start for Spurs, Sandro could fit back in defensive midfield for his first start, as Chelsea's midfield will offer more in attack; which will mean more defensive work for Mousa Dembele, but in such a big profile game, Villas - Boas may keep the same 11 that have won
at Cardiff away and Norwich
at home.
Lamela has not been Tottenham's standout performer, as many dubbed him to be when he arrived
at White Hart Lane and has not lived up to expectations of the Spurs faithful.
Having come back to draw 2 - 2 from a 2 - 0 deficit against Serie A champions Juventus during their Champions League Round of 16 ties first leg in Turin, Tottenham will now be looking to ensure that their young midfield talent Erik
Lamela signs a new contract extension deal which would keep him
at the club for longer.
However, for me, one of the possible formation changes could spell the end for potentially for
at least one of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen or Erik
Lamela, and allows very little room for rotation for the likes of Nacer Chadli or Heung - min Son.
He was pulled out from his position
at the heart of the back four by Kane's movement, allowing Erik
Lamela in to score through the space that Sadiqov had vacated.
Now, Tottenham will have to ensure that they can lockdown
Lamela and keep him
at the club for long as he is showing signs of maturity and could become the player he was once destined to be.
Lamela last featured for Spurs in the 2 - 1 EFL Cup defeat
at Anfield, and it has been a hip injury that has kept him out of action for a couple of months now.
Many believe that Tottenham have spent too much —
at a rough estimate for Soldado, Chadli, Capoue, Paulinho,
Lamela, and Willian plus one or two others the transfer cost could be as much as # 140M.
Lamela's recovery period has been less than straightforward, with the 25 - year - old even spending time undergoing treatment
at former club Roma in January.
Pochettino had previously said that the injury was minor and that
Lamela's recovery time should have been a few weeks
at the most.
Erik
Lamela scored one of the finest goals ever seen
at White Hart Lane on a night in which Tottenham's hat - trick hero Harry Kane ended the thrashing of Asteras Tripolis in goal.
Eriksen and
Lamela are always a danger, And Dele Alli can be a game changer; Lloris is in goal, the keeper for France, I've looked
at the odds, they give us no chance;
Mauricio Pochettino believes Erik
Lamela's return will be a big help to the team after confirming the Argentine international is in contention for a place in the squad
at Leicester City.
Lamela will be Spurs» key player alongside Emmanuel Adebayor on Sunday, with Liverpool's defensive worries
at left - back and right - back,
Lamela could hold the key to unlock a relatively easy door.
But if you look
at the Spurs biggest signings (over 20m) they've been disasters, Sissoko,
Lamela, Soldado.
Erik
Lamela just needs playing time now to really kick on from the goal that he scored against Burnley
at the weekend, and I think that Pochettino will give him exactly that.
Do I have any doubts about
Lamela feeling unsettled
at the moment?
Mauricio Pochettino was able to give an update on the injury to
Lamela after the 2 - 2 draw
at Manchester City on Saturday evening.
As soon as Tottenham could break this pressure, suddenly Erik
Lamela, Son Heung - Min and Lucas Moura were free between the lines to run straight
at their defence.
Erik
Lamela (4/5)- His performances last few weeks have shown he has a future
at the club.