However, here we are in January, and it has been over two months since
Lamela last played for Spurs, and fans are starting to get a little anxious as to when the winger will return from injury.
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.
Couldn't believe spuds got
Lamela last year.
Not exact matches
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.
Last Thursday night, against Astaras Tripoli of Greece, Tottenham Hotspur's Erik
Lamela scored what he described as the best goal of his career, what his manager described as perhaps the best by any of his players, ever, and what most of the people watching described as «HOLY HELL DID YOU SEE WHAT HE DID THERE?»
Erik
Lamela has been a consistently good performer on the Tottenham right over the
last couple of months, but a fresh Son is in reserve and may be given a chance to impress.
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.
Last night's game against Asteras in North London wasn't the first Rabona that
Lamela has ever pulled off — he did this when playing for River Plate's youth team in his native Argentina.
Erik
Lamela struggled away from home in the big games
last season, while Andros Townsend found himself substituted in this fixture earlier this year.
When I see that table, I can't help but think about the sending off of Coquelin
last year in the NLD, when
Lamela and Dier stayed on the field despite more clearer second yellow offenses...
Last season we saw mere flashes of his talent (his superb goal against Swansea for example) and for the most part he was kept out of the team by Erik
Lamela.
Erik
Lamela said the rapturous reception he received on his homecoming made all his hard work over the
last 13 months worthwhile.
Roma's job was made tougher when Erik
Lamela was sent off with just over 20 minutes remaining before Simon Kjaer's own goal late on, meaning nine - times winners Juventus will play either AC Milan or Lazio in the
last four.
Argentinian winger
Lamela, a # 30 million ($ 40.1 million, 33.6 million euros) signing from Roma in August 2013,
last played in October 2016, having since undergone surgery on both hips.
After five goals and nine assists during the 2015/16 campaign,
last season was supposed to be Erik
Lamela «s time to kick on to become a real force in the Premier League.
Top scorers: Harry Kane (9), Christian Eriksen (7), Son Heung - Min (6) Most assists: Erik
Lamela (6), Christian Eriksen (5) PREVIOUS MEETINGS All - time record: Played: 117 Southampton: 37 Draws: 29 Tottenham: 51
Last five meetings: May 2016: Tottenham 1 - 2 Southampton (Davis 2) December 2015: Southampton 0 - 2 Tottenham April 2015: Southampton 2 - 2 Tottenham (Pellè 2) October 2014: Tottenham 1 - 0 Southampton March 2014: Tottenham 3 - 2 Southampton (Rodriguez, Lallana) DID YOU KNOW?
Lamela - Looked much sharper than Chadli when he came on
last time out and in an open game like this he can be dangerous on the counter.
Hugo Lloris sprang into action late on as Stambouli and
Lamela became wasteful in front of goal, but the slender lead was enough to see Spurs into the
last 24 of the competition, with 8 Champions League dropouts to join the progressed sides.
Lamela, who spent two years spell in Serie A before making a move to Spurs in 2013, has enjoyed his stunning individual season under Mauricio Pochettino
last term, scoring 11 goals and provided 10 assists in all competitions.
Erik
Lamela (4/5)- His performances
last few weeks have shown he has a future at the club.
Tottenham's form has been a bit inconsistent but they did enough to beat Burnley
last week and Erik
Lamela's first goal may be what he needs to finally turn it on in the Premier League.
Last season, Pochettino gave Townsend and
Lamela extended runs and neither excelled.
It could only be a matter of time before Erik
Lamela bags his first league goal for Tottenham as he bagged another cup goal, his third in
last two cup appearances.
It's a damning indictment of Spurs» recent transfer policy that Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Benjamin Stambouli and Vlad Chiriches — all signed in the
last two years — have been moved on, while Eric
Lamela and Roberto Soldado, also bought during that period for more than # 50m, have proven to be chronic underachievers and a spectacular waste of money.
7 — Érik
Lamela has been involved in seven goals in his
last seven Premier League appearances (3 goals, 4 assists).