Lemonade Money
Steffen Freund
Does it really matter if he's a sub for every game? We always use a sub, and you're not going to get better.
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I liked Erik Lamela before it was cool
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Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
His wages wouldn't suit Portugal though!
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
It matters in the fact that he isn't even fit enough to sit on the bench for >50% of our games.
Jurgen the German
David Ginola
He’s not available every game that’s the main issue.
glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
You would think we could do something about that.
It's not like clubs will be lining up for him, so if we want him gone we need to be more accommodating.
Lemonade Money
Steffen Freund
But is this compounded by playing him for 90mins when he is available?
Completely changes the game when he's on the pitch.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
He also links up well with Lo Celso
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
I would hope so but i am not sure we could find a club who will pay a good price for him, they would take a look at his injury record and back away unless the fee was a small one.
nayenezgani
Jimmy Neighbour
spurspinter1
Paul Stalteri
Someone must have slipped in an extra r in editing, good PR work for once
3 - Who is the biggest joker in the squad?
Erik: “Serge Aurier.”
In seriousness, I hope this extended break does Erik the world of good. Presumably he'll be on a personalised regime and when we get back to it he can make a case for a new contract because unless there's a change in fortune (rather than effort as no one is doubting that side of him) it's tough to see a future other than leaving on a free, or a paltry fee prior to that.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Doesn’t he have a reasonably long contract already?
And this is the danger time for Lamela... trining time. He gets injured in training much much much more often than he does playing a game
spurspinter1
Paul Stalteri
I might be wrong mate but I thought he was on the list of having a year left this summer.
Hmm, if that's the case there's definitely something going wrong there. But then it is usually after a run of games where he gets in to a goal / assist every 120 mins or so and suddenly drops off the map. It is sad to say but I completely want him gone, from our perspective we know we can't rely on him and from his, it's been a long old time of it not quite happening so hope he can be another club's hero rather than a no show...
Jurgen the German
David Ginola
I also think we should put him the shop window when everyday life returns to some semblance of normality. Some club in Spain or Italy will probably take a punt on him. It would be bad business to offer him another contract extension given his injury problems.
We have carried injury prone players in the past. Ledley of course had his injury nightmares but he was an almost once in a generation talent, a game changer who made journeymen like Dawson and Bassong play like 8/10 defenders more often than not. It was worth having him around for his ability and the lift he gave the supporters whenever the announcers read his name out for the teamsheet. You can also set your watch by a Kane injury every season now. But he’s another freak. He may look rusty every time he comes back but he still scores goals and looks dangerous.
As much as I admire Lamela’s tenacity and work ethic, I’m just not sure his end product is good enough for us to keep around especially considering our wage bill to turnover is only around 39%. He’s not the biggest earner but at the same time it’s not free money either.
Glenda's Legs
Les Ferdinand
So an insurance furlough? No wonder Levy supports the concept.
Kandi1977
Terry Dyson
Neither is Kane, Son, Dele, Dier, Lloris, or anyone else. Better get rid of them all. Take a look back at the biggest games and moments in the last 6-7 years. It's amazing how many of the goals Lamela has been involved in, in those big games.
Jurgen the German
David Ginola
Yeah but the players you listed are all better and more important than Lamela, with the exception of Dier perhaps. Kane and Son get injured but still score 20+ goals. Alli chips in with his share. Lamela hasn’t managed 10 league goals once in 7 seasons as an attacking midfielder. Some players you can afford to carry even if they are injury prone like Ledley or Kane but Lamela is miles off that level.