- Aug 10, 2017
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Cracking post, love it for the thoughts it initiates.
I think one of the reasons he was offered a new contract is his versatility. I agree he could move more centrally, either as a CAM or a CM (especially in a 433). In a season where we have no new recruits, players like Lamela will be incredibly useful. I love his passion too- he genuinely cares about the team winning and that kind of quality can sometimes dig you out of holes
Re Lamela in CM, I like the idea but unfortuantely don't see it working. Even in a 3 man midfield. He is tenacious yes, but he goes to ground to often. Positionally I don't think he's responsible enough, and I think his through-balls are better employed from the n.10 role or when he bursts through from the right like he did on Saturday. And in a 2 man pivot, forget it. Completely the wrong type of player. It would solve a huge problem for us & would love to see him manoeuvre his way into the first team but I don't think this is it.