All you had to do was not try so hard and simplify your game, coco. Then the good stuff would have flowed naturally.
Erik Lamela scores 15 goals in 33 games for Roma in Series A, and we pay £25 million for him; we practically give away Iago Falque who goes on to score 13 goals in 31 games in Series A for Genoa and is sold to Roma for 8 million euros…
It is this quote from his Dad that really sticks in the throat:
"It’s true that he gave his best in Italy and that is probably more suited to his characteristics"
Yet another one clearly not suited to the intensity of the PL - Baldini really fucked us over on this one (and did his old mates at Roma a favour in the process ). Between him and AVB they didn't have a scooby what they were doing!!
Yeah! Think about all the Ryan Nelsens and Lois Sahas Harry would've got for that kind of money!!Harry would have done so much better with 100m in his back pocket. Levy/Baldini and Avb all messed up big time!!
Lamela's from Argentina and Paulinho is Brazilian. Those are South American countries...I'd also throw in the wild statement that rarely do players from the Southern European countries make it in the EPL - they just don't, it's a different style and work ethic.
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Despite showing occasional flashes of potential he has scored just two league goals in 45 games.
Lamela's from Argentina and Paulinho is Brazilian. Those are South American countries...
A few names to prove you wrong: Gianfranco Zola (arguably one of the best players in the history of the PL); Cazorla, Mata, Alonso, Silva...
And quite a few Latin American players coming out from the leagues of south Europe: Agüero, Sanchez...
It's more about the individual player! And the scouting of him. And further: how we as a club prepare and aid each individual so that they can ease into life in the PL.