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I disagree, Lamela is an AM albeit he doesn't play that position for us but he is a no. 10They play different positions.
I think Clarke will be Lamela's eventual replacement tbh.
I disagree, Lamela is an AM albeit he doesn't play that position for us but he is a no. 10They play different positions.
I think Clarke will be Lamela's eventual replacement tbh.
I disagree, Lamela is an AM albeit he doesn't play that position for us but he is a no. 10
Grealish can play up the pitch or deeper. I think he is better suited further up the pitch, just hovering around as an attacking midfielder. Both left, centrally and on the right. Can pick a pass and has a good shot. Lamela slows things down too often and is so one footed, it kills me.They play different positions.
I think Clarke will be Lamela's eventual replacement tbh.
In the championship last season, a lot of people say he is a CMF, but he really wasntGrealish is a CMF though, he may have started out as an AMF but he's dropped back to a no6 or no10 for Villa.
Grealish can play up the pitch or deeper. I think he is better suited further up the pitch, just hovering around as an attacking midfielder. Both left, centrally and on the right. Can pick a pass and has a good shot. Lamela slows things down too often and is so one footed, it kills me.
In the championship last season, a lot of people say he is a CMF, but he really wasnt
I spent more time watching championship footy than PL last season he was like Eriksen when he plays deeper for us, he always had Whelan and Hourihane behind him in CM/DM
He plays a free role where he does drop down deeper similar to Eriksen but he is an AM
Lamela only slows things down when he's running with the ball as he's not the quickest, but he's got one of the quickest minds and feet when it comes to playing little passes around the box.Lamela slows things down too often and is so one footed, it kills me.
"He's the guy, sometimes he gets the ball and just runs at people and I know how annoying that is as a defender or midfielder, you have a player who is just going to keep running at you and he will run through you".He thinks he is a human cannonball!
He runs 'at' the centre of the opposition's defence and then 'into' the centre of the opposition's defence.
Lamela owned Grealish on Saturday though.I think Jack Grealish would of been a great signing for us. Shame we never got him through the door. Step up on Lamela.
Plus whether you love or hate him, we would not have beaten Aston Villa without his industry. On another note, I wish you all would watch the game again with a view on the second half. We upped our game big time and was far more offensive before Eriksen came on, ie he did not change the game as most have said. The game opened up when we changed from the diamond where Lamela and co were more able to find space and were more effective. Eriksen coming on just added to and cemented the flow of the game, but t was not changed because of him. Believing that is doing a disservice to the other players imoI think people should just accept he’s a very decent squad player. For what he is I doubt we’d find much better quality. For all his bad moments he does influence games in decisive moments.
Plus whether you love or hate him, we would not have beaten Aston Villa without his industry. On another note, I wish you all would watch the game again with a view on the second half. We upped our game big time and was far more offensive before Eriksen came on, ie he did not change the game as most have said. The game opened up when we changed from the diamond where Lamela and co were more able to find space and were more effective. Eriksen coming on just added to the flow of the game, but t was not changed because of him. Believing that is doing a disservice to the other players imo
Lamela will be higher than 6th/7th choice he will be challenging for first team place, He is a Poch favourite and he values hard work highly. He will be seeing plenty of minutes the rest is down to him
ITK in summer said Poch favoured Lamela to Moura and he's always been around the starting lineup when he's fitHe will be ahead of Son Dele Eriksen Lo Celso Moura ? Can probably chuck Sessegnon in as well.
Yes!People have gone totally overboard on eriksen performance. Yes he played well but wasn’t involved in any of the goals. Effectively we took off a DM and put on another attacking player. Had it been Son Dele or Lo Celso I suspect we’d have seen a similar tempo change.
...and Yes!!In my view Lamela is one of those players that always but always gives 100% and for that alone he has my respect there are moments in games where his effort effects games note Saturday and his hunting down Grealish.
There are some players that are idolised by some for occasional moments of brilliance and thats fine but for myself I have always loved the 100% effort players no matter their ability. Players like Tommy Harmer . Phil Beale .John Pratt. David Howells .Justin Edinburgh .
Stefan freund .there are many more but you get the idea they are the type of players that when not playing they are a big miss because of there commitment to team ethos.