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This is like 2 posts back man...You've just disregarded minutes per contribution (the most accurate performance barometer) and used appearances to validate your point.
If someone is subbed on for 1 minute in 90 matches and fails to score, his statistics will read played 90, scored 0. In reality, he's been on the pitch for the duration of 1 (one) match.
I did the math too, just didn't bother posting. He has a goal/assist every 211 minutes in the Premier League.
Eriksen G/A every 155 minutes.
Dele G/A every 142 minutes.
Son G/A every 113 minutes.
Chadli G/A every 198 minutes.
Lamela G/A every 211 minutes.
Lucas G/A every 235 minutes.
Bergwijn G/A every 245 minutes (small sample).
Lennon G/A every 246 minutes (with minutes in some bad Spurs teams).
Ndombele G/A every 289 minutes (with a lot of minutes in deep CM).
Townsend G/A every 290 minutes.
The 2nd winger spot has been a problem for years and I don't think Lamela is the answer at this point.
Again. It's hardly terrible. It's certainly not amazing either. That's pretty much some kind of contribution every 5 halves. But you also have to factor in:
1) He was playing for a high scoring team. It's not like he gets to be compared to a Burnley attacker.
2) Production has dropped last 3 seasons.
3) Failure to stay fit this many seasons in a row is a problem in and of itself, and at this point we can't expect 25 90's in the Prem from him.