Erik Lamela

[Buddha]

Don't know much about Lamela, but the general consensus was that he was a top talent. It's still early to write him off, I think.

I actually think that, with the exception of Soldado, Spurs bought quite well in the summer; and their failure to integrate all of them shouldn't really be taken as vindication of the argument that its wrong to sell your best players at their peak value.

It really depends on the circumstances. I think what Spurs did with their resources was pretty good - good young talent spread across different positions.They need a manager who can bring the best out of them; I don't know if Sherwood is the guy - I really haven't watched them much this season. But Lloris, Chiriches, Vertonghen, Capoue, Paulinho, Dembele and Eriksen are actually pretty good players, and that'd make a solid core if someone wants to build around them. In Bentaleb, Rose and Townsend, they have some good young talent as well - so there's scope for someone to do with them what we've done with Henderson, Sterling and Flanagan.

They've suffered more from poor management on the pitch than from in the boardroom. The only obvious error was Soldado, whose signing had major red flags anyway.

And for all their struggles, they're still not far from 4th at all.

Good young talent on the face of it, but unlike our Brendan, not enough thought gone into character/mentality. They're devoid of leaders in that side.

 

[Whirly]

Issue with Spurs for me is that they bought players to build a system rather than fit it. It's a decent ask with a couple of players being asked to adapt, but switching half of the first team is a challenge.

I have a feeling they're going to badly need to clear up their wage bill this summer and slim down, they seem to have banked on going after top four this season, and it doesn't look to be happening. At the right price, I would gladly take Lamela, I think he would do very well in our system, he's still very young after all. I can't see it happening though unless we pay over the odds.

 

[Rosco]

Can someone point me in the direction of that transfer thread please? I suspect a few people need their arses handed back to them.

Just do a search for the name, you'll find some interesting posts.

Most people weren't bothered about it because they didn't know much about him, but one said Levy deserved a statue outside WHL for selling Bale for so much and buying Lamela, who he described as a sexy signing.

 

[red_maradona]

He's young enough to bounce back, but its not looking so good at the moment. As others have said, if the price is right (10-12m) i would be tempted to try again.

 

[Spionkop69]

Just do a search for the name, you'll find some interesting posts.

Most people weren't bothered about it because they didn't know much about him, but one said Levy deserved a statue outside WHL for selling Bale for so much and buying Lamela, who he described as a sexy signing.

I've just seen that one. In fairness, Willian was also mentioned as part of the statue deal. But yeah, it sort of proves mine and your point - that being that this site gets overly hysterical when we lose out on any speculated target. Then when target flops people tend to keep schtum. Then we get linked, we don't sign, then they flop, then radio silence.

Repeat ad nauseum.

 

[King Binny]

For every case of Juan Sebastian Veron, there's a possibility of a Carlos Tevez or Javier Mascherano.

- In his first season at Roma, he scored 4 and assisted 7 in 29 appearances. The following season, he had 15 goals and 7 assists in 33.
- Only turned 22 this month
- Language barrier has been a struggle
- Apparently unwanted by the manager (how many DoF signings in England has been a success?)
- Plagued by injuries

 

[peterhague]

I've just seen that one. In fairness, Willian was also mentioned as part of the statue deal. But yeah, it sort of proves mine and your point - that being that this site gets overly hysterical when we lose out on any speculated target. Then when target flops people tend to keep schtum. Then we get linked, we don't sign, then they flop, then radio silence.

Repeat ad nauseum.

They don't always flop though, do they?

I think people were right to be critical of the club last summer, the transfer window was a mess and left us exposed. We've got away with it and then some, but it could so easily have gone wrong. Our squad is still really really thin.

 

[Hansern]

Willian is proving most people wrong though, and will only improve further imho.
Was a ridiculous fee though.

Fernandinho aswell.

 

[Spionkop69]

Willian is proving most people wrong though, and will only improve further imho.
Was a ridiculous fee though.

Fernandinho aswell.

So is lamela, so is Soldado.

 

[Glen C]

Willian is proving most people wrong though, and will only improve further imho.
Was a ridiculous fee though.

Fernandinho aswell.

I still don't think Willian is worth the fee. I've seen nothing that says he's worth over £20m. For the money paid i'd expect a lot more from him than what he's currently giving.

Ferdnandinho looks quality though, but i don't remember anyone saying he wasn't though.

 

[Hansern]

I still don't think Willian is worth the fee. I've seen nothing that says he's worth over £20m. For the money paid i'd expect a lot more from him than what he's currently giving.

Ferdnandinho looks quality though, but i don't remember anyone saying he wasn't though.

Definetly not worth the fee. But he's better than what a lot of people claimed after a couple of games.

 

[peekay]

Willian is proving most people wrong though, and will only improve further imho.
Was a ridiculous fee though.

Fernandinho aswell.

Chelsea City can afford to purchase 30 million players and wait for them to get used to the league. If Willian had come here and did not show the initial promise of Suarez, he would have been considered a massive failure. We feel the pinch when our 7-8 million signings (Aspas, Alberto) are not immediately productive.