Spurs fans have been discussing Erik Lamela on Twitter after a fan shared some of his contributions in ‘big matches’ during his Tottenham career.
Spurs fan EashN17 shared some of the Argentine’s stats in ‘big games’ during his time with the North London club and this included his goal and assist against Barcelona from 2018. The winger joined Spurs from Roma in 2013 and has gone on to make 214 appearances for the Lilywhites; contributing just 33 goals and 47 assists.
The Argentinian international has regularly struggled with injury problems during his time in the Premier League, suggesting that his statistics would be a lot better had he more consistently enjoyed prolonged periods in the first-team.
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A sample of tweets from Spurs fans discussing Lamela and his goal and assist contributions can be seen in the tweets below.
Inconsistent. Unreliable. Time for him to move on.
— kev_simmonds (@SimmondsKev) April 13, 2020
One fan even suggested that Spurs could sign Eberechi Eze with the potential fee the club receive for Erik Lamela. Interestingly, Spurs have been linked with the attacking midfielder.
He has to be sold this summer. Had 6 seasons to prove himself but we need to push on. And clearly not gonna invest with extra money so sell and reinvest. Could get Eze with that money. Or benrahma.
— TheFootyCafe (@TheFootyCafe) April 12, 2020
One of the worst tweets ever seen on this platform. 16 goals in 146 PL games over 7 seasons. One in 9. 2 goals per season. Diabolical.
— Jersey Spurs (@Jer5eySpurs) April 13, 2020
Disrespected but also dead and injured most of the time. We can’t keep relying on that if we want to be serious challengers
— (@Tangangbusiness) April 12, 2020
Has never done enough consistently to even be considered a nailed on starter for us …isn’t just about big games
— Shaun Lewis (@ShaunLewis17) April 12, 2020
@tomtkkellard interesting…
— Joe Fitzgerald (@JoeFitzy98) April 13, 2020
Anyway, to cut a long story short, he needs to go
— RSpurs1980(“Don’t get your hopes up.”Levy 2020) (@RSpurs1980) April 13, 2020
These Spurs fans were quick to react to the positive tweet on Lamela and suggested that he needs to be sold this summer.
What do we think?
So far this season, Lamela has averaged a disappointing 6.68 rating across his 17 appearances in the Premier League and considering he missed another 12 games through injury earlier in the campaign, perhaps it is time for Spurs to cash in on the £14.4 million rated man.