Many Tottenham Hotspur fans have flocked to a video involving Erik Lamela that recently emerged on social media.
The official Tottenham Hotspur Twitter account recently posted a video involving Lamela. The video had the Argentine score a rabona goal in a UEFA Europa League game against Asteras Tripolis back in the 2014-15 campaign for the north London-based club.
The video involving the goal also had Jan Vertonghen praise Lamela for his effort. This tweet caught the attention of many Spurs fans, who made their opinion clear about the player.
What did Spurs fans make of this video involving Erik Lamela?
Done nothing since
— Jack (@SpursIad) October 23, 2020
Is Lamela still a useful player?
Yes
No
And hasn’t done anything since ??
— Alex Smith (@alexdeveysmith) October 23, 2020
And just last night he couldn’t put away a 1 on 1 chance
— Rg_nald (@Rg_nald_SA) October 23, 2020
Sell him and buy Leon bailey
— Juan (@kennyjuan98) October 23, 2020
Lamela, who is valued at £14.4m, joined Spurs from Italian giants Roma in the summer of 2013 for a fee of £27 million. Since then, the Argentine has made 229 appearances for the Lilywhites and has scored a total of 35 goals while picking up 47 assists as well (as per Transfermarkt).
In the 2014-15 campaign of the Europa League, Lamela had contributed to four goals in eight appearances. Some other Spurs fans also had negative things to say about the 28-year-old winger.
Been in downfall since
— d (@dajosph1) October 23, 2020
“And it’s the singular reason he still plays for Spurs”
Good old Erik. https://t.co/IZqrDpRrm8
— Craig (@craig_dw) October 23, 2020
These Spurs fans clearly don’t have a liking for Lamela and one fan even says that the club should sell the Argentine and sign Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen instead.
In the current campaign, Lamela has made seven appearances in all competitions and he has scored two goals. In the UEFA Europa League, he has picked up a pretty good rating of 7.67 so far. In the Premier League, he has racked up a rating of 6.64 (as per Whoscored).
This suggests that it hasn’t exactly been a poor campaign for Lamela and perhaps, he is still a useful player for the Lilywhites.