His first two seasons at Spurs were punctuated by injury and inconsistency but the Argentina winger appears to be finding his feet – and sumptuous formWhen Érik Lamela has moments such as the one against Monaco in the Europa League on Thursday night,it all makes sense. It was why Tottenham Hotspur made him their £30m record signing in 2013 from Roma and why there was – and remains – such extraordinary hope for him.
In one balletic movement, the Argentina winger raked the studs from his left boot over the top of the ball before caressing a pass with his accurate down the line for Nacer Chadli, or to set in motion the attack for Tottenham’s goal in the 1-1 draw. Lamela ended up scoring it,after continuing his run up the field.
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Source: theguardian.com