Good afternoon.
Tech niggles continue aplenty, so my most sincere apologies if this blog meets the same fate as the last. And the comments box gets disabled.
Anywho… some quotes here from young Erik that perhaps add some context to the situation. Perhaps not, dependent I guess upon how unreasonable, how outraged as a consumer you are:
I think I need a bit of time, I feel good here, although getting used to life here in every sense is a completely different thing. I’ve barely been here two months, so time is maybe what I need. I need training, a bit of rhythm, some games. English football is very different from the game in Italy – much more physical, whereas Serie A is more tactical.
You always train thinking that you’re going to play. Sooner or later, my moment will arrive and I have to be ready. That is the way I am looking at it. I get on very well with Andre Villas-Boas. He is a great guy who clearly thinks about the future. Because of this, coming to Tottenham is a great step for me and in the future, we’ll see why.
Of course, it’s also important for me to get into the Argentina squad for the World Cup, but I’m confident I’ll play here. We are involved in four competitions so there are many games ahead.
My moment will come and I will make the difference.”
When asked if the fee paid for Lamela meant there was pressure to pick him, Villas-Boas replied:
Not really, no.
We have been speaking a lot with him. I think getting acquainted to the Premier League is important but he doesn’t know the language. (Roberto) Soldado had some knowledge of the language before (he came) so it was a little bit easier for him.
With Erik it was a little bit more difficult but we have given him massive, massive help and his family arrived this week. He knows he isn’t producing half of what he can produce but he understands the situation now is that he has to compete for his place.
I was toying with the idea of letting the know~it~all’s steam in and then confronting them. But the headline gives it away. My point being; I’m happy that those who have written Lamela off already, weren’t available to pollute my Spurs existence when we signed Ricky Villa.
