Mauricio Pochettino has praised Erik Lamela as one of the first Tottenham players to adopt his methods after the winger declared himself ready to return to competitive action.
“It is very good news because he is in contention for tomorrow,” Pochettino said.
“It’s because after the training today he felt good and said, ‘Ok I am ready to move on and be available if you want.”’
“I think we miss his energy, his energy is massive,” Pochettino said.
“When we arrived he was the player that was kind to do what we expected from the team because he has a massive energy and is a very energetic person.
“When you see him in the dressing room or restaurant he is always moving. He is hyperactive and that’s how he is on the pitch.
“He loves to run, loves to feel the ball in his feet. He always wants the ball: ‘give me the ball.”’
“I always said that he needed time to recover his feeling,” Pochettino said.
“If tomorrow he plays, what do we expect from him? To take the ball, to beat his opponents and put the ball in the top corner?
“But when it is another player who plays in another position, you expect some tackles or to play a good ball or a good pass. It is enough.
“It is completely different the position on the pitch and what we expect from them.”
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