Erik Lamela’s Tottenham season is exactly as good as you think it is

What you’re looking at here is the statistical radar visualization of Erik Lamela’s play for Tottenham Hotspur thus far four the 2018-19 season, courtesy of StatsBomb. It’s real good.

Lamela has been somewhat of a revelation this season after his successful recovery from two hip surgeries that kept him out of Tottenham’s lineup for over a year. Since he wormed his way back into the starting lineup, he’s been difficult to dislodge: in just 721 minutes of action over 13 games, Lamela has scored 6 goals and notched 3 assists. The six goals is second on the team behind Harry Kane’s 10, and he’s behind only Kieran Trippier in assists across all competitions.

But I keep looking at that radar. It’s fantastic. Not only is Lamela clearly having his best season in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt (the last one I could find was from 2015-16), it’s his best radar since he left Roma, though that was done on a different template.

Sploosh.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but as I get ready to cook and eat a giant turkey tomorrow, I’m thankful for Erik Lamela and the joy he has brought to my Tottenham Hotspur fandom this season.