After a disappointing first season in England, Spurs £30 million Argentinian star Erik Lamela will be hoping to put the 2013/14 campaign behind him and move forward positively. A lot was expected of the skilful attacker when he joined from Serie A side Roma, following Gareth Bale's world record transfer to Real Madrid. Indeed, he was viewed by many as the Welshman's direct replacement - but it simply didn't pan out that way. Many people - both in the press and amongst fans alike - had branded the youngster a flop. This was, however, incredibly harsh. Few people gave the guy a chance - the change of country, culture, language and pace of the very game he was playing will have come as a shock to the six-cap international and it should go without saying that there might have been an adaptation period. Injuries didn't help matters either - a back problem rendered him unable to play for the entirety of the second half of the season and, following on from a first half that had seen him make a mere seventeen appearances (only nine of which were in the Premier League and several of which came from the bench), he had scored a single Europa League goal against Moldovan opposition and was the target of some incredibly harsh criticism. It will be different this time out, however. He will shine this season and show the fans and the press alike just why Spurs splashed out so much money on him. Here are 6 reasons why...
