A Quote by Erik Lamela

Tottenham are a big 'European club so it is normal that we are one of the main candidates for the Europa League 'title. — © Erik Lamela
Tottenham are a big 'European club so it is normal that we are one of the main candidates for the Europa League 'title.
Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Europa League.
A club like Liverpool has to be involved in Europe, whether it is the Europa League or Champions League.
My aims have always been to win titles and cups, to qualify for European football and to play in the Europa League or the Champions League.
I took the job at United fully expecting to be walking around after the last home game of the season either challenging for a league title or parading a league title because that's what this club demands.
I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that's for sure. Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League. We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs. Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That's the reality, even if some don't want to admit it.
Tottenham set a points and victories record in my first season, missed out on the Champions League by one point and had a great run in the Europa League. In the second season, at the time I left we had more points than in the previous campaign.
Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.
You can learn a lot in the Europa League or from playing different teams from across Europe, and European football has improved me as a player.
A club like Tottenham are up there with the top teams, and I think they have to be in the Champions League.
During the first season of European football at Hoffenheim after we lost the Champions League knockout game to Liverpool, I changed a lot of players between Bundesliga matches and the Europa League for fresh legs. I learnt that we needed more stability. You need to keep five or six of the same places to give you structure, to be your spine.
Tottenham is not a club that always wins, but we are trying to create something. It's not easy to fight against European monsters, but it is a motivation.
PSG are amongst the top eight European clubs. They want to go to the next level in the Champions' League; it is a very big club that would attract any player.
It's clear that anyone who plays in Belgium or another league with less quality still has a chance of making the Champions League or the Europa League.
Tottenham are a very big club, big in structure. I'm impressed with this, and I'm happy to come here.
I didn't really think about going to another club; I wanted to be a Tottenham player and play at Tottenham.
Tottenham are a big club. They are probably bigger in structure than PSG.
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