Who is Tottenham’s best midfielder right now?



Well, Christian Eriksen has been the brains of the whole operation for six whole years, and Giovani Lo Celso is his long-term replacement. Dele Alli, on his day, is a goalscoring force. Tanguy Ndombele is a £55 million box-to-box magician. Moussa Sissoko was player of the season last year and Harry Winks is the conductor who keeps everyone else in time.



And yet all of those players have been put in the shade by the summer brightness of Spurs’ one true star. By the man who keeps getting written off, only to pencil himself back into the script year after year after year. Especially now, in the opening weeks of the campaign, when most players are still getting up to speed and he is already at full pelt.



Welcome to Erik Lamela Season.



After another electric summer of friendlies, Lamela made himself undroppable for the start of the Premier League. He started against Aston Villa on opening day...