Ardiles and Villa arrived at Spurs following the 1978 World Cup, and are highly regarded by the club's fans after inspiring Keith Burkinshaw's side to an FA Cup final victory over Manchester City in 1981, with Villa scoring a memorable goal.
Lamela - a club-record £30 million signing from Roma - will therefore have a lot to live up to, but he has yet to find his feet in the Premier League.
"I want to force myself into Villas-Boas' first team as quickly as possible," Lamela told FourFourTwo. "Our minimum objective should be to qualify for the Champions League. Given a bit of luck, I also think we have the players to win a trophy.
"Obviously I know of the great success Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa had here. I hope to continue that history of Argentines winning trophies here."
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