by Valentino's fast feet » Sun May 29, 2022 7:17 pm
I fully understand that Lascelles will be a casualty of the grand new vision of Newcastle going forward, I'm not personally ready for him to go just yet. I think he's cracking, form has definitely slipped over the last few years, and he is not the future. I don't know why, but I like him. He's a good Captain, and I'm a fan. For me it stems from a defeat at Goodison park in the last relegation season, my first visit there (shithole). Think it was a 3-1 loss, I vividly remember him towards the end of game all but dragging more senior players up by their bootstraps to at least look like they were interested. Could've been what, 22-23 at the time? Was proper impressed by that. Benitez made him captain the following season, and I think that was expected and warmly welcomed by most. Plus, I love the alleged story that he got in a scrap with Diame, calling the latter a lazy f***er or whatever, and I seem to (perhaps wrongly) recall Diame's form massively improving after the fact. Obviously shouldn't condone that kind of the behaviour in the work place, but it's a special case in many ways. Plus I'd love to be able do that myself at times haha.
If he was to go this summer though, I think Notts Forest would be a nice little story, if they wanted him and he was interested. He's a leader, and a solid premier league level defender, got nearly 200 appearances with us all competitions now. I confess to not knowing how good their squad is, and certainly don't know anything about their centrebacks. I can't say he'd definitely improve their defence because of this, but I'd like to think he would. And should he go, I'd wish him well. Yeah, sometimes a scapegoat - sometimes rightfully ripped, he definitely has more than one clanger in him. But for me a good player, a good servant, and a cracking captain.
I fully understand that Lascelles will be a casualty of the grand new vision of Newcastle going forward, I'm not personally ready for him to go just yet. I think he's cracking, form has definitely slipped over the last few years, and he is not the future. I don't know why, but I like him. He's a good Captain, and I'm a fan. For me it stems from a defeat at Goodison park in the last relegation season, my first visit there (shithole). Think it was a 3-1 loss, I vividly remember him towards the end of game all but dragging more senior players up by their bootstraps to at least look like they were interested. Could've been what, 22-23 at the time? Was proper impressed by that. Benitez made him captain the following season, and I think that was expected and warmly welcomed by most. Plus, I love the alleged story that he got in a scrap with Diame, calling the latter a lazy f***er or whatever, and I seem to (perhaps wrongly) recall Diame's form massively improving after the fact. Obviously shouldn't condone that kind of the behaviour in the work place, but it's a special case in many ways. Plus I'd love to be able do that myself at times haha.
If he was to go this summer though, I think Notts Forest would be a nice little story, if they wanted him and he was interested. He's a leader, and a solid premier league level defender, got nearly 200 appearances with us all competitions now. I confess to not knowing how good their squad is, and certainly don't know anything about their centrebacks. I can't say he'd definitely improve their defence because of this, but I'd like to think he would. And should he go, I'd wish him well. Yeah, sometimes a scapegoat - sometimes rightfully ripped, he definitely has more than one clanger in him. But for me a good player, a good servant, and a cracking captain.
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