Dembacha Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 41 minutes ago, Euan009 said: He always punts the ball up and losses it Found Almiron with a really good ball on his first punt yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 He looked far better yesterday than he has in a very long time for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Great squad player seems happy with his role Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kanji said: He looked far better yesterday than he has in a very long time for us. Howe doing his part yet again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Can I shock you? I like Lascelles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Thought he had Haaland in his back pocket yesterday, he’s a good threat from set pieces as well which is something we need, would start him next week. Edited March 5, 2023 by Geogaddi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 He’s one of a line of players now that benefit from being well coached and playing in a system that doesn’t promote cowardice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 It’s always been his decision making or lack of awareness that’s been his downfall. I must say I was worried when I saw his name on the team sheet especially against the pace and power of Haaland. But man for man, I’d say that’s one of the few this season who’s really put it up to him, what he lacked in pace, he made up for body positioning and strength, won his headers etc. Both he and Botman were let down by their full backs yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 He did really well yesterday, coming in cold against one of the best attacking teams in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) I know it's just a standard practise and nothing to rave about but I still find it a nice and lovely touch whenever he comes on and Trippier puts the captain's armband on him. Think he still gets massive respect in the dressing room among the players. Edited April 8, 2023 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 100% behind this, give the lad a testimonial Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 If lascelles is happy to that's fine, get him doing coaching badges he seems the type considering how much he seems to be valued on the training ground. He should be under no illusion though. In summer we will likely sign a new left back, Burn will likely be ahead of him as a backup CB if he's not at left back. Equally we will likely sign competition for Schar who will likewise be ahead. Unless one of them is odd his playing time will be minimal, but equally we will have a lot more games next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 It’s probably more up to Lascelles than Howe about him staying, surely Lascelles will want to go and play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: It’s probably more up to Lascelles than Howe about him staying, surely Lascelles will want to go and play. If he does should be allowed to. Not impossible he has personal life all set up here, is well liked in dressing room, and as said could get coaching badges, however it is kinda sad for a CB to be 29 and not playing week in week out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Been remarkably lucky with injuries at the back this season, be crazy to let an experienced back up go. First thing the club would need to do if he left is replace him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeB Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) We need a bigger squad and if the likes of him, Manquillo and Krafth are happy kicking around on the edges of the team then 100% keep them. It's going to be hard signing reliable players who are going to come here knowing they're not going to play much and then hit the ground running when they're needed. Edited April 25, 2023 by LeeB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Happy for him to stay on personally, every time he's played this season people have been pleasantly surprised e.g. Liverpool away. And given we might be signing so many over the summer, I think the more of the (good) old guard we keep on to maintain dressing room standards the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Plus if anyone steps out of line and needs a clip ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On a separate but related note, I hope people understand our priority next season is the league again, not Europe. I see comments about how much we're gonna need to sign to be competitive there next year. And it's true. But there's only so much we're gonna be able to do, so there's probably going to be a lot of balancing acts going on in terms of tactics and morale. If it boiled down to it, I'd be happy seeing Lascelles and Krafth running out for us against Bayern on a Wednesday night if it was about keeping Trippier and Botman right for a Brentford game on the Saturday. Repeated league advancement is what will sustain the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 One of our targets this summer should absolutely be a top class CB prospect that we view as the long term partner for Botman. Hopefully Ashworth has his eye on someone, there was a link to that young Croatian lad who's apparently highly sought after so I suspect there will be someone brought in. Ideally though we would keep Lascelles and there'd be no pressure on that youngster to be involved right away. If he is quality straight away all the better but you don't want to throw an unprepared young lad in too soon and knock his confidence. Similar to how we'll probably keep Krafth next year and give Ashby more time to get up to speed. Then when Lascelles and Krafth's deals are up in 2024 you let them move on and Ashby and the new CB are ready to step in. Maybe the club would like to make a return on Lascelles though rather than let him walk for nothing a year later? Anyway, I have a sneaking suspicion that if Lascelles has to play at some point he'll be really good. Why should he be any different to everyone else that Howe gets his hands on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 32 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: It’s probably more up to Lascelles than Howe about him staying, surely Lascelles will want to go and play. You never know he might wanna stick around for another season to see if we can win something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Lascelles kicking off at the lads who didn't give a shit when we went down, him being the leader under Rafa, his time as a properly good CB in the back 3, his never ending commitment to the fans and putting his best for the club. I'd love to see him get a taste of Europe as an NUFC player. Even if as a cameo off the bench or just on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation Junkie Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Training week in week out with these robots at the back will make him a changed man. I think he may do a solid if he ever got a start again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Lascelles, Ritchie and Murphy all sound like well liked, important lads in the dressing room. I don't think we'll shift them all at once. Lascelles has always just been a solid, if not average Premier League centre back, but his confidence was completely shot to pieces by the time he was dropped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Can we not just get him to lead on coaching headers? Have no doubt that if he’d played similar minutes to Schar and Botman he’d have scored 2-3 headers at least Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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