Jamaal Lascelles

[ponsaelius]

Credit to him.

[1964]

Jamaal Lascelles speaking to the official club website:

 

“Five or six months ago, I started feeling my groin. I thought it was a bit of tightness, or whatever, but I was really struggling with it.

 

“Every day in training, I’d probably train at about 50% – I couldn’t really run, or use my left foot.

 

“I spoke to the medical staff, and the manager, and it’s not something that can get worse – if you grit your teeth and manage the pain, you can get through it.

 

“I just thought, ‘We’re in a position here where we can get promoted’, and obviously – being the captain – I wanted to be involved. The manager trusts me and he wants me to play.

 

 

“I’ve had a gym programme for four or five months now – you can’t heal it, but you can manage it by doing that. I’ve focused on that every day.

 

“I’ve probably not helped myself this season, in some areas, but that’s the sacrifice you make, and I’m willing to make it. It’s helped the team, and now I can get this sorted in time for pre-season.

 

“It has been tough – there have been times where I have had head loss because of how painful it’s been.

 

“Sometimes, it hasn’t done me any justice because you play how you train. If I’m in training, and I’m just jogging about, it can show on the pitch on a matchday.

 

“Hernias can be different for different people. I think Alan Shearer once had a hernia and he managed to play nine days later. One of the young boys, Jamie Sterry, has had one and he took it really well – he trained again after four weeks.

 

“It’s the end of the season and I can rest over the summer a little bit. The first couple of weeks, I’ll just be walking and doing a few different movements, I can’t imagine I’ll be doing anything mad.

 

“If we weren’t already up, I’d still be trying to get through it and trying to play, but the job has been done, and now I can look after myself and better myself for next season.”

 

Really!!  I was doing that by the age of 11. 

 

Fair play to the guy though he never mentioned it and just got on with playing

[xLiaaamx]

Can't help but like him. He cares so much.

[Anderson]

Refreshing after years of players who quite obviously couldn't give a shite. That said, still a bit puzzling with the depth we have there.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Fair play to him but I'm not sure there was much need to play him as much as we did.

[xLiaaamx]

Refreshing after years of players who quite obviously couldn't give a s****. That said, still a bit puzzling with the depth we have there.

 

Think it's all down to Rafa really liking him and Lascelles wanting to keep playing. Someone having that sort of attitude can really have a positive effect on the rest of the team, especially when its your captain.

[morla84]

Lovely stuff, keep it up Cap. Outstanding individual

[Danh1]

Fair play to him, he's made mistakes this season but he's had some good moments as well and as people have said he obviously gives a fuck. Refreshing how likeable this group of players is.

[Heron]

Refreshing after years of players who quite obviously couldn't give a s****. That said, still a bit puzzling with the depth we have there.

 

Think it's all down to Rafa really liking him and Lascelles wanting to keep playing. Someone having that sort of attitude can really have a positive effect on the rest of the team, especially when its your captain.

 

Shows good leadership. Leading from the front and by example, albeit maybe not performance wise. Coloccini was the opposite style of leader for a long time before he decided he was no longer interested / was past it. He lead with quality and not the mouth piece / character.

 

I feel like I can somewhat relate to Lascelles hence why I like him so much.

[r0cafella]

Compare it to Colo who would escape back to Argentina with a broken toe nail.

[SEMTEX]

and he'd still be ten times the player this whiny little charlatan is

[huss9]

Compare it to Colo who would escape back to Argentina with a broken toe nail.

 

marcelino says hi.

[Dan Gleebals]

Fair play to him but I'm not sure there was much need to play him as much as we did.

 

Agree Chancel and Hanley have been reasonable (when Clark has been playing).

[nemtizz]

Hope this was the reason he turns like a bus.

[Yorkie]

and he'd still be ten times the player this whiny little charlatan is

 

woah

[SEMTEX]

I was hoping for much more. It's been too long.

[Dinho lad]

Amazing what a piece of information can do.

[frankpingel]

And rightly so, his downward performance level can now be somewhat justified. The decision to risk him indicates that Rafa will want rid of Hanley & Mbemba if he can.

[The College Dropout]

Both were always going to be peddled if possible. Now I feel better about his performances somewhat but it was clear he was favoured at CB above the others even in bad form.

[Chicken Dancer]

If (big if) we win the league, will he do a John Terry?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

If (big if) we win the league, will he do a John Terry?

 

Racially abuse someone? Certainly hope not.

[TK-421]

If (big if) we win the league, will he do a John Terry?

 

Racially abuse someone? Certainly hope not.

 

or this!

 

[54]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/422686?sf92399109=1&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

 

Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles says he wants to lead by example after making an early start to pre-season training.

 

The 23-year-old played in pain for the final four months of the Magpies’ promotion-winning campaign before undergoing surgery on his groin in early May.

 

“I just figured that I should come in and get some extra fitness, because after Christmas I wasn’t really getting the conditioning in training and games that I wanted," he says.

 

"The Premier League, everyone knows, is a completely different level and different standard so I just want to make sure I’m ready and I want to be leading by example."

[Menace]

Probably explains his dip in form tbh.

[SUPERTOON]

Probably explains his dip in form tbh.

 

Would have something to do with it, but he isn't anywhere near good enough to be starting for us next season and if he is we will be struggling.