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:thup: 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.

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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.

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:thup: 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.

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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.

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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."

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I think given time he could turn into a fairly decent mid-table CB, but we don't have that time to give this season, so should be 3rd choice this season.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/4176472/jamaal-lascelles-newcastle-are-united/

 

SINGING THE SAME TOON Newcastle star Jamaal Lascelles: We used to have players who didn’t care – now we are United

Toon skipper admits Rafa Benitez' side's team spirit has transformed and vows to not let new signings break it

 

JAMAAL LASCELLES knows how bad eggs can stink out a dressing room – and he will not let it happen at Newcastle again.

 

The centre-half, 23, memorably slammed some of his own Toon team-mates during their doomed last Premier League campaign.

 

After a 3-1 defeat at Southampton in April 2016, Lascelles broke ranks to admit that Newcastle needed “more heart, desire and bigger characters”.

 

The then rookie defender’s public rant made him a fans’ favourite, with boss Rafa Benitez awarding him the club captaincy following relegation.

 

Last season, Newcastle went on to win the Championship under the leadership of Lascelles, who further adhered himself to supporters by playing through a double hernia from Christmas onwards.

 

And the ex-England Under-21 international claims the Toon’s team spirit is now a million miles from what it was in 2015-16 – and he has vowed to not let any new signings break it.

 

Speaking ahead of Newcastle’s Premier League opener with Tottenham, Lascelles told SunSport: “There’s a massive difference.

 

“I’m not going to sit here and slate the players that were here before, but maybe they didn’t have that heart which you needed to have at that time.

 

“I think togetherness and being a team is so important in football and that’s exactly what we are now.

 

“It’s important that we keep that, so whoever we bring in, their attitude has got to be right.

 

“If I see it’s not, I’ll tell them or I’ll pull them to a side and say ‘Listen’.

 

“Players can affect how a team is, but the boys won’t let that happen.

 

“If someone was to come into this team, they’d have to do it the way we do it.”

 

That relegation season was Lascelles’ first at St James’ Park, having signed for Newcastle from Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2014, but gone back to the City Ground on loan for a year.

 

He was largely stuck on the bench under Steve McClaren and was left to watch some of his team-mates down tools.

 

And he could not hide his frustration, with cameras picking him up shouting “Nobody gives a f***” as he walked down the tunnel after being sent off in the last minute of a 3-0 defeat at Everton.

 

But it was at St Mary’s where Lascelles really put his head above the parapet and let rip in a post-match TV interview.

 

He recalled: “It just happened. I wasn’t thinking about it.

 

“I was just angry and frustrated, because I’d been on the bench and I’d been watching. I could see what was going on.

 

“At that moment in time, we were holding on for our lives, fighting a relegation battle.

 

“And I just felt like some players weren’t pulling their weight or weren’t even that bothered. I thought some players weren’t giving their all.

 

“OK, they might be more talented than someone but what’s the point of having talent if you are not going to work hard or you don’t care about the club.

 

“After I spoke, there were a few upset people in the dressing room, there were a few arguments.

 

“But I felt like someone needed to say something and I did.

 

“I’m not saying I was a big leader back then, but i don’t think you are a true leader if you are going to shy away and not tell someone.

 

“If you think something needs to be said, then you do say it.”

 

Lascelles was praised for speaking his mind so it was a popular decision when he was handed the captain’s armband, something he hopes to keep hold of this season.

 

And it is clear he takes his role seriously – speaking more like a manager than a skipper when asked about his duties.

 

Lascelles said: “Being made captain was something you wouldn’t dream of.

 

“For a huge manager with a big profile like Rafa to give me the armband is quite phenomenal.

 

“It comes with a lot of added pressure but I feel like I can deal with that.

 

“Every time I train and every game, I’m learning new things.

 

“Like how to get the best out of a player, whether you give them constructive criticism or whether you give them a pat on the back.

 

“Over the last year, I managed to get to know my players even better, so I kind of know how to approach players and get the best out of them.

 

“If someone needs a kick up the backside, then that’s what they need to get.”

 

Lascelles certainly led by example last season when he put off a double hernia operation to play through the pain barrier for half of the campaign.

 

He eventually had surgery immediately after Newcastle clinched promotion with a win over Preston at the end of April.

 

And Lascelles explained: “It was around Christmas time that I first felt something and it was pretty bad.

 

“I was in pain every step, every training session. I used to get injections in my butt cheek before every game to try and mask the pain.

 

“In terms of running and getting around the pitch, I was probably playing at about 50 per cent.

 

“I knew I was struggling and at times I wasn’t doing myself any justice.

 

“But at the same time I couldn’t sit there and watch the team play.

 

“When there is a massive prize on the line, getting promoted and getting Newcastle back in the Premier League, you’d pretty much do anything for that, wouldn’t you?

 

“I’m not really a fan of players who get little niggles and come off when they probably could play if they grit their teeth.”

 

Lascelles admits he now feels “like a different person” following his operation and thinks he will be able to “offer more for the team” this season.

 

And he is also backing Newcastle to shine on their Premier League return.

 

Lascelles added: “We haven’t really spoken about our aim, but personally I think it should be to try and get in the top ten.

 

“I don’t see why we can’t. I think we will do well.”

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