Dave Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Nice touch to blame himself for needing to clear that one off the line. Manquillo played Abraham onside, otherwise the line was perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Led by example today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Absolute captain's performance today, really well done, hope he keeps this up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Love Lascelles. He's limited technically and never seems too far from a rick, but he leads by example and gets in the way of things. Cracking leap and finish for the goal and he changed the game today. Get in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Deserves huge praise today. A tremendous performance, really had a fantastic game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Can't remember the last player we had that was so good in the air though, in defence that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 So glad Rafa stripped Shelvey of the captaincy a few weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Lascelles has always been ahead of Shelvey for the captaincy. It's just that Lascelles didn't start against Spurs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 So refreshing to see a player who really loves and cares about the club. He clearly has a big impact on and off the pitch, when he plays well the rest of the team play well. Football needs more players with the attitude of this lad, regardless of his limited natural footballing ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Lascelles has always been ahead of Shelvey for the captaincy. It's just that Lascelles didn't start against Spurs I know you plonk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Lascelles has always been ahead of Shelvey for the captaincy. It's just that Lascelles didn't start against Spurs I know you plonk Eh? You are in the wrong Joey is right, Shelvey has always been vice, and lost it due to a suspension. He still would of just with Lascelles returning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 F365’s early winner: Jamaal Lascelles Jamaal Lascelles has had to grow up pretty quickly. Having made his first Premier League start as late as January 2016, Lascelles only became a regular in Newcastle United’s team after Rafael Benitez’s appointment. Less than seven months after that first start, he was named as the club’s captain at the age of just 22. There was no one reason for Benitez giving such an inexperienced defender the armband, but Newcastle’s manager must surely have been swayed by an interview given when Newcastle were in the midst of their ultimately unsuccessful relegation fight. Lascelles accused his teammates of failing to pull their weight. “We need bigger characters on the pitch, players who care and who are going to get after each other,” Lascelles told the BBC. “We have lacked it this season and no matter how good you are, if you don’t have that fight and hunger and desire, it doesn’t matter.” Do not doubt how difficult it is to lead a team of players who are both older than you and have significantly more experience. It demands both a strength of personality and a conviction in your own leadership skills. There are only two Premier League captains under the age of 27. Lascelles is the youngest by two full years. Those difficulties only increase when your own place in the team is insecure. Ciaran Clark, Florian Lejeune and Chancel Mbemba both have designs on a place in Benitez’s first team, and at the start of the season Lascelles was forced to sit and watch from bench as Jonjo Shelvey captained the side. The difference between the two personalities could not be greater. If that wasn’t enough, Lascelles has led Newcastle through a period of great change. If Championship promotion was expected, it brought its own pressure to perform. This is a club again fractured by the relationship between supporters and owner, accusations of negligence and neglect thrown in Mike Ashley’s direction after a summer of transfer market stagnation. Squawka Football ✔ @Squawka Jamaal Lascelles' game by numbers vs. Swansea: 100% tackles won 10 clearance 2 interceptions 1 clean sheet 1 goal A captain's display. In these circumstances, a captain’s job is to ensure that the players’ full focus is on the matches ahead, but also to try and unite the supporters behind the team despite the off-field distractions. It is a task that has proved beyond many seasoned professionals. Some captains lead through demonstrations of emotion and passion, the chest-beaters. Others lead through example. Lascelles’ sprint and slide to thwart Tammy Abraham when the Swansea striker had rounded Rob Elliott was magnificent. You can blame Abraham for not lifting the ball over the defender, but Lascelles made up four yards on the ball and his opponent. Plenty would have given up. This is not a young man who gives up easily. Having saved his team at one end, Lascelles then dragged his team to victory at the other. Matt Ritchie’s corner found the defender six yards from goal and inexplicably unmarked by Alfie Mawson. The header was drilled past the excellent Lukas Fabianski. Yet the clearest indication of Lascelles’ maturity came after the game had ended and he had applauded the away support to 3,000 cheers. Asked about his sliding, saving tackle, Lascelles smiled. “It was my fault. I was ball-watching. I have to do better.” It is easy to place too much emphasis on a player’s words over their actions, but on Sunday Lascelles excelled in both. Newcastle’s squad may not have been afforded enough summer investment, but you can’t buy commitment. This is a club and city that makes heroes of its loved ones. Some players revel in that, but it is just as easy to feel suffocated by the weight of expectation. It is a cliche, but the mood of Newcastle is truly defined by the results of its football team. As the leader of men, you are the leader of them. Rafael Benitez may have missed Sunday’s game after recovering from a hernia operation, but in his captain he has the perfect standard bearer for his own philosophy. Lascelles is proof that neither age nor experience are necessary ingredients for strong leadership. http://www.football365.com/news/f365s-early-winner-jamaal-lascelles This is a wonderful article. Just a pleasing read. He really was fantastic today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 He protec, but he also attac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 But most importantly, he not Colbac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Lascelles has always been ahead of Shelvey for the captaincy. It's just that Lascelles didn't start against Spurs I know you plonk Eh? You are in the wrong Joey is right, Shelvey has always been vice, and lost it due to a suspension. He still would of just with Lascelles returning Dear me, do you want me to explain to you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 In his post match interview when asked about his last ditch save against Abraham he said he shouldn't have ball watched to let Abraham into that position in the first place. Good to see that our players can be so self-aware these days even when they've had a match changing moment. Came in to write that myself. That's Rafa right there, he's famed for that kind of thing - telling players what they've done wrong in a game after they've scored the winner etc. The fact he can see the mistakes himself is a good sign as it should help him cut down on them. Like this lad a lot, hope he continues to improve because he's one of few footballers these days that are likeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Margins are so fine well. He went flying in to steal the ball at one point early in the first half; left his position wide open and failed to win it but Swansea did fuck all with it in a very good position. He'd have been crucified had they scored from it but he didn't really put a foot wrong from that point on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Given the state of the England squad, his name might be banded about a bit when the next squad is picked. Provided he keeps up the performances. I'm not saying he's an international defender BTW but I don't think Phil Jones is either so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Apparently we've held initial talks for a new deal according to the Chronicle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Apparently we've held initial talks for a new deal according to the Chronicle. A microcosm of Newcastle United right there, we are like the Roman Emperor who decides on the right to life of combatants. It's either thumbs up or thumbs down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Release news of possible new deal, alert potential January shoppers. Textbook. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Release news of possible new deal, alert potential January shoppers. Textbook. Even for Mike Ashley's Newcastle that's a cynical view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Release news of possible new deal, alert potential January shoppers. Textbook. Even for Mike Ashley's Newcastle that's a cynical view Pardew years have scarred me for life. If he was still manager he'd be on TV telling unsolicited that we'd better tie down the new deal in case any interested parties start considering a bid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Lascelles has always been ahead of Shelvey for the captaincy. It's just that Lascelles didn't start against Spurs I know you plonk Eh? You are in the wrong Joey is right, Shelvey has always been vice, and lost it due to a suspension. He still would of just with Lascelles returning Dear me, do you want me to explain to you? Aye please. Explain how Rafa STRIPPED the captaincy from our stand in captain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Majestic yesterday. We forget he's still very young, and will be prone to a shit game here and there. But there's definitely bags of potential and skill in there. Just needs to be coached by someone of Rafa's caliber, and not WUMs like the wankers we've had in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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