Lascelles: Our shining Captain Fantastic or just another average defender?

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Originally Posted by toonfalifekevbrown

I've always disliked him tbh

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Why is that though Kev?

I disliked his Ashley remarks, he should've known better. However, he's still a decent captain for our club.

I don't think he is a good player or a good captain I think he is just ordinary

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Originally Posted by Zippity

Lots of good points, particularly in relation to how he hasn't kicked on from where he was to where we thought he could get to.

At the moment, Schar, Lejeune and, for me, Fernandez would be ahead of him but I'd place him above Clark, tbh.

He absolutely did NOT help himself coming out and backing fatso, though. You can say it has nothing to do with how he performs on the pitch but it does colour people's opinions of him.

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Agreed, although i'd also place him above Fernandez myself.

I think he is a good solid player, who is good for us and big in the dressing room - i certainly wouldn't take the armband off him but agree that Lejuene and Schar are ahead of him.

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Originally Posted by toonfalifekevbrown

I don't think he is a good player or a good captain I think he is just ordinary

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We don't have anybody that isn't ordinary though - he at least wasn't afraid to stand up and call out our flaws.

He is our 4th best CB. Lejeune and Schar are better at defending and attacking than him and Fernandez is a better defender. Lascelles has gone backwards over the last couple of seasons iMO, especially in attacking, set piece play.