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George Lapslie (Pg 24 - Signed for Bradford City)

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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,002
    Henry Irving said:
    Will be Charlton captain in the future.
    Good call
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    Changed the game when he came on. Think Bow might have stumbled across his first choice 11 there. 
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Really chuffed for him. His energy made a big difference when he came on 
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,773
    Depending on what league we end up in I am not sure if he will ever be a constant first team player for us, nevermind captain. 

    But there's no doubt he is an absolute credit to the club and to its academy. Charlton boy through and through who works his socks off both on and off the pitch. 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    edited February 2020
    What a super sub!

    Just what we needed at that stage of the match.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    George's best game for Charlton I think.
    Well he changed the game, won the penalty and scored.
    Thank you George !
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited February 2020
    Bouncy blonde locks, charging around all over the place creating havoc, popping up in the right place at the right time to bag a goal - was like having Gallagher back out there. Showed all the forward drive and energy that the diamond was missing vs Blackburn and in the first half today. Really hope he can keep it up because he could be the missing piece of the jigsaw if he does. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    How can someone only aged 12 be about to become a father though  :D
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,186
    🤣🤣🤣 brilliant
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Fantastic performance today.
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    What do you all feel his best position is? 

    He could be the next James Milner and that is a strong compliment. 

    His last game for us was right back and he played very well. Today he was penalty box playermaker and harasser!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Said it at the start of the thread.

    He is a 21st Century Steve Gritt and that is a big compliment.
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Never got to see Steve Gritt play :blush:
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    mendonca said:
    What do you all feel his best position is? 

    It's obviously missionary, if he's about to become a father.


  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,915
    Found another level today that I didnt think he had (and that's from someone who has always been a fan of his). To do that straight after such a long layoff is bloody impressive and suggests he can get better. 

    I hope so and I hope he becomes a key player for us.
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Covered End said:
    George's best game for Charlton I think.
    Well he changed the game, won the penalty and scored.
    Thank you George 

    Huge fan of Lapslie. His performance at Pompey away last season was something special. 

    Been said before but If he could have stays fit during our injury crisis could have easily got 15+ starts and became a first regular at Charlton 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    LenGlover said:
    Said it at the start of the thread.

    He is a 21st Century Steve Gritt and that is a big compliment.
    Gritt was of a similar physique to George and the consensus was often that he wasn't good enough particuarly when we were in the old first division (Premiership equivalent) yet he played everywhere at various times in over 400 appearances for us.

    There is an iconic photograph, probably in the museum, of an exhausted Gritt sitting in the dressing room after our play- off win to stay in division 1 in 1987. Yes, the bloke that wasn't good enough found a place in the team.

    Lapslie is like that.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited February 2020
    Heard his extended lay off was due to a back strain from all that baby making...
  • tricky
    tricky Posts: 1,291
    The first half and the start of the second seemed to be players afraid to take responsibility. Reactive rather than proactive. Shuffling the ball out wide or tracking runners rather than closing down the man with the ball.

    This is a league where often we need to respond to what other teams are doing because they are better than us, but in others, like today, we need to do more to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

    George came on and tried to make things happen rather than react to what was happening around him. Whether it was battling for - and winning - headers, closing down the man with the ball, shooting from outside the box (+1 penalty) or busting a gut to get in the box (+1 goal).

    Alongside Bonne today he was exactly what we needed and changed the game entirely.
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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Agree with the above....is it a pattern that once players enter the starting lineup with us they become more negative in their play and arent given the same platform to express themselves? Or maybe its just a confidence issue on a team level we are/have been experiencing.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,953
    Delighted for him,he had become the forgotten man among all our injured players,and you just thought there was a chance he would fade out of the picture.Not a chance,this lad is charlton to the core,he showed today what he can do after a long lay off,get him fit and he will get a regular place in the team.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    I think the issue was that whilst he was injured, he wasn't fully established before he got injured. But of course we missed him because we could have done with him. The lad does have something about him and his high energy game can really help the midfield. As he matures and improves technically, he could become a bit special. I like the cut of his jib. 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,274
    Charlton fan scoring at The Valley whilst we win.  Living the dream, I hope he goes on to be a major success.
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,503
    He's ideal to play right-hand side of the diamond. 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Those old hand below first team spectators  bolloxbolder, Paddy7 myself and others have always felt very positive about George.  Was at ease amongst his age-group contemporaries and his attitude and desire always suggested he had a good chance in mens football.
    I think he has decent technique and thinking processes, but I continually believe he is a team mates dream. It is no surprise he admires Pratley as they both understand the group ethic in football which provides a basis for gifted individuals to thrive.
    George is one of our own, we should be proud of him and those who have aided his development.

  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    LenGlover said:
    Said it at the start of the thread.

    He is a 21st Century Steve Gritt and that is a big compliment.
    But he has hair not that we care.
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 814
    edited February 2020
    I am happy for Lapslie.  A fantastic performance which changed momentum during the match but I think we are all getting caught up in the buzz of one excellent performance.  He has been completely anonymous or poor for his other 4 or 5 appearances in the Championship.  A good squad player who brings a lot of energy but comparing him to premier league players, calling him a future squad captain or thinking he automatically should be starting rest of the season is crazy. Let’s not have unrealistic expectations here.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    There’s a touch of a potential (non-alcoholic) Ray Parlour about his game. 

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