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Jonathon Leko - Jan 2024: on loan at Burton (p14)

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    I think he’ll be used predominantly from the bench and will score goals.
    I’m thinking the opposite… genuinely think he will be a starter - probably at DJ’s expense. 
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,549
    Love Leko (and Tracey) 
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    cafcsinger said:
    Love Leko (and Tracey) 
    I think that was from the last loan mate.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,549
    orpingtonRED said:
    cafcsinger said:
    Love Leko (and Tracey) 
    I think that was from the last loan mate.
    I know but still a nice gesture
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    cafcsinger said:
    orpingtonRED said:
    cafcsinger said:
    Love Leko (and Tracey) 
    I think that was from the last loan mate.
    I know but still a nice gesture
    Yeh he seems a good lad and they have a nice relationship.
    Carlo better buy some nice flowers😀
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,588
    edited September 2021
    addick1956 said:
    killerandflash said:
    I imagine Adkins will rotate Kirk, DJ and Leko as the 3 wide attacking players, depending on the opposition and how fresh the 3 players are
    There is also Blackett-Taylor so can rotate in sets at half time 😀


    I’m thinking Blackett-Taylor was signed on a short term deal as a stop gap. Now we have Leko, DJ and Kirk I can’t see him even getting on the bench much.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    LargeAddick said:
    addick1956 said:
    killerandflash said:
    I imagine Adkins will rotate Kirk, DJ and Leko as the 3 wide attacking players, depending on the opposition and how fresh the 3 players are
    There is also Blackett-Taylor so can rotate in sets at half time 😀


    I’m thinking Blackett-Taylor was signed on a short term deal as a stop gap. Now we have Leko, DJ and Kirk I can’t see him even getting on the bench much.
    Adds depth and be should get chances in the cup games. Hopefully he does enough to win a longer deal as it’s good to have so many wide attacking options.
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,707
    Scoham said:
    LargeAddick said:
    addick1956 said:
    killerandflash said:
    I imagine Adkins will rotate Kirk, DJ and Leko as the 3 wide attacking players, depending on the opposition and how fresh the 3 players are
    There is also Blackett-Taylor so can rotate in sets at half time 😀


    I’m thinking Blackett-Taylor was signed on a short term deal as a stop gap. Now we have Leko, DJ and Kirk I can’t see him even getting on the bench much.
    Adds depth and be should get chances in the cup games. Hopefully he does enough to win a longer deal as it’s good to have so many wide attacking options.
    Frightening pace across the front line and strength in depth. Would imagine there'll be some league 1 teams not relishing playing us now. Bring it on.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,002
    Scoham said:
    LargeAddick said:
    addick1956 said:
    killerandflash said:
    I imagine Adkins will rotate Kirk, DJ and Leko as the 3 wide attacking players, depending on the opposition and how fresh the 3 players are
    There is also Blackett-Taylor so can rotate in sets at half time 😀


    I’m thinking Blackett-Taylor was signed on a short term deal as a stop gap. Now we have Leko, DJ and Kirk I can’t see him even getting on the bench much.
    Adds depth and be should get chances in the cup games. Hopefully he does enough to win a longer deal as it’s good to have so many wide attacking options.
    In retrospect it makes the short term contract seem a pretty savvy option. If he does well enough to force his way into the team, we can tie him down to a longer contract in January. If not, let him go and use the space in the squad for another option/position.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    Yep, was probably always the plan to bring in a more proven winger at the end of the window. At the time it looked like Washington would be the other winger and CBT was a cheap option as 3rd choice.
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  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,471
    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/612f7c4e19121/leko-i-cant-wait-to-get-back-to-the-valley
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    edited September 2021
    No. 18 on his jacket since he can’t wear 14 this season.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    edited September 2021
    I guess we’ll have to see if Leko manages to refind the good form he showed here before, but perhaps that relationship he has with Tracey is a window into one of the reasons why some players, seemingly inexplicably, just do well at one club but not at another. To have a best buddy like that around the place, I can imagine it can just make you feel at home and allow you to do your best work. Bowyer clearly likes and rates Leko but, and I say this as someone who likes Bowyer and wasn’t calling for him to leave, it’s hard to see him having such a warm relationship with a player, and he probably shouldn’t as his boss. 

    Perhaps, for Leko and maybe a few others, Tracey is the magic ingredient at Charlton that brings the recipe together. And perhaps he hasn’t had that magic ingredient at Birmingham. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited September 2021
    golfaddick said:
    Sorry, but I don't think he's very good. Certainly not the "best" of our signings & wont get as many goals as DJ, Kirk or Lee.

    Didnt score after leaving us. Might have been because of the injury or it might have been because he's just not that good & he had a purple spell with us. 
    He did well for us, and was more of a goal threat than DJ has been so far.  Could be any number of reasons why he didn’t flourish elsewhere. He’ll also have something to prove. 
    I think there’ll be a real buzz when he comes on as sub. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    I'm lovin' the Leko.

    Really pleased he's back and it looks like he is too!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Brilliant 
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,629
    Leko started 18 of his 20 games for us. His average mark was 6.25, he had 7 scores below 6 and 7 scores of 7 or above, he had one MoM. He scored 5 goals with 4 assists with 9 shots on target, 5 blocked and 4 missed.. He committed 28 fouls with 2 yellow cards
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Interesting that there were three other clubs in for him.

    Wonder who they were?
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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Henry Irving said:
    Interesting that there were three other clubs in for him.

    Wonder who they were?
    Ipswich and Wigan and we blow them out the water...... 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Interesting that there were three other clubs in for him.

    Wonder who they were?
    Ipswich and Wigan and we blow them out the water...... 
    Wrexham obviously
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,588
    Seems a really nice bloke and happy to be back. Don’t think I’ll be popping round for dinner though.
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,668
    Henry Irving said:
    Interesting that there were three other clubs in for him.

    Wonder who they were?
    Pompey were one.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    Another interview

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/valley-pass/video-player?widgets[stream-amg][content_id]=0_2it7ezvc
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    edited September 2021
    Sounds like Leko is being treated as our marquee signing.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    edited September 2021
    Leko career is at a crossroads at just 22 after the 10 months out with the ACL injury and then taking time to get back to his best at Birmingham. The plan wasn't to be playing 3rd tier football but being at Cafc where he will be loved and nurtured ( not by the Cafc critics who will give stick after his 1st couple of mistakes)

    Could be a successful loan, but 50/50 in many ways as Leko needs to be totally confident in his own ability to perform.

    The 4 "wingers" could have a big say in our fortunes this season and who out of kirk, DJ, CBT (if he stays longer than 4 months)and Leko will have the biggest influence ?

     Leko has done it at the higher level than the other 3 but hopefully they can inspire each other and the two that start the matches may well be replaced by the other two late on to keep the momentum especially in home matches where we have been so poor in the last 30 matches at the Valley winning only 9 games. 

    Edited: Kirk, not this players that doesn't exist Gilbert ! Get an effing grip Sam.
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Really like Leko the player and person. For me it's either the wing back role or Washington's role in the team that he needs a prolonged run in. 

    DJ looked very assured and knew what his role entailed when came on, which is understandable. 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,623
    Should have come off earlier. Too one dimensional and predictable today. 
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,461
    Even the announcer’s saying ‘Leeko’ now. Has everyone else been pronouncing it wrong all this time?

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