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Jonathan Leko

stonemuse
stonemuse Posts: 34,127
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,127

  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,707
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/22/jonathan-leko-says-leeds-have-not-apologised-kiko-casilla-found/

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,418
    Charlton Athletic fan pundit identifies 23-year-old as club’s flop of the season (msn.com)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,474
    Sadly quite true, he was probably the one we expected the most from and has delivered the least.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,530
    edited April 2022
    He hasn't been good enough but I do have some sympathy with him that our formation just doesn't suit him. Powder puff up front and he's no wing back despite having a few decent games there. 
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Dazzler21 said:
    Sadly quite true, he was probably the one we expected the most from and has delivered the least.
    I expected nothing from him, poor signing the moment he walked through the door. I never understood the knicker wetting from some fans when he signed, same for  Elliot Lee. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,884

    He was on our table at the shirt sponsors dinner this evening and he came across as a very nice guy; he was especially effusive about Tracey.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,221
    eaststandmike said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Sadly quite true, he was probably the one we expected the most from and has delivered the least.
    I expected nothing from him, poor signing the moment he walked through the door. I never understood the knicker wetting from some fans when he signed, same for  Elliot Lee. 
    He was half decent for us 19/20 in a better league when he was just 20.  The anticipation was justified, it just didn’t work, that’s football.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    One of half a dozen, or so, players either brought in to do or ending up doing a job they weren't suited to.   Have some sympathy with him but he has been the most disappointing one of a sorry bunch. 
  • paulfox
    paulfox Posts: 2,356
    He has been very disappointing, but in no way does he deserve any more or less stick than the rest of the squad, only a few would be exempt from any negative comments.

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,595
    Excels in training apparently. Seems a v nice guy. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,122
    Lovely guy, which is part of the Charlton problem all my life.
    Smashing players who generally get outbattled by the other teams every year.
    This is most apparent when we play lose to Millwall.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,416
    The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,839
    Leuth said:
    The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really 
    He should have been able to play up front in this league, even in a 352, and rip it apart.  Maybe with a more creative/passing midfield, he would have done so.  I appreciate he wanted to play wide in a 433, but we didn't have a striker mobile enough to play that system either.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,186
    This is a kid who made his PL debut at 16, played for England at every age group from U16-U20, and incredibly in 2017 was nominated for the European Golden Boy award (it was won by Mbappe that year), yet now he can barely get a game for an average league one team.

    Still only 22 though so has time on his side but he needs to do more wherever he ends up next, otherwise he'll be playing in league 2 in a couple of years.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,595
    Unplayable in training apparently. 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    This is a kid who made his PL debut at 16, played for England at every age group from U16-U20, and incredibly in 2017 was nominated for the European Golden Boy award (it was won by Mbappe that year), yet now he can barely get a game for an average league one team.

    Still only 22 though so has time on his side but he needs to do more wherever he ends up next, otherwise he'll be playing in league 2 in a couple of years.
    I think it could be much sooner than that. 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,221
    Leuth said:
    The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really 
    I’m not convinced, I think in league one Leko should be a right handful and scoring goals as one of the two up top.  Maybe he didn’t get to play with Stockley enough I’m not sure on the stats, but he’s been poor, gutted for him.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,785
    Cheltenham away was one of the worst cameos I've ever sene anyone have in a Charlton short. Just looked like a player completely devoid of confidence 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,221
    Destined for Bolton, Portsmouth or Oxford I reckon, he’ll get one more side step and if he doesn’t liven up he’ll slide down the leagues.

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,186
    BR7_addick said:
    Destined for Bolton, Portsmouth or Oxford I reckon, he’ll get one more side step and if he doesn’t liven up he’ll slide down the leagues.
    Big year for him next year, needs a Karlan Grant coming of age loan or like you say he'll just slip into lower league oblivion.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,563
    Leuth said:
    The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really 
    The best form of his career was with us and we used him as a striker in a 4-4-2 diamond, he wasn’t always playing out wide that season. Our formation isn’t that different to a diamond, you only need to push a CB into midfield and move wing backs to full back.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,142
    Weegie Addick said:
    Unplayable in training apparently. 
    Well naturally, he's playing Charlton  ;)

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