Hands Up If You Think Joleon Lescott Is Awful: Manchester City Man is Average at Best!

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

You sell a good case I have to say but I think if you look back to his days at Everton on numerous occasions he did impress.

Well he isn’t as good as Toure that’s for sure and I think he is suffering from the same problem that Dunnie did last season and Dunnie looked good for the few games he played for us this season.

Perhaps he will take time to settle in, I mean this whole big money transfer wages scenario is all very odd to him and I think he needs to improve his confidence to let everyone know he is that guy.

Agree though he is lacking somewhat but he certainly isn’t terrible and I think you one sided slant on his ability is partly justified but not totally.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

What is it that made you write this article?

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Talking absolutely garbage. Which player ran back 50 yards and cleared the ball against villa from a potential goal threat that eventually led to the Bellamy equaliser. Which player wins all the balls in the air. Kolo Toure is a fine player but not the biggest centre half in the PL. Lescott is superb in the air. He has played only a few games for the club. Get off his back and post a half decent POSITIVE article. Oh, and I almost forgot. We are fourth in the PL having played Utd and Villa away with a game in hand.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Whoever wrote this article must have been reading to many redtops. Get real. GO to Eastlands and watch a game. We are not playing that bad you know. Or dont you look at the tables.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

100% agree at this minute in time, I can actually remember watchin him when city played wolves in the first division at molinex(I know) and he was simply average then and then was amazed that he rose to the forefront of central defensive chat.
Although saying all that he is a new defender in a new team and as time to develop.
So as far as im concerned now is not the time to judge him and the jury is still out….. lets not forget the transexual cross-dresser Ferdie over at the swamp is having a nightmare at present, does that make him rubbish, well it does in my mind, however i dare say cappello doesnt!!!!!!!

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

To those who think that Lescott is any good, you are wrong. I have seen him play for Man City three times this season and each time he looked woeful. I ask any right minded City fan, how much do you actually think he is worth?

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

I rarely read an article that i totally agree with but this one is one of those. Lescott is average at best. As an Everton fan I have to wonder, if Joleon is worth 23m what the hell is Jagielka worth? 50m?

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

Glad we got shot of him. Look how well he played for us in the first game of the season? 6-1!

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

Lescott is pure shit

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

I think you have been to easy on Lescott to be honest. He is far worse than you make out.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

As a City season ticket holder I would have to say that Lescott was overpriced and doesn’t fill me with confidence. Would much rather have a more steady competent player alongside Kolo, who is immense

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Funny pic

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

hahaaha if he doesnt turn out the real deal then we will just BUY another you see my old chums it doesnt matter if we buy a flop because unlike the rest of the prem teams who buy flops and have to play and keep them WE DONT we can buy buy and buy again!, he hasnt done to bad so far for city we are still winning and it will take him some time to settle after his bitter move

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

I do watch City, home and away. Due to lack of ability in the air we could have conceded 8 at O.T. The article is spot on Lescott is a 2-3 million pound journeyman, we are crying out for a strong, commanding centre half. Lescot is not as good as Dunnie.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm

li dont fully agree with u but wat keeps me wondering wat Mark hughes said………( i believe that lescott is better than john terry and rio )
tell u wat he dont match even senderos , ok.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Calvo…

Dont think he is awful but he certainly aint THAT good for City to have paid as much as they did.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

he is a good player … once he is in his comfort zone at city he will perform like he did 4 everton

chris

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Garbage, lescott is a great player that is setling in. He will be a great asset for us, great in air, good on ground. Give the guy a chance and some time to prove himself.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Jolo and Kolo have only played together four times.Jolo will be our “Vidic”…who had a disaster on debut against us….as did Evra……

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Prick

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 3:49 pm

Calvo…

I can understand the “settle in period” comments, but you cant compare vidic to lescott.
Lescott knows the prem has played in the prem for many years, whereas vidic and evra were new.
yes he´s a good player and will need time as now there are eyes on him and city and thats what he will need to adjust to not the club or how they play but the pressure and the expectations that are now placed at city.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

Decent player made to look worse by hugely inflated price tag. At Everton for £2.5 or whatever he looked great, the pressures of the price are making every mistake he makes look even worse. Serves him right the money grabbing back stabber, no loyalty in football anymore.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

judged on his pricetag obviously
he is hardly an average defender… Capello doesnt suffer fools and he rates him

and he is hardly a “clueless hoof merchant”, saying that really puts a question mark on ur ability to watch and read a players game

his problem is he dives in to often, and gets caught out positionally. on the ball he is quite good.
defending is more about coaching and tactics that individual talent. he is an awesome physical specimin which helps, his deficiencies should be able to be coached out or helped with the experienced Toure alongside. only question mark then is over his concentration and ability to learn from mistakes

attacking wise he is a massive threat, it is no surprise we have scored so many goals from crosses/corners since he arrived. he hasn`t scored himself but creates havoc in the penalty area

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

Fucking great player going through a lean spell, they all do. Sad Everton fans should call for Moyes’s head as he really rated Lescott, can’t be a good judge can he. Wankers. HaHa.

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

Lesscott is over priced. very average, he is a mismatch for toure.
I pity Man city

anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

He is only Good in the Air!

anonymous - October 16th, 2009 at 10:21 am

This is absolute crap, i have watched every game and can already tell he is one of the premier leaugues best defenders, I have a friend who is an everton fan who admitted how brilliant lescott was, better than jagielka

anonymous - October 16th, 2009 at 10:53 am

“Watch carefully at every moment Joleon receives the ball, he really doesn’t appear to have a clue what to do and on occasions when he has the football at his feet he honestly looks like he has no idea what it is he is paid to do with it.”
Are you sure you weren’t talking about the man he replaced, Richard Dunne? Dunne is a solid defender but his distribution was awful. You could hear the collective groan at COMS every time he had the ball. Lescott’s ability with the ball at his feet is actually one of his strengths which shows what a load of made up twaddle this article is

anonymous - October 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

I would just quote Bellamy as an example – look how many slated him when he first came to City and what is the opinion of him now? Give the man time, he will come good.

anonymous - October 16th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Why would someone spend time on writing about a player if he is that bad, you haven’t watched Lescott since he has been at City, he is getting better and better so if you had watched him you would know that.

You have only wrote this article because you have nothing else to write about, an article of desperation!

P.S. Everton fan said wonder what Jagielka is worth if Lescott is worth…… well you do know that Lescott is better than Jagielka right? so the answer would be less.
Jagielka is a failed midfielder and nothing more, if he was better we would have signed him!

anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 pm

haha jagielkas 10x the player that lescott is, jagielka a failed midfielder? dont u mean a top class defender, evertons best player last year by far was jags, 23 million for average joleon, were laffin!!

anonymous - December 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 pm

I agree, Lescott is shit, at least we’re probably gonna get upson and chiellini to fill his place, then kjaer and carrico for the long run.