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fleabag1970
October 23, 2014, 9:02pm
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Just a thought , Jack was not a prolific striker when he was with us although he did win alot of penno's and free kicks leading to goals . I just wonder if the ball should be played into feet for lennie to run onto , he has strength to shield the ball when required. It has probably been mentioned before .................



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October 23, 2014, 9:23pm
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I think you're right.  Much of Lenny's best play comes when he's running onto things, getting the ball into feet or flying onto things.  Scott Brown favourited a tweet saying as much, so I think the players realise this is the way to get Lenny into the game.

PH has also alluded to using Lenny in this way, so I hope it's a foretaste of even better times to come.  Lenny getting the ball into his feet, bringing others into play, and getting into the box to fling himself at decent crosses, is a handful for any defence.
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October 23, 2014, 9:24pm
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I think it's a fair point, Lennie has the ability to run with and without the ball.
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Agree entirely, many have said he is not a target/hold up man, he is a far better all round footballer than that, no fault of his own but he has been asked to play a role that maybe doesn't suit him but he just happens to be half decent at it. I am an LJL fan and just hope his current upturn in form ie goals continues to the match the rest of his play, he is a crucial player for is.


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It's a very good comparison. Lennie's goal against Alfreton now I come to think of it came from a Lester like surging run.


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Surely after 8 season as a professional footballer , under a host of different managers , non have been able to work out his best position or how to play him yet ?  

I still don't think of him as a striker , maybe a forward but more as a midfielder , but we don't pick the team or style or tactics . Would love to see him be our cult hero , like Livo or Lester .
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Fifa 10 has LJL playing for Lincoln on the Left Mid . I would be interested to see how many times LJL has been caught offside compared to RH , could it be that LJL could play the role that RH so nearly does well ?


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