da heads bet： Newcastle United fans have given mixed reactions to the news that Jamaal Lascelles has retained the captain’s armband for the 2017-18 season.
da realsbet： The defender was first given the captaincy last summer after the Magpies dropped into the Championship.
The 23-year-old was part of a league-winning side that earned promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
During that campaign, Lascelles started 41 Championship matches and came off the bench in a further two.
The defender also contributed with three goals, but he received some criticism from fans during the season.
For half of the campaign, though, he played through an injury and did not undergo a required hernia operation until promotion to the top flight was secured.
Newcastle have a big task on their hands if they want to keep their place in the division, and manager Rafael Benitez thinks that Lascelles is the right man to lead the way.
Some fans agree with the Spanish coach, but others are not so sure.