Lucas to be better than Masher very soon

[darkstarexodus]

What impresses me most is his attitude, that his enthusiasm has never flagged, even when he was "The Invisible Cunt", even when the crowd got on his back, and the fact that he continues to improve steadily. Do I think he will eventually be a "world-class footballer"? Probably not. But he is already a very capable player who is getting better as time goes on, who seems to be finding his role in the team, who has earned any applause directed his way, and who has contributed significantly to our turnaround in the second half of the season. During our abject start to the season he was no worse than any number of players on our team that were well below their previous best level. If we had a chance to force him out of the regular starting eleven because we had a more talented and better performing player joining us, I'd be overjoyed. But only because we'd be adding one heck of a player, not because Lucas was playing less.

Give the man his due.

 

[doctor_mac]

Lucas was a player whose faults were exaggerated by crowd reaction- when he got something wrong everyone moaned whilst other players' mistakes went unnoticed. That's not to say he was a great player to begin with. He clearly struggled to make an impact in his first season, but by last year he has been one of our most consistent performers. Not pulling up trees, and not, perhaps, playing with too much adventure, but he was definitely playing well, which was more than could be said for many of his fellows, and this season, some of his best performances have been in huge games, with both Chelsea games standing out for me as really commanding showings. As has been noted his attitude is nothing short of remarkable, he has a mind made of Lucanium. Now I think Lucas has had his limitations, and I think that has partly been taught to him by the groans of the crowd, he has been conditioned not to take risks, to keep it simple.I think Spearing's comparative sense of attacking adventure has shown that Lucas still needs to develop more, and again, to be fair to him, he is doing exactly that. In the Fulham game, his passing stats were down on his usual, Spearing was by far the more accurate passer statistically. But that was because Lucas was consistently playing higher risk balls, and to great effect. It was another very promising performance. Right now he is more than earning his place in a Liverpool side that is playing its best football in a few years. He is not a player who will ever inspire hyperbole (at least, not in the positive sense), but he's had a really excellent season. On the offal I noticed the other day he was ahead in the player of the season vote. I'm not entirely sure I agree with that, but I'm certainly not surprised, and he deffo deserved to be a contender. All in all I think it would be cool to hand Luke that award.
:-[

 

[Peatcheo]

[quote author=Ryan link=topic=45327.msg1333119#msg1333119 date=1305336694]
[quote author=dmishra link=topic=45327.msg1332502#msg1332502 date=1305268955]
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=45327.msg1332435#msg1332435 date=1305242539]
I think the problem in this thread is some people have selective memories and/or are unable to tell the difference between a good to average midfielder and a world class defensive midfielder , some shite has been spouted in this thread.

regards

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Well yeah there's an element of that I'd agree with I suppose.

By the same token though Vladimir, some people - like yourself - seem unwilling to give Lucas the credit he now deserves due to the absolute shellacking you've doled out to him for the last 3/4 years.

It goes both ways.
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Be fair Ryan people who didnt like him one bit are saying he has played well this season, he has hardly been world class though.

 

[The Slugmonster]

We're now playing team football where a team is only as strong as its weakest link......and if Lucas is that then let him prove those disbelievers wrong.....I reckon he'll be on the back of my shirt next year!!

Edit - He's already on the back of my shirt next year!!

 

[iseered]

[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=45327.msg1333152#msg1333152 date=1305358602]
He is not a player who will ever inspire hyperbole (at least, not in the positive sense)[/quote]

Lucas to be better than Masher very soon

 

[Vlads Quiff]

[quote author=Ryan link=topic=45327.msg1333119#msg1333119 date=1305336694]
[quote author=dmishra link=topic=45327.msg1332502#msg1332502 date=1305268955]
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=45327.msg1332435#msg1332435 date=1305242539]
I think the problem in this thread is some people have selective memories and/or are unable to tell the difference between a good to average midfielder and a world class defensive midfielder , some shite has been spouted in this thread.

regards

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End thread.
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Well yeah there's an element of that I'd agree with I suppose.

By the same token though Vladimir, some people - like yourself - seem unwilling to give Lucas the credit he now deserves due to the absolute shellacking you've doled out to him for the last 3/4 years.

It goes both ways.
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I say it how I see it, I said earlier in the thread he has gone up in my estimation, he is now good to average, having moved up from very ordinary to average. I hope he continues to improve.
Perhaps its through people giving him a shellacking (whatever that may be) that has made him grit his teeth and try and prove us wrong

regards

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=iseered link=topic=45327.msg1333201#msg1333201 date=1305367172]
[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=45327.msg1333152#msg1333152 date=1305358602]
He is not a player who will ever inspire hyperbole (at least, not in the positive sense)[/quote]

Lucas to be better than Masher very soon

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Ha, touche Red.