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Lucas to get new contract

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He's not been "excellent" at all. He's been better certainly, and very good a couple of times. that does not equal "excellent".
 
Love where Roy says, "I can't quite frankly remember where we are."
 
Protects his value even if he isn't in the plans of Roy or a new man in the summer.
 
It better not be a big contract, but he's certain to get a deal since we need the bastard.

Poulsen's shit, after all.
 
[quote author=Hardcastle link=topic=43115.msg1231198#msg1231198 date=1291915873]
Protects his value even if he isn't in the plans of Roy or a new man in the summer.
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I thought about this when I first read the story and hope that this is the case.
Else, all I can say is FUCK.
 
From Empire of The Kop:

I have always believed in Lucas Leiva

I have been an advocate for Lucas Leiva ever since he signed for Liverpool and last April after his goal against Benfica I got very emotional in a ‘crying rant’ which was targeted to those supporters who had been bashing and blaming the young Brazilian for anything bad that happens.

But why the negativity towards Lucas? Before coming over to Liverpool he had won the Golden Ball award, this is prestigious award in the Brazilian league and former winners have included Zico, Falcão, Careca, Alex, Romario, Kaká and Tévez. Maybe Liverpool fans were expecting Lucas to be like most award winning Alumni and score a ton of goals? Lucas who was also Brazil’s U20 captain wasn’t like them, he was a different player, however even at that young age Rafa saw a lot of potential in him.

Lucas did have a hard time settling in, he looked shaky and nervous and after he was sent off in the FA cup clash against Everton many fans called for Rafa to sell him, some went even as far as to boo him. He did contribute in the 4-1 mauling of Man Utd at Old Trafford however the media and many Liverpool fans didn’t see his contribution. Jamie Redknapp even gave credit to Xabi Alonso who wasn’t even playing. Rafa was stuborn and believed in Lucas who in return spent his Summer holiday in the gym to buff up. In the 2009/10 season the sale of Xabi Alonso and the many lingering injuries suffered by Alberto Aquilani gave Lucas the opportunity to establish himself as a regular starter. Many fans were not happy however Lucas kept improving and even after contributing to another demolition of Man Utd at Anfield many fans still didn’t believe. I even saw some stooping very low and calling him “Rafa’s love childâ€.

2010/11 has started very well for the Brazilian, he has now won Man of the Match twice in a matter of a month (for the performance against Chelsea & Aston Villa) and he even scored a thundering 25 yarder against Steau Bucharest. He will turn 24 next month and really has a nice career lined up for him. He is establishing himself as a regular starter for Brazil and now he is now starting to win over the Liverpool fans. While many praise Rafa and others praise Roy I praise Lucas, after all he is one who worked hard to achieve this.

Lucas isn’t the only young player to come under criticism from Liverpool fans and the media, David N’Gog is another victim who has flourished this season, now I am starting to hear some grumbling over 18 year Jonjo Shelvey.

The lesson is, have faith in our young players and give them a chance to develop before we start calling for heads to roll.

YNWA

http://www.empireofthekop.com/anfield/?p=25548
 
The RCDNWers seem increasingly to have shifted their devotion to Lucas since Benitez went.

And in a really really smug way.
 
Who the fuck is grumbling over jonjo? Besides smug, pretentious, ill-informed *twats* who aren't taken seriously anyways
 
Did not know Empire of the Kop was that lad crying in the youtube video.

Ha.
 
by the way, what the fuck is going on here?


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[quote author=Brendan link=topic=43115.msg1231287#msg1231287 date=1291926888]
Oh fuck. I *hate* him
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Kinda fires a big fucking hole into your "he won't be here in 2 years time" argument that you've been putting forward routinely for the last 3 years doesn't it?
 
[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=43115.msg1231270#msg1231270 date=1291924641]
Antoine is a bit weird.
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I just had a quick look at his site. He appears to be a fucking twat.
 
[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=43115.msg1231270#msg1231270 date=1291924641]
Antoine is a bit weird.
[/quote]Is he the empire of the kop lad? I added him for ONE day on twitter during which time he made me embarrassed to be a Liverpool fan. Hes a fucking bellend.
I think that generally of superfans who take themselves too seriously though.
Cf-Jamie Kanwar, Momo, Spirit of shankly, this dickhead....
 
He's the bloke in that video clip who was crying because of Lucas. He posts some good links and stuff but yeah, he's a bit crazy and not in a Jim Carrey way - more like an Arthur Fowler way.
 
and to think of everything Brendan said about Purslow in the summer - oh the irony!

Roy Hodgson thankful he did not heed Christian Purslow's advice on player cull
Roy Hodgson was advised to sell almost half of the Liverpool team he will send out at Newcastle on Saturday by Christian Purslow, the club’s former managing director.

Purslow handed Hodgson a list of players he wished to see depart Anfield after his appointment last summer. On the list were Ryan Babel, Maxi Rodriguez, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, David Ngog and Lucas.

Though Hodgson insists he listened politely to his employer’s views, the Liverpool manager does not regret for a second disregarding it completely.

Hodgson credits many of those players, written off as has-beens and never-will-bes, for helping to turn the club’s season around.

“Christian was here for two years and is a big fan with strong opinions about players,†Hodgson revealed of the man who left the club after successfully bringing an end to the controversial regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett by agreeing Liverpool's sale to Fenway Sports Group in October.

“He fed me the information. I listened, of course, but made it clear I was not going to act on it. To be fair, when we’ve spoken or texted he has been the first to recognise what a good job it was that we didn’t do these things, because the boys have turned out well.â€

Quite how well has, possibly, surprised Hodgson as much as Purslow. Though Babel may lose his place to the returning Fernando Torres at St James’ Park, the others on the former managing directors’ hit list have emerged as key parts to Liverpool’s nascent revival.

One of the most notable turnarounds is from Lucas, who was told during the summer that he had no future at Anfield but is now on the verge of being offered a new contract.

Indeed, so impressed has Hodgson been with his fringe players that he now believes the club’s new owners would be well served to afford Liverpool’s current squad patience rather than seek a substantial infusion of new players in January.

“If they want to invest lots of money and we find the right players I am not so stupid as to say not to do it,†he said. “But it would be sensible to be more circumspect and get a closer a look. It would not be bad to keep testing the squad we have.

“My message would be – and I have spoken to John [Henry of FSG] about it – if the right players become available and we think they can really push us on and we can get them, we shouldn’t hesitate. But I shouldn’t be encouraging them to throw a lot of money at it straight away. I’d plead for patience.

“There are lots of examples in the past of teams, in their ambition to stay in the league or get into the top four, where the club's virtually been destroyed by people making bad decisions.

"It is not because owners have not supported them, but because the people coming in have been wrong.â€

Back to the future . . .

»Lucas
Told he would be leaving Liverpool five months ago, he is their most consistent player this season.

David Ngog
Raw, but maturing fast, as eight goals this season attest.

Ryan Babel
Anfield’s great enigma was the first on former managing director Christian Purslow’s list to leave the club in the summer.

Maxi Rodriguez
The Argentine struggled in his first six months in England, but is at home under Hodgson.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8195037/Newcastle-v-Liverpool-Roy-Hodgson-thankful-he-did-not-heed-Christian-Purslows-advice-on-player-cull.html
 
[quote author=Hardcastle link=topic=43115.msg1231198#msg1231198 date=1291915873]
Protects his value even if he isn't in the plans of Roy or a new man in the summer.
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You know it makes sense. He's young, a regular 1st teamer and playing decent football. He's not an Itandje, Degen etc.
 
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