lucas

[Skullflower]

genuinely, what the fuck am i missing?

he's a decent player but he is talked about by every single poster on rawk as a world class player like he's worth 30 odd million or something. is it a wind up on there? is it some inside joke?

how much do you reckon we'd get for him if we put him on the market?

 

[jan]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZ7JnldJik

 

[Modo]

25 year old Brasilian international.....market value £15 Million.
But I'd only sell if were offered £20 Million.

 

[kingjulian]

He is the only wonderman, who makes you wonder if he really is...

 

[Fabio]

25 year old Brasilian international.....market value £15 Million.
But I'd only sell if were offered £20 Million.

Yeah i think we'd get about 12-16 if we put him on the market

 

[StevieM]

Depends what market we're putting him on?????

 

[Skullflower]

shut up

 

[Oncy]

Only PSG could afford him.

 

[Skullflower]

Shut up, oncy.

 

[Glen C]

One of the best holding midfielders in the premiership and before his injury was looking a very good player. We'd get at least £18m.

 

[Rosco]

Given how all our best players attract bids, how come we've never heard one transfer rumour about him ever?

 

[Glen C]

Well he only started getting recognition last season and then has been out injured so why would anyone bid for him when no one knows if he'll get back to the form he had?

 

[SaintGeorge67]

He was linked to an Italian club a year or so ago

 

[Skullflower]

For about 3 mill.

 

[Rosco]

Well he only started getting recognition last season and then has been out injured so why would anyone bid for him when no one knows if he'll get back to the form he had?

Everyone knows he will, we're about 15 years removed from the time cruciate ligaments were a career death knell

 

[Hansern]

Palermo and Stoke have had bids rejected. But that was before he really stepped up his game.

I'd say about 15-20 mill is his value.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

I'm sure he's worth 21.3 mill. We'd be mugs to sell him for less, although offers around 12mill should be snapped up.

 

[FormidableRed]

Why would we even consider selling Lucas, firstly? He's one of the most consistent and key-members of our team, but being a defensive midfielder, most won't see that.

For the most past, he's been used as a 'Ball-Winning-Midfielder' - So his job is to break up the play, and start the next attack, which he does, he's one of the best in the Premier League at doing so, too.

He only played 12 games last season (due to injury) and made 68 tackles, the only player who made more was José Enrique, and 11 of our players played 20+ games, so you can see his determination to win the ball back.

He's a tidy passes of the ball, too.

 

[Skullflower]

Why would we even consider selling Lucas, firstly? He's one of the most consistent and key-members of our team, but being a defensive midfielder, most won't see that.

For the most past, he's been used as a 'Ball-Winning-Midfielder' - So his job is to break up the play, and start the next attack, which he does, he's one of the best in the Premier League at doing so, too.

He only played 12 games last season (due to injury) and made 68 tackles, the only player who made more was José Enrique, and 11 of our players played 20+ games, so you can see his determination to win the ball back.

He's a tidy passes of the ball, too.

you're from rawk. did someone ring the lucas alarm?

 

[FormidableRed]

you're from rawk. did someone ring the lucas alarm?

Actually, I'm not. If I was one of them, why would I have posted this not too long ago from my Twitter? http://gyazo.com/52cbb3c6d5d51d6f8a510b38dc0ef541.png?1344724567

 

[Skullflower]

Actually, I'm not. If I was one of them, why would I have posted this not too long ago from my Twitter? http://gyazo.com/52cbb3c6d5d51d6f8a510b38dc0ef541.png?1344724567

i was joking. you were far too reserved about lucas to be from rawk.

 

[FormidableRed]

i was joking. you were far too reserved about lucas to be from rawk.

I don't understand why people don't like him, or feel he isn't good enough for Liverpool.

At what he does, he's one of the best around.

 

[Skullflower]

he's not the messiah

 

[dee]

genuinely, what the fuck am i missing?

Nothing. He was crap to average for several seasons and then had a good ten game spell followed by a potentially career limiting injury.

We are all keeping our fingers crossed he plays like autumn 2011 again

 

[Skullflower]

have you seen the way rawk talk about him though? it makes me paranoid.

 

[FormidableRed]

Perhaps a little more education is needed about his role, maybe then you'll begin to appreciate what he does for us, and what he offers.

 

[Skullflower]

er... i do. i just don't think he's a 30 million pound superstar.

 

[Vlads Quiff]

It was a hypothetical question, a good one at that and I think Skully makes a good point.
Up until about three weeks before he got injured, I didn't get what the basis of the Lucas adulation was, and am still a little cautious about the canonisation he receives in some quarters. I think we did miss him badly last season, but that was in tandem with Gerrard being missing too, and any team that then has to play Spearing, love his cotton socks, is bound to be struggling.
Lucas polarises views , but strangely only Liverpool fans views, I don't think anyone else tales gives a fuck be honest.
As to the original hypothetical question, I suppose around £12m-£15m in an open market.
Ross also hits a bit of a nail on the head.
The area that Lucas has really capitalised on be it unwittingly is is attitude and the way he has got his head down and worked hard to improve massively, and for that he is cut a lot of slack and has ridden a tidal wave of admiration and sympathy, which has developed into a Moonie sect in some areas.

regards

 

[Glen C]

I think he's a quality player who was severely missed last season. he started bossing midfields against better teams and started to look the real deal. He then got injured just as he was flying and at that point even journalists were starting to notice his value and say how great he was. He will be fundamental to our team this season. How him and allen play will possibly determine our season.

 

[Y1]

If Joe Allen is worth 15, Henderson 16, Lucas must worth 25.