Thingy wrote:Unsung hero Bob? If hes not getting noticed then thats when people call for his head, saying hes not playing well etc. If his work isnt getting noticed, then him playing well dosent get noticed, therefore people dont think hes playing well.
woof woof ! wrote:But , Bav , Saint and GBJH , the fella can't hold off a challenge without falling over and apparently cant make a clean tackle, so how long do we give him ? and (back to the nub of my original post) should we feel comfortable about talk of letting Alonso go when at the moment after Gerrard and Mascherano , Lucas is our only senior midfield replacement?
Thingy wrote:Against Aresenal he ran more than any other player on the pitch bar Fabregas, including our players, yet no one noticed that. Im in 2 minds really Bob. Kuyt works hard yet he should stay, Alonso work even harder , and is better in almost every department, but he should go. People confuse me. Most of the time I confuse myself admittedly, I have 2 opnions for matters, and alot of the time I dont no what one to go with:D
7_Kewell wrote:i still think class is permanent and form is temporary. Alonso will come good again, but agree with the Lucas opinon....in fact i think he and Babel have been huge disapointments.
woof woof ! wrote:At a time when many are questioning Alonso's worth to the team I find myself thinking "Well, just how special is Lucas ? "
This is not meant as having a dig at Lucas but let's face it for a Brazilian midfielder the fella has yet to produce a flash of magic you would normally expect from a player with his pedigree and heritage and despite Alonso's below par season I fail to see why some think it wouldn't be a major loss if Alonso should go and so little is said about Lucas' less than newsworthy performances given that after Gerrard and Mascherano the third place midfield spot falls to either Alonso or Lucas.
Lucas is neat , he's tidy , erm ....... I'm hard pressed to say anything else apart from he's also very lightweight , gets brushed off the ball and decked by any opposing player that puts in a serious challenge and the majority of his own tackles seem to result in a free kick for the opposition. Offers little in terms of goal threat or creativity.
As far as I'm concerned Lucas' performances for us have so far been distinctly average, don't see that the lad has any real future with us, apart from being a handy fill in when Mascher is unavailable, or am I missing something ?
Yes, opponents have learned to close Xabi down quickly but he still completes most of his passes and does his defensive duties well.
stmichael wrote:I thought Lucas was excellent yesterday. Won the ball back, kept it simple and was always willing to join in the attack.
Xabi on the other hand was poor again.
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