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Comment on Does Lucas Leiva deserve a contract extension? by jems
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Does Lucas Leiva deserve a contract extension?
His form this season has persuaded the Liverpool hierarchy to hand him a longer deal.
He has made over 100 Premier League appearances for the Reds since his arrival in 2007 from Gremio and become a first team regular.
Scapegoat
Liverpool fans have used the Brazilian as a scapegoat in the past for the clubs poor performances.
Every local radio phone in had people ringing in and saying that the Brazilian wasn’t good enough for Liverpool or he wasn’t a Liverpool quality player.
However this season he has changed the mind of a lot of his critics and performed at a far higher standard. His performances this season have shown that he has got decent ability.
He was just 20 years of age when he arrived from Gremio. He was highly-rated but very raw and it’s took him a long time to adapt to the English game. He is now looking like a player that could be important in the clubs future plans.
He has worked really hard to try and fulfil his potential. And the hard work has really paid off this season with his form vastly improved. He deserves great credit for the fact that despite being heavily criticised he didn’t let it get him down. He got his head down and worked his way into form.
International
Lucas has won 12 caps for his national side and was in the Brazil side that beat Scotland 2-0 last weekend. He acquitted himself well and didn’t look out of place in the centre of the Brazilian midfield. He has now featured in his countries last five international games.
Delighted
His club boss Kenny Dalglish is delighted that the Brazilian has extended his contract. He told Sky Sports:
“We are delighted. He is a smashing lad to have around the football club but he hasn’t been signed for that, he has been signed because of what he does on the pitch.
“Certainly since I came in he has been a great asset to the team and has done tremendously well. He’s happy to be here and play for the club and he’s getting everything that he deserves at the moment – including being a fixture in the Brazilian team – because of what he’s done on the pitch.”
Confidence
Under Kenny Dalglish Lucas’ confidence has gone from strength to strength. Lucas seems like the sort of player and person who needs to be confident to produce his best form and since the Scot has arrived Lucas he has been playing at the top of his game.
Turnaround
If you would have told Liverpool fans at the start of the season that Lucas Leiva would be one of their best players this season they would have laughed at you. However a lot of those fans who were on his back last season are now praising the midfielder.
He still isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but he has now many more backers than he had this time last season among the Liverpool faithful. Some Liverpool fans may not agree with me but I think 24 year-old deserves his contract extension.
Are Liverpool right to offer Lucas Leiva a contract extension?
Wed 30 March, 2011
Does Lucas Leiva deserve a contract extension?
His form this season has persuaded the Liverpool hierarchy to hand him a longer deal.
He has made over 100 Premier League appearances for the Reds since his arrival in 2007 from Gremio and become a first team regular.
Scapegoat
Liverpool fans have used the Brazilian as a scapegoat in the past for the clubs poor performances.
Every local radio phone in had people ringing in and saying that the Brazilian wasn’t good enough for Liverpool or he wasn’t a Liverpool quality player.
However this season he has changed the mind of a lot of his critics and performed at a far higher standard. His performances this season have shown that he has got decent ability.
He was just 20 years of age when he arrived from Gremio. He was highly-rated but very raw and it’s took him a long time to adapt to the English game. He is now looking like a player that could be important in the clubs future plans.
He has worked really hard to try and fulfil his potential. And the hard work has really paid off this season with his form vastly improved. He deserves great credit for the fact that despite being heavily criticised he didn’t let it get him down. He got his head down and worked his way into form.
International
Lucas has won 12 caps for his national side and was in the Brazil side that beat Scotland 2-0 last weekend. He acquitted himself well and didn’t look out of place in the centre of the Brazilian midfield. He has now featured in his countries last five international games.
Delighted
His club boss Kenny Dalglish is delighted that the Brazilian has extended his contract. He told Sky Sports:
“We are delighted. He is a smashing lad to have around the football club but he hasn’t been signed for that, he has been signed because of what he does on the pitch.
“Certainly since I came in he has been a great asset to the team and has done tremendously well. He’s happy to be here and play for the club and he’s getting everything that he deserves at the moment – including being a fixture in the Brazilian team – because of what he’s done on the pitch.”
Confidence
Under Kenny Dalglish Lucas’ confidence has gone from strength to strength. Lucas seems like the sort of player and person who needs to be confident to produce his best form and since the Scot has arrived Lucas he has been playing at the top of his game.
Turnaround
If you would have told Liverpool fans at the start of the season that Lucas Leiva would be one of their best players this season they would have laughed at you. However a lot of those fans who were on his back last season are now praising the midfielder.
He still isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but he has now many more backers than he had this time last season among the Liverpool faithful. Some Liverpool fans may not agree with me but I think 24 year-old deserves his contract extension.
Are Liverpool right to offer Lucas Leiva a contract extension?
Wed 30 March, 2011
Liverpool Manager Delighted With New Lucas Leiva Contract
Anfield boss says he deserves it for his performances and needs it to look after his son.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Lucas Leiva is the Fifth Beatle, and Other Friday Notes
Whaddya mean I look like a Newcastle supporter?Ah, Friday. A day for cutting out early to spend extra time with your true loves. By which I mean alcohol and Dapper Dan. Your liver might complain, but the ladies won’t, and that pesky organ will just have to learn to keep its place. Until then, try to look busy while you catch up with the various Liverpool goings on and sip discreetly from the flask in your desk…
* Not to step on Ed’s toes, but seeing as I spent half the week dancing around the seemingly inevitable return of Gerrard against Newcastle I feel as though I have to mention he won’t be involved. Yeah: not starting, not on the bench. Not nothing. At least this I get to spend all of next week discussing his return against Fulham, then. Wait, why is everybody grumbling and walking away?
* AND IIIIIEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIEEEEEEIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YYYOOOUUUUU!!!1! And in related news (to the caps lock bit, not the Gerrard stuff), people were starting to worry that Lucas only had a year left on his contract and that it might make a sale in either January or July inevitable just when the entire world seemed to finally be coming around on him, but it appears as though getting him a new contract is a high priority now that Comolli and a new ownership group is starting to settle in. Now I just need you to keep thinking of that song from The Bodyguard while you click through to the story.
* Lastly, the Liverpool connection may be tangental at best, but Brian of The Run of Play does a little digging into the various fannish connections The Beatles had in football. Inevitably Liverpool does come up a couple of times, though less often than you might think, and in the end it’s mostly an excuse for me to send that one Australian reader of ours who doesn’t already visit over to The Run of Play to read a really interesting article. Because if you aren’t hugely jealousalready a reader then what the hell is wrong with you?
Well, that’s where things stand. I guess. Or something. Ed will be along in a bit with the preview for Newcastle, but in the meantime slick back your mullet, break out the pixelated devil horns, and pass the time with some 8-bit classic metal. Because nothing is more Satan-worshipingly-awesome than 8-bit versions of classic metal, especially when every sign was pointing in another direction…
Today’s phrase of the day of the day of today is, “Lars uses FOP because he’s a little bitch.” Because he is. Though the FOP part is mostly a guess.
Some Related Liverpool Posts:Daniel Agger, Dani Pacheco, and Other Friday NotesHodgson Presser and Friday Wrap-UpMonday News and NotesCarragher on Istanbul, Itandje Gone, and Other Wednesday NotesFriday Whatsit and Poll Wrap-Up
Category: Team News
Tags: I Can Stop Any Time I Want, Lucas Leiva, Puppy Love, Steven Gerrard, Team News« Blog Pollin’: Worst Official in the EPL Edition | Home | EdJust words right now from Roy, but is it a flicker of insight?
"(Raul Meireles) and Lucas have done extremely well together. I'd be more than happy to keep him in the centre of midfield. I might have a difficult decision to make when Steven gets fit as to where to play (Gerrard)."
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news...NoelThat's a change from the comments the other day about how he didn't think Meireles was any better/worse in the center or on the wing. Fingers crossed, then.Jesse Raii think lucas always had the potential, from moving to this country from a young age, picking up the pace of the Premier League which is like no other, playing with established household names like SG XA JM, having the mental fortitude to block out the constant media criticism and plough on, to ignore the catcalls from the terraces (usually from his own fans), to steadily improve with each passing game, to have developed the holding midfielder playing role to augment his more natural position of a more forward thinking midfielder, still aged 23, into he Brazilian national team... well i guess that all adds up to one hell of a player who will soon be a MONSTER able to face down any player.. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!blog comments powered by Disqus
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