Is Lucas good enough?

Lucas is a Brazilian footballer playing for Liverpool. He arrived on a highly rated profile having just won the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Footballer of the year)in 2006. However based on the way he has performed this season, he is a first team regular due to the departure of playmaker Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid this summer, he has yet to stomp his authority in matches and to me, is one of the main reason on Liverpool's slump this season.

He has yet to prove to me on what kind of a midfield player he is. He is definitely not a box to box midfielder. and creativity is not his best tool either, so he is no playmaker. I will never play him on the wings cause he does not have the pace of a winger neither does he have the skills to play on the wings. He is no attacking midfielder cause he does not bomb around the six-yard area often. He makes ridiculous tackles and Rafa Benitez still plays him.

I know i am being critical of him but like they say, no player is bigger than a club and certainly no under-performing player should be continuously in the team. Its like a company, you need to prove to your boss that your an asset.

And i see a dozen other better players who can replace Lucas in the Liverpool line up easily and do a better job than he does. All i can say about him right now is he is a deep lying central midfielder who is not good enough to be in the team.

Remember Igor Biscan?he was some signing and i think Lucas is even worst than he is. He produces one of his best games at Old Trafford when Liverpool whoop Manchester United 4-1 but apart from that and being the first Brazilian to score for the Anfield club, i think he has not step up to the mark and i wonder if he ever will.

I am not being to critical on him just cause Liverpool are playing bad and i need a scape-goat,no, its cause i think of what is best for the team. Take him out, and we can play and attacking minded player and a player that can cause trouble in the opponents penalty area. He cant do that, he cant do what Mascherano does. So you tell me. What can he do?Cause i really want to know.

Lucas,Youll Never Walk Alone.
Just put yourself in our shoes for once and see how it feels to see the club you support and love going down because of someone else's flaws.

Oh..Liverpool..Not Again..

Being a Liverpool fan i am supporting them since growing up i am growing bitterly disappointed with their current run of form. It all started after a fantastic 5 game winning streak which saw them score the most goals in the Premier League at that point. But it all seems a distant memory now as we have lost four straight games on the trot and things are beginning to look really dim in Merseyside.

With the visit of arch rivals Manchester United, who has now equal our League record of 18 titles and has won the last three editions of England's top flight football competition this weekend things just does not seem to get any better.

A last minute goal by Cesar Delgado has really dented Liverpool's hopes for Champions League qualification. With captain Steven Gerrard limping off with a recurrence of a groin strain he just recovered from, and Fernando Torres doubtful for this weekend's clash. There are many questions in my head as to how they are going to compete competitively this season.

I don't want to point fingers at anyone but there is a massive change needed in attitude and mentality as we take on Manchester United,who despite losing two of their main goal sources in Ronaldo and Tevez has coped really well to see them rise to the top of the league.

Liverpool have got problems, but if they can get Gerrard and Torres fit in time and if Rafa Benitez sorts out his defensive worries and dropping Lucas, we might have a chance to cause Manchester United problems this weekend.

All in all, it will be a season defying game which we cannot afford to lose and recording five straight losses would be unthinkable. Its time to dig deep and show the credentials the squad has or we are in for a really long sorry filled season.

Youll Never Walk Alone.