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Originally Posted by Alkano

Lucas is just a number in the squad....
He does not have the skills like Alonso or Mascherano to turn a game around.
I can't believe Rafa is still using him so often....
Time to give the new blood some playing time...

Originally Posted by ProfessorOokami

I still dont see the attributes of that Lucas, if any Since it is a faint hope to get any silver ware now, might as well let those second stringers play more.

Rafa...why you like Lucas and Voronin such much ah??

lucas is not and will never be a brazilian like kaka or ronaldino.. but he's more like a dunga, gilberto or filipe melo type of midfielder... one tat do not get under spot light for scoring fantastic goal drazzling dribble, but rather perform his role quietly and effectively.. (p.s. i never said he's already as good as them... )

anyway, everybody seems to forget that he's only 22, there's plenty of time for him to improve, and i think we agree that he did improve tis season...

anyway, even rafa never ever said tat he's going to be our regular yet.. after aquilani is fit, he'll be a useful squad player who able to step into the team..

~~expecting lots of sticks for defending seems to be the 2nd most hated player (after voronin)~~

2nd stringers? from the limited action we saw, i dun think plessis not spearing r any better than lucas now.. while i hope to see pacheco in action, but he's playing more like a 2nd striker, different from lucas..

as for voronin, i think he's simply not suitable for epl... rafa may let him go in jan (assuming somebody want him), if ngog gives few more impressive performance...