Yeah he also won the ball a lot, and worked a lot harder than many of our players. And Name 5 players that DIDN'T give the ball away with awful passes today! I bet you can't. What about 18 million pound Masch giving the ball away by taking 4-5 ridiculous shots from 45 yards out that had no chance of going in? No comment about that? What about Reina trying to be cute with the ball, and trying to make through passes that failed every time, or the fact that the ball came flying across the 6 yard box and he failed to attack it for a possible goal. Or the fact that nobody in our team seems able to cross a ball. Our passing as a team was poor. Once again, people watching Lucas to find mistakes, and ignoring those of others.
If you want to criticise, at least do it fairly. Don't just pick on one player you don't like. He has to fill Xabi Alonso's or Gerrards shoes, not an easy job. Who else apart from Lucas could we play there? Aurelio is not a midfielder, and yeah he is worse than Lucas there. Plessis is getting sent out on loan. Anyone remember Gerrard or Owen or Fowler getting sent out on loan much? I don't because they were close enough to the first team when young to be kept at the club. Plessis isn't even close. We don't have anyone else to play there who is better than Lucas.
Masch has proven himself to be a quality player at the club. Reina trying to make through passes and trying to be cute with the ball?? Think you've got our goalkeeper mixed up with someone else pal. I'm not ignoring the mistakes of others. However, the fact remains that Lucas is consistently exceptionally poor. He gave away the penalty at wigan and now looks afraid to challenge for possession. He is USELESS. Wake up and see it.
