Liverpool v Lille [Match Thread]

Mr Alan

Lucas is not a defensive midfielder. I implore you to watch him closely tonight.

The fulham match is better than listening to them fools talking

fulham 4-1 up and going through at the moment..

jesus_thats_gre

Mr Alan wrote: »

Lucas is not a defensive midfielder. I implore you to watch him closely tonight.

Until he starts getting a few assists or whatever, the masses are going to continue believing that he is.

thekid9

Wat channel is showing this game tonight lads? cheers.

Also think after being at the pompey game monday night that we should just start with mascherano holding at start yossi instead of lucas. Dissapointed not to be seeing aquilani again but hopefully he will be fit for sunday.

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

Lucas is not a defensive midfielder. I implore you to watch him closely tonight.

Yeah, but he's not a quality attacking midfielder. Benni is.

He has never put in an attacking display like Aqua the other night v Pompy. Never.

He quite limited when attacking, lets be honest here. Not slagging him off, it's just a fact.

For me, it's him or Mash in the Pool team, not both.

jesus_thats_gre

rarnes1 wrote: »

The fulham match is better than listening to them fools talking

fulham 4-1 up and going through at the moment..

Genuinely happy about that!

MR NINE

thekid9 wrote: »

Wat channel is showing this game tonight lads? cheers.

Also think after being at the pompey game monday night that we should just start with mascherano holding at start yossi instead of lucas. Dissapointed not to be seeing aquilani again but hopefully he will be fit for sunday.

I'd be surprised to see him starting on Sunday

mayordenis

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Genuinely happy about that!

Aye always been my "2nd" team in the prem since they got up.

Mr Alan

i didn't say he was an attacking midfielder either, he is just a CM.

SlickRic

these guys are making the same excuses for Stevie this season.

or they just haven't watched us play.

or they're just talking general sh*te, the first cliché that comes into their head.

Gerrard is not coming deep to take the ball away from Lucas.

He is not working his ass off.

Gerrard is p*ssing about like a brat, and not bothering his ass half the time.

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

he is just a CM.

He is indeed.

Just saying I'd rather Benni start, that is all.

I do however want Lucas/Mash starting together on Sunday. That's how to play v united

MagicMarker

Please tell me I don't have to watch this on 3e?

Mr Alan

rarnes1 wrote: »

He is indeed.

Just saying I'd rather Benni start, that is all.

I do however want Lucas/Mash starting together on Sunday. That's how to play v united

It was the two defensive mids comment that drew me out of my shell

whatawaster

Lucas gets further up the field than Alonso did. He's not a DM.

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

Please tell me I don't have to watch this on 3e?

you don't have to watch this on 3e.






channel 5 or streams

Tusky

Mr Alan wrote: »

i didn't say he was an attacking midfielder either, he is just a CM.

People will continue to call Lucas a DM until he steps up his attacking game. He has shown glimpses of attacking ability, mostly in regards to some nice through balls, but he has to improve his shooting and be more consistent with his attacking passing, or he will forever be known as a DM by some fans.

Tusky

Tusky wrote: »

People will continue to call Lucas a DM until he steps up his attacking game. He has shown glimpses of attacking ability, mostly in regards to some nice through balls, but he has to improve his shooting and be more consistent with his attacking passing, or he will forever be known as a DM by some fans.

The defensive comment was a mistake by me.

A more correct comment would be, we need more creativity in CM !!

Lucas and Mash generally don't create a whole pile. That a fair comment?

I'm just peeved because I like Benni !!

Anyway, C'mon Reds

SlickRic

good to see lucas VERY noticably further up the pitch than Masch.

nice from Babel, should've passed in hindsight.

opr

Mr Alan wrote: »

Lucas is not a defensive midfielder. I implore you to watch him closely tonight.

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Until he starts getting a few assists or whatever, the masses are going to continue believing that he is.

In games when other Liverpool players step up to the plate and perform Lucas will always look good as he links the play quite well. The problem more often that not is that he doesn't directly influence games with goals or assists in attacking areas. We don't need a player like that with Masch in midfield as they just don't compliment each other at all.

I actually thought that Gerrard was quite poor again against Portsmouth but the difference was Aquilani was prepared to try and play the killer pass or link up with players in the last third at every opportunity and not just play the link pass. Its funny as with some confidence Lucas has become a little more adventurous but alot of the time he looks like a duck out of water and IMO he can never become a player that works with Masch.

Opr

FlawedGenius

Lille to qualify for the next round EVS, good bet!

Tusky

Speak of the devil, great run by Lucas!

K-9

Was that attacking enough

That_Guy

Penalty?

Kess73

Lucas wins a peno.

SlickRic

absolutely brilliant from Lucas.

let him take it.

whatawaster

Great attacking play from Lucas

Jazzy

bit of a dive

edit - but i dont care

Jesus Wept

go.on.my.son

Guy:Incognito

Dive from Lucas. He flicked his foot into tthe defender



Gerrard scores the peno.

ShamoBuc

get in there

whatawaster

Gerrard. 1-0.

Great stuff from Lucas

Kess73

1-0.

1-1 overall.

That_Guy

Great start by Liverpool. Just what they needed.

~Marky~

Stevie G

Stevecw

Maybe he really is from Brazil after all!! Great start anyway, lets keep going at them.

SlickRic

ah Stevie will do.

1-0.

Lucas looked for it, but it was a moronic challenge.

ShamoBuc

whatawaster wrote: »

Lucas gets further up the field than Alonso did. He's not a DM.

Evidently:)

That_Guy

Unlucky from Torres.

Kess73

Nice stuff by Torres.

Great start

SlickRic

this is a good performance so far.

quarryman

Lucas should have been booked for that dive. I actually thought the 5th official (or whatever he's called) was calling the Ref to indicate the dive.

Stevecw

Yep very good so far, nice and attacking again...just like on Monday. Good to see at last!

SlickRic

nice of Stevie to start working hard again now his mate's back.

and i am loving lucas so far tonight.

Torres looking lively, can see him bagging a goal

That_Guy

Did 3e find a random punter to do this commentary?

ShamoBuc

Think we need 3 tonight as Lille are capable of scoring one.....

Mr Alan

good to see Lucas running the show

bluefinger

babel continuing his good recent form. plus he's working hard. has the penny finally dropped?

That_Guy

Mr Alan wrote: »

good to see Lucas running the show

He'll get player of the year yet.