tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post6408291631064084036..comments2023-12-22T01:47:49.178-05:00Comments on oh you beauty: To Lucas or Not To Lucasnatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-57272528956216291562009-08-02T13:47:11.807-04:002009-08-02T13:47:11.807-04:00Let's wait and see what he does in an hour.Let's wait and see what he does in an hour.Marlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019605515527082418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-7339623249421816752009-08-02T13:05:59.338-04:002009-08-02T13:05:59.338-04:00Not to Lucas.
I remain unconvinced he can rise t...Not to Lucas. <br /><br />I remain unconvinced he can rise to first team regular in Rafa's system. Those scapegoat moments are telling. He finds himself out of position, takes bad angles, has poor vision, and his instincts are jittery. After two years in the system - and loads of opportunities - he is still inconsistent. <br /><br />I like his work rate and his flashes are worthy of spot appearances, but he'd more likely make his bones in Serie A than the Prem.<br /><br />And while there may not be a clear alternative to Xabi on the market, Lucas has never strived to that alternative either.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-52292045121268492242009-08-02T12:45:44.778-04:002009-08-02T12:45:44.778-04:00@ Mike Georger: Cattermole has a better name than ...@ Mike Georger: Cattermole has a better name than Lucas. And that's all.acbleachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647949921751420603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-17618637408101198292009-08-02T03:07:06.514-04:002009-08-02T03:07:06.514-04:00I wouldn't be surprised to see him step up - a...I wouldn't be surprised to see him step up - at all. While everyone rides the boy (RAWK most brutally), he seems to have solid games and then one big, stupid blight fouls it all up and everyone throws out the previous 74 minutes and 58 seconds. He has good instincts and is starting to find ways to push the ball around ; surely coming of age with The Best Midfield in the Wooo-oooorrrr-ooorrrld helped immensely.<br /><br />I think this the season where he comes of age, even if it's out of necessity.Mantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256550901573985247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-32966879508646490892009-08-01T21:24:06.840-04:002009-08-01T21:24:06.840-04:00wonderful. to Lucas indeed. I suspected that the...wonderful. to Lucas indeed. I suspected that the haircut would renew his game and so far... <br /><br />seriously, though i think he hasn't had the room to develop his own game. he was expected to "fill in" for alonso and play the same game. Now is the time for him to make the position his and bring his own flair to it instead of trying to play alonso's game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180231639710566657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-36928464811490345882009-08-01T16:37:04.659-04:002009-08-01T16:37:04.659-04:00To not Cattermole is my only concern at this point...To not Cattermole is my only concern at this point.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-84778823898621225902009-08-01T16:29:10.740-04:002009-08-01T16:29:10.740-04:00To Lucas....To Lucas....P.Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048672512906526013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-11244880743454156892009-08-01T12:11:53.481-04:002009-08-01T12:11:53.481-04:00I long ago accepted the fact that I am a thought p...I long ago accepted the fact that I am a thought provoking individual.Marlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019605515527082418noreply@blogger.com