Liverpool’s Glen Johnson insists Lucas Leiva has been the club’s best player this term – EPL news
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050, believes Lucas Leiva has been the club’s most consistent player all season and deserves all the praise. He stated that the Brazilian has put in some master-class performances in this campaign and has come a long way.
Johnson hailed Lucas and claimed that he was an integral part of the team throughout the campaign and anchored the midfield when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 was deemed out for the season with a groin injury. The Brazilian has since formed a great partnership with 22-year
old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jay-Spearing-c18106 in the central midfield and the results have shown that.
Johnson named Lucas as his player of the season and stated that the midfielder has been the club’s best player on the pitch this term. He said that there were rumours that the Brazilian was leaving for Sevilla in the summer but admitted that the former Gremio
player truly deserved the new contract he signed with Liverpool recently.
“I would say Lucas. There were rumours at the start of the season that Liverpool were going to sell him but the way he's performed just shows you how quickly things can change in football,” the full-back was quoted as saying in an interview to the club’s
official website.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 has won the fans after a rather slow start to his career for the Merseyside giants. The Brazilian was criticized and booed by the Anfield crowd when he played under Rafa Benitez but his performances
have improved considerably and he has become a fan favourite.
“At the minute he's probably one of the first names in the starting 11. He's won the fans over now for sure, so fair play to him. I'm obviously very pleased for him and his family. He deserves the recognition,” he concluded.
Liverpool are currently in sixth place on the Premier League standings table with 58 points, one point behind fifth placed Tottenham Hotspur. The last week of the Premier League season will decide the fate of UEFA Europa League qualification for both the
clubs.
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