http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 midfielder, Lucas Leiva, has revealed that the messages and support of the fans during his injury helped him keep his chin high and gave him the confidence to make a comeback.
The 25-year old has remained out of action now for almost a year due to fitness problems. He sustained a serious knee impairment in the previous campaign, forcing his medics to rule him out for 7 months.
After actively participating in the Reds pre-season campaign, the Brazilian footballer was hampered yet again by an injury in August. He pulled his thigh during a league match against Manchester City and has, since then, not made a single appearance for
the team.
Although http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 has admitted on several occasions that the last one year or so have been the lowest point of his life, he revealed that the support and love of the fans helped him fight his frustration.
The inventive schemer said that he is confident of making a strong return and thanked the fans for their invaluable support during his injury days.
Lucas is set to make a comeback against Southampton this Saturday, but is more than likely to start from the bench.
“Ever since my first injury, the fans have been very important to me,” he told the reporters in an interview.
“When you don't play, you think that people might forget about you but I think it has been completely the opposite. People send me nice messages and they say that they really miss me. So this has given me the confidence to come back.”
The Anfield chief, Brendan Rodgers, is known to be a big admirer of the midfielder. Earlier, he had said that he was looking to build his team around Lucas, terming him an indispensible part of the unit.
The player unravelled that he received kind words of support from the Ulsterman from the day he took over the management this summer, and praised the way in which he handled his predicament.
“When he arrived I was just recovering from the knee injury, so he gave me a lot of confidence and was always very clear about his plans for me,” he added.
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