Liverpool boss
Rafa Benitez has no
doubts that Lucas Leiva will reach his potential at Anfield.
The Brazil midfielder has shown glimpses of his potential during
a promising start to the season and the boss reckons he will go
from strength to strength now he has finally settled into life in
England.
"When we played
Manchester United,
some people came up to me and said Lucas was really good," Benitez
told liverpoolfc.tv.
"But when you analyse the situation, you will see that he is a
young player who came to a big club like ours. It was different to
anything he had ever known and he had no other option but to
adapt.
"He has also had to get used to the language, the way of life
and it was a problem for someone who had spent all their life
initially in Brazil. Yet he shows character every single game and
every single day when he is training.
"He works hard, he is always trying to improve. Now we are
watching him and we can see he is playing well at this moment in
time but we know he is going to keep getting better in the
future.
"He is a very good professional and I think that a lot of our
fans realise he is someone who gives everything on the pitch for
them.
"His confidence is growing, he's trying to take responsibility
and he is doing everything. I’m pleased for him and pleased for us
because the club is the most important thing."
