Football FanCast guest columnist Joe
Kingsley is delighted that Rafa is looking to get rid
of the mediocrity at the club and will happily drive Lucas
personally if anyone was to stump up £6m for him.
When I woke up to news that Liverpool were looking for suitors
for Lucas Leiva, my first thought was to who would be prepared to
pay that much for the Brazilian and how I would happily offer my
services if he needed a lift there.
As you can gather I have no real love for Lucas and really
believe that Rafa has persevered with him for far too long. He
flatters to deceive continually, probably one of the worst ever
Brazilians to ply his trade in the Premier League and I doubt his
departure from Liverpool is likely to shed many tears and if we get
anywhere near the reported £6m for his services then we will
clearly have had a result.
He has been a huge disappointment and failed to live up to his
early signs he first showed on his arrival at Anfield. Rafa has
been extremely patient with him, given him every opportunity and
all he was repaid with was a player who seem to have the inability
to time a tackle and have little impact going forward, he is a
passenger out there and hardly the ideal replacement for Alonso or
Mascherano when they are out of the side.
I'm pleased that Rafa is clearly taking the firm action in
trimming the squad as it is much needed and getting rid of the
mediocrity, which in truth Benitez has accumulated over the years,
is certainly a step in the right direction. They will also bring in
a nice bit of resource too which can be spent on bringing more
established players in who can hit the ground running at the
football club.
