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Midfielder Lucas recognises that Liverpool
are still under a huge amount of pressure as they battle to escape
the Premier League relegation zone.
The Brazilian helped defeat Blackburn at Anfield on Sunday to
record a first win in six league matches and slightly ease the
criticism of boss Roy Hodgson.
Liverpool's next match sees them travel to Bolton on Sunday
afternoon and while Lucas thinks that confidence should be taken
from the Blackburn victory, he knows there is still a lot of hard
work ahead.
The 23-year-old told Liverpool's official website: "We
were under a lot of pressure before Blackburn and to be honest we
still are because we are not in a comfortable position in the
table, but we believe in ourselves.
"We'll go into the next game with a lot more confidence and
hopefully we can win a few games in a row.
"The Premier League is so competitive. You can't name one game
that's easy. I think it's the most competitive league in the
world.
"Players who aren't here don't realise how physical it is. They
only realise when they come here. It's a very difficult league to
play in.
"But we have to go to Bolton and try to play the same way we did
at Anfield and for sure if we do that we'll have a big chance of
winning."
He added: "We are six points behind the top four and that shows
how competitive the league is, so if we can get two or three wins
in a row we'll be up there."
Lucas has also been happy with his own form for both club and
country having made three successive starts for Brazil under new
coach Mano Menezes, who knows the midfielder from their time
together at Gremio.
"I'm pleased with the way I played at the weekend and with how
I'm playing since last season," said Lucas.
"I think I'm improving all the time. I only have to do one
thing: work and try to be better every single day."