Lucas proud of Liverpool captaincy chance
Lucas Leiva was proud to wear the Liverpool captain's armband in their 0-0 draw with Grasshoppers.
The Brazil midfielder was handed the captaincy on Roy Hodgson's debut.
Afterwards Lucas told Liverpoolfc.tv: "It was a great experience. I know a lot of senior players have yet to come back but I felt good because it shows the people at the club have confidence in me. I think I'm showing what I can do.
"To say it was the first game, I think we did well. The first half was really difficult because we still need to improve our fitness. The pace of the game was fast, but in the second half we did better.
"With more games we'll be better and better. We have been training a lot and there is no time to recover, but that's what it's about now - getting the fitness. Training is the most important thing right now."
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Comments (3)
i think Lucas should be made captain permanently, he deserves it.
Transition takes time my friend. When Arsene Wenger first joined arsenal he played with 5 at the back for a whole season to make the transition easier on the players and then introduced his complete philosophy the following season. Hodgson will need more than one game to change the mindset of Rafas players and those who have difficulties changing their mindset will be replaced. Hodgson is a clever guy I have no worried with him at the helm....for now....
i know most of the youngsters were playing but the way we play is not very good. We barely have chances to win games. Hodgson, we need players who can create in attack. You cant win games with 1 or 2 shots. We need 6 and 7, and we need to score them. If we cant score, then how do u expect to win games. I saw exactly the same in last seasons asian tour. The playing mindset needs to change.
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