Looking Out for Lucas Leiva

I don't make it a habit of watching England games but I'm tempted to try and catch today's friendly with Brazil. Not to actually see England play, you see, but rather in the hope that Lucas Leiva gets a game in the Brazilian midfield.

It speaks volumes about his game this season that Lucas is no longer being constantly pilloried by the fans (well, at least the majority of them) and, without wanting to replace Alonso, he has made a good job of filling in the Spaniard's old role.

Most fans now see this but that doesn't seem to be the case with the rest of England, including a good number of the members of the press. Whatever he does, for them Lucas remains a midfielder who is symptomatic of Liverpool's lack of quality and another bad buy for Benitez.

Which is why I'd like to see him play against England; so that he can show he ability against the best that the Premierhip can offer. Knowing Benitez's luck, if Lucas were to do well then fingers would be pointed at Benitez for not getting the best out of him. Either way, it is difficult to see the manager get any credit.

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