Lucas

[cream]

How about Aqua? Does anybody know how he has been playing so far this year at AC ?

Not what we need.

[fah-q]

Yeah, agree with you Daffy. No one wants to talk about the elephant in the room so I will: I think that's the end of Lucas' career at the top level. I really hope I am totally wrong though.

Someone mentioned Skrtel had ACL and came back from it. Is this true or was it a lesser injury? Encouraging if he did recover from a similar ACL.

Didn't Keane, Van Nistelrooy, Shearer and a few others have this injury and fully recover?

[BringbackBiscan]

There's examples of players fully recovering & ones not. It's impossible to know at this stage even if you knew the full extent of the injury, which none of us do.

What's for sure, is it's a terrible injury for a footballer. A clean break is even preferred.

[BootRoom]

Yeah, agree with you Daffy. No one wants to talk about the elephant in the room so I will: I think that's the end of Lucas' career at the top level. I really hope I am totally wrong though.

Someone mentioned Skrtel had ACL and came back from it. Is this true or was it a lesser injury? Encouraging if he did recover from a similar ACL.

A quick google suggests that Skrtel injured his PCL. While Skrtel does seem back to his best now, it has taken him a while to get there. Who knows if the cause of the delay was psychological, physical, a combination of the two, or some other reason(s), but a such serious injury must have a psychological impact, even if the player fully recovers physically.

[el matador]

massive blow to us. he was undoubtedly one of the first names on the teamsheet and a huge player for us.

we simply dont have anyone who can replace him.

[Leyton388]

Whats Momo Sissoko doing these days?

[Kenneth]

Whats Momo Sissoko doing these days?

I doubt he really knows.

[Lee]

Whats Momo Sissoko doing these days?

He's at PSG now. Not sure if he's getting a game though mate.

[yamiedo]

What about Aurelio? Seen him mentioned by another poster as a possible stand in for Lucas and I'm pretty sure I recall him having a blinder of a game at DM for us before.

[BootRoom]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...igament-damage

The 24-year-old has been inundated with messages of goodwill on Twitter and he responded in kind.

"Just to confirm that I will be out until the rest of season," he wrote. "I am really sad with the news because I was enjoying [it] a lot on the pitch.

"I am sure I will come back stronger and I will achieve everything that I dream with the LFC shirt. I am sure I'll never walk alone."

[BootRoom]

What about Aurelio? Seen him mentioned by another poster as a possible stand in for Lucas and I'm pretty sure I recall him having a blinder of a game at DM for us before.

How long would somebody of Aurelio's brittleness last in midfield? The midfielders we've already got are better bets than any defenders.

[banditos]

There's examples of players fully recovering & ones not. It's impossible to know at this stage even if you knew the full extent of the injury, which none of us do.

What's for sure, is it's a terrible injury for a footballer. A clean break is even preferred.

If he's having an operation, it will be an ACL reconstruction. No coming back early from them as you need to give the graft time to strengthen enough to do its job. I would be very surprised if he played again this season.

Gutted for Lucas and wishing him as speedy and uncomplicated recovery as possible. YNWA pal.

[RedReet]

Not exactly mobile like Lucas though is he? Actually I think Huddlestone is ****e - not good enough for Spurs well he ain't good enough for us.

I used to have a friend that argued he was better than Alonso.

I miss that friend though.

[Shaggy]

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/12/01/lucas-leiva/

[Slinky Skills]

Do you know what, I felt an injury like this was coming you know considering the way he flies into tackles.

Have had a bad feeling for a while that something was going to happen to him, it was inevitable.

Don't get me wrong I wouldn't swap him for anyone but it was only a matter of time.