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Brazilian eager to establish himself at Anfield Lucas Leiva hopes to play a prominent role in the forthcoming campaign, as the Brazilian dreams of delivering Liverpool the title. The 21-year-old Brazilian will miss the first few weeks of the season due to Olympic national team duty but hopes to stake a regular starting spot after returning from China. While accepting Rafa Benitez has a wealth of midfield talent at his disposal, Lucas is determined to establish himself in the Spaniard's starting XI. "Of course it's going to be difficult but I will be trying my best (to get regular starts)," said Lucas, who started only 12 league matches for the Reds last season. "We had a good second half of the season but we didn't win the title. Hopefully this year we can win the title and this is our challenge now. "I think that winning the... [read full story]
