Lucas praised

Last updated : 20 August 2009 By Al Campbell
The Brazilian midfielder gave a good account of himself in last night's 4-0 win over Stoke and Benitez is hoping lazy pundits will now lay off him.

"Lucas is a player with experience but he's still young. I think you could see today, including the experts on TV, that he's a very good player. Hopefully now they won't see him as a target because he's a very good lad, a good professional and a very good player," said the boss.