The Coruña Lucas Pérez is not going through his best moment. Alavés, his current team, is in the last position of the First Division and it is difficult to achieve permanence, just the year that they celebrate their centenary. One of the reasons why the club has not just started is, according to the press and Vitoria fans, because the bad harmony between the members of the staff.
Lucas was left out of Abelardo’s last two calls as coach from Vitoriaas he was removed from his post this week. At a press conference, the coach even said that the Coruña had disrespected him and his teammates. He noted that Lucas was not making the lineups because he was not involved.
The Coruña forward himself had to go to the program The spar to deny that lack of attitude attributed to him by his coach and affirm that he was ready to play. He also affirmed that the rumors and the audios that circulate on the networks are flatly false.
What is true is that Since leaving Deportivo in the 2016-2017 season, the Coruña has not given the expected level in any of the teams. Not even on his return to Riazor a season later or at Alavés last year, where he ended up being a substitute when the team played for permanence.
First stage at Dépor
Lucas Pérez arrived at Deportivo on loan from PAOK Thessaloniki after scoring 9 goals in his first and only season with the Greek team. In the blue and white team he did not have an easy start, as injuries prevented him from helping the team in their fight to avoid relegation to Second.
Despite this, his entry into the eleven meant an improvement and the achievement of more points. That season ended with his goal at the Camp Nou, which together with Salomao’s allowed Dépor to achieve an agonizing permanence.
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–It was then that Dépor decided to sign him and make him their franchise player. The following season, 2015-2016, was his best year as a footballer. He formed a great pair in attack with Luis Alberto and managed to score 17 goals and distribute 8 assists in the 36 games he played.
He did not stand out in the Premier
Those numbers led him to Arsenal, what did you pay 20 million by the coruñés to complement his attack. However, Lucas Pérez failed to establish himself with a position in the starting eleven and He only played 11 games in the Premier, scoring a single goal.
That year would win the most important title of his career, the FA Cup, although he would not get to play in that final. The most positive part of the year that he was at Arsenal was his good performances in the Champions League, scoring three goals.
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Deportivo knocked on Deportivo’s door again in the 2017-2018 season. On this occasion, the Coruña team got a loan without a purchase option for the forward. That year ended in the worst possible way, with Deportivo descending to Segunda and Lucas, like the rest of the squad, without giving their best level.. The Monelos footballer played 35 games, scored 8 goals and gave 6 assists, but the poor form in which he arrived in A Coruña hampered his season.
Lucas Pérez packed his bags again and returned to London. However, this time he did it to enroll in the West Ham after being transferred by Arsenal. Under Mauricio Pellegrini, Lucas tried to show that he could adapt to the top English competition. However, again, he had neither continuity nor confidence from his coach. He ended up playing just 15 league games and scoring 3 goals.
I return to spain
In the summer of 2019, Lucas Pérez returns to Spain and signs for Alavés. The Vitorian club formed a Galician duo and former sportsmen in attack, with Lucas and Joselu. Coruñés’ season started brilliantly, even equaling the record of scoring in seven consecutive days that he had already achieved at Deportivo.
However, Alavés began to not be accompanied by the results and the position of coach passed from one hand to another until he reached Muñiz, who did not trust Lucas for the final phase of the league, where they were playing for permanence. Despite this, achieved 11 goals in 34 games and was included in the FIFA Ultimate Team team of the year, one of his main passions off the pitch.
–From there we move on to this year, where none of the first two coaches that Alavés has had, Pablo Machín and Abelardo, have fully trusted Lucas Pérez, who has been a regular substitute with both. Despite this, the Coruña has 4 goals and 3 assists in 20 games.
It remains to be seen if, with the arrival of Calleja to the bench, Lucas regains ownership and scores goals again. What is is that Since he left Deportivo for the first time, he has never achieved the continuity that he had that season.
