Liverpool confirmed the signing of the young French holding midfielder from FC Lyon on the final day of the summer transfer window in 2007, Reds boss Rafa Benitez said “He is a good player, big and strong, and we’re sure he’ll do well for us. He’s only a young boy with plenty of time to work on his game but it depends on his progress how quickly he can force his way into the first team.”
Plessis made his debut as a somewhat surprise inclusion in the League match at Arsenal on April 5th 2008 and impressed so much so that he achieved an incredible 87% pass completion in the 1-1 draw. In the post match interview Benitez praised the youngster saying We knew when we signed him that he was a good player. He’s played really well for the reserves, and to play as well as he did today in this stadium, it shows we are going in the right direction.” [Link]
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