Lucas Leiva

Best DM in England. Proved it today ..

Took Silva, Aguero and Yaya toure out of the game ..

What a player

Nishank wrote:Best DM in England. Proved it today ..

Took Silva, Aguero and Yaya toure out of the game ..

What a player

Tiote is better

He's 2nd best tho no doubt

I think he's come leaps and bounds considering he left Gremio as a more attacking mid.

i never saw Leiva when he played as a CM/CAM and i simply cant even imagine it lol.

top 3 DM in the world as i said before.

Purchased by Rafa Benitez

I never fail to be a bit amazed seeing Lucas winning physical battles with the likes of Yaya Toure and keeping players of Silva's ability quiet... The lad is everything that's right with the game.


I'm a beLeiva.

RedOranje wrote:I never fail to be a bit amazed seeing Lucas winning physical battles with the likes of Yaya Toure and keeping players of Silva's ability quiet... The lad is everything that's right with the game.


I'm a beLeiva.

Classic

Pass Accuracy: 92.2% Tackle Win: 100% (7/7) Ground Duel Won: 81% (13/16) Aerial Duels Won: 100% (4/4)

Lucas was amazing today. Like, actually amazing.

Stats:
Passes attempted 75
Passes completed 69
Success rate 92%

Tackles attempted 11
Tackles won 11

That's split into:

Duels won (aerial) 5/5
Duels won (tackle) 6/6

I wouldn't swap him with any other central midfielder in the premier league.

Hard to believe this is the same Lucas from two years ago.

To me at the moment only he and Neymar are the undisputed starters for the NT.

Sir_Psycho_Sexy91 wrote:To me at the moment only he and Neymar are the undisputed starters for the NT.

Thiago Silva?

RedOranje wrote:

Sir_Psycho_Sexy91 wrote:To me at the moment only he and Neymar are the undisputed starters for the NT.

Thiago Silva?

Excuse me for my momentary brain lapse.

So all ready ive been told by united fans lucas shouldnt be picked for brazil and isnt a top 5 DM, red got any stats for me to prove them wrong?

That tackle on Yaya

He was indeed a beast today.

Just shows how any decent midfield can shatter ManC's.

elmickio wrote:Hard to believe this is the same Lucas from two years ago.

This

Remember when he used to be considered the shittest midfielder in the PL and when Denilson was head and shoulders better than him

My how times have changed....

Poor mans song

mr-r34 wrote:So all ready ive been told by united fans lucas shouldnt be picked for brazil and isnt a top 5 DM, red got any stats for me to prove them wrong?

Probably the same people that think Anderson deserves a call up... Lucas is only one of the most reliable starters for Liverpool and Brazil's National Team. Somehow, that makes him absolute rubbish .

I think he could be a successor to Gerrard as Liverpool's captain.

Lucas is good................but Agger is future captain.

ragbirjosh wrote:Lucas is good................but Agger is future captain.

If he can over-come the fitness issues. Lucas & Reina are perhaps the first names on team-sheet.

(i used to dislike this guy, oh what a shame)

De Jong, Busquets, M'Vila, Mascherano (when he plays there), De Rossi and then Lucas Leiva. Song is right there too. Busquets and De Rossi are the best. I'm only considering guys that play a pure DM. There are a ton of other defensive B2Bs that i'm obviously not considering here...

sportsczy wrote:De Jong, Busquets, M'Vila, Mascherano (when he plays there), De Rossi and then Lucas Leiva. Song is right there too. Busquets and De Rossi are the best. I'm only considering guys that play a pure DM. There are a ton of other defensive B2Bs that i'm obviously not considering here...

That's good, because that's the role Lucas plays. I'm sick of seeing the main criticism of Lucas being his goal scoring ability. That isn't the role he's been asked to play.

While you are correct about Busquets, De Jong is undisciplined and dangerous (see 2010 World cup final and Hatem Ben Arfa's leg for evidence). I haven't watched enough of De Rossi to make any statement on him. M'Villa is wonderful, but he is still young and yet to be truly tested outside of Ligue 1. I grant that he has looked good for the French NT, but I'm eager to see what he can do in one of the "top" leagues.

A year ago, I would have agreed with you about Mascherano. However, after a year of watching Lucas hold the midfield, I find myself forgetting that Masch was ever there. In addition, I think Lucas's distribution is better than Masch's. Did you watch the Man City game? Any time Reina fielded the ball without pressure, you saw Agger and Skrtel split wide and Lucas came back to receive the pass and bring the ball forward. This aspect of his game was further highlighted by Liverpool 4-1-4-1 formation, and is precisely what made this change of tactic effective.

As for Song, he's certainly been essential for Arsenal this campaign, providing stability and experience for the midfield. However, I don't see him controlling matches in the same way that Lucas does. He often seems to be forced to hang on as the club is driven by Van Persie, Arteta and Walcott. In the absence of Gerrard, Lucas is often the driving force in midfield for Liverpool. It is a difficult aspect of his game to describe. I suppose the best descriptors are poise and leadership. It's something that I personally don't see in Song.

Alex Song must be proud of Lucas.