Lucas

[Yozza]

Good Lord !

[McDermotX]

Can only imagine some of mad Albert's contributions - top 5 Pornhub links or something.

[redmike65]

Teixeira must be thinking that he'll never get a game but can be patronised with a gesture!

[Buzzo]

He's such an intelligent player.

Great game playing the 'Lucas' role. Tackling and Breaking up play, keeping us moving, intelligent passing and committing fouls when he has to.

We will miss him next week. No one else knows the job.

[SB]

He's such an intelligent player.

Great game playing the 'Lucas' role. Tackling and Breaking up play, keeping us moving, intelligent passing and committing fouls when he has to.

We will miss him next week. No one else knows the job.

Joe Allen wants Kloppo's hugs. He'll step up to the plate next week.

[danperkins]

He's such an intelligent player.

Great game playing the 'Lucas' role. Tackling and Breaking up play, keeping us moving, intelligent passing and committing fouls when he has to.

We will miss him next week. No one else knows the job.

class

[BigChief]

I applauded the yellow card he picked up early. He knew he had to stop play and the only way he could influence the ref was to foul the nearest player - Aguero. Play brought back and advantage lost.

[dww]

He's such an intelligent player.

Great game playing the 'Lucas' role. Tackling and Breaking up play, keeping us moving, intelligent passing and committing fouls when he has to.

We will miss him next week. No one else knows the job.

It'll be interesting to see what we do to cover him. None of our other midfielders have any positional discipline. I guess the closest we have is Allen.

I do think it would be worth Milner trying to undergo a Schweinsteiger-esque positional conversion but that has to be a long term project.

[danperkins]

It'll be interesting to see what we do to cover him. None of our other midfielders have any positional discipline. I guess the closest we have is Allen.

I do think it would be worth Milner trying to undergo a Schweinsteiger-esque positional conversion but that has to be a long term project.

Milner would be a good shout to replace Lucas there alright.

[frank the tank]

Lucas can play v Bordeaux. Against Swansea then I'm not sure we will need a specialist defensive midfielder.....I reckon Milner and Emre can in midfield with couty, firmy behind benteke and Sturridge. Go for the ****in jugular

[Fredo]

Milner would be a good shout to replace Lucas there alright.

Alright alright.

[Fosterbloke]

I'd leave Sturridge on the bench and have Ibe on instead.

[Assassin]

He's such an intelligent player.

Great game playing the 'Lucas' role. Tackling and Breaking up play, keeping us moving, intelligent passing and committing fouls when he has to.

We will miss him next week. No one else knows the job.

This. In my opinion he is the best in this position in the PL

[Fernandinho]

I think it would be good to play Allen vs Bordeaux to see if he can do the Lucas role, if so he should come in for the Swansea game too.

[redmike65]

Brazilan defending (tiny mp4)

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CUw50lVWwAAeQfr.mp4

While he picked up a somewhat needless yellow card, his game last night was quietly assured, crisp.