#6 Lucas Leiva
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Top Speed: 29.37 km/h
Age: 29
Club: Liverpool
Maybe expected to be on this list, Lucas will have completed 10 seasons with Liverpool at the end of the season. The ever dependable Brazilian hardly ever disappoints when called upon; take a look at his defensive stats you’ll know why Klopp still trusts him and why speed isn’t a necessary requisite in the game.
Lucas was one of the best defensive midfielders in the league before a nasty knee injury at Chelsea left him lacking that yard of pace. He now makes up for it by being excellent at reading the game and exemplary positioning skills, knowing where to be and when to be there. A leader, both on the pitch and off it, this might be one of the reasons why Jürgen Klopp blocked his move to Galatasaray this summer.
