Lucas Leiva re-invented
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It is perhaps no coincidence that Jurgen Klopp’s last few summons to the Brazilian midfielder has not been in his favoured midfield position but as a centre-back. Lucas Leiva has, like many other Liverpool players, found his game boosted by the arrival of Jurgen Klopp.
However, inspite of the spike up in his game, he remains far too slow to be able to keep up with the pace of midfield's driving forward with quality. As a centre-back, however, the matter is entirely different. Lucas is a tackling machine and Jurgen Klopp seems to have identified that as the perfect attribute to possess when he is in need of a defender.
Against Watford, Lucas resumed his duties as a defender. Despite struggling in the air, the Brazilian offered Liverpool much solidity as a centre-back when the ball is on the ground. His reading of the game barely let Watford do anything significant in the Liverpool defensive third and his last ditch tackling amongst other interventions make him a different sort of asset to this team.
