stmichael wrote:red till i die!! wrote:most should bear in mind that lucas is almost 5 years here so it is about time he stepped up.
he has improved in all that time but not as much as most on here seem to think.
compare him to two other brazillians in ramires and sandro who are similar in age,play the same role and came with less hype and have had a much better impact in the prem than lucas in less than half the time.
while lucas has improved he still is far short of being world class.
sandro has had a couple of decent games for spurs but isn't even a regular. he's nowhere near lucas' level. as for ramires, he doesn't play the same role at all. he's more box to box.
youre right mick sandro does struggle to get a regular start but look at the competition he has at spurs compared to what lucas has here.spurs arent relying on a dm every game as they play attacking football and sandro when he plays sits the deepest but even then still has the pace to get forward in support.
ramires also plays deep for chelsea behind either fat frank or merieles and breaks up everything,his pace and ability to read the game is what makes him a box to midfielder.
all 3 of these are centre midfielders mick.the difference is that lucas has no pace in this league and thats why he plays as a dm.both sandro and ramires can sit deep and break up play and still get forward with the ball or provide support.both read the game quicker than lucas imo and he is a veteran in this league compared to the other two.
