Heh, just read through this thread there now. Christ there's some unbelievable shite in here, but I'll get to that in a minute...
First things first; don't you know it's illegal to have a thread on here lauding Lucas without the rider that I was right all a-fucking-long? That's right, so get used to it. I'm gonna be like that 'pirate DVDs are illegal' clip at the start of every fucking film that you can't fast forward through. I was that right, and y'all were all that wrong.
Now that we've got that out of the way, onto the marvel that is Lucas Leiva.
Y'see him yesterday did you? Fuck me what a player. The best midfielder on the park, again. You'd do well to name more than one or two other midfielders who've had a better first 4 months to this premier league season. Wins the ball, tI WAS RIGHTackles, wins iI WAS RIGHTt in the air, distributes, raI WAS RIGHTrely fucking ever gives it I WAS RIGHTaway, plays it forward, reads it well,I WAS RIGHT the list is endless. He's a very good footballer.
Anyway, onto you Spider-Neil and your "he needs to be dropped at home against shit teams" assertion.
1 - In what universe is your preferred option for his position, Jordan Henderson, a better option against any fucking team than him? Describe to me how, please I'm desperate to hear.
2 - I've already fucking explained to you through nous, statistics, and clear fucking rationale that there are zero goalscoring/goalcreating midfield partnerships in the Premier League - IT'S GOT TO DO WITH THE OTHER 4/5 FUCKING ATTACKERS YOU KNOW - yet still you go with it. We do not score enough goals Neil, and that's not the centre midfield's fault.
3 - Why do you think Guardiola plays Busquets at home? Against fucking everyone? Spain play him too you know, and Cesc Fabregas sits on the bench, I watched Real Madrid last night play some midtable junk and they had two holding midfielders on the park. One of them Sami Khedira. If he did one fucking thing forward of the centre circle then I missed it I can tell you that. He plays every week too you know and Kaka - BASTARDING KAKA sits on the bench, and he scores fuck all. So that's Real Madrid, Barcelona, Spain, Man City (cos Barry and Yaya Toure couldn't score with a pair of golden cocks), and Manchester United off the top of my head - the best teams in the world Neil - who all play players that do fuck all by the way of attacking in their side. Why do they do that?
4 - Because it free's up the other players in the team. It's as simple as that. Why does Busquets play and Fabregas doesn't? Tell me Neil. Don't worry, I'll tell you why... Because he provides cover and reassurance for the better players in the team to play with freedom. Xavi, Alonso, Silva, Charlie Adam - they can all go forward with the freedom that there is someone behind them covering their hole (literally and metaphorically). There's the explanation that it provides security for the back four too that someone is sitting in front of them screening the play, but more than that they allow the other midfielders to attack without worrying.
5 - Jordan Henderson in centre midfield ahead of Lucas. Did. You. Really. Type. That. ?
Lucas Leiva. Star.