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"As for players in the top 8 that Lucas could replace (i.e. at least as good as, or better than):
Mikel, Ballack, Deco, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Denilson, Song, Ramsey, Diaby, Huddlestone, Palacios, Jenas, De Jong, Ireland, Barry, Sidwell, Rio-Coker, Osman, Feilani, Rodwell, Gosling."
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I don't know much about Gosling, but I would seriously have EVERY ONE of those midfielders ahead of Lucas.. even Sidwell who has proven a good player at Reading (when they were in the Premiership).
Lucas isn't the absolute problem in our side, but he's one of the bigger ones in terms of personnel. The complete definition of a passenger. A nothing player.
"As for players in the top 8 that Lucas could replace (i.e. at least as good as, or better than):
Mikel, Ballack, Deco, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Denilson, Song, Ramsey, Diaby, Huddlestone, Palacios, Jenas, De Jong, Ireland, Barry, Sidwell, Rio-Coker, Osman, Feilani, Rodwell, Gosling."
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I don't know much about Gosling, but I would seriously have EVERY ONE of those midfielders ahead of Lucas.. even Sidwell who has proven a good player at Reading (when they were in the Premiership).
Lucas isn't the absolute problem in our side, but he's one of the bigger ones in terms of personnel. The complete definition of a passenger. A nothing player.