I think Klopps use of Lucas has been a little poor. More time in his natural position and less time at centre back and he is still a good option.
Strengthen the CB position and keep Lucas as depth for the midfield and as a total emergency CB would be my advice but looks like he's off.
Lucas isn't able to player in other positions to a high quality like for instance, as Steve Gerrard could. He isn't gifted at all dynamically in that respect.
Look, he (Klopp) tried Lucas at CB - it didn't work, not to the extent it has for Milner at LB. As long as Klopp doesn't think Lucas is a solution to a problem at CB, then all is good.
I've given Lucas plenty of flack for his performances, and really that should have equally been aimed at Klopp for putting Lucas in that position.
I thought he was superb against the Bluenoses, and for me was our MotM, and he's certainly given me a chunk of humble pie to scoff on. In fairness, I'd probably even doubted him playing to the standard he did on Saturday, which is due to the fact my view on him was mired by the fact that he looked poor as a CB. I don't even remember him giving those customary dangerous fouls away in and around the edge of our box - that too, used to infuriate me!
He looked so much more at home in that role, and I was quick to dismiss him. If he is capable of pulling that level off on a consistent basis then I've no problem with him being called upon in the future.
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