They say at Barca that if Busquets has a bad game Barca lose. Now this can be interpreted many ways,
The DM position is a liablity
Busquets is essential to set up
etc
Those saying Lucas was average and Stevie had a blinder -> stevie > lucas, are missing part of the analysis.
Did Lucas free Stevie up? Is Stevie not suited to the position? What was the relationship between Lucas and Stevie's roles on the pitch?
If Lucas gets bypassed because of 'tired legs' is that because the players in front aren't doing there jobs. Busquets no doubt had an easier job when Xavi, Iniesta and Messi were playing keep ball and dragging the opposition into a position where there breaks out of defence were disjointed and uncoordinated.
Lucas at his best, intercepts, probes the ball forward or keeps the ball. He is the best of our players at doing this but he is not a 1 man team nor part of a 4 4 2 all action midfield.
Of course this analysis applies to Stevie in this role as well, except Stevie was never playing DM he was playing QB and it was not working.
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