Lucas - more tackles than any OTHER PL player

[Guest San Don]

According to 'Opta Joe'

 

Opta Sports (OptaJoe) on Twitter

 

Discuss.

[piscinin]

They're not thunderous sliding tackles though so they don't count. Effete.

[Guest TK-421]

For those who don't go on the TNF here is my Black Ops Lucas emblem.

 

 

It's dead easy to make.

 

The "L" is a one curved

The "U" is a magnet

The "C" is a C

The "A" is an A

The "S" is the five digital

2 and 1 are both digital for the shirt number

The t-shirt is the shirt

The "Wozit" is his hair with the eyes filled in with anything sizeable enough

 

It works just as well for Dirk Kuyt.

[Guest PurpleNose]

They're just short backwards tackles.

[Xherdan]

If you disregard all of those tackles he hasnt made a single one this season. Useless cunt.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Just proves we need midfielders who can actually keep possession.

 

*flees thread*

[Funkasy]

But can he really tackle ?

[Guest TesticleOReilly]

This thread needs more Code.

[Gym Beglin]

% success rate?

[Royal Family]

% success rate?

 

A rather mediocre 64%. To place that in context, Parker with 112 tackles has a 77% success rate. Stats from link below:-

 

Premier League stats | Football Features, Music, Team of the Week, Twitter, Fantasy | Sky Sports

 

Paul Tomkins made an enormous and never-ending fuss one year about the stat that Jermaine Pennant had made the most crosses in the PL in the year before we signed him in order to claim that he was the league's best winger. Until it was pointed out that only one of those 90+ crosses led to a goal.

 

Stats eh?

[Cushty92]

2nd touch is usually a tackle.

[Guest simon]

People dont see how good he actualy is its wierd.

[Liverpool lad]

One day I will tell my grandkids about the time I seen Lucas complete 90% of his passes and make loads of tackles.

[Safety]

Statistically Lucas is one of the best Midfielders in the PL

His pass succession and His tackling

[Section_31]

Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon.

[Section_31]

People dont see how good he actualy is its wierd.

 

That's because he's not, he's the personification of average but it's suddenly become fashionable to rate him - he's the new Kuyt. If he played for another PL side and was put on the market, none of us would be clamouring for his signature - fact.

[Coro]

That's because he's not, he's the personification of average but it's suddenly become fashionable to rate him

 

Has it?

 

He's put in some good performances and has received credit for doing so.

 

The attitude and desire shown by players like Kuyt and Lucas earns them the benefit of doubt with some.

 

They've been dependable in what have been turbulent times for the club. Hopefully from the summer onwards we wont have to be so overly dependent on them as the team gets some badly needed investment.

[Randy Marsh]

Doesn't surprise me, because he had the scapegoat status for so long it's hard for people to realise that he's actually a really good player to have in the squad. He's improved a hell of a lot to the point where he's probably one of the first names on Kenny's team sheet. Fair play to the lad, I have a lot of time for him.

[Ted]

He's had a good season in general, but he can be improved upon quite easily as a first team player.

[Guest simon]

Doesn't surprise me, because he had the scapegoat status for so long it's hard for people to realise that he's actually a really good player to have in the squad. He's improved a hell of a lot to the point where he's probably one of the first names on Kenny's team sheet. Fair play to the lad, I have a lot of time for him.

 

I agree with all of this.

[RSM]

Yes Kenny, Rafa, Dunga and the current Brazil Coach are all wrong and Code and the rest of you are right.

[DJLJ]

That's because he's not, he's the personification of average but it's suddenly become fashionable to rate him - he's the new Kuyt. If he played for another PL side and was put on the market, none of us would be clamouring for his signature - fact.

 

Totally agree with this.

 

Oh and can we please fuck off this uppercasing words crap, just to try and make a point. It only make you look like a moron, nothing else. It isn't smart, big or anything like it.

[Guest simon]

Ooh handbag...

[stevienando]

Lucas' job is pass, show, pass, show, pass, show, tackle.

 

And he's damn good at it.

[G Richards]

I don't mind Lucas. I think he is a good player. We can sign better in the summer, but even so, he's a decent option. Nothing spectacular. Tackle. Pass. Keeps it moving. I don't mind that so long as you have other players who will do something to hurt the opposition. Lucas is the water carrier Deschamps type. Nothing bad in that so long as we add a couple more special players in the summer.