Should have made the move the season after his cruciate went if he had better career management. The Italian game isn't 'slow' or shit or any of those cliches, what transpires is it happens in phases, rather than being an out and out battle. Midfielders get more bodies around them in a number of teams as opposed to being put in a set-up where they have to show their individual qualities more. This is why you have to be wary when signing centre mids from there, pick players with the physical and technical qualities, together, to function in a variety of systems as opposed to Italian formation homebodies like Hamsik, Jorginho. Lucas, pre-injury, had the physical level to go with his technical level to function individually in a defensive midfield slot. Post injury, he should have been hightailing it to Italy to have the best career possible. It's great to see him do well now but those missed years being a squad player here aren't coming back.
