Lucas has always done a job for us as a sole pivot. I don't think he's done a job for us anywhere else - though that's often been while Gerrard is sole pivot, and everyone has talked exhaustively about why that doesn't seem to work. I think Rodgers is accepting that and starting to experiment.
I really liked Gerrard in his cameo role up top. I . I see him as the replacement for Suarez in that role. Please bear with me
. I love the idea of him being the "second striker" with a total free role in attack and next to no defensive duties (though he should he can still press, as he showed after 70+ minutes, in that role). His passing, vision, ideas, and ability to play people in I think could be devastating and while not a like for like replacement for Suarez, is the closest thing we could get in terms of bringing more creativity into that part of the pitch.
I could see us in a diamond (with Sterling "behind" Stevie and Sturridge) or in a 4231 (with Stevie in the hole, Sterling coming into the middle with moreno filling the wing) working very well for a lot of games. Once we've netter 4 or 5 he can go to the bench...
Anyway, a good win. We're not so far adrift though with the emotions these past weeks it certainly felt like the ship was sinking. A lot of work to do and a lot of good performances to put in, but the squad is coming back to full strength and players like Lallana, Moreno, etc have stepped up when it was most difficult for them to step up, surrounded by not only a new team but new faces in that new team as well.
So I'm very positive for the future as long as we do our work Top 3 is ours.