Despite an injury to Lucas Leiva, Emre Can will
not be vacating his position in the Liverpool
defence.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Emre
Can will remain in defence, even though
central midfielder Lucas Leiva is set for a spell
on the sidelines with a thigh injury.
Can has impressed since moving into the back
line, but was considered one of the favourites
to fill the hole left by Lucas, who picked up
his knock in the Merseyside derby at Everton
on Saturday.
However, Rodgers believes moving Can again
would be counter-productive.
“Lucas has been very important for us but
there will be an opportunity for someone
else,” Rodgers said. “Eventually, Can will be a
player who plays further forwards and there
might be games when I do think that, but you
also have to remember the balance of the
team as well, which is very good at the
moment.
“It’s four clean sheets in a row and
defensively we have been very strong.
“With Emre you can see the importance of his
role and the position he plays in there. He
was immense at the weekend in a real
physical game.
“Why disrupt that and try and fix something
that could actually create another problem?
The balance of the team is fine at the
moment.”
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