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title: "Can won’t be moved despite Lucas injury"
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author: "Bobby Vincent"
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published: "2015-02-09T22:56:35Z"
modified: "2015-02-09T22:56:35Z"
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# Can won’t be moved despite Lucas injury

**Emre Can** will remain in defence despite Lucas Leiva’s recent injury according to manager **Brendan Rodgers**.

Can, who is usually a central midfielder, has been playing as a wide centre back in the 3-4-2-1 formation Brendan Rodgers has chosen consistently over the last couple of months.

Lucas could be sidelined for four to six weeks, the **Liverpool Echo** reports. This has prompted speculation and debate to whether or not Can would be moved further up field. There was a brief glimpse of what the young German can do in a more advanced role in the latter stages of the game against Bolton in the F.A Cup.

“***Lucas has been very important for us but there will be an opportunity for someone else.***” said Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers also went on to speak about Emre Can and his future and present position:

“***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.***”

“**Why disrupt that and try to fix something that could actually create another problem? The balance of the team is fine at the moment.**“

So it looks like it will be the same back three against Tottenham on Tuesday night. Who comes into midfield to partner Henderson?