Liverpool is somehow sitting sixth in the Premier League and still hasn’t lost a single one of their seven games into the 2026-27 season across all competitions. But don’t let that shiny unbeaten record fool you, folks. Anyone watching this team knows there’s a massive problem brewing right in the middle of the pitch that could blow up their whole season. Manager Andoni Iraola only got the gig back in July, and while he’s done a good job keeping them from taking an L, some serious “teething problems” in midfield could force them back into the transfer market, and soon.
The Midfield Hole That’s Begging To Be Plugged
Here’s the real issue: Liverpool’s midfield is a total mess right now. They’ve got four options, which sounds okay, but the problem is Dominik Szobsoszlai and Ryan Gravenberch just cannot play together in Iraola’s “double pivot” system. Independently, these guys are talented, sure, but when they’re on the field at the same time in this formation, they’re “woeful.” Both of them push way up to the top of the pitch, leaving a gigantic, gaping hole for other players, like Florian Wirtz, to try and cover. It’s like watching a defensive line forget its assignments every single play. This is exactly why the club has been linked with so many new number sixes, and now, a new name has popped up that could be their savior.
Lucas Da Cunha: The Defensive Midfielder Nobody Saw Coming
Thanks to an update from TEAMtalk, another defensive midfielder, Lucas Da Cunha, has made it onto the Reds’ shortlist, and he sounds like exactly what they need. This 25-year-old Frenchman is currently playing for Cesc Fabregas’ Como, and get this: he’s not only become Como’s captain, but his recent performances have even earned him a call-up to France’s national squad from none other than Zinedine Zidane himself! That’s a serious glow-up from “relative obscurity.” Da Cunha is a defensive midfielder by trade, “defensively sound,” and much like Arsenal’s Declan Rice, he can also contribute on offense “if needed.” His arrival would absolutely help Liverpool tighten up that first-team squad.
Liverpool fans have known for a long time that the team needed one or two new midfielders. When Curtis Jones left in the summer, everyone thought a replacement would come in, but it didn’t happen. Now, the club is scrambling, drafting up options for the future, and Da Cunha is probably a name most fans haven’t even heard of yet. Chelsea is apparently “particularly attentive” to his development, planning for a midfielder move in 2027, and Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth are also “monitoring the situation closely.” He’s got a “fresh long-term contract” with Como, but the word is his fee would be “minimal” compared to what teams paid for players like Enzo Fernandes and Elliott Anderson. Liverpool desperately needs to shore up that midfield, and Lucas Da Cunha could be the unsung hero who fixes this whole situation before their unbeaten facade crumbles.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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