I'm still stunned at how much they got him for. Pound for pound one of the most value signings in the modern era of transfers.This one really hurts
Thiago is very good defensivelyHe may flourish on an individual level, but I expect Liverpool to be much less defensively sound with him in their midfield, purely because they’ll now no longer have three defensive-minded workhorses protecting their back four in their favoured bum-rush style.
Let’s see how it goes...
Given how he played in the CL knockout stages, and especially the final, I think he has debunked that opinion for the time being.Very good player but wasn't he also accused of going missing in bigger games by German posters prior to this season. It would be interesting to see how Klopp sets up his team ,chances are he would succeed individually for Liverpool but whether that would translate in team's success or not I not certain.
He was brilliant this season but If I remember correctly few of the German posters did mention for all his talent he wasn't imposing himself on the biggest matches especially in Champions League but he did rectify it this season hopefully he disturbs your team's balance but seeing how Klopp has evolved with Liverpool I am not holding my breath. Who do you think loses out initially from your team for Thiago.Given how he played in the CL knockout stages, and especially the final, I think he has debunked that opinion for the time being.
No idea if it was actually the case before that though, mind.
Can't really say that until he's been there for a while and done the business. When we signed Sanchez on a swap with an unwanted player, we thought it was an amazing deal but look how that turned out. Thiago was also on the last year of his contract and wanted to leave and has seldom managed more than 30 games a season due to injuries so around 25 to 30 million isn't unexpected. If you were to read the papers with an uncritical eye you'd believe they got him for almost nothing. Sky were even using the phrase ' The Premier League club will pay £20m across Thiago's four-year contract ' in an article to make it seem an even better deal, no mention of wages and total cost etc..I'm still stunned at how much they got him for. Pound for pound one of the most value signings in the modern era of transfers.
Hmmmm he is ourageously talented but I also think he was part of the reason that Bayern were so open against Lyon. He is good defensively but a fast counter attacking team does seem to be able to blow past him. Also thought there were times in other games where he looked very conservative in his passing and sometimes dropped concentration almost giving the ball away v cheaply. Overall a good showing but the real stars were Kimmich, Davis and possibly Muller too. Thiago was of course impressive in his DLP role but there definitely were times when he seemed vulnerable. He was of course surrounded by extremely competent teammates.Given how he played in the CL knockout stages, and especially the final, I think he has debunked that opinion for the time being.
No idea if it was actually the case before that though, mind.
YeahThis one really hurts
I know that it sound a bit weird, considering their record-breaking season and everything, but they were playing worse than they did in the previous season and it was quite evident that they really struggled creatively against deep-sitting defences. The amount of the late winning goals shows both their immense character (and luck) and the underlying issue – and Thiago is going to significantly improve them in that regard, while also giving them a genuine match-winning presence in midfield.How much will he Improve Liverpool from the 97 and 96 points they got without him?
Reminds me of when Utd signed Veron.
He was a world class player which we didn't need and disrupted our team formation.
I think this freshens their team just enough to retain the title. It doesn't depress me though. Our transfer window does that for me. Sigh.Will ensure they retain the title. Depressing.