You have to feel for the guy. Since his favorite scapegoat for our misfortunes since 2013 left for City, he's been hyping up Ancelotti and Heynckes as the real sages who'd deliver what Baldy couldn't.
Well, we know where this got us.
So, logically, other candidates for the pyre need to be identified
Thiago isn't as bad as some folks are now trying to paint him. It's true however, that he failed to live up to his huge promise. He's not someone you can expect to turn the tides when the going gets tough, and many people thought he would be exactly that.
Still, there aren't many real DLPs out there, and if we were to sell him, I'd hope we have some kind of replacement. Otherwise James would end up being our only really creative CM player.