To me he was at least your second best player almost every time I watched him in the last seasons. I really don't see how Gnabry, Kimmich and Müller could have been better than him in anyone's view. Comparing Thiago with Goretzka is almost an insult. What Goretzka can do with a football, Thiago can do with an orange. Neuer is a different matter, I always find it hard to compare goalkeepers with the rest of the positions since they're playing a different sport to anyone else on the pitch.
Thing is, in 90% of the games in the Bundesliga you don't need Thiago anyway since you're so much ahead of anybody else that you dominate the games no matter what. But in the games in which the opponent actually pressures you, Thiago was more valuable to you than anybody else on the pitch. Those are the games Goretzka likes finishing between 70-80% passing accuracy because the spaces were to tight for his capabilities on the ball.
This is where some football fans get it wrong, Its not what you do with the ball in practice or when juggling, its what you do on the field when in a real-life situation, I have seen Thiago juggle the ball pre-game and everyone was wowed, but how many of these skills do you get to use on a football field? I know guys who can do tricks with a coin that will make Ronaldo break his ankle, but they cannot translate these to a real-life situation on the field
I believe Shaqiri can do more with an orange than most Liverpool players can do with 2 balls, yet he doesn't get to play. Quaresma too probably can do things that will make KdB envoius
What is the point of 100% passing accuracy sending to Neuer, to Boateng, To Alaba to Kimmich and rotating these balls in non-threatening areas of the field, then spin in the air with your heels and earlobes when no opponent is near or pressing you and more importantly does not add to your team's ability to win games
2019/20
Thiago 2975mins 3 goals 2 assists
Goretzka 2474 mins 8 goals 11 assists
The drive Goretzka gives to Bayern in the middle is more important than the sterile possession of Thiago
Gnabry All competition 23 goals 14 assists 9 of those goals in the CL games
Muller All competition 14 goals 26 assists, broke Buli assists record
Kimmich was the leader of the midfield