Exactly. I thought he would be the key to Liverpool making the next step up in creativity from the middle. On the contrary he has made them weaker defensively and been poor creatively and in fact they are missing Hendersons creativity and passing in the middle. Now that I would never have expected.
Thiago Alc*ntara | Still exists
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it is too early. And he should be given some time.
the reason this thread has so much interaction, is the fawning over him - when he’s actually been shit.
people coming in and saying he’s a great midfielder. He’s not, he’s a good player, but massively overrated.
Yeah it’s too early but I don’t expect him to become a top, top midfielder in England.
Wouldn't know mate, I'm Irish
I thought Schweinsteiger would set alight the pl. Thiago is going the same way
Here’s hoping.
When Liverpool get healthy Thiago will shine. He needs to release the ball a little quicker but he’ll do just fine in the EPL
Yeah, I'm not going to laugh at Liverpool and says he's a failure until they get Fabinho and Henderson back into the midfield. If they do that and he's still struggling then that will be great, but it's too early at the moment.
It may be some whatearly, but more than half a season has passed and there's never a wrong time to laugh at Liverpool.
I have not followed him on a regular basis, but from the games I have seen him he seems a bit of a pointless player.
He often looks great and elegant on the ball, but tends to fade away when games get tight. His energy level and end product seem to be lacking and I cannot really say what his best position is.
In some ways he is the complete opposite to Bruno (or players like Müller) who can look clumsy and sloppy, but is so effective and makes things happen each game.
Of course Thiago is not a bad footballer, but I am not really worried that he plays for Liverpool. This can of course change very fast now that I have written this
He often looks great and elegant on the ball, but tends to fade away when games get tight. His energy level and end product seem to be lacking and I cannot really say what his best position is.
In some ways he is the complete opposite to Bruno (or players like Müller) who can look clumsy and sloppy, but is so effective and makes things happen each game.
Of course Thiago is not a bad footballer, but I am not really worried that he plays for Liverpool. This can of course change very fast now that I have written this
His performances have actually been underrated.
He had 24 idea balls against City
He had 24 idea balls against City
Okay I'm done.
Really makes you think
The scary thing is the way football analysis is going, I could believe idea balls is a real thing.
Not sure if I'm missing some pun here.
It was a very defensive post. So much resilience in that line. Must be that famous German efficiency.Wouldn't know mate, I'm Irish
Be careful he doesn't get engaged by your post. They're a bunch of crazy cats those Bundesliga fans.
No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
Klopp Liverpool team are kick and rush. Thats why he is no real use to them.They dont use midfield to win games. It's mainly long balls,crosses and set-pieces.No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
Eg 2019 V Bayern.
No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
True to some extent. That's probably why they brought him in. He did the same during his time at Dortmund.
No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
He's registered 467 contemplation tackles and 128 interpretceptions since arriving at Liverpool. Criminally underrated.
Cattermole. Bottom left.
Oh, dear...
Everything will be fine once Fabinho moves into midfield to do his defensive duties and Henderson to do his pressing. Plus Firmino can drop into midfield to help him on the creative front.
Thiago will still be slower and take more touches than Klopp has wanted from his midfield when they've been at their best, even when they have everyone fit, that won't change. He's a plan B of sorts, because he doesn't fit with the style that has got them all their success.
Cattermole. Bottom left.
Oh, dear...
Gotta freshen things up once in a while, especially when more and more teams figure out how to beat your previous style of play. If Redcafe sees that he doesn't entirely fit our scheme, I'm sure Klopp and his staff do as well. If we get a few other players in next offseason that compliment this "other" style of play, we could simply shift to another style that fits him better.
Yeah, I noticed that!This is wonderful.
Also Wan Bissaka
What about Fred though...
Thiago the founder of the false 6 position.
He is suffering in the same way Donny is here, being played out of position. Thiago is like a prime Razor Ruddock, he needs to be in a combative position where he can really have an effect on play - sitting deep in the hole is more for a cultured ball player like Shelvey and, whilst Thiago might get to that level, he's not there yet.
Isn't the Bundesliga the league with the reputation for ultra pressing football?No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
You think pressing means kick'n'rush?
The hype surrounding this guy is unreal. Where the feck has he been for the last few seasons. Not heard anything about him until Bayen decided to get rid and hype him up as the best holding midfielder the world has ever seen.
Now I know why Pep (who knows him better than anyone) stayed the feck away.
Now I know why Pep (who knows him better than anyone) stayed the feck away.
No worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days
Brainless postNo worries, I was expecting that too happen actually. Thiago in the EPL is a bit like cooking beef tenderloins in a microwave. 90% of fans in here still don't recognize a great midfield performance unless the player scores a long range screamer, plays a few long range passes and excels at slide tackles. Good old kick'n'rush days