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Thiago - The real deal
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This is the way.
He'll be injured again soon
He’ll be dead again soon you mean...
Yeh, it's a bit premature, it's not like this is a guy at the peak of his career having won the top awards across the continent, after all.
Yeah, we were able to make this work in midfield against Villa U18s/U23s, but against Utd it will be more difficult for Hendo and Gini to pull off.
That was for a different team.
Dont care , its the German league and he played for the team that always has the best players. I thought he was pretty shit againat us a couple of seasons ago when we had midfield of Gini, Hendo, Milner and beat them at home 3-1.
Use your eyes. If you can’t tell his absolutely obvious talent and on-field intelligence by watching him for 5 minutes, there’s a major issue.
He’s not carrying enough extra padding for Bluebell to like.
Class on a stick, that guy. Plus he already speaks better English than quite a few on here. 😛
Hamann, who also used to play for Bayern in midfield, has suggested Thiago is not best suited to the style of play that has proven successful for the Reds under Jurgen Klopp.
"He slows things down and doesn't really play the way Liverpool play," he said. "Liverpool in the past two years had hard-working midfielders. They were skilful, yes, but not as skilful as Thiago.
"They gave the ball to Salah and Mane early, and when you get the ball early to the wing and these guys can run at players, they are very hard, impossible to stop.
"Everyone was raving about Thiago when he came to Liverpool but he's hardly played. He came on against Chelsea where they had the most passes in the second half but Chelsea were down to 10 men.
"Then he came on against Newcastle for the last 25 minutes and Newcastle were dead on their feet.
"I can tell you he is a good player, a skilful player, yes. But there was never a time at Munich where people said he should be the first name on the teamsheet."
"He slows things down and doesn't really play the way Liverpool play," he said. "Liverpool in the past two years had hard-working midfielders. They were skilful, yes, but not as skilful as Thiago.
"They gave the ball to Salah and Mane early, and when you get the ball early to the wing and these guys can run at players, they are very hard, impossible to stop.
"Everyone was raving about Thiago when he came to Liverpool but he's hardly played. He came on against Chelsea where they had the most passes in the second half but Chelsea were down to 10 men.
"Then he came on against Newcastle for the last 25 minutes and Newcastle were dead on their feet.
"I can tell you he is a good player, a skilful player, yes. But there was never a time at Munich where people said he should be the first name on the teamsheet."
Hamman seems a bit touchy about anything German relating to our team. He's even been reserved about Klopp. I'm sure Thiago can speed up his play. If you can see things early you can pass early. Molby used to play that way (take his pass to set up Rush in the cup final) so I think Didi needs to re-educate himself about 'The Liverpool Way'.
I don’t understand Hamanns view at all. Barnes has said the same. Thiago looks to play it quick and forward and to feet. That’s perfect for us.
Does he still have a drink and gambling problem?
He's also had two great cutting passes ruled out for different reasons - the Mane pass against Everton incorrectly for offside and the Mane through ball against Utd when the whistle blew.
Some commentators think we makes us look slow because they're comparing him in this team where we play against a low block to teams that were playing open opponents more often on the break with space and movement.
He's a joy. The best is yet to come, because the attacking movement from Salah, Mane and Firmino has been abysmal and Klopp has been playing him at holding, which he can do, but his real value to this team will be further forward. The fouls need to come down, but it's no real concern. That snappy eagerness to win the ball is so important to our game that it comes with the territory. He's smart enough to change after receiving a yellow card, and taking out Kane yesterday was pretty important.
He spends most of his time on his arse.
Why is fouls even a concern? New Midfielder with massive reputation joining reigning league champions in a league known for its athletic, combative nature?
He's been solid at worst so far and is absolutely going to get better as it goes. Our other midfield acquisitions of the past 5 years, Fabinho aside maybe cant hold a candle to him, get on Ox, Sick note Keita etc cases first.
He's been solid at worst so far and is absolutely going to get better as it goes. Our other midfield acquisitions of the past 5 years, Fabinho aside maybe cant hold a candle to him, get on Ox, Sick note Keita etc cases first.
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