Thiago Alcantara

[aRdja]

Pure silk.

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, aRdja said:

Pure silk.

No doubt. Unfortunately about as durable as well.

[stringvest]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Its impossible to seperate him and his injury record though. Its pointless pinning your hopes on a player if he's only playing once or twice,at best,a month. Nobody doubts his ability but we do doubt his fitness.

he's fit right now, and when he plays, the team are so much better than when he doesn't.   So let's hope he can stay fit, rather than hope he gets crocked so we can all say 'I told you so'. 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Thiago and Fabinho dovetail perfectly. The only thing lacking is pace.

 

A fast and physical 3rd midfielder makes so much sense in the summer. Until then I guess that 3rd person depends upon the opponent.

[stringvest]

5 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Thiago and Fabinho dovetail perfectly. The only thing lacking is pace.

 

A fast and physical 3rd midfielder makes so much sense in the summer. Until then I guess that 3rd person depends upon the opponent.

that's Elliiot

 

Physical - we've got both Fabinho and Thiago who will tackle and win the ball, so we've got the perfect balance.  

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, stringvest said:

that's Elliiot

 

Physical - we've got both Fabinho and Thiago who will tackle and win the ball, so we've got the perfect balance.  

To be fair Thiago tackles like a lunatic. 

[stringvest]

8 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

To be fair Thiago tackles like a lunatic. 

he was pretty good on that front yesterday - most of his wins of possession, and there were loads, were him nicking the ball off toes, or intercepting passes, or winning headers

[Bjornebye]

28 minutes ago, stringvest said:

he was pretty good on that front yesterday - most of his wins of possession, and there were loads, were him nicking the ball off toes, or intercepting passes, or winning headers

Yeah true although I did wince everytime he jumped into one. In-fact I’m sure he gave a couple of fouls away. Spot on about the nicking the ball off toes. He’s electric, I love him and I think that he likes me. 

[Captain Howdy]

Magnificent footballer 

[Aventus]

It really is a thing of beauty watching him play. The way he creates so much space for himself with the slightest dip of his shoulder to wrong foot the defence, sees passes that nobody else does, and his ability to put the ball exactly where it needs to go. I love watching him play.

 

We need to get him on the experimental PEDs that we've been giving Matip this season to stop him getting injured then we'll be cushty. 

[3 Stacks]

It was funny when people who didn't have a clue called him a luxury player. He's one of the hardest working, scrappiest players you'll find. He's too scrappy in fact. It likely contributes to his injuries. 

[m0e]

7 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

It was funny when people who don't have a clue call him a luxury player.

Fixed 

[VladimirIlyich]

14 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Its impossible to seperate him and his injury record though. Its pointless pinning your hopes on a player if he's only playing once or twice,at best,a month. Nobody doubts his ability but we do doubt his fitness.

Shameful spelling of separate there. Yellow card for me.

[VladimirIlyich]

11 hours ago, stringvest said:

he's fit right now, and when he plays, the team are so much better than when he doesn't.   So let's hope he can stay fit, rather than hope he gets crocked so we can all say 'I told you so'. 

 

Yeah,like we all want our team to do worse just so we can claim a victory on the interweb. An open topped bus tour is ready to happen.

[Code]

People who dont rate Thiago and want him to play every minute he is availible should support Everton. 

[Boss]

Fabinho and Thiago complement each other perfectly. A genius at slide tackling and defensive positioning paired with a master passer/playmaker. It's the Makelele and Zidane of the Premier League.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Thiago linking the left side of midfield and Elliot the right side. I could rip off my undies through my keks right now. Fabinho, thiago, elliot, diaz, jota  and Salah I wouldn't mind a glimpse of that.

[Carvalho Diablo]

4 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Thiago linking the left side of midfield and Elliot the right side. I could rip off my undies through my keks right now. Fabinho, thiago, elliot, diaz, jota  and Salah I wouldn't mind a glimpse of that.

Only an idiot or a virgin leg spinning gimp would deny that Elliott offers more offensively than Jordan Henderson, but I would go as far as saying that we're non the worse defensively either, Elliott's pace and tenacity from a more advanced position is just as destructive as Henderson's dogged workmanship.

[Boss]

As soon as Fabinho, Thiago and Elliot were on the field together against Leicester we absolutely battered them.

[stringvest]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Yeah,like we all want our team to do worse just so we can claim a victory on the interweb. An open topped bus tour is ready to happen.

No, most of us want our best players fit and in the team.  

[DJLJ]

2 hours ago, Code said:

People who dont rate Thiago and want him to play every minute he is availible should support Everton. 

Yellow card for that also. 

[Aventus]

17 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

It was funny when people who didn't have a clue called him a luxury player. He's one of the hardest working, scrappiest players you'll find. He's too scrappy in fact. It likely contributes to his injuries. 

Between him, Jota, and Diaz we've got a good handful of players there who love scrapping for the ball in the opposition third. They're going to cause defenders all kinds of nightmares. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

That was a masterclass today.

[VladimirIlyich]

On 12/02/2022 at 11:47, stringvest said:

No, most of us want our best players fit and in the team.  

Henderson generally is. Unlike Thiago.

[Captain Howdy]

What a footballer he is