Thiago Alcantara

[dockers_strike]

3 hours ago, sir roger said:

Jurgen making subs before the 75th minute ? not happening.

You're forgetting St James is on a hill, well, a 3 foot slope and if they win the toss, they'll make us run uphill 2nd half! I think he will.

[an tha]

7 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

Jurgen keeping his cards close to his chest about Thiago and any involvement at Newcastle. I think he might name him on the bench and look to give him a 15 to 20 minute run out.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/421520-thiago-alcantara-unlikely-to-face-newcastle

[TheHowieLama]

Get him ready for next season.

[niallers]

When did our nickname become the malingerers? Gomez, van dijk, matip, thiago,shaq, Milner, the ox and tsmikas. For shame. 

[Barrington Womble]

12 hours ago, niallers said:

When did our nickname become the malingerers? Gomez, van dijk, matip, thiago,shaq, Milner, the ox and tsmikas. For shame. 

How did you manage to leave keita off that list?! 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

6 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

How did you manage to leave keita off that list?! 

To be fair, it's easy to forget he exists.

[ZonkoVille77]

[joe_fishfish]

If he's properly back, along with Milner and Ox, I wonder if we'll see Henderson used at centre back.

[Kevin D]

Not.

[The Guest]

He looked great again. Really inventive and aggressive passes.  Surprisingly good in the air as well.

[3 Stacks]

He's a level above. 

[Mark M]

He took our game up another level when he came on. He’s an incredible talent.

 

[KevieG]

He looks Xavi/Iniesta level. 

 

Hopefully stats fit. Huge addition

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

You can more or less see from the first second that he’s a world class player. 
 

When he receives the ball centrally he’ll often play it through the lines with his first touch, twenty yards or more, quick and accurate. Many times facing his own goal more or less, kind of a ‘no look pass’.

An absolute joy to watch and I can imagine a nightmare to play against.

 

He’s completely different to our other midfielders, and will bring a new dimension to our team.

[Josef Svejk]

He is our main hope of retaining the title, I reckon. 

[Code]

I love him. 

[aRdja]

11 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

He is our main hope of retaining the title, I reckon. 

I love Thiago, but that man is Fabinho. If he’s out for an extended period we’re done. 

[Josef Svejk]

14 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I love Thiago, but that man is Fabinho. If he’s out for an extended period we’re done. 

Granted. 

 

But just in terms of what we've been missing so far this season (not Fabinho fortunately) and how it might improve us... 

[DJLJ]

4 hours ago, Mark M said:

He took our game up another level when he came on. He’s an incredible talent.

 

That was not difficult to be fair. We were very dire. 

[Bjornebye]

Best player since Kenny you watch 

[s(k)aturation]

12 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Best player since Kenny you watch 

He''ll have to get a move on.

[Bjornebye]

2 hours ago, skaro said:

He''ll have to get a move on.

And play for who?! 

[s(k)aturation]

5 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

And play for who?! 

 

As in, he'll have to hurry up and play a few more games.

 

 

[dockers_strike]

He looked class last night when he came on. Spraying some lovely balls about.

[TheDrowningMan]

1 hour ago, dockers_strike said:

He looked class last night when he came on. Spraying some lovely balls about.

With the greatest of respect to the passing range of our other midfielders, it was like comparing a cup of Nescafé to the finest Guatemalan whole bean with chocolate notes.