Thiago Alcantara

[Barrington Womble]

It's not much of a shock. Who was going to pay him the millions he'd undoubtedly want?

[El Dangerous]

First John Cena now Thiago, it’s a dark day for the sporting greats.

[Binomial]

Wait, he's only announcing his retirement NOW!?! Thought he'd retired 2 years ago.

[Aventus]

5 hours ago, Kevin D said:

He’ll make a hell of a manager. Speaks 5 languages, managed by Guardiola and Klopp, dad was a player, big football brain. 
 

He’s got all the tools.

And ancelotti briefly too. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

I think he collects and passes a ball in the most fluid way I've ever seen from a player. He was made of cadburys flakes.

[TheHowieLama]

5 hours ago, Kevin D said:

He’s got all the tools.

[manwiththestick]

44 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I think he collects and passes a ball in the most fluid way I've ever seen from a player. He was made of cadburys flakes.

Clearly studied Adam Lallana.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

On 17/05/2024 at 22:31, The Midnight Rambler said:

In ten years time you’ll forget he even played for LFC. A bit like Litmanen, Morientes and Anelka.

 

On 18/05/2024 at 00:29, Dapower said:

And keita 

Any Mancs who witnessed the league games in 21/22 will wake up screaming the names of Keita and Thiago for decades to come.

[Carra_is_legend]

16 hours ago, Binomial said:

Wait, he's only announcing his retirement NOW!?! Thought he'd retired 2 years ago.

 

He has been on garden leave.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, Carra_is_legend said:

 

He has been on garden leave.

Had the deckchairs out all season.

[etho]

On paper he’s going to at the very least be an exceptional coach

[johnsusername]

Been raising money for local causes while he's been here. Good lad. 

[Jairzinho]

3 hours ago, johnsusername said:

Been raising money for local causes while he's been here. Good lad. 

 

If it was local hospitals he was arguably just hedging his bets.

[Kevin D]

Have to admire him not countenancing Saudi or America and chasing more money.
 

Barca, Spain, Bayern and Liverpool as the only teams you ever played for is as regal and prestigious as it gets.

[Wezza]

His month at Barcelona will be remembered fondly I’m sure.

[Wezza]

[Bjornebye]

Might not be ready to jack playing in. It was a pleasure watching him in a Red shirt. Shame about the injuries 

[Anubis]

On 07/07/2024 at 15:16, Kevin D said:

He’ll make a hell of a manager. Speaks 5 languages, managed by Guardiola and Klopp, dad was a player, big football brain. 
 

He’s got all the tools.

If he sits tight the circus currently known as Barcelona will probably need one later on in the season.

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, Anubis said:

If he sits tight the circus currently known as Barcelona will probably need one later on in the season.

I doubt he has his pro licence yet. To be fair to Baldyola he put in a few years of coaching lesser teams before taking the job at Barca. I remember him starting towards the end of his career somewhere in Italy,like Siena or Brescia or somewhere.

[Code]

3 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I doubt he has his pro licence yet. To be fair to Baldyola he put in a few years of coaching lesser teams before taking the job at Barca. I remember him starting towards the end of his career somewhere in Italy,like Siena or Brescia or somewhere.

Guardiola coached the Barca B team before he was promoted, thats where he started. 

 

He played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, ended his playing career in Saudi and Mexico. 

 

 

[Barrington Womble]

10 minutes ago, Code said:

Guardiola coached the Barca B team before he was promoted, thats where he started. 

 

He played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, ended his playing career in Saudi and Mexico. 

 

 

You missed the bit where he was a drugs cheat. 

[VladimirIlyich]

10 minutes ago, Code said:

Guardiola coached the Barca B team before he was promoted, thats where he started. 

 

He played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, ended his playing career in Saudi and Mexico. 

 

 

Yes,that's where he began his jobs but it doesn't mean he wasn't getting his hours in while still playing. Most players who go into management do this.

[VladimirIlyich]

17 minutes ago, Code said:

Guardiola coached the Barca B team before he was promoted, thats where he started. 

 

He played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, ended his playing career in Saudi and Mexico. 

 

 

Guardiola’s career as a manager formally started at Barça B in 2007, but in reality he already had some experience of coaching a professional team. The Catalan was all but retired as a player when his contract with Qatari club Al-Ahli finished in June 2005, so he began coaching courses that same month. In the winter, however, Guardiola decided to make a U-turn, putting his boots back on to play for recently formed Mexican side Dorados de Sinaloa.

 

Apparently in Mexico in 2005.

[Code]

13 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

You missed the bit where he was a drugs cheat. 

Yes nandrolone, to be fair though, back in those days you could get that in your system from dietary supplements you thought were legal to use as they were not on the doping list. 

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, Code said:

Yes nandrolone, to be fair though, back in those days you could get that in your system from dietary supplements you thought were legal to use as they were not on the doping list. 

 

Is that what he did do you think?