Thiago Alcantara

[Anubis]

Is against beans. And peas. Top man.

[RoyHodgeGone]

Anyone think Klopp may be planning this set up for home games?

 

Fabinho/Henderson          Tiago

 

                Keita/Ox

 

We don't need excessive defensive cover

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

7 minutes ago, RoyHodgeGone said:

Anyone think Klopp may be planning this set up for home games?

 

Fabinho/Henderson          Tiago

 

                Keita/Ox

 

We don't need excessive defensive cover

Would be one sitting surely?

[Rotpeter]

9 minutes ago, RoyHodgeGone said:

Anyone think Klopp may be planning this set up for home games?

 

Fabinho/Henderson          Tiago

 

                Keita/Ox

 

We don't need excessive defensive cover

More than likely it would be the 4231 he keeps trying.

[RoyHodgeGone]

Yeah - I mean the main thing is one of Fab/Hendo. We don't really need both at Anfield.

[joe_fishfish]

If it's the 4-2-3-1 you'd expect Bobby to be in the 3 rather than the 1.

[El Dangerous]

3 minutes ago, joe_fishfish said:

If it's the 4-2-3-1 you'd expect Bobby to be in the 3 rather than the 1.

I reckon so. We were seriously looking at spending £50m on a striker at one point and you’d think he’d be more than competition at that price. So the plan to go with Bobby sitting a bit deeper with Werner ahead of him would have made sense. Not sure what the plan would be now though as if you put Bobby deeper you’re either looking at Mo more central or buying another forward. 

[Arnaud]

The Thiago saga will really start once the CL is over. Bayern are not available to negotiate until then, and we won’t buy a player who could get injured in the last two games, shall we ? 

[Code]

He’s absolute superb. He’ll be ours by Wednesday.

[No2]

Shite tonight, €27.5m, not a cent more.

[El Dangerous]

10 hours ago, Anubis said:

Is against beans. And peas. Top man.

Give peas a chance.

[Megadrive Man]

 

[Guest]

18 hours ago, Anubis said:

Is against beans. And peas. Top man.

[Scott_M]

[Arnaud]

During the game, the French commentators said he was definitely going to Liverpool.

 

The guy, Grégoire Margotton, is well respected here and a big Liverpool fan. The pundit was Bixente Lizarrazu who has still strong connection at Bayern obviously.  He did not deny it.

[Code]

Thiago Alonso, welcome to Liverpool.

[Scott_M]

We sold Lovren just to free up the Number 6 shirt for him.

[Guest]

45 minutes ago, Code said:

Thiago Alonso, welcome to Liverpool.

Never heard of the cunt.

[clockspeed]

Weird how BM are giving an injury prone, want away midfielder so much playing time in their CL quest. Compare that to the cotton wool we wrapped lallana in after we won the PL.  

[Code]

53 minutes ago, clockspeed said:

Weird how BM are giving an injury prone, want away midfielder so much playing time in their CL quest. Compare that to the cotton wool we wrapped lallana in after we won the PL.  

We had already won the league and wanted someone to buy Lallana.

Bayern want to win the CL and have already sold Thiago.

[The Guest]

Lallana went on a free transfer as his contract had ended.  I imagine the club were just looking after him as if he got injured it may have scuppered any contract he was offered by a new team.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

Rumours in Dutchland that Koeman wants Gini at Barca, so this could be on providing Gini goes.

[Ronnie Whelan]

1 minute ago, 1892-LFCWasBorn said:

Rumours that Koeman wants Gini at Barca, so this could be on providing Gini goes.

Feel sad losing Gini. A really good player and a much loved figure around the place by all accounts.

[dockers_strike]

1 hour ago, clockspeed said:

Weird how BM are giving an injury prone, want away midfielder so much playing time in their CL quest. Compare that to the cotton wool we wrapped lallana in after we won the PL.  

He was kept on because he was part of the title winning squad. Ive no doubt Jurgen would have made clear to whoever was handling the contract situation that none of the squad in a similar position was allowed to leave at the end of June.

[Baltar]

8 minutes ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

Feel sad losing Gini. A really good player and a much loved figure around the place by all accounts.

Same. Gini and Thiago would compliment each other well, and I don't think Thiago would be a like-for-like replacement at all.