Thiago Alcantara

[richards30]

The dippers are getting Diego Jota as well!

 

[Greggery Peccary]

Pep raided his old club Barca for Thiago, so how do you work that one out? lol

Haha...you’ve got me there! I can’t think of any others off the top of my head though. I suppose I could split hairs and say he wasn’t a first team regular but fair dues, I’ll put my hands up there.

 

[mccity]

He's a very talented player. I think Klopp's been trying to slow Liverpool down over the years and he'll help with that element of control. He's not going to magically transform their midfield but he's better than both Henderson and Wijnaldum by a distance. They can't keep waiting on Keita forever.

I'd be most worried if they signed a CB. Gomez for me is good but he's nowhere near the level that he's made out to be. Plus I think as team's get smarter at attacking them we're going to see if their fullbacks can actually defend high up multiple times a match (hint they can't).

 

[Greggery Peccary]

Injuries will catch him up cjn

Got you. That’s the biggest concern about him but if Klopp’s happy, that’ll do me. I suspect that he’ll be drip fed into the PL for acclimatisation purposes though. Even with his movement and awareness, the pace will still be a culture shock.

 

[RayCTID]

Got you. That’s the biggest concern about him but if Klopp’s happy, that’ll do me. I suspect that he’ll be drip fed into the PL for acclimatisation purposes though. Even with his movement and awareness, the pace will still be a culture shock.

You haven't got me at all. He won't be featuring many games. The league will be too intense for him. They will have a job moving him on.

 

[oakiecokie]

To be fair the only person i have seen laud him arguably the greatest midfielder in the world is that muppet off Sky Sports News. Kaveh Sohelkol i think he is called. Nobody likes him anyway.

Thats him CC.What a daft twat he really is.

 

[oakiecokie]

Pep raided his old club Barca for Thiago, so how do you work that one out? lol

I think you`ve just "owned him". ;)

 

[Greggery Peccary]

You haven't got me at all. He won't be featuring many games

Possibly not but there’s a lot of ifs and buts in there. It’s certainly a gamble worth taking.

 

[Centurions]

Possibly not but there’s a lot of ifs and buts in there. It’s certainly a gamble worth taking.

A gamble that if it doesn't work out means you're stuck with a sick note on high wages for 4 years.

 

[Greggery Peccary]

A gamble that if it doesn't work out means you're stuck with a sick note on high wages for 4 years.

You can level that at any player who’s had a lot of injuries but few come with the pedigree he does. And if he doesn’t work out, it certainly won’t be left until the end of his contract to resolve.

 

[lancs blue]

Made more tackles and interceptions than any of our midfielders last season and played a lot less games.

Doesn't that just mean Bayern's opponents had a hell of lot more possession than we allow our opponents, meaning our midfield doesn't have to regain possession as often?

 

[RayCTID]

You can level that at any player who’s had a lot of injuries but few come with the pedigree he does. And if he doesn’t work out, it certainly won’t be left until the end of his contract to resolve.

"Pedigree" means jack shit. He can no longer survive playing intense football otherwise he would be still in Munich. You were trying to sign him on the cheap.

 

[Greggery Peccary]

"Pedigree" means jack shit. He can no longer survive playing intense football otherwise he would be still in Munich.

Or maybe he fancies a new challenge? He wouldn’t have picked England to come to if he can’t move around the pitch. It would have been Serie A all the way if that was the case. And it’s not like the intensity of the Bundesliga is akin to our league. Whatever you may or may not think of him, he’s certainly not a busted flush at the elite level of the game.

 

[RayCTID]

Or maybe he fancies a new challenge? He wouldn’t have picked England to come to if he can’t move around the pitch. It would have been Serie A all the way if that was the case. And it’s not like the intensity of the Bundesliga is akin to our league. Whatever you may or may not think of him, he’s certainly not a busted flush at the elite level of the game.

He is a busted flush. Too many injuries and Bayern no longer see him as valuable asset

 

[Bill]

a downward step for him,best he could get imo.

 

[Greggery Peccary]

He is a busted flush. Too many injuries

Time will tell there, mate.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

You really do love that David Ewing bloke.

Trautmann, Ewing 'n Leivers - the Eddie, Vinny and Joleon of the Fifties!

 

[Chi-town blues]

Time will tell there, mate.

You don’t have to get emotional there . Now don’t say you are about to write a poem for him.

 

[eastmanc]

Trautmann, Ewing 'n Leivers - the Eddie, Vinny and Joleon of the Fifties!

My late Dad always spoke highly of all them players and of Frank Swift, Who before that batch of City stars. he was my father‘s first hero. He used to wax lyrical about the fact the Frank could pickup the ball in his massive right hand and throw it like a tennis ball half the length of Maine Road. His big hero was Bert though.

 

[Greggery Peccary]

Now don’t tell me you charge hubcaps for your emotional poems.

No, but you can pay me in other hackneyed cliches if that’s your thing. I’d remind you of some of the ones that follow your club about but sticking to the footy chat makes things miles easier and friendlier around here. I’m happy to do that all day long.