Thiago Alcantara

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Would absolutely love him here but I can't see it happening, I can't see Bayern letting him come to us. Him alongside Gundogan would be special though
 
Have him in a heartbeat if this is true, one of the top 5 passers in world football, passing ability not far off Xavi but he has that cleverness and movement that Iniesta has/had. He's a go between of the two in my opinion but yet to reach their heights, which isn't a worry as Xavi was 27/28 years old before he significantly shone.
 
Budweiser Drinking Emmerdale Boy said:
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Laporte Kompany Stones
Clichy KDB Thiago Gundogan Kroos Navas
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Zaba Otamendi FernandoDenyar
Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
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Pep loathes a first team squad of 21-22 players, preferring instead a much tighter and more intimate group who are versatile enough to cover several positions. It's a conversation for a different thread, but when I look at above "super squads" I'm inclined to see his point -- what a perfect nightmare it would be keeping that whole roster from mutiny.

As far as Alcantara goes, I lean toward the previously mentioned two pieces of hearsay (and don't know much firsthand): supposedly plagued by injury problems, but plays like the second coming of Jesus (the son of god, not Navas) when he's fit.
 
Tron Coltrane said:
Pep loathes a first team squad of 21-22 players, preferring instead a much tighter and more intimate group who are versatile enough to cover several positions. It's a conversation for a different thread, but when I look at above "super squads" I'm inclined to see his point -- what a perfect nightmare it would be keeping that whole roster from mutiny.
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His problems with injuries at Bayern may have changed his mind a little on that
 
Thiago has only played 47 league games in the last 3 seasons. Great player but it's a big issue, esp. if Gundogan signs as well. Whilst not as bad, he tends to miss a few games a season too
 
Silva_Spell said:
Thiago has only played 47 league games in the last 3 seasons. Great player but it's a big issue, esp. if Gundogan signs as well. Whilst not as bad, he tends to miss a few games a season too
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Thiago was out for over a year with a torn knee ligament. He's played 37 of 48 games so far this season.
 
So talented but I think he has gone stale at Bayern and become a bit of a safe passenger in their midfield. He has worked with Pep through his whole senior career and could probably do with a different style of coaching.
 
Fabulous said:
Thiago was out for over a year with a torn knee ligament. He's played 37 of 48 games so far this season.
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He has a history of ligament problems tho. Previous 2 seasons have basically been write-offs

Games (days) missed through injury:

15/16
6 games (30 days)

14/15
26 games (154 days)

13/14
56 games (267 days)

source: transfermarkt

I hope, whether we sign him or not, this season is more of an indication of his future. Excellent player
 
without a dream said:
Pep absolutely loves him not sure you could carry him and Gundogan/Pogba in midfield though.
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Pep will probably want a 'Busquets' or an 'Alonso' sat behind them a lot of the time

More Barca-esque, with Stones potentially being more like Busquets:
------Stones
Gundogan Thiago

Bayern-esque, with Kroos more the Alonso type:
-------Kroos
Gundogan Thiago
 
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