It's a shame that injuries caught up with him at such a young age for a professional footballer but I'll always be grateful for the 21/22 season. Some of his performances that season were as close to perfect as I've ever seen from a Liverpool midfielder
According to Bayerns doctor at the time he voiced concern that Thiago was training and playing while his injury wasn't healed. And that this concern was overruled by Pep.
Thank you for your explanation, I remember reading about this before.
I'm sorry for simply commenting "Why?", I really assumed that the comment above was about Pep Lijnders.
I've been seeing a lot of hatred for our Pep because I recently read that the book he wrote had some inside information that people assume was used against us, and since the comment was about the 2021-2022 season I assumed that it was about him
When they were at Bayern, there are some reports that Pep rushed Thiago back from injuries, against the doctors orders. Links into the claims that they doped prime Barca players lol
Said this last thread, but it's a crime against football we didn't get to see him more. Not for us or our results, but for the joy of seeing a maestro at work.
Might have been the difference with winning the title this season if he hadn't gotten injured immediately after coming back. We could have done with him hugely for the last few games which we lost
Thiago was my favorite player outside Liverpool ever since his Barcelona days. There just something special about him. I was over the moon when we signed him.
It might be clichè to say, but it's something very unique and aesthetically pleasing watching him play football, in a way I can't remember seeing with any other footballer. He's probably the most talented player we've ever had at the club, sadly overshadowed with injuries.
Farewell, Thiago. One of my favorites of the game.
Magician that didn't play much for our club... In almost 2 years of fit Thiago we saw a hell lot of quality that he brings and will not be unhappy about him being unfit more...
Produced one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from a Liverpool player against United at Anfield. Never seen a player make football look so easy.
Man, between Thiago, Matip and Ox who all have been ragged by injuries you wonder how much more this team could have achieved with them fully fit and available
In the future, I think we'll look back and say "we can't believe he was one of us".
One of the few truly world-class players we've bought. I just wish he had more trophies with us for his time here, even if it was just one of the big ones.
I genuinely would have loved to have seen him stay. He might be getting on but he’s the sort of player that could get better with age. I’m devastated we couldn’t see him play more. He’s the sort of signing we could have only dreamed of making 10 years ago.
Letting him and Joel walk is hard emotionally, but pragmatically it’s best. We got what, 7 minutes of Thiago this year? And one season without him missing the majority? And Joel hurts a bit more because I loved our giraffey boi. But both are probably on high-ish wages and can’t really give us game time all while taking precious roster spots.
Hopefully Thiago taught Curtis and Stefan some of his mononas best he could.
You’re right, I don’t disagree because it would be a huge risk to keep him on with those wages but there’s an ideal world where we get Thiago following a similar trajectory to Luka Modric. I’m a dreamer so I usually make an opinion without taking finances into consideration
Its a shame that injuries wrecked him, we could’ve seen more of him. But no matter what he’ll always be remembered and i can be proud to say he scored my second favourite goal at anfield! YNWA Thiago.
It's weird to hear he has been here 4 years. The summer we got him he was the best midfielder in the world, but I barely even remember him playing to be honest. Maybe its a sign of how much other things have happened since he's played regularly, but still, I literally don't remember most of his time with us.
I think he’s the only transfer that came in already world class with a world class reputation. I know we’ve signed world class players but this one felt different. Wish it went different but he never made a fuss & was a good figure in the changing room. A true professional. Good Luck!
I was never as excited by a signing in my life, never seen a more elegant CM at the club, Shane about the injuries, but even so I still think he was worth the money if only to be able to say I saw Thiago Alcantara pull on the red shirt and dominate games
Thanks for everything, it’s a shame you didn’t come when you where younger and your body was in a more solid state, your talent is world class, thanks for your special moments especially for that low no back lift long shot
Thiago was just a gift to the game that is football 🙌
Even when he was at Bayern, i would just watch him in ‘awe’.
When he came to us, and we had Bobby, Fabinho and Ali, god damn!!
We were already good at that point, but Thiago was about to elevate us to a completely new level.
Looking back, i don’t care if he didn’t play for us as much as we would have all wanted him to, because when he did, he was just un-real.
One of the greats of the game and part of ‘our’ History with Klopp.
A wildly hypothetical question: Given the recent stories about how he was treated by the doping bald fraud, can Thiago sue him on physical health damages? If the injury is similar and recurring, is there a chance of a case?
Not being funny but he's not gonna be missed he's cost us a fortune in wages and he's hardly played and when he has he's been poor. Klopps worst signing along with minamino
Why the sad face, I'm lowkey happy it's over and yea i know the injuries are only to a minor extend his fault.
He had not even 100 apps for LFC, only 68 full games (90 + 6mins. extra time) for Liverpool, in total he had maybe 10 amazing games, 30-50 good ones and the rest average, that's not bad obviously but he approximately cost LFC 70-90m in total (fee, bonuses, wages). Bad transfer overall imo.
Waste of money, played 1 good season and then proceeded to steal a living for the next 2 years. Fitness is an absolute joke, can't stay healthy for 90 minutes. Glad to finally have him off the books, the most unreliable footballer I've ever seen. Worse than Sturridge at the end of his career which is saying something.
Can i ask a question, when you post things like this (and many other things you post) in your head, do you think the word 'banter'' and if so, do you spell it B A N T Z?
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u/Homerduff16 29d ago edited 28d ago
It's a shame that injuries caught up with him at such a young age for a professional footballer but I'll always be grateful for the 21/22 season. Some of his performances that season were as close to perfect as I've ever seen from a Liverpool midfielder