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Thiago Alcântara (BRIEF) player analysis
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Today I will be going over a quick player analysis of Thiago Alcântara. Thiago is a 29 year old Spanish central midfielder who plays for current Champions League winners Bayern Munich and was very instrumental in their successful UCL run.
Now over the last couple of months the Bayern midfielder has been linked with a move away from the Allianz Arena. He's been linked with Liverpool. Currently imo a world class midfielder still doing it at the highest level. The rough asking price is ONLY £30m
'BARGAIN'
'BARGAIN'
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Although his Goals and Assists aren't the greatest, you can't be using these types of stats on a player like Thiago.
41 apps
2595 mins
3
2
He normally plays in the heart of the midfield but he does a great job all over the midfield
41 apps
2595 mins
3
2
He normally plays in the heart of the midfield but he does a great job all over the midfield
Strengths and Weaknesses
Now when I say he's complete I MEAN IT. He doesn't really have any obvious weweaknesses in him game but plenty of strengths to his game.
Passing- (90.6% accuracy)
Dribbling- Avg= 2.5 per game
Ball interception- 2 per game
Tackling- 2.3 per game
Now when I say he's complete I MEAN IT. He doesn't really have any obvious weweaknesses in him game but plenty of strengths to his game.
Passing- (90.6% accuracy)
Dribbling- Avg= 2.5 per game
Ball interception- 2 per game
Tackling- 2.3 per game
We all should know how much Klopp loves quick and smart transitionsh, well this is something Thiago is simply world class at. He reads the game so well and can break play very easily to kick start a counter attack out of nothing.
Here in this example Thiago reads the pass
Here in this example Thiago reads the pass
Here he intercepts and reads what could be a Hoffenheim ground breaking chance but instead he intercepts it wonderfully to then start a Bayern counter which then leads to goal.
Another example is when Hannover have an abundance of chances with the number of players ready...
Another example is when Hannover have an abundance of chances with the number of players ready...
But he intercepts it to start the attack in what is a dangerous attacking transition for Bayern.a
One of Thiago's many qualities is how press resistant he is against the opposing team.
Here he manages to dribble his way out if this 3 man press.
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Here he manages to dribble his way out if this 3 man press.
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Another example is here when 3 Gladbach players have him surrounded but in a matter of second he is off to creates chances to score.
The last quality of many that I'll tell you about is his ability to pick out a pass and break strong defenses with just a single pass. Liverpool have struggled with creativity in midfield, such as Atletico (H) and (A) also Burnley (H).
Here the opposition is sat deep and in...
Here the opposition is sat deep and in...
their defensive formation but one single Thiago pass leads to goal.
Creativity at its finest.
Creativity at its finest.
Last example.
Thiago takes 5 players out of the game with ONE quick turn and pass.The amount of space that created is unbelievable.
Thiago takes 5 players out of the game with ONE quick turn and pass.The amount of space that created is unbelievable.
He is the perfect midfielder to have in your team imo.
Passing range and accuracy, footballing IQ reading the game, defensive awareness, distribution, team work
He has it ALL.
Passing range and accuracy, footballing IQ reading the game, defensive awareness, distribution, team work
He has it ALL.
If either Liverpool or United get Thiago, I'd still be jealous as he's what we've been lacking. Sure Kovacic is an absolute baller but Thiago could strengthen us in transitions but oh well.
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