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Liverpool face major dilemma with Thiago Alcantara

With Thiago Alcantara ruled out for the rest of the season, many fans have started to question what the future holds for the Spaniard with just one year left on his contract. Since joining the Reds in 2020, the midfielder has missed a staggering 65 games through injury and along with Naby Keita has seriously...

Thiago Injury: A Final Year of Luxuries

It wasn’t the greatest surprise but it still wasn’t great to hear the news on Tuesday night that Thiago Alcantara’s season is over as he requires surgery on his hip. The Spanish maestro had been working himself back to fitness for the umpteenth time with Jurgen Klopp introducing him for small but consistent cameos...

What next for Thiago at Liverpool?

When Thiago arrived at Liverpool in the summer of 2020, it was almost impossible not to feel ecstatic at the news, with the Spaniard one of the most gifted midfielders of his generation. The Reds had enjoyed so much success with a hard-working, functional midfield of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum, as well as...

The Return of Thiago, A New Hope

When Liverpool signed Thiago Alcántara from Bayern Munich, any games where we struggled, pundits would start making all sorts of weird claims. Despite needing an elite controlling midfielder, he would commonly be accused of slowing down our play, or some other strange rhetoric. What his arrival actually did, was enable far more invention against...

Thiago a shining light and continued key man for Liverpool

Even when Liverpool are producing one of their ugliest and most disappointing seasons in recent memory, Thiago still manages to be beautiful. In a campaign littered with both team and individual deficiencies, the Spaniard continues to shine and do his best to alter the Reds' fortunes. There are some who may lazily look at Thiago and...

Liverpool 0 – 0 Chelsea – PL Player Ratings

Liverpool 0 - 0 Chelsea - PL Player Ratings Alisson Becker - 8.0 Recalled to the side and was the decisive component in keeping the blues scoreless in the first half. His importance is both invaluable and worrying, as top sides shouldn't continue to rely on their goalkeeper. James Milner - 5.0 Struggled to adapt to a few...

Lessons Learned: Leicester City (H) 2-1

It’s wasn’t very pretty eh? But at this time of the year, the classic statement prevails: three points is three points. There was plenty to analyse in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and not all of it was good. Pass marks for some, performance lacking for others and the likes of Fabinho (congratulations...

Gakpo a Good Start, The Ending is Key

The natural excitement around the signing of Cody Gakpo is both expected and understandable. Liverpool needed an attacker and they went out and got a good one, especially in what can be considered real value in today’s market. The Dutchman’s signing will give everyone around the club a boost and help reinforce the belief...

Could Moisés Caicedo Be the One?

Jude, Enzo, Declan, and now Moisés. These are the names that have been most notably linked with a January move to Liverpool, so with the transfer window now almost upon us, it could be that another signing is about to be confirmed. Cody Gakpo has this week been unveiled as the Reds' new forward addition, with...

Manchester City 3 – 2 Liverpool – League Cup Man of the Match

Manchester City 3 - 2 Liverpool - League Cup Man of the Match Thiago Alcantara Far from a master class, this game became about stemming the City onslaught in the first half. With a midfield so overwhelmed and lacking experience, you only wanted the Spaniard on the ball. The first half became about damage limitation and getting...