Topic: Welcome to Liverpool Thiago Alcantara

[JackWard33]

not one of life's quick healers is he ...

hard to be that negative about it, we knew this when we signed him

[Red-Soldier]

That Elliot injury really biting us in the arse!

[bornandbRED]

not one of life's quick healers is he ...

hard to be that negative about it, we knew this when we signed him

Begs the question why we signed him really. Great player but undoubtedly a recruitment anomaly given age profile and injury record. And here we are.. nearly ten games in and he’ll have started one of them.

[Hazell]

Well the first game or couple of games were him coming back from the Euros so it wasn't  injury that was preventing him playing. Not sure about some of the others but not starting a game isn't the same as not being available as has been discussed extensively in this thread recently.

[RyanBabel19]

Well the first game or couple of games were him coming back from the Euros so it wasn't  injury that was preventing him playing. Not sure about some of the others but not starting a game isn't the same as not being available as has been discussed extensively in this thread recently.

Tell that to Naby

[Hazell]

Tell that to Naby

I don't remember him playing in the Euros.

[RyanBabel19]

I don't remember him playing in the Euros.

I was referring to ‘not starting a game isn't the same as not being available’. You’re 100% correct but people seem to count both the same

[Hazell]

I was referring to ‘not starting a game isn't the same as not being available’. You’re 100% correct but people seem to count both the same

Ah right, was only messing about the Euro's comment

Agreed though. Just for clarity, We'll have played 8 league games after today and Thiago would have started 2 of them. He was on the bench from the second game onwards until the 5th game, which is when he got injured.

[Pradan]

Begs the question why we signed him really. Great player but undoubtedly a recruitment anomaly given age profile and injury record. And here we are.. nearly ten games in and he’ll have started one of them.

Seriously? Going by that statement, you would think he's contributed nothing in his time here.

He was absolutely vital in our late season run towards securing a CL spot last season. That is one reason we have right there. And he has another 3 or 4 years left on his contract to do quite a lot more.

[Jm55]

Feels like a repeat of last seasons injury where we kept getting teased with the prospect of him returning and then him actually being out until Christmas.

I’m sure Klopp said he’d back after the internationals.

[JJ Red]

Seems very much of a 'Sturridge' type in that he is strong willed and won't play until HE feels 100% fit.

With the injury to Elliott we can't afford passengers in that midfield and I think him and Naby need to toughen up a bit. I wish a few more of them had that Suarez attitude.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Seems very much of a 'Sturridge' type in that he is strong willed and won't play until HE feels 100% fit.

With the injury to Elliott we can't afford passengers in that midfield and I think him and Naby need to toughen up a bit. I wish a few more of them had that Suarez attitude.

Or, he's injured?

[le_boss]

Becoming a Jari Litmanen for us

[JJ Red]

Or, he's injured...

...again.

Might just be me but it seems rare that a manager gives a date for possible return and the player doesn't return either on that date or a little earlier. All managers seem overly pessimistic when predicting returns because it takes pressure off the player and might give a little boost when he comes back earlier.

With Thiago, and its just an impression i got, he rarely seems to return by the date of the pessimistic managerial prediction? I believe it happened once in his final season at Bayern also?

[Ghost Town]

...again.

Might just be me but it seems rare that a manager gives a date for possible return and the player doesn't return either on that date or a little earlier. All managers seem overly pessimistic when predicting returns because it takes pressure off the player and might give a little boost when he comes back earlier.

With Thiago, and its just an impression i got, he rarely seems to return by the date of the pessimistic managerial prediction? I believe it happened once in his final season at Bayern also?

It's just you. It quite often happpens that a player does not return at a suggested date. Predicting injury returns is not an exact science, it's an ongoing process.

[tubby]

Think he's just a slow healer.

[stockdam]

Not sure why he couldn’t have played today……….he could have stood still all match but still contributed.

[tubby]

Not sure why he couldn’t have played today……….he could have stood still all match but still contributed.

Could've put him in goal.

[BoRed]

Not sure why he couldn’t have played today……….he could have stood still all match but still contributed.

Worked for Man Utd with Maguire.

[TepidT2O]

Do we have any idea when he might be back?

[newterp]

Do we have any idea when he might be back?

I’d bet he will be back after the next international break. So it could be a two month injury.

[jooneyisdagod]

Seems very much of a 'Sturridge' type in that he is strong willed and won't play until HE feels 100% fit.

With the injury to Elliott we can't afford passengers in that midfield and I think him and Naby need to toughen up a bit. I wish a few more of them had that Suarez attitude.

Sturridge has signed for Perth Glory. That says it all. It's not that he wasn't willing to play through the pain barrier, it's much more likely that he had real injury troubles. It's not Sturridge's character that needs questioning. He was just unfortunate with injuries and being injury prone. I don't know why this myth seems to still persist.

[slaphead]

Sturridge has signed for Perth Glory. That says it all. It's not that he wasn't willing to play through the pain barrier, it's much more likely that he had real injury troubles. It's not Sturridge's character that needs questioning. He was just unfortunate with injuries and being injury prone. I don't know why this myth seems to still persist.

If memory serves me right I think it was something Gerrard said in his book about a conversation he had with Sturridge and the fitness team before a game, possible Utd or Everton. There was some kind of reference to Suarez never missing games too

[Coolie High]

Some folks have said he missed training today - so it's unlikely he will be ready for the weekend. This means it will be another month long injury? Guessing it was worse than first reported.

It seems that way nearly on every occasion he gets injured, he’s a great player but these little niggles than turn into month long injuries are annoying, Keita seems to suffer from similar issues.

[Max_powers]

So he is out till Christmas again? We need to cut our losses and let sell him ASAP.

First, he decided to get his leg snapped by Richarlison then he gets COVID and now he is injured again till Christmas. Very reminiscent of Sturridge. 

[newterp]

So he is out till Christmas again? We need to cut our losses and let sell him ASAP.

First, he decided to get his leg snapped by Richarlison then he gets COVID and now he is injured again till Christmas. Very reminiscent of Sturridge. 

Easter

[JackWard33]

Seems very much of a 'Sturridge' type in that he is strong willed and won't play until HE feels 100% fit.

With the injury to Elliott we can't afford passengers in that midfield and I think him and Naby need to toughen up a bit. I wish a few more of them had that Suarez attitude.

Yeah they should all do what Maguire did at the weekend - one training session and get back in there like a proper man, very rarely any consequences for this sort of thing on the pitch plus you have the benefit of not getting called a pansy by JJ Red online or Gerrard in his autobiography

Why can't people accept that professional footballers all want to play (with very rare exceptions), they're fucking frustrated when they can't and that humans heal at different rates?

[JackWard33]

Sturridge has signed for Perth Glory.

Has he?? missed that - that's great .. I'm amazed he hasn't and didn't go to the MLS before he moved to Turkey
But I hope he gets to play somewhere and show off his talent - one of the unluckiest players in our history (relative to talent)

[whtwht]

Yeah they should all do what Maguire did at the weekend - one training session and get back in there like a proper man, very rarely any consequences for this sort of thing on the pitch plus you have the benefit of not getting called a pansy by JJ Red online or Gerrard in his autobiography

Why can't people accept that professional footballers all want to play (with very rare exceptions), they're fucking frustrated when they can't and that humans heal at different rates?

Its all the players fault for being injury prone. They should just man up and play like they did in the good ol days.

[newterp]

Talk about a player we could have used for the last 15-20 - we need someone that injects calm into the team and knows how to possess the ball.

[Armand9]

my thoughts exactly, i said to the missus thiago would be perfect here now

[Funky_Gibbons]

my thoughts exactly, i said to the missus thiago would be perfect here now

What were you doing to her at the time?

[Dougle]

What were you doing to her at the time?

Boom!! 😊

[Big Dirk]

What were you doing to her at the time?

😂Cheeky

[newterp]

this turned into a 2 month injury! wow.

Klopp says "maybe before or for sure after the break"

nuts.

[BarryCrocker]

this turned into a 2 month injury! wow.

Klopp says "maybe before or for sure after the break"

nuts.

So that's potentially 21/11 versus Arsenal. 10 matches including EFL Cup he misses.

[Coolie High]

Another Sturridge  esque player it seems, two of the most naturally gifted players we’ve had at this club but lack of durability will probably like Sturridge lead to him having an ‘underrated career’. I mean his 29 supposed to be in the peak of his powers yet can’t start for Spain.

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

I was a bit tongue in cheek when I said shortly after thatI hope this isn't one of those that looks innocuous at the start. Then its missing the next 2, then it's not yet , then it's not for City but after the break etc. and before you know it, it's 6 weeks.

I'd take 6 weeks now! We're 4 weeks in and he's out for the next few.

[BarryCrocker]

Another Sturridge  esque player it seems, two of the most naturally gifted players we’ve had at this club but lack of durability will probably like Sturridge lead to him having an ‘underrated career’. I mean his 29 supposed to be in the peak of his powers yet can’t start for Spain.

He's actually 30. Naturally gifted means very little if you're not making regular contributions on the field.

[So… Howard Philips]

We don't have much luck when it comes to injuries with our midfield - Lallana, Chamberlain, Keita, Thiago.