I remain convinced that Thiago is an excellent footballer. Whether or not he is the right fit for us is a question that is regularly rearing its head now though.
I do want to see him OR Wijnaldum play for a couple of games. They seem to end up trying to occupy the same sorts of spaces at times when trying to show for the ball.
Also, to be fair to Thiago, he does tend to play several progressive passes towards Firmino, the eye test telling me he does it more in the early part of games - not sure if people stop showing for the ball or if it's some weird tactical nuance but it seems to drop off as a game progresses.
Wish we had seen him for a run of games in a midfield three of Thiago, Fabinho and Henderson as that feels like it would be nicely balanced but we aren't getting it this season. Hope it works out for him with us - too many question marks just now.
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