I know very few would agree with me about Thiago but I actually think he is the best midfielder I´ve seen play at the club, the best technical player that has ever played for us. Just his 45 minute debut proved that, it was 99 touches on the ball and I think 97 passes completed.
He was injury prone, not highly injury prone and I would always take the gamble on a player like him, we almost had a perfect season with him, if he had managed to stay fit for 2-3 more games we would have won everything that one particular season. Such was his influence in midfield, Rooney was right when he said he was scared about what we could do with him on our team. It is a shame that it did not work out in the way we wanted but you always gamble on a player like that.
Having said that I think Wirtz can be better, I don´t remember a single player for us at that age doing the same thing except Gerrard. Bossing that midfield at that age, there is not a single player, that has done that in the last 30-40 years.
If I am not right about him following the steps of Keegan, Daglish, Barnes and Gerrard, then I will owe you lads all a pint. We will see in 5-8 years
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