Thiago Alcantara is the name who sticks to basics and Simple methods. His understanding the football game with vision, technique is sensational to say. Thiago dictates the game play controls the midfield like Joysticks he has in his leg. Thiago doesn’t go below 90% passing rates in matches as well he easily bypass the opposition and open up defense.
Thiago Alcantara again came up with such monster performance against Villareal too as he clearly knew the flow of the game as well playing one two passes.
As Trent Alexander Arnold in free Thiago Alcantara checked out the pitch and circulate the ball to Trent Alexander Arnold on the right. Thiago closely took out touches to let himself free and play out the pass to Trent.
Thiago Alcantara’s understanding of Vision to pick out his players is sublime. Here Thiago received the pass from Fabinho and saw Henderson running in space as Henderson acts as midfield runner in Klopp’s system. Thiago launched a diagonal ball on the right and Henderson looks to receive the ball for the first time and no Villareal players looks to close him down.
Thiago Alcantara’s ability to thrive in tightest of area and picking the pass out of nowhere is sublime. Thiago Alcantara staying in the line. Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara looks to play out one two touches between them as Thiago hold the ball and played out to Konate on the backline to start the play from right.
Henderson in the right half space, while Trent Alexander Arnold in between the line and the 2nd line of Villareal. While Thiago Alcantara on the ball and looks to control the tempo of the game and facilities the ball forward.
Thiago Alcantara facilities the ball in the final 3rd towards Trent Alexander Arnold and Thiago has great application of tight areas by playing one two and and providing one touch pass and Trent Alexander Arnold dragging out a Villareal player with him and draws out a foul.
Thiago Alcantara in the left midfielder looks to take on Villareal player as he control the ball and looking for the team mates.
Thiago Alcantara circulate the ball in the center half space to the Colombian International Luis Diaz , While Luiz Diaz with little dummy left the ball to Mo Salah. Alexander Arnold played the ball to Mo Salah. While Henderson ready to make the runs on the right as her movement to act as a midfield runner escaped away from Villareal players.
Thiago Alcantara has the ability to thrive in tight Spaces as here Mo Salah and Thiago looks to play one touch passes and Mane’s movement looks to go away from Villareal markers.
Thiago circulates the ball to Mo and Mo played a perfect through ball to Mane, who makes space for himself to slot the ball home.
Thiago Alcantara again facilitated the ball and picked out Mo Salah by playing the square pass towards the Egyptian and Mo looks to take on the Juan Foyth.
Thiago Alcantara holds the ball and Lo Celso looks to close him down but Thiago Alcantara is calm and composed on the ball as he defensively helped out his team mate and played the ball out to backline.
Thiago dropped down deep ready to receive the ball from Van Dijk. Van Dijk calmly played the ball out to Thiago.
While Thiago scanned the pitch and looked for his team mate and played out cross field pass to Mo Salah and allowed the Egyptian to cut inside and create 1 v 1. Thiago’s understanding of the game is top quality and knows when and where to pick out his players.
Thiago Alcantara is defensively solid as he helps his team mate to progress the ball and effectively beat the Villareal press as he dropped down in the backline to play out the passes with Van Dijk and looks for the team mates.
Thiago Alcantara won the ball back in Villareal half and Circulate the ball to Backline and start the attack. Thiago’s ball control and technique is top notch.
Thiago is excellent shooter from distance as he received the ball from Konate and took two touches to shoot from distance only to see his Shot rattled/hit the post. That would have been some goal.
CONCLUSION:
Thiago Earned Player of the match and completed 96.3 % accuracy as well completed 9/9 accurate long balls with 10 recoveries and 5 interceptions. Thiago completed 103 passes with 34 passes in final 3rd. Thiago is pulling the strings for Liverpool and controlling the tempo in top notch. He was very crucial in opening up Villareal defense with ease.
