Former Bayern Munich midfielder teammates are former Liverpool players
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Liverpool’s new member Thiago Alcantara described how former Reds Philippe Coutinho and Xabi Alonso helped convince him to sign for Premier League champions this summer.
Thiago’s arrival at Anfield from Bayern Munich was announced on Friday, and the midfielder revealed that he spoke to former Bayern partners Coutinho and Alonso, who in the past played for Liverpool, to find out if the Premier League club was the right destination for him.
“More than the facet of football, because at the end of the day, Liverpool is what it has been in recent years, the last few decades, is the facet of the family circle, the facet of life,” said the 29-year-old. Old said on the club’s official website. ” How’s the city?How was life [here]?People like Philippe Coutinho and Xabi Alonso helped me a lot to take this last step. That’s good. “
The Foreigner of Spain also spoke about their game reports opposing Liverpool in the Bayern shirt, adding a Champions League tie opposed to the Reds at Anfield in 2019 before the German team was eliminated when they lost at the Allianz Arena in the return match.
“Well, it’s my time here, ” said Thiago. ” The first time I was here when I was five or six, I think. My father played Liverpool for Celta de Vigo. I think it’s Array at the time, the UEFA Cup. “.
“My moment was a draw here; we didn’t plan to protect as much as we protected because we hated protecting a full game, yet they were more powerful than us and we had to adapt. I was surprised through the other people here, how they live football and it was a surprise to me. The game moment was amazing [play here].
“They gave me a position for the game by being in a position for all the games I play. I watched two or three [Liverpool] games, analyzing them, how they attack, how they protect themselves, where their weaknesses are. “We search to locate them, and also the strongest. At the time, I didn’t think much of “Wow, I’m going to be there. . . “I need to be there. ” I faced it like it was another vital game. It was good. At the time, we were not in our most productive condition and it was a difficult defeat for us.
Thiago, who said Liverpool deserved to win the Premier League “years ago,” added that they earned a starting spot, with captain Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Naby Keita also vying to put Jurgen Klopp in midfield.
The Spaniard also said he was pleased to play for the German coach who opposed him.
“I am pleased to have him as a coach to succeed in my football, to check to be informed as much as I can with the team,” Thiago said. “Yes, he suffered a little with me there in the Bundesliga when he was in [Borussia] Dortmund!
“But in football, you have moments of joy and also less intelligent moments. We suffered that with last year’s expulsion from Liverpool.
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