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Main recruitment of Liverpool of the season, Thiago Alcântara made his debut in Premier league this Sunday, in the 2-0 victory over Chelsea. They were 45 minutes in the field, with a penalty committed – defended by Alisson – and 75 passes from the right.
The number is the same, for example, that the midfielder gave on the shirt of the Bayern Munich in 86 minutes in the Champions League final against PSG, in August.
But there is an even more impressive data: considering the 90 minutes of this Sunday, no Chelsea player gave as many passes as the Spanish-Brazilian only in the second half.
With full passing statistics available in the English Premier League in the 2003/04 season, never has a player made so many passes in just 45 minutes.
In Liverpool, by the way, even at halftime, Thiago was the fourth player to pass the most passes, only behind Fabinho (86), who played as defense; Van Dijk (82) and Robertson (79).
The midfielder’s utilization rate was also high, 90.4%, making 75 of 83 passes attempted. Among those who attempted more than 50 touches in Liverpool, it was the third best mark, behind only defending duo Fabinho and Van Dijk.
At Chelsea, who had just 38.4% possession in the loss at Stamford Bridge, the player with the most passes was Kovacic, with 58. Defender Tomori, who entered the break, as well as Thiago, gave up just 27. Jorginho , another midfielder, 43.
Liverpool’s life became easier this Sunday after Christensen was sent off in the first half, followed by a miss by Kepa, which resulted in the second goal.
Thiago just didn’t have the perfect debut because he ended up penalizing Timo Werner towards the end of the game. Alisson, however, met and defended the Jorginho collection.
