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So today i decided to use Thiago in my WL just to test him out, and this is my conclusions after 30 games in an elite 3 finish.

he is pretty good value as he is only around 160k which for some of his stats is a steal.

He played cdm alongside birthday bakayoko, in a 4231 with a shadow chemstyle.

feeks really similar to PIM Pirlo but obviously a lot better value

Thiago is genuinely a cracking plur after this recent upgrade. He is now 93 rated and has an extremely usable card, both in stats and links. Firstly, his links are great - there are plenty of bayern munich special cards you can strong link him with in different formations, Boateng FB, Goretzka Moments, Lewandowski headliner - even Alphonso Davies / Kimmich's Moments cards if you have them. He also offers nice soft links into la liga for example, links with ramos etc.

Primarily, i used Thiago as a holding midfielder. He is not played in a cdm role you may associate with Bakayoko/Kante because that does not suit his card, however he does sit the deepest of my midfielders and so he does take on lots of defensive responsibily (so maybe in esscense he is still a cdm?!). Thiago acts offensively as the pivot point of my attacks, patrolling the central third of the pitch. You can use his strong passing (92) to dish out passes through midfield or wider as he has the ability to do that. His dribbling is also really key for him in this role, he comes under pressure regularly under the ball but because of the 5* skills moves and insane dribbling/agility/balance he finds space around these players. Because he is not as involved in attacks his stats are not so impressive, but he will regularly pick up assists and can give you the odd goal. Defensively, he is still pretty good. I added an anchor to give him a boost in this department, more tackling and physical to help him out. He is not a 'destroyer' but he tackles pretty consistently when paired with another midfielder, in this case Goretzka moments.

He really fills in this vital role perfectly and that why i rate him so highly, when utilised well he can be so effective.

This is my first review so I apologise if I miss anything. I am a casual Div 3/4, Gold 1 player :)

I needed a CDM to link to my Kimmich player moments and Ramos player moments and this Thiago card slotted in perfectly. I play him as a balanced CDM in the 4-2-2-2 with a shadow (next to Ramos). For the price of just 110k I picked up this card and put him straight into my team for Weekend league. In my first game I came up against Prime Cruyff and TOTY Messi, and this guy outclassed them. He was everything I wanted him to be and more! He feels absolutely amazing on the ball and his passing is pinpoint. His shot isn't great, but he still scored a couple of goals. In the end, I finished 23/4 and got my first Elite finnish this year. Thiago played a huge role in that and controlled the game.

So since the TOTS was right around the corner I decided to simply sell all my players and try a little budget team, but a week after the TOTS most consistent came out, Thiago was around 115k which I thought It was a really good price so I bought it as an investment. Since it was a budget squad I decided to throw him into the team becauseeeeee why not eh?

I used Anchor chemestry style with him on seven chemestry. Sublime. Absolutly sublime. His touch on the ball is next level. He just glides through. 5 star skill moves also makes him very good to exit high pressure situations and with such high composure It's really easy for him to distribute a pin point pass.

I used him as a second cdm with allan by his side and due to his high interceptions his positioning on the pitch was perfect. was always in the right spot.

As the prices went up I decided to sell him. Picked up kovacic in the player picks and wanted Kovacic to be as good as thiago. Not the case.

I then realized the SUPER HIGH reactions Thiago has which makes him aware of all the pitch in no time and with high interceptions? my god. I instantly bought Thiago back and this time I played him on 10 chemestry. For sure a big difference. Pretty much an improved version of the card I had before. Paired him up with TOTS Fernandinho(which for me is the best cdm I used this game and I've used pretty good ones). The midfield is complete.

When he came out I picked him up because he looked pretty good. At first he seemed like a bargain; a good all around midfielder for cheap. But not long after I started using him it became apparent that he simply was not that good. He was making mistake after mistake and generally doing things that are not acceptable of a 93 rated TOTS. Maybe if you try him he'll work for you better than he did for me but I'm glad to be selling him.