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Thiago Alcantara (CM: Spain/Bayern Munich)
Thiago has been hailed as the solution to Spain’s ageing midfield of Andres Iniesta, David Silva and Sergio Busquets but despite this, he only played 94 minutes in Russia. After performing well for Bayern Munich since transferring there from Barcelona in 2013, he went missing in Russia and was underutilised by stand-in manager, Fernando Hierro.
It is harsh to put the blame of Spain’s disappointing campaign on him but he failed in transferring his value from club to country. For a player who was worth getting excited about, only managing 44 passes in the tournament isn’t good enough.
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Edited by Arvind Sriram
