He's played well against Madrid, United, Liverpool, Barcelona, and AC Milan (when they were a quality side), so there is more than enough evidence to suggest that he can perform Against top sides. He's been doing so since the age of 18.
Quite a ridiculous argument. Cesc Fabregas was already a top established full blown international footballer at the age of 19 in a time where England was the dominate league then becoming the best central midfielder in England at 23 where he became a versatile variable at the holding role, attacking midfielder, false 9, or even on the wing. Thiago is no more than a talented footballer who's shown flair, particularly at U21 level but by no means has he established himself the way Cesc has done at his age.
This, especially after his performance against Barcelona in 2011, the media were over hyping him to a growing extent, when you could find a handful of players in Spain just like him or even better.
A quote that appeared out of thin air on the viral web without any hint of credibility as to where it's existence lies from is enough proof that it is complete bollocks.
Del Bosque selected Torres despite how shit he is in favor of in form players, Spains RM and Barca favoritism will be demolished once a new manager is appointed.
Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre.
Agree with the majority of it. However, one major flaw for Henry was his bottleness in finals. Think someone threw a stat at me that he's played in 11 finals and scored 0 goals.