fivecups wrote:shabelle50 wrote:fivecups wrote:shabelle50 wrote:No ability at creating chances, getting forward or doing anything other than breaking up the opposition attacks.
Exactly, world class he was.
A player like him would never have got into the team of the mid late 80s under Fagen or Dalglish, which says it all about the type of players Benitez brought to Anfield. Good riddance to Mascherano and his former manager, who was actually the one that failed to deliver on the new contract or the move to Barca last summer yet apparently he saved his career.
That's an interesting thought Shabelle. How would Masch have faired had he been in the squad in '87-88?
There's no doubt football's changed since then - the holding midfielder role wasn't as important, and having one midfielder dedicated to regaining possession and defensive duties wasn't required. I suppose he'd be in competition with Whelan, McMahon and Molby. Feck it, thats the best team I've ever seen so he probably wouldn't have got anywhere near it but it's an interesting thought. Masch in behind Barnes, Houghton, Beardsley and Rush, he'd probably have got bored because Liverpool would have all the possession anyway.
Didn't Liverpool have a player in the squad who could tackle but do little else? Wasn't he called Kevin MacDonald?
Mascherano would have looked horribly out of place in the 87-88 squad. All Mascherano does is release the ball to a full back or Gerrard if he'd been in the 87-88 squad he'd have played central defence but nowhere else. No wonder he didn't get into the West Ham team, another club who like playing football the way it should be played.