Posted:
Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:42 am
by ruskiy playmaker
I am pretty surprised some people here would favor Alonso over Mascherano. I really thought that everyone couldn't wait for Alonso to get back from injury. I still think that he's a very important player for us and he will play a huge role for us this season. I'm sure Rafa will figure something out, after all you don't leave a player with such talent and high salary on the bench.
Posted:
Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:40 am
by account deleted by request
I just can't believe that anyone would question Mascherano's position in the team after his performances since he came. I think he has had maybe 2 poor games for us since he came and has been M.O.T.M. in about half of his games.
If Alonso was playing like he did a couple of seasons ago, maybe there could be an argument, but on Alonso's performances in the last 2 years (which have been below par) surely there can be no argument that Mascherano is the better player.
I certainly don't think its coincidence that Gerrard has started to score (and hit the bar) on such a regular basis again. He is given freedom to go forward, knowing that the door is locked behind him by Mascher and while Mascher may not hit the great Hollywood balls that Alonso can, I often thought that with Gerrard and Alonso both playing it long, we sometimes had too much of a good thing.
They 're both great players but because I believe that Mascher also brings out the best in Gerrard (our best player) I think Mascher is better. The one big advantage that Alonso has over Mascher his height. When Hyypia plays, obviously its not that much of a problem, but once Agger is back Alonso's height does come in handy.
I think we are lucky to have such great midfielders and it would be stupidity on a huge scale if Mascher was allowed to slip out of our clutches.