Posted:
Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:48 am
by ruskiy playmaker
I think Alonso will prove a lot of people here wrong this season. Like it or not he's still our best playmaker in CM. But I also wonder if he will be sold for profit in the summer, once Lucas fully settles into the English game.
Posted:
Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:11 am
by account deleted by request
Toffeehater wrote:s@int wrote:Sabre wrote:s@int wrote: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.
I for one don't question Mascherano's quality. I didn't even question his partnership with Gerrard during the "blip". I like the player a lot.
But the "If Alonso comes back to his game of 2 years ago" used by some posters (more than one) sounds like an old record to me.
Why? because if you read the very posts of the very same people this season, they were acknowledging that there was an improvement compared to last season in the game of Alonso. It's there, it's written. After that he's been injured, so just when he comes back, I wonder if it's fair to come back to the old "he has to recover his game".
Note that I don't find strange this kind of things. I find ok that the level of demand to a player increases through out the years as he gets experience. But it's true that this season Alonso was reported to be playing better, but that has been apparently forgotten after his injury, for some reason.
I know like me that you think we have two great players in Masch and Alonso, but I find it difficult to understand how you can argue that Alonso's form hasn't been below par for the last couple of years.
When was the last time people were raving about a great game by Alonso. Ah but its because people are used to Alonso now, I hear you say
. People are a lot more used to Gerrard and yet people still rave about him is my reply.
Ah but its the unnoticed things that Alonso does you say. It wasn't the unnoticed things that people were raving about in his first season, it was his great passing not some fantasy that only you , Lando and god can see.
IF Alonso was playing better this season, and Mascherano is still better, as I believe he is, maybe that just shows that our fond memories of Alonso's first season were perhaps enhanced by time rather than his actual ability and performances?
derby county mate .. the one earlier in the season , then was when people were raving abt a great game by him
One game in 2 seasons aided by him getting a fluke goal and don't forget Mascherano also played in that game
I must admit Sabre, I thought they both played well that game and from what I can remember we both talked about how well they interchanged roles and positions during that game. (I think it was that game ? )
I have never had a down on Alonso, I just think some of the over-protection of him by some members is unnecessary, as are the overly crititical posts.
I certainly think "Alonso or Mascherano whos best", makes for a more interesting argument than "Torres or Kuyt who's best" would anyway
Posted:
Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:47 pm
by account deleted by request
peewee wrote:torres mate, my nan is better that kuyt and she's dead
Your nan must do a lot of the "unnoticed work" like Alonso then mate