aCe' wrote:Its a WorldCup year and i still think Argentina will make it to the Worldcup and given the squad they have its not out of the question that theyd have a good tournament..
Would have sold him last summer.. Regardless of the Alonso thing... With Alonso gone i thought going back to a 4-4-2 would have been the way forward... Probably should have gone for a David Villa or Etoo or so.. With Gerrard back in the middle and with Alonso AND Mascherano gone we still would have needed 1 CM to make a 4-4-2 work... Probably would have been easier and cheaper finding Gerrard a partner for a 4-4-2... but anyways... Never been a big fan of Mascherano, dont think he offers as much as say a Makelele in the defensive end and definitely nowhere near enough in an attacking sense.. Hes more a luxury sort of player whos nice to have against the stronger sides... Doesnt have much influence in most of the other games and i think the 30mill or so we could have gotten for him last summer could have gone a long way in improving other areas in our squad...
Anyways... Dont think we'll sell him anytime soon.. Rafa likes him and he'll stick with him... Not a bad player but massively overrated by our fans..
He needs a playmaker type of player to get the best out of him, if he plays with the likes of fabregas, kaka, sneijder, etc... in the middle he would look really quality.
I'm hoping that Aquilani will compliment him, then we will defenitely have a really strong midfield