14 - Javier Mascherano

[beautifulgame]

lol wtf was that at the end masche!

 

[Flavia]

He was a liability today... More bad moments than good ones. And that blunder at the end... sigh

 

[Cule4life]

The fact that he has been a CB for this long just puts into perspective how idiotic our management is

 

[Galning]

lol wtf was that at the end masche!

Incredible, once again.

 

[evilhita666]

Seriously, I'm kind used to his mistakes, but that one at the end is unacceptable! He needs to pull it together now!

 

[abual3bed1]

He almost cost us the game, 1st with that slap on Lopez's face in the 1st half and then that moment near the end. Must sit down reassert himself and I know he will.

 

[Cule4life]

For people asking him to reassert, focus etc- he is not a CB. He can't just inculcate that ability overnight. We are reaping the rewards of "so bad it's not even funny" decisions of our management. I'm just waiting for this season to be over so that I dont see him at CB again. Just hope a Masch blunder doesn't cost us trophies.

 

[CatalinR10]

Mascherano: "My mistake at the end? Playing at Barça forces you to take risks, you always have to pass or they think you're stupid."

 

[evilhita666]

Mascherano: "My mistake at the end? Playing at Barça forces you to take risks, you always have to pass or they think you're stupid."

Bwahaha, megalolz!

 

[FC B]

can someone bring up the stats of the amount of games he played as DM for Barcelona?

i actually think that it would be a really great solution.

its quite simple actually, when he plays, we might lose a lot of Busquets attacking vision/ long passes/ overall magic that he has.
but Mascherano could maybe finally be a "DEFENSIVE" midfielder, and god he has those amazing interceptions, way way before the opponent even gets close.
also he's pretty calm when needed. and also can get aggressive when needed, which is also good.

it wont be that bad, for some games, to have someone who thinks first about blocking and stopping, and after that about giving a simple pass.

@FCBarca

I have to disagree with you there. Mascherano is an absolutely brilliant DM, when he was in the EPL (where I was lucky enough to see him play on several occasions) he was immense. Easily the best player in the division for me. I know it isn't popular to name a DM as a league's best player, but he really was. I truely believe that he could do a great job for us in that position, again.

I agree. Plus he makes those good in depth long passes which sometimes are so beneficial to destabilize organized defenses...

The fact that he has been a CB for this long just puts into perspective how idiotic our management is

+100 !

 

[Cule4life]

Mascherano: "My mistake at the end? Playing at Barça forces you to take risks, you always have to pass or they think you're stupid."

Funny and sad at the same time. I feel this kind of attitude is perpetuated by Xavi and the likes. We should get off our high horse and be practical sometimes. Evolve with time. One clearance instead of a pass wouldnt destroy our "identity"

 

[evilhita666]

Funny and sad at the same time. I feel this kind of attitude is perpetuated by Xavi and the likes. We should get off our high horse and be practical sometimes. Evolve with time. One clearance instead of a pass wouldnt destroy our "identity"

You know, Puyol of all people, played it safe when he had to and kicked the ball into the stands if the situation called for it, and no one ever complained about it... But for players who come from abroad there is this immense pressure to play "Barca-style" that screws with their mind...

Not saying his mistake is justified, but sometimes we have to be a little more loose when it comes to applying our system...

 

[Cule4life]

You know, Puyol of all people, played it safe when he had to and kicked the ball into the stands if the situation called for it, and no one ever complained about it... But for players who come from abroad there is this immense pressure to play "Barca-style" that screws with their mind...

Not saying his mistake is justified, but sometimes we have to be a little more loose when it comes to applying our system...

Who the heck puts this pressure on them? Surely cant be the fans who are frankly fed up with defensive blunders. Or some "Tiki Taka and catalan identity" lovers in high places in the media and our board who try to force their opinions on the team?

 

[Alarcón]

It's a good thing we require our players not to hoof the ball everytime they get it because doing that would be extremely disruptive to our style of play. I don't know why there's still a debate over this, it's like those people wanting to go back in time because they can't adapt to change. It is clearly better this way and if someone can't play that way then he shouldn't be in this team and we should only get players who can deal with these sorts of situations.

Regarding Mascherano, he made that error 30 seconds before the game ended under extreme pressure from Espanyol and being basically the last man (he was lucky Piqué was nearby). That has nothing to do with maintaining our style of play, it was just stupidity and he should have known better, and frankly to me what he said just sounds like an excuse and a way to shift blame off himself.

 

[evilhita666]

It's a good thing we require our players not to hoof the ball everytime they get it because doing that would be extremely disruptive to our style of play. I don't know why there's still a debate over this, it's like those people wanting to go back in time because they can't adapt to change. It is clearly better this way and if someone can't play that way then he shouldn't be in this team and we should only get players who can deal with these sorts of situations.

Regarding Mascherano, he made that error 30 seconds before the game ended under extreme pressure from Espanyol and being basically the last man (he was lucky Piqué was nearby). That has nothing to do with maintaining our style of play, it was just stupidity and he should have known better, and frankly to me what he said just sounds like an excuse and a way to shift blame off himself.

That's exactly what we are saying, he should have hoofed the ball in that particular play, with 30 seconds left and a one goal lead the ball should be as far away from your goal as possible... But, the urge to play tiki-taka style betrayed him, I can bet he would have kicked the ball as hard as possible if he was playing for his NT...

Many of our foreign players, even after years of being here, have the need to prove themselves and in the end shit like this happens, because they think too much instead of using their instincts...