khaled_a_d
Senior Member
I don't know if Mascherano is even capable of losing his starting spot though. If Lucho would keep Adriano/Mathieu as first subs for Alba no matter how many games they cause us to lose I find it easy to imagine him keeping Masche as starter no matter how he plays.
Tarin used to start every game for Barca B and was still ignored by Lucho. Not sure why Lopez doesn't play Tarin when the defense is in such a shambles now but Marlon's signing is definitely a major factor. If Lopez's contract is really running out at around the same time as Lucho's that would probably be the best for us all around, refreshing both the B and first teams.
This is speculation from my behalf but I think Lucho put too much into Barca B coach opinion which he should since he can't keep watching B team along doing his duties as 1st team coach. And probably b/c he was in that position b4
So while Tarin was playing last year I think this season shows that Gerard doesn't rate him highly as he is losing starting place to someone like Martinez who looks Mediocre.