Mascherano.. the only thing going for Liverpool?

Finally, Monster Mascherano, signed a 4 year deal with Liverpool. The saga is over!

 

As much as I am delighted with him signing on… I’m still not so sure about the quality of the Liverpool squad. Mascherano has been brilliant in midfield… a hard tackler… even displacing Xabi Alonso from the midfield these days. Lucas Leiva is waiting round the corner to give both Alonso and Mascherano some competition. These days, even Leiva is playing better (if not more games) than Alonso.  Speaking of Mascherano, again… he been brilliant in the midfield. Stops alot of attacks but I feel he doesn’t bring much forward in terms of attacking. I think Alonso excels in that department. In some sense, it was a good thing Sissoko left for Juventus… (Will he be a flop there?)he was brilliant in the few years in Anfield, tackled hard but he was even worse in terms of passing and going forward for the team. A negative factor here.

So who shall partner Gerrard in the center. So far Mascherano is chosen ahead of Leiva and Alonso. But knowing Benitez, he will still put his rotation policy into action at any point of time. It’s pointless to discuss about that now, although Benitez does say he’s gonna stop rotating the players now. What’s the point when we’re so far ahead from the top teams in the league??

On another brighter note, Daniel Agger is back in action. He and Alonso played a full match against the Manchester United reserves. Liverpool reserves won 2-0, with both Kewell and Alonso scoring. Skrtel, was also playing too. We need a tighter defense. Agger provides that and he can attack too!!

Watch the reserves match highlights below..

Sissoko could leave – according to Benitez

Well, it’s stated in the official website, Sissoko could leave Liverpool. A player Benitez brought from Valencia a few years back. Back then, Sissoko was thought to have potential. Played some good games earlier in his career with Liverpool.

Alas, his form did not improve and now he is kinda unhappy as he is not chosen for most games. With Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano and Lucas in the team, he’s now an outcast. Great tackler but could provide almost nothing forward. He can break teams down but gets yellow cards regularly. He could not provide a proper single pass forward most of the teams. I get frustrated watching him play.

Juventus seems to want him. Hopefully we get good money for him. And with that money, to secure Mascherano on a long term deal with Liverpool!