: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:35 pm
Enfield Exile wrote:
4. Mascherano cannot pass or create anything. Does that mean he isn't a 'midfielder'?
Where do you get this myth that he can't pass?
He isn't a better passer than Alonso, but who is? His passing is short and efficient; also, he isn't the most creative, but I do remember him setting up a goal for Yossi Benayoun only a couple of weeks ago against Wigan, but I guess he cannot create anything
You know, last year Mascherano averaged 53 passes a game, I can't remember how many were successful, but he averaged the highest amount of passes per game for us, now, do you honestly think that a side containing players like Gerrard and Alonso would persistently give it to a player who cannot pass? He doesn't spray 50 yard balls around the field like Alonso, or persistently play slide rule balls like Gerrard, but he can pass and he's very efficient when doing so.
