A lot of different players will get the plaudits for last night, Crouch, Benayoun, Babel etc, but lets spare a thought for one player who has been here for not even a year and already settled down as one of our very best players. Take a bow Jefecito. All of those players who played so well last night have been in and out of the team, in form or off form but one player who has constantly been one of the best on the pitch this season is Mascherano. From his early games after rushing back from Copa America, through big performances against Arsenal, Everton and Blackburn, he has been one of the best, if not the best guy this season so far. We all agreed at the end of last year that he was very close to being world class but that he needed more games to fully establish himself. Well, I think he's done it now. We can now say that we have one world class player in our team without any debate. In the first half when the game was still there to be won or lost he was by far our most influential player. Winning balls, distributing balls, changing direction of play and even creating the play at times. He was doing everything. In the 2nd half when he had already done his part he just decided to take it easy and let the others play. It was one of those "Daddy did his work, now you go out and enjoy yourself boys". However, 88th minute, we're 7-0 and he's still chasing the Besiktas player over 50 yards of the pitch, hounding him and then fouling him as there was no way he's gonna let anybody slip through. A great little warrior, an intelligence above usual, fantastic technique and ability to change direction, two great feet. That's Mascherano for you. --------- Link:http://forums.liverpoolfc.tv/Forum15/HTML/203133.html |