Mascherano wants to quit West Ham

[Guest]

---------------Reina
Finnan------Carra---Agger----Riise
---------Alonso----Mascherano
Garcia----------Gerrard-------Kewell
------------Kuyt/Bellamy

Great AFII ... the good old days.

[Craig_H]

On another point, if he DOES sign, it'll be ANOTHER CM who doesnt get into the box and offer a goal threat...

[Red Chilli]

fokk off, you know dick about what you are talking about, critisizing AFII for knowing the fact when you talk about macherano like he's your ex- ****ing boyfriend and that you know his motives and that he's up to no good...

And how do YOU know that I don't know his motives?

unlike you i don't trust everything i read, and i don't pretend to know his status at west ham, but i know how good he is at football and thats the only thing i can comment on, and on his football abilities i want him to liverpool...

[Red Chilli]

---------------Reina
Finnan------Carra---Agger----Riise
---------Alonso----Mascherano
Garcia----------Gerrard-------Kewell
------------Kuyt/Bellamy

No Sissoko?

[AFII]

No Sissoko?

Not if Rafa want to speed up our game and that has been one of our biggest problems. Sissoko is a good player but he slows down our game.

[Red Chilli]

Controversial. I don't see how it improves the team to replace Momo with Maschareno.

[Shaggy]

In fairness, unless there are people here who watch a lot of South American club football, most of us haven’t a clue about Mascherano. He looked good in the World Cup, yes, but we all know that’s no barometer. And he obviously can’t be judged on his farcical spell at West Ham.

[redlancer]

Like Gerrard, Alonso and Sissoko?

I like Momo but once we have all the legs on the table Rafa's style will need quick passers of the ball for 90% of the games. Momo isn't the best passer but is great breaking up opo's play but if we have the ball he's not needed IMO.

[Red Chilli]

I like Momo but once we have all the legs on the table Rafa's style will need quick passers of the ball for 90% of the games. Momo isn't the best passer but is great breaking up opo's play but if we have the ball he's not needed IMO.

OK, I'll leave that, but I prefer to change other areas of the team before we look at replacing Momo.

Anyway, what's your formation then? Gerrard on the right?

[Rich]

On another point, if he DOES sign, it'll be ANOTHER CM who doesnt get into the box and offer a goal threat...

I thought, you'd have mentioned this well before now.

My concern with this potential signing, isn't that he's a good player, because obviously he is, it's the fact he is *another* sitting deep and holding CM, and in all honesty we can do without him.

There are much greater problems in the team/squad than getting a very good sitting CM.

[Craig_H]

I thought, you'd have mentioned this well before now.

My concern with this potential signing, isn't that he's a good player, because obviously he is, it's the fact he is *another* sitting deep and holding CM, and in all honesty we can do without him.

There are much greater problems in the team/squad than getting a very good sitting CM.

If he comes in as backup, eg Alonso OR JM, then it's not so bad.

But if Rafa wants to play him alongside Alonso or Sissoko, then it's a problem.

[Neil Young]

I don't mind being called a ****wit you old tart but can't stand being called a daft prick.

I was going to take umbrage at being called an old tart but it's fair comment I suppose. I am trying to be less of a tart though these days.

For clarification: I thought he only called you daft - it's everyone else who calls you a prick.

[Red_Polo]

OK, I'll leave that, but I prefer to change other areas of the team before we look at replacing Momo.

Anyway, what's your formation then? Gerrard on the right?

Personally, if we did sign him, I'd love to see 4-3-3 given a go. Something like...

REINA
FINNAN-CARRA-AGGER-RIISE
GERRARD-MASCHERANO-ALONSO
BELLAMY-KUYT-GARCIA

[Shaggy]

If he comes in as backup, eg Alonso OR JM, then it's not so bad.

But if Rafa wants to play him alongside Alonso or Sissoko, then it's a problem.

Not necessarily. Xabi does sit but if he were given licence to get forward more often then he can be effective. He’s deadly in and around the edge of the box and he could score 8-10 goals a season in a slightly more advanced role, IMO.

He’s also shown signs of getting forward a bit more of late.

[Red Chilli]

I'm quite surprised that people are willing to see Momo dropped so easily.