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Javier Mascherano

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[quote author=rage link=topic=36705.msg970527#msg970527 date=1256473706]
[quote author=Rafa4PM link=topic=36705.msg970525#msg970525 date=1256473571]
Not going to the game Rage?
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no mate. fell off my motorbike on thursday morning. hit the central reservation, gashed my knee badly and broke my ankle.
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I hope the central reservation was ok?
 
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[quote author=rage link=topic=36705.msg970527#msg970527 date=1256473706]
[quote author=Rafa4PM link=topic=36705.msg970525#msg970525 date=1256473571]
Not going to the game Rage?
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no mate. fell off my motorbike on thursday morning. hit the central reservation, gashed my knee badly and broke my ankle.
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I hope the central reservation was ok?
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well it was a good job i'm not a fat cunt like a certain manager we both know else i'd have been worried for it
 
[quote author=Rafa4PM link=topic=36705.msg970540#msg970540 date=1256474432]
Karma.

Booing = Broken ankle.
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ha. but never mind, i'll have more time than usual to post on here.
 
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[quote author=Rafa4PM link=topic=36705.msg970540#msg970540 date=1256474432]
Karma.

Booing = Broken ankle.
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ha. but never mind, i'll have more time than usual to post on here.

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Ha
 
[quote author=rage link=topic=36705.msg970543#msg970543 date=1256474834]
[quote author=Rafa4PM link=topic=36705.msg970540#msg970540 date=1256474432]
Karma.

Booing = Broken ankle.
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ha. but never mind, i'll have more time than usual to post on here.

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Get well soon mate.
 
Hahaha. What a thread.

Mascherano can sod off. He obviously wants to go to Barca but its tough luck. We rescued him from oblivion and if he is that bloody good, then its about time he showed it. I honestly think that Lucas could do a half decent job in the 'Mascherano role' provided that you stick someone next to him who can pass the ball i.e. Aquilani. Obviously it wouldnt be ideal, but I wouldnt shed any tears if he fucked off.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36705.msg970590#msg970590 date=1256478117]
Lucas to replace Mascherano is utterly outrageous.
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Yep. Especially when we have Jay Spearing to fill that role.............................
 
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[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36705.msg970590#msg970590 date=1256478117]
Lucas to replace Mascherano is utterly outrageous.
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Yep. Especially when we have Jay Spearing to fill that role.............................
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rafa prefers foreigners.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36705.msg970597#msg970597 date=1256478380]
oh
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is the correct answer.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36705.msg970590#msg970590 date=1256478117]
Lucas to replace Mascherano is utterly outrageous.
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As I said it wouldnt be ideal, but he'd have done a better job of that than he has of replacing Alonso
 
He was everywhere today and played brilliantly, as he usually does against the bigger teams.

Silly red card to give away at the end but if anything it typified his energy and passion. Well done.
 
He can sometimes be a walking yellow card, but he was immense today

If we get Purple fit and playing with him and Gerrard, our midfield should be in good shape
 
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=36705.msg971101#msg971101 date=1256489952]
He was everywhere today and played brilliantly, as he usually does against the bigger teams.

Silly red card to give away at the end but if anything it typified his energy and passion. Well done.
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Makes no odds though, he'll miss the Gooners game (i doubt he would have played anyway).
 
Better players than Mascherano have come and gone. No player is bigger than the team and I have no qualms letting him go if that is what he wants. However, I will settle for nothing less than top dollar.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36705.msg970691#msg970691 date=1256482270]
An excellent first half. I'm not sure who all the doubters think we're gonna replace him with (besides Lucas)
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Quite. Like the song said, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. We're finding that out the hard way with Alonso and, if we do lose Mascher, he'll be mightily missed in games like this.
 
Hmmm. Alonso and Masher are two very good players, but we've only missed Xabi because we bought an injured replacement and Lucas is rubbish.

I would imagibe that we can also find a decent Masher replacement, although we missed our chance when Diarra went to Portsmouth

He would have been perfect
 
Agree about Diarrhoea, whom I always rated - rather too full of himself for my liking as a young player, but he could back that up.

I also agree we can find a decent Mascher replacement (provided the money from the deal is made available and not siphoned off into some bank's coffers) but not on a like-for-like basis. Mascher's attacking play is still limited, but there's no-one out there who plays his specific DM junkyard dog role so well. Whoever else comes in, others will have to share the defensive slog more than they do with Mascher around to take care of business. It'll mean changing the whole balance of the side and I'm a little nervous about our prospects of doing so successfully.

Incidentally there couldn't be a better word than "imagibe" to describe your usual style. 😉
 
Mascherano is a great battler and leader and will be missed when he moves on. Shame he's had his head turned by Barca and his concentration seemed to waver for a while there with Argentina's recent struggles.

I won't miss his shooting though!
 
Jay Spearing is a pretty decent player and could easily fit the bill. Remember that both Keegan and Rush left and were suitably replaced. Football is all about evolution.
 
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