Mascherano OR Lucas

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[quote author=Carshaltonian link=topic=38668.msg1057926#msg1057926 date=1266843443]
I don't agree. I've never bought into the re-invention of Alonso as some super-player that was the springboard for our attacks. He was an out-and-out defensive midfielder, as is shown by the fact that he only made three assists out of our 77 league goals last year. His passing was no more incisive than Lucas this season.
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Here you are Ken.
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I think effective was the word he meant. And if you just look at assists he's right.

But obviously there's a lot more to it than that...
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It's an awful, awful post. And it's wrong.

 

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[quote author=keniget link=topic=38668.msg1058570#msg1058570 date=1266930520]
[quote author=Gerry_A_Trick link=topic=38668.msg1058528#msg1058528 date=1266924340]
[quote author=Stu link=topic=38668.msg1058494#msg1058494 date=1266917814]
[quote author=Carshaltonian link=topic=38668.msg1057926#msg1057926 date=1266843443]
I don't agree. I've never bought into the re-invention of Alonso as some super-player that was the springboard for our attacks. He was an out-and-out defensive midfielder, as is shown by the fact that he only made three assists out of our 77 league goals last year. His passing was no more incisive than Lucas this season.
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Here you are Ken.
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I think effective was the word he meant. And if you just look at assists he's right.

But obviously there's a lot more to it than that...
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It's an awful, awful post. And it's wrong.
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I said in an earlier post that some posters are so sensitive and extreme in their defence of Lucas that they nearly have the audacity to downplay Alonso's tenure here to justify what Lucas does for us now. It's baffling how some don't realise the role Alonso played for us, but hey Insua has no more assits than him already so what do I know.