Hes really not.
Was Makelele crap as well, because Masherano is Makelele but quicker.
Liverpool finished just below us but with shed loads of injuries along with Lucas and Masherano in midfield.
Now Lucas is absolute shite, so i doubt they did ok with two shit CM's
Yeah, he really is.
Once they lost Alonso and Gerrard lost form they were crap. I wonder why? The season before their quality hid his lack of. The truth is he runs about kicking people and gobbing off at the ref. Whatever he does to earn this reputation, Ive yet to see it. Doesnt score, doesnt create, passing isnt up to much or very imaginative, isnt particularly quick or powerful. Average.
People say he's much better than NRC but I cant see that either. In fact NRC replaced him at West Ham when they were plummeting towards relegation and helped save them. Mascherano was shite then and he isnt much better now. Completely overrated.
Anyway, I'm not talking about that Speedy Gonzales looking gobshite any more. He isnt as good as Makelele was at all and I hope he never darkens our door. Believe the hype if you want. I dont.
EDIT:
Just out of interest, and to check if I'm going mad or not, I checked the actim index to see where Mascherano ranked in the top 100 players last season. He's not even in it! Even more pointless than I thought then.