Premier League - Mascherano 'going nowhere'

Eurosport - Mon, 11 May 16:23:00 2009

Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano insists he sees his future at Liverpool.

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Mascherano's future has been cast into some doubt of late by suggestions from the Argentina captain he had not ruled out a summer departure from Anfield.

Mascherano said: "My future is here. I am here and I will continue to give 100 per cent and it will always be like this. I think we have taken a big step this season, a really big step."

Mascherano added: "In the past three or four seasons Liverpool have lost the league maybe in December or January but this time we are there right at the very end of the season and we still have a chance so this is very important. Our job now is to continue to work hard and to improve because we have shown that we can win against the biggest teams."

The frustration for Liverpool is that they could end the campaign having scored more goals than Manchester United, lost just two games against United's four, achieved a bigger goal difference and also completed a double over the Old Trafford side.

Former West Ham men Mascherano and Yossi Benayoun played key roles in Saturday's 3-0 victory over their former club at the Boleyn Ground that put Liverpool top for 24 hours, before United comfortably beat Manchester City on Sunday.

United should seal the four points they need on Wednesday at Wigan and then at home to Arsenal on Saturday, and be crowned champions before Liverpool play next at West Brom on Sunday.

Benayoun said: "We put up a good performance at West Ham, but to score quickly took a lot of pressure off us.

"But it will still be difficult now to win the title. Manchester United are top and still have a game in hand, regardless of how well we play on Saturday. They have proved themselves over the years and are a very strong side.

"But we still hope they will slip up, although it could be all over by the weekend if they win their next two games with us not playing again until Sunday. If they do win their games they will deserve to be champions, but hopefully there will still be a chance left for us."

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  1. comment 18...u realy are speaking the truth.. man u­ have epl and cl in the bag.. im hoping for english­ footballs sake that ye bring the cl home to england ye­ are representing england so i hope ye win nd for the­ epl i regretfully say that chelsea isnt gonna catch ye­ nd happily say liverpool isnt gonnna catch ye so ­ congats to man u for a well played season i honestly­ thought it was gonna be chelseas year but sure there is­ always next :)...a true blues fan sins i ever started­ watchin football..

    From alexsmith122116, on Mon 11 May 10:56PM

  2. I don't think Liverpool will win the league, I­ think Man United will. What do you think?

    From Mmmm000se, on Mon 11 May 10:52PM

  3. Newydd gwilio dy cyngerdd o Llandudno ar S4C - gwych!­ Da iawn ti.

    Yn anffodys o ni methu dwad i'r­ cyngerdd fy hun, (newydd cael babi bach!)

    Ar ben bob­ dim, dwi'n rhedeg Theatr Bach Llanrug - grwp o 9­ blant rhwng 9 a 12 oed sydd efo diddordeb canu, er bod­ y problem fwyaf genddyn nhw ydi'r­ 'confidence', on mae hyn yn newid yn slo­ bach!

    Fuasat ti yn gallu helpu nhw efo'r­ 'confidence' gyda trefnu dwad i weld nhw, fysa­ ar diwrnod practisio yn gwych. Neu rhiw fath o geiriau­ i helpu nhw efo sgiliau performio.

    'Dwi yn gwybod­ bod ti yn brysyr iawn ar hyn o bryd, ond dan­ 'ni'n gobeithio dal i fynnu efo ti tro nesaf­ wyt ti yn gogledd Cymru.

    Pob lwc yn y dyfodol, a­ gobeithio weld ti yn y dyfodol agos.

    Diolch yn fawr­ iawn.

    Marilyn Hanks
    Theatr Bach Llanrug

    From Mmmm000se, on Mon 11 May 10:49PM

  4. paul judd your a tw*t, yea if we had lost against­ chelsea and man'ure we would be in 5th but kop on­ @#$% if we had beaten boro and spurs we would have won­ the league so ifs and buts and all the dribble that­ pours from ya manc mouth are not facts yea i hold my­ hand up you will win the league, big clap for ya and­ all the supporters in manchester ( damn sorry how dum­ am i youre not from manchester) come on BARCA...

    From david, on Mon 11 May 10:45PM
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    I think Liverpool have had a good season, played some­ nice football but like Arsenal what have they won­ recently . . . . nowt. Up the Vale!

    From Mmmm000se, on Mon 11 May 10:39PM
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    You stupid Scouse muppets don't get it, do you?­ It's the same old drivel, we are getting closer, a­ few more wins, blah, blah, yawn. We did the double over­ over United and Chelsea this year so we're almost­ there, blah, blah, yawn. Do you not realise you­ won't do the double over United and Chelsea every­ year. If you lost to United and Chelsea this season you­ would now be in 5th place, 21 points behind United, who­ would still have a game in hand. So wake up and smell­ the coffee and stop looking at the premier league­ through Scouse coloured glasses. The trouble with you­ Scousers is you think Liverpool are better than they­ really are. Take out Gerrard and Torres, who obviously­ both lack ambition otherwise they would join a club who­ might actually win something!!! Der! then all that is­ left is a load of @#$%! Can you not see it? Everyone­ else can. Never mind YNWA more like YAWN, YAWN, YAWN.

    From Sid, on Mon 11 May 10:32PM
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    Mascherano= DIRTY LITTLE KOPSHITE!!!!!!!!!!­ BENITASSSSSSSSSSS FACT!!!!

    From David, on Mon 11 May 10:31PM
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    Yea Liverpool have lost 2 less games than Manchester­ United.... easy to forget they've also won 2 less­ games as well.
    Yea Liverpool have scored more than­ Manchester United... easy to forget they've­ conceded more as well.
    Not to forget they also played­ no less than 12 games against 10 men, and were awarded­ over 10 penalties in the games so far.
    Not scoring in­ 180 minutes against Stoke isn't Premier League­ winning form. Not to mention they've played­ Tottenham twice and lost twice this season, with the­ third meeting coming up!

    Liverpool can take heart from­ doing the double over Manchester United... but so did­ Manchester City, so did Arsenal etc. etc. in the last­ few years.
    Pitiful thing is Liverpool will finish 4th­ next season despite all this shiite!! Arsenal will be a­ thousand times better next season. Chelsea have had the­ best first team this season, just that they were poorly­ managed especially over the Christmas period.
    Liverpool­ need to stop looking for reasons and excuses for­ improvement or being the best at anything.

    From i am a teacup, on Mon 11 May 10:12PM
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    Liverfool are KOPSHITE............GLORY GLORY­ MAN-UTD!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From David, on Mon 11 May 9:27PM

  10. If he stands by his words this is exactly what all­ teams need nowadays. A great player who see's an­ oppertunity of being in a very good (probably soon to­ be better) team heading in the right direction. There­ is every possibility at Liverpool. Its looking very­ positive for them and with a few better signings they­ can do some damage to the dominant Man U. I applaude­ him for this because its having belief in his team­ mates and his manager that they can do something­ special. Become a legend for the club.

    From Tom, on Mon 11 May 7:44PM

  11. Good Player but he does get carried away with tackles.­ I am sure If he has even more time he will improve his­ football a lot. I know that Liverpool fans will be­ commenting like mad. Plus about the Title Liverpool­ have a THIN Chance Manchester United will win the­ league Liverpool fans should admit that Manchester­ United DESERVED to win the league.

    From Nath, on Mon 11 May 7:14PM
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    LIVERPOO ARE @#$%E

    YNWA-YOU´LL NEVER WIN ANYTHING

    From rafascrackingup, on Mon 11 May 5:52PM

  13. Unfortunately I think this year's league is already­ in the hands of the MU again, but we have gone a big­ step ahead in comparison with the previous seasons,­ when we lost the title before the transfer window in­ january. In this year, this achievement was enough from­ the United to win the PL, but it won't be enough in­ the next year! As the article said we scored more­ goals, and only lost two matches, less then Manchester­ and beat MU, Chelsea and play two drawns against­ Arsenal, so we have a better result against the three­ big teams, than anyone else in the PL.. We have to­ correct on the drawns, which are painful against for­ example Stoke city.. We shoud have to beat that team!­ We are better, stronger and faster and our game is­ nicer so far. And don't forget, that Voronin is­ hopefully coming back from Hertha, and he has improved­ this year, we will see what he can do in the next year,­ back to this league. I'm not disappointed, although­ the title was in our hands recently... We have learned­ about that, I hope so! Maybe we shoud buy an another­ striker with similar abilities (David Villa, Michael­ Owen or Alexandre Pato).
    a true Liverpool fan from­ hungary.

    From Dius, on Mon 11 May 5:39PM
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    liverpool will walk alone

    From rising3214, on Mon 11 May 5:33PM

  15. delboy, what a stupid comment, bring in a quality­ striker????!!!! is Torres a donkey then!!! get real,­ the side is ready to win th league, just need to be­ consistent, like they are now. They don't rely on­ gerrard and torres now, everyone can score. maybe not­ this yr but next yr the league is theres!!!!!

    From joscharms, on Mon 11 May 5:16PM

  16. too many draws need to bring in quality striker and­ playmaking attacking midfielder i dont know why the­ fixation with barry already well endowed in that­ position maybe a centre back would be better

    From delboy, on Mon 11 May 5:03PM
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    Boodi S, who is it that he'c captain of? Oh yeah­ ARGENTINA! Did you see his wonderful performance in­ their recent 6-1? In case you missed it, argentina­ scored 1! lol

    From d.papas, on Mon 11 May 4:37PM

  18. best defensive midfielders in the world, Maschrano we­ are happy to have you and well deserved to become­ Captin of one of the best teams in the world.. Keep it­ up Midfield rock.

    From Boodi S, on Mon 11 May 4:28PM

  19. buy tevez and you will win epl!!!

    From matevjurman, on Mon 11 May 4:27PM

  20. Article recap: Monster Masch will be destroying­ opponents will to continue at Anfield for years to­ come.

    From NewarkYMCA, on Mon 11 May 4:27PM
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