Mascherano Fulfils with note in his first party in LaLiga

After a lot of years seemed an enclosed case, but the defence of the Barça seems not contenting of the all to Ernesto Valverde, that sees to a pair of footballers like keys but has some doubts on the other. The technician continues meditando his options, and one of his looks is directed to the centre of the saga.

Taking into account that the option to plant four players in the retaguardia is, a priori, the most logical, the Txingurri has clear his couple of central -after the refusal of the club by Íñigo Martínez-, and is that Gerard Hammered and Samuel Umtiti are several steps by in front of his mates.

Even so, the panorama blurs something more when it poses the rotation, since Marlon is too green and could leave yielded, Mascherano is not to the level of antaño and Vermaelen only will remain if it does not find a satisfactory exit, explaining besides that it will be an alternative of little weight given his fault of rhythm and his record of injuries.

In spite of everything, the Argentinian has declared in several occasions that does not want to see reduced his minutes, because it sees able to follow contributing with his performance and because with this plays the announcement to the World-wide of Russia of the 2018, with Sampaoli very pending to renew the 'Albiceleste'.

And the one of Saint Lorenzo had the past Sunday an opportunity to claim , an option that took advantage of to perfection after the planned rest for Gerard Hammered. Part of the merit was his in the control that had the Barça on the most dangerous men of the Betis, and is that Mascherano desactivó to Sergio León with a férreo labeling, arriving even to play the penalti and expulsion to avoid that the forward annotated. When it was required, the 'jefecito' showed that if Valverde needs him, can have he beyond all doubt.

Slope of the planning

Although Mascherano was one of the footballers that better fulfilled in the première suspender belt, the technical office does not forget that there are more options to reinforce the defence, and that to his 33 years, the Argentinian already has to go thinking in a progressive change of role.

Precisely, his figure would be important for curtir to the young incorporations, in particular, and if finally it concretises his signing, to Yerry Mina. The price and the progression of the Colombian invite to think in that it treats of a big alternative, and his adaptation will be faster if a defender of the level of the of Saint Lorenzo is in the staff. Mascherano, after all, has not said his last word the Barça.