So who in your opinion was our best DM?
Mcmahon is my favourite.
Was McMahon the DM? I always thought it was Whelan who the more defensive minded midfield player.
Nah McMahon was the Didi, Whelan was the AlonsoWas McMahon the DM? I always thought it was Whelan who the more defensive minded midfield player.
In over 50 years of supporting Liverpool I have never seen a tackler as good as Masher. We've certainly had better footballing DMs or DM-type players (of whom Didi was one), but purely and simply as a ball-winner Masher was the best of them IMHO.
As an all-rounder though, the best we've ever had doing the midfield nitty-gritty hasn't been mentioned yet - Graeme Souness. Hard to the point of viciousness (even I cringed at some of his tackling), he was also a canny short-range passer (not so strong on long passes, but we didn't play that way much anyway) and got more than his fair share of goals too. He skippers my version of the All-Time XI.
This.Hamman was a much better player.
Yea. I hate to be one of those people but Mascherano was basically head hunted by what was the best team in the world.
I absolutely loved Mascherano. I was a bit too young to appreciate Hamann at the peak of his powers.
Great player of course. Imagine a combo of Masher and this guy, and you've got Souness.
How old are you?
Ah right. I thought you were going to tell us you're 17 or something.27. So 17 at Istanbul which was his last game. He was at his best what 3 or 4 years before that? When I didn't really have a great appreciation for the less glamorous side of the game, like positioning and tactical awareness etc etc.