What way did he act? And you believe Purslow and H & G? As far as I saw, I saw a player who got on with his game and had a good game too (Arsenal) then was dropped by the club and retard of a manager because they were cashing in and didn't want him getting injured against City.
spot on
Javier Mascherano Hits Out at Roy Hodgson as He Breaks Silence on Liverpool Exit
By Theo Squires
on 17 Feb 2014
Former Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has broken his silence about his move to Barcelona back in August 2010, revealing that, contrary to popular belief, he did not refuse to play for the Reds in a bid to force through the deal.
Former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson claimed at the time that the Argentine international did not wish to stay at Anfield and that he had effectively gone on strike ahead of the Reds' clash with Manchester City.
Hodgson also criticised Mascherano for his attitude and accused him of creating a “selfish situation" as the current England manager deflected attention towards the want-away midfielder in the aftermath of his side's 3-0 defeat.
However, three-and-a-half years after leaving Anfield, Mascherano has moved to set the record straight, profusely denying claims he refused to play.
“I did not wake up one day and refuse to play,” he said in a newspaper interview ahead of Barcelona's Champions League clash with Manchester City tomorrow.
“In the game before City we played against Arsenal and I gave everything because I was wearing the Liverpool shirt.
“Why would I do that and risk getting injured when I knew that Barcelona were close to signing me and then refused to play in another game.
“That doesn't make sense.”
The manner of the Argentine's £22m move to Barcelona divided opinion on Merseyside, prompting many fans to turn against their former idol after hearing Hodgson's version of events.
Speaking at the time, Hodgson said: "It is not easy for me to defend the actions [of Mascherano] because professionals are paid to play and when they are called on to play, they play.
"It is just a selfish situation that they have got something they want to do and they just expect the club, and therefore you as one of the leaders of the club, to bow down and accept that they are going to do it.
"Unfortunately there are going to be periods of time when there will be some unpleasantness because players must also understand that when you sign contracts you sign contracts to play."
Having previously kept silent, Mascherano has now revealed he did so out of respect to Liverpool as he attempts to repair his fractured relationship with the Reds' support.
“I didn't want to say anything at the time because of my respect for Liverpool,” the former West Ham United midfielder said.
“I did not want to say anything about a club that had been so good for me, so I kept my mouth shut.
“Maybe that was a mistake, because it allowed other people to say bad things about me.
“But I do not regret it. Liverpool is a special club and it does not deserve to be treated badly.”
Mascherano blames broken promises from Hodgson and former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow as the main reason for him seeking a departure from Anfield.
While the Argentine may have seemingly forced Liverpool's hand into selling at the time, Mascherano also claims that Hodgson and Purslow were keen to sell and they had been in talks with Barcelona for almost three weeks before things turned nasty.
“The people who were there at the time – the manager and Christian Purslow – have gone now but they know the truth," Mascherano said.
“When I went back to Liverpool for pre-season I had a lot of meetings with them and they were promising a lot of things to me but they never kept their word.
"We had been talking about completing the transfer for 20 days because the club also wanted to make it happen, but then they started to make things difficult for me."
Mascherano concluded: “The people treated me really well and I would never want to let them down.
"I wanted to leave in another way, but they [Hodgson and Purslow] never gave me the chance to.
“My time at the club was over and I needed to move on, but I also needed to leave the club in a good way and that wasn't allowed to happen.
"That is the truth. It left me with a bad feeling."
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