Source: Team_Talk
Duo a disgrace to profession - Taylor
Graham Taylor wants Liverpool and Stoke to punish Javier Mascherano and Asmir Begovic, describing the duo's actions as "tantamount to treason".[LNB] Mascherano and Begovic have found themselves out of their respective sides in recent days amid talk of being unsettled by interest from other clubs.[LNB]Former England boss Taylor feels the clubs must act - and that the Professional Footballers' Association must back them.[LNB]"Both players should - and must - be punished for their behaviour, and the players' union, the PFA, should support whatever action the clubs wish to take," he said in his Daily Express column.[LNB]"The standing and reputation of professional football and footballers are constantly taking a public battering.[LNB]"A lot is undeserved, but effectively refusing to play for your club is tantamount to treason - and the punishment should fit the crime."[LNB]He continued: "Both Mascherano and Begovic will have to do a lot of explaining to supporters of their clubs to justify their actions, but do they care? Not one jot.[LNB]"In their minds it is all about their own interests. That they are contracted to their clubs to play for them does not enter their thinking.[LNB]"Their actions are a disgrace to their profession."
