Boss praises Masch

Roy Hodgson praised Javier Mascherano's attitude yesterday. Although Mascherano has stated he wants to leave Liverpool, with no bids received for him, Hodgson had no qualms in playing the midfielder against Arsenal yesterday and wasn't suprised to see him give a 100% committed display. "His performance didn't surprise me. He is an outstanding player and he and Gerrard were absolutely excellent in the centre of the field. He is a top quality player - one of the best at his job in the world and he showed that once again today," said the boss. "It's only speculation from the mass media, if I am brutally honest. We've had no offer for Javier Mascherano. He is playing at Liverpool and how many clubs could he move to better or on the same level?  As yet, we have not received any offers from anyone. "There are two weeks to go in the transfer window] and you never know. Some of these clubs, for reasons best known to themselves, like to come in with offers on August 28 or 29. "The fact is, we want to keep him here and will keep him here unless an offer comes along which is correct. By that I mean, is in keeping with his value and one we think would be wrong for us to turn down because we have said if that offer comes in we will accept it. "But at the moment it's not there - it's not even on the horizon."

Source: FOOTYMAD