Javier Mascherano does a hard reflection self-criticism

"We did a good first time, but in the second could not have the ball and were not so intense like them. The ones of Nigeria are very physical and hard. They went through us on", it assumed the Barcelona head office in some back statements to the meeting.

Mascherano Was cutting with the team by as it faced the team the second time "Us desconectamos and when they give it to you gone back like this of fast does difficult react", commented, in an exercise of reflection self-criticism.

The central Argentinian also answered on the decision of Jorge Sampaoli to play with a line of three head offices in the saga, although it does not think that was the reason of the defeat. "In general lines is not a question of line of three or of four, they were more intense that we and this finishes paying expensive", sentenced.

Messidependencia

The Argentinian selection left another detail on his problems: the fault of ideas if Lionel Messi is not on the field. After receiving the vase of cold water, to the selection was missing him answer for sobreponerse to the situation and treat to initiate a traced back. The team notices the drop of the '10' Barcelona by the quantity of game that this can generate, something that left see in front of Nigeria.