Mascherano wants to impress

Last updated : 20 December 2006 By Plymouth_hammer

Mascherano joined the club with Carlos Tevez in the summer but quickly found himself out of favour under former boss Alan Pardew.


Speaking to the Guardian Javier said, “It hasn't crossed my mind to leave the Premier League after being unsuccessful here. But if I'm still not playing, things get complicated


“Our team-mates have welcomed us well and, what with the language problem, I can't complain as to how they've treated us.


“I came to the Premier League really excited about it all, because I wanted to be successful at West Ham.


“This was my aim and it still is, but I haven't had enough opportunity to see if this will be possible.”

Both Mascherano and Tevez did not feature in West Ham's victory over Manchester United on Sunday however Javier is looking for first-team football under Alan Curbishley soon.


“I don't know anything about our new coach, Curbishley, but I hope that he starts from scratch with all of the players and each one has a chance to play.


“They've given me great references about our new coach, but my only concern is to prove that I'm not a bad player as some would like to have you believe.

“Pardew was very excited when Tevez and I first came but slowly his trust in us diminished and we were left out of matches.”