Date: 18 Feb 2010 Comments: 1

Javier Mascherano has been credited with helping Emiliano Insua settle at Anfield by none other than Insua himself.

In a wide ranging interview with Fifa.com Insua has made it clear how much he respects Mascherano and listens to what he says

“In the first year I couldn’t speak much English so to be with Javier and now Maxi is very nice and it’s a pleasure for all three of us. Javier is the captain of the national team so I respect him and I’m always listening to him as everything he says can help me.”

With Mascherano’s guidance Insua has become a regular first team player and remains hopeful that Liverpool will pick up a trophy this season,

“I’ve almost played all the games so it’s really nice to play in Liverpool for a team that’s one of the best in Europe, I’m really happy and hopefully I can keep doing the same.”

He added: “I’m a young player and this season has given me a lot of confidence and I have to keep training and working hard and doing the same thing on the pitch. If you are playing so many games in a row you have experience and if you are a young player you are doing things in a rush so maybe this season will help me for the future and has given me more experience.”

Insua then elaborated on the Europa Cup and what it means to the team and himself

“Maybe it would be very nice for us,” he said. “We’ve had disappointment in the past but we’re not finished so it’s better to think about the future and to leave the disappointment behind and try to play the next game as best we can.

“We will see if we can win the Europa League because it’s something we want. It’s important for the players to play in European competition. They are not many players that get to do that so we will have to do our best and try to win,” he added.

That said Insua does not underestimate Unirea but does see a win this evening as a route to better things

“They have a new manager, they’re organised and they will play counter-attack so we have to try to keep them quiet and try to push them and win the game. We have to keep the momentum because in the last nine or 10 games we didn’t lose too many and hopefully we can win on Thursday and then get to the next stage,”

Insua is a young player with a great future, his interview was mature and he comes across as a very modest and humble player.

Hopefully he will continue his progress and be a Red for many years to come.