TA: Mascherano’s lineup changes have yielded results, and Inter Miami has made significant progress on both offense and defense.

Hupu News November 25th In the recently concluded MLS quarter-finals, Inter Miami relied on Messi's 1 shot and 3 passes to defeat Cincinnati 4-0 and successfully advanced to the final four.

Messi is undoubtedly the protagonist of this game. He has too many extraordinary qualities to list them all, but the most fascinating one is his super ability to find gaps without the ball. If there is any player in the world who can make all the other players pay close attention to him, it is Messi. Yet his ability to remain invisible, pacing seemingly harmlessly into the game without the ball, and then bursting into space explosively at the perfect moment is nothing short of magic. From that point on, Messi took on the role of creator, setting up the next three goals with pinpoint through balls, with Allende and Mateo Silveti being the beneficiaries, who quickly silenced the once raucous Cincinnati crowd into complete silence in the second half.

Inter Miami has scored 12 goals in 4 playoff games, but head coach Mascherano chose to emphasize another special quality of Messi. "Messi leads the team on the defensive end, pressing high, and when his teammates see Messi do this, it's impossible for them not to follow him, it's incredible. "

Inter Miami will host New York City next weekend, who overturned the Philadelphia Union 1-0. Since Inter Miami has a better regular season record than any remaining team in the Western Conference, it is crucial that they are able to play at home for the rest of their games.

It has not been smooth sailing for Inter Miami this season, including a sluggish start to the season and a loss to the Seattle Sounders in the Carabao Cup final, but now Inter Miami may be in its best form of the season. With Messi, they don't have to worry about the offensive end, but at the same time, their always-criticized defense has also improved tremendously. "Two consecutive clean sheets - who would have thought that this was what Miami could do, right? "

Mascherano has contributed a lot to the team's improvement, which is not only compared to last year's Martino coaching period, but also compared to the team's situation in June this year. In the final months of the season, Mascherano shuffled his defensive staff and harped on his game patterns to help reduce the number of goals he gave away in transition. He dropped goalkeeper Ustari, centre-back Aviles and right-back Weigante as he found his preferred defensive pairing, and he found the best position for key summer signing De Paul.

Suarez could have returned after serving a one-game suspension, but Inter Miami continued to use him in a substitute role. Against Nashville, Miami unlocked a more fluid offensive system, with Messi playing a false nine and wingers Allende and Silveti on either side. Mascherano continued to retain this offensive trident against Cincinnati. Suarez was on the bench for only the second time in 49 appearances this season.

In his first role as head coach of the senior team, Mascherano was entrusted with an important role at Inter Miami. After leading the Argentina U-20 and U-23 national teams in international competitions, Inter Miami has no reservations about him and firmly believes that Mascherano is the right candidate for this position. Inter Miami has yet to win any trophies this season - and probably still won't - but with Messi shining, the defense solidifying, and Mascherano always seeming to make the right adjustments, the club appears to be the favorite to clinch the eventual title. Two more wins would give Inter Miami the trophy they have been craving since the arrival of Messi, Jordi Alba, Busquets and Suarez.