Amid Inter Miami's poor form, Javier Mascherano gave an honest assessment of the Herons' recent struggles and weaknesses.
Inter Miami are a far cry from the same team that won the 2024 Supporters' Shield in record-breaking fashion under Gerardo "Tata" Martino. The Herons currently sit fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with just six victories in their first 11 matches of the season.
In fact, Inter Miami have lost four of their last five matches across all competitions. Mascherano's men are most recently coming off a 4–1 defeat to Minnesota United that prompted the Argentine boss to get candid about his team's disappointing results.
"I'm not going to be a hypocrite here and say everything's fine because obviously we don't like losing. I understand that we've lost four of the last five games and that there are things that need to be corrected," Mascherano said.
The Herons lost the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals 2–0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps and then collapsed late to lose 4–3 to FC Dallas in MLS action just three days later. With a trip to the Concacaf Champions Cup final on the line, Inter Miami went on to suffer a 3–1 defeat to the Whitecaps in the second leg of their tie, crashing out of the competition.
The team had a momentary return to winning ways with a 4–1 victory against New York Red Bulls, but then followed it up with a lopsided defeat to Minnesota United. The victors came under fire from Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham, who took offensive after the Western Conference side referred to the Herons as the "Pink Phony Club" on social media.
