Better footballer and goal threat than Masch by a mile, but entriely different player from an entirely different era. Masch and his ilk are a relatively modern type of midfielder who exist to prevent the class "number 10s" from destroying you "between the lines", but also to cover over for overlapping fullbacks.
Good engine, up and down centre midfielder, nice footballer, decent goal threat, great tackler. The role Gerrard would have played had he been a 1980s player, but don't think he had Gerrard's pace or class.