The point I believe that was being made is when Henderson plays he seems to be on his own in the middle as the DM , when itās Fabinho he has Gini sat next to him as a second DM. We havenāt seen how Fabinho will play yet as that one sitting DM
Thing is.... we have seen him play as the lone 6 in a midfield 3 in 1Ā½ matches, but the only thing we haven't seen is Fabinho as the lone 6 in how we played vs Napoli, and on paper, I think Fabinho of today would struggle with that high pressing intensive play.
Where is this he needs a minder theory of yours coming from?
The last few games he has started we have played a 4231 to accommodate Shaq because of the lack of creativity from midfield hence the need for two defensive mids.
Tbh, a lot of No #6's in world football would struggle as the lone 6 like how we played vs Napoli, and even more so vs teams with exceptional attacking players (Arsenal, Chelsea, City, Barca, Real, Juventus, Bayern, Napoli, Spurs, Dortmund & PSG), regardless of playing game management way or the high intensity.
And correct me If I am wrong, but didn't we get cut apart a few times by Napoli through the middle? And did Hendo not get cover from either Wijnaldum or Milner most of the time? So essentially, he does have a minder!
Anyway, with how we played vs Napoli and even last season's 433, I do think Hendo's attributes are more suited to the 6 than Fabinho, where as Fabinho's attributes are more suited to a 4231 or the 433 slower build up style.
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