Out of interest do you think Gini is as integral to this discipline as Hendo? Because it will get to a point where both of them just won't be able to start every big game together.
Yes, he is, which is why I said so in my previous post.
There will be games when we don't need to be as tight, and that's where rotation comes in.
As the other MF players become more rounded, they will also improve in this aspect.
Last night we repeatedly saw Lallana leaving the wide area and coming central, even though Fabinho was there, which left our flank exposed.
We have Henderson, Gini, Milner and Keita who can all perform that way when required, with Henderson and (to a lesser extent) Milner and Gini also able to play the holding role, which for us is not a high intensity position.
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