Credit to Henderson the way he went to Balotelli after he scored and his interview afterwards too.
This.
Some on here are criticising Jordan's leadership qualities by allowing Balotelli take the penno calling him weak.
I disagree. We all know Mario is a bit mad. Hendo simply wanted to avoid a blow up on the pitch to save face for the club. It's not Hendo's responsibility to tame Balotelli so he falls in line. Sometimes the right thing to do in a confrontational situation is walk away for the sake of others.
It's Brendan's responsibility to ensure that the captain, whoever that may be, is respected, or suffer the consequences. Brendan should have ensured that Mario takes the pennos in Stevies absence and Hendo enforces this. After Mario it should be Stu which Hendo should also enforce. Hendo, until his penno record is at a proven rate, should be fourth choice penno taker and he should enforce this.
I think Brendan should take the most responsibility for the incident and ensure there is no repeat.
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