Not sure itās fair to compare all prem games because wasnāt Henderson playing in a different position to what he has since Klopp came in? Or am I talking sh*t?
No not talking sh*t at all.. it's a fair point
I've looked on the premier league site and they don't break down season by season in terms of the stats used, but I did pick certain stats that would be more relevant to the position.
When he first signed under Kenny he played right mid.. the through ball and long ball stats wouldn't be overly relevant in that position.. he then played more of a number 8 before Klopp arrived before moving to the 6 in the last 3 seasons
If you take the absolute basics of appearances goals and assists for the last 3 seasons against Kante for example
Kante
Appearances 105
Goals 3
Assists 6
Henderson
Appearances 68
Goals 4
Assists 8
Carrick also played more of an 8 than a 6 until his later years as well.
Can we also take into consideration that as we are happy to admit Henderson played as a right mid, a box to box and now a holding mid.
Could you ever see Kante doing that?
As I said I'm not a Henderson fan boy, but I think alot of aspects of life is confirmation bias and not wanting to admit you're wrong with something to save face? Henderson isn't as bad as people make out.. He's in fact a very good player. Could we upgrade? Of course I'd never ever want to think we couldn't with any player.
Recently I was outspoken in terms of Var, saying I'd hate to see it introduced.. um perfectly happy now having reviewed things to admit I'm wrong with that and if it's ironed out it has to come in.
As for if he's a leader? If you see him live you can see he is a leader..
He's been endorsed by numerous Liverpool legends as a leader and they see him day in day out
He's been picked by two Liverpool manager's as leader.. one of who wanted to bomb him out to Fulham as one of his first acts in the job but ultimately saw he wasn't only just a good player but captain material and one who has had 3 years nearly to change him but hasn't.
He's been picked to lead his country by more than one manager
They can't all be wrong
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