Captain? Don't think it's that big an issue, apparently Henderson tries to do the right things off the field as well.
He's come in for a bit of stick after that penalty miss in a nothing match. Big deal.
As a player he's limited, we all know that - and if he is one of the best midfielders in the league then we've got a poor league of midfielders compared to who used to play in them, never mind compared to who used to play for us in that position.
I think the 'system' we have exposes him somewhat - especially when Lallana and Coutinho are playing in front of him. Essentially their is only one true central midfielder in the team who's being told to play the DM.
I remember the days, when you'd have two 'sitters' in quality like Alonso, or Mascha in a 4-2-3-1 type formation. Who could break up play and then orchestrate the ball meaningfully from deep.
In our system the orchestrators are further advanced. Both system's have their pro's and con's.
I think that when we get to those big games we could be dominated/exposed in midfield if the first five (press), are played through leaving x-amount of room and Jordan Henderson facing them.
You can see why Klopp wanted Keita another proper central midfielder in the team, just to reinforce it with a bit more steel and quality. Along with the defence it is certainly a weaker part of the team, but then when you are playing one true CM in most of your games in a #6 role then the pressure will be on to perform.
When the front five are pressing and winning the ball higher are the pitch Jordan and his position doesn't become a problem.
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