07 Dec 2017 21:31:45
Just wondering Eds why Klopp persists with Henderson in midfield and more importantly as captain. He's simply not up to scratch anymore, and is quite frankly at times a liability in the middle of the park with his continuos side passing. Is there a chance his days at the club are numbered and he'll be sold in the summer?

{Ed002's Note - He is the Liverpool captain and a commited player. Would you rather give the armband to one of those not comited who wants out?}


1.) 07 Dec 2017
07 Dec 2017 22:37:58
Hear hear ed02. Rather have a team of Henderson’s than Coutinhos. Ok maybe that’s an exaggeration, Hendo hasn’t been as effective this year as he has been in previous years but he is playing much deeper with much less freedom currently than he has previously. He is a box to box midfielder being made to play the no. 6 role. He’s never going to be a Gerrard, Kante, Fabregas etc but he can be effective and cares about the shirt. Enough said in my book. When on top form he’s one of the first names on the team sheet and I’m confident he will get back to that level. If we buy a dedicated CDM that will free Hendo to play his natural position which is currently being filled by Wiji, who is nowhere near as effective as Hendo is at that role.


2.) 07 Dec 2017
07 Dec 2017 23:21:05
Just wondering Ed's why certain posters persist with spouting the same sideways passing nonsense against a player who has proven more than good enough. Instead of supporting him whilst he regains his form after a horrible ongoing heel injury, you use the sideways passing speil as a stick to beat hendo with despite him being asked to perform the role Klopp has instructed him too.


3.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 03:37:08
Emre Can should have been awarded the armband. I would have given him personal assurances and captaincy ( he is certain to be one for his national team )


4.) 08 Dec 2017
07 Dec 2017 23:32:01
Here we go again. Henderson does not always pass sideways. He simply is in there to keep the ball ticking over which is what Klopp would instruct him to do and Henderson does very well. How on earth do you expect to break teams down by playing the ball forward each time. Just use your common sense and realise that to break these teams down you have to move the ball from one side of the pitch to the other, preferably with speed. Then opportunities arise to play the ball forward whether that is Henderson or the other 10 players we have. Hopefully this will now widen your knowledge of the game that Liverpool like to play. Thank you.

{Ed001's Note - it is pointless mate, if they still think that then they simply haven't a clue.}


5.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 08:45:20
Farmer, "How on earth do you expect to break teams down by playing the ball forward each time. . "

We did just that without Henderson's side passing vs Spartak. What you talking about?


6.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 10:21:51
Dilakh, then why continue to play him if he keeps on struggling with a heel injury? It makes no sense whatsoever to play a player who is not in good form, captain or not. Perhaps I was a bit harsh, but its frustrating to see attacks break down because henderson wants to play it safe.


7.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 10:51:37
Some people are clueless! You can’t go forward all the time. I’ve seen Hendo play many killer balls so the rubbish about him always passing sideways is a myth and your justbusing it to try and give your argument some substance. You don’t rate him, that’s your opinion but Donte make up things to try and justify it. get behind our players, we’re in a good place and your still not happy!

{Ed001's Note - give up mate, it is a waste of time, some people just don't understand football and would have hated Liverpool of the 80s when almost every pass went sideways.}


8.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 12:19:54
go and watch salahs goal against spurs. one of the passes of the season from hendserson. he has the ability. he is being instructed to play this way. if he loses possession the position he is currently playing it will leave us exposed.


9.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 12:59:57
I like Henderson, and don't necessarily agree with criticism about passing sideways, but I've noticed an issue with him this season is that he tends to get dribbled past a lot, leaving opposition players running straight at our defence with no protection. It seems to me that he rushes in too quickly to close down which leaves a big gap in front of the defence when they get around him.

Has anyone else noticed this?


10.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 14:02:17
To be honest Kyles the one time I saw him get dribbled by constantly was the Chelsea game and that was because Hazard was having a field day because Hendo was getting no help from his midfield partners.


11.) 08 Dec 2017
08 Dec 2017 14:06:51
Just aswell your not manger then harry isn't it, klopp is not going to do things just to suit you! your over excitement would more than likely have us in the national league in 4 years time.
Harry you keep rambling on about this and that are you the new moyes (football genius)? .
Opinions are exactly that but I fear you really believe things should be done your way, we'll reality check for you it's not going to happening in klopp we trust in harry we doubt.


12.) 09 Dec 2017
09 Dec 2017 00:06:14
Harry, good thing Klopp will never do what you want. How can you give the arm band to a player who will be off in the summer? Clueless drivel, really. Klopp will never play, sign players or employ the tactics you want and you need to get over yourself cos all you have is an opinion, which are not facts.

As for Hendo's detractors who moronically go on and on about passing sideways, they would have hated the Barcelona teams of Cruyff and Pep who passed sideways all the time BUT cos Hendo does it (which is his job to keep possession and not force a pass forward to prove a stupid point), they start moaning like triggered haters. Pep, Xavi, Alonso passed sideways a thousand times in their careers cos they played in teams that like to possess the ball a lot, you know, LIKE WE DO. Wiji plays more sideways passes than Hendo does BUT funny enuff, he gets no stick for it. The bias is deafening there.

But hey, let's beat up on the boy cos he is not flashy or does not play forward passes which is patently false cos he plays diagonals almost as good as SG did in his time. As Ed01 said, we should all give up on these haters cos this is a losing battle to talk sense to them.