Forest Gump || Jordan Henderson

I think all our defensive problems arise from our midfield. In last 4-5 seasons, we never had a midfield combination that can controll games at their will so that the defense can have a bit of breather in games when needed. I think all this pressing our players do is useless in games like Burnley. Henderson was so slow to get the ball out of our defense. Right now, the players we have right now at club also dont give me much hope that we will have that midfield dynamism to controll games when needed.

I will take that performance with a pinch of salt. Look Henderson has improved 10 folds in that position. But I watched the game and our MF performance also, it was clear that Chelsea were not pressing him at all. I think his real test will be if he can pick out neat and cool passes when he is put under pressure by the opposition OR when midfield sits deep and he is supposed to do more than just receive the ball from left flank and give it to the right flank.

I think his energy, crosses and intelligent runs will be more useful when he plays in that B2B role imo. But obviously the question arises whom to drop in the current midfield and let us see what Klopp does about it.

Jordan Henderson this season:

Games - 13
Passes - 1097 (735 forward)
Chances created - 22
Tackles won - 38
Goals - 1
Assists - 3

He's been quietly doing a good job. When he's surrounded by those more technical players, he does the jack-of-all-trades CM role quite well.

as in individual player, he seems as a limited player. But you surround him with players with complementary abilities and Henderdon is not so far from WC.