Enjoyed the comments about both teams in this post match review
http://www.football365.com/news/16-conclusions-liverpool-0-1-man-united
He might adorn the cover of the latest FIFA computer game, but nothing defines Liverpool’s lack of star quality than Henderson wearing the captain’s armband. Captains lead their team by example in the biggest matches, and those playing in central midfield should have the ability to grab a match by its scruff. Henderson falls far short on both counts.
Henderson runs around a lot, which is lovely. He passes the ball pretty well too, although gave it away with 20% of his attempts against United. But that’s about it. He does also regularly shoot from distance (five times in all against United, hitting the target on only one occasion) and commits fouls. It’s not enough to strike fear into opponents.
If there is a defining image of Henderson etched into my mind, it’s him loudly mouthing the words “ off” as he marches away from a referee after giving away an unnecessary free-kick 40 yards from his goal. That’s not a great look for captain of club and starter for country – I’m wearing my ‘Dele Alli fan club’ badge with pride.
* On a similar theme, what is Adam Lallana?
Is he a chance creator? Because he has created them at a slower rate than 84 other Premier League players this season.
Is he a goalscorer? Because he has scored once since December 2014, during a home defeat to Crystal Palace in May.
Is he a tackl… okay, he’s definitely not a tackler.
As far as I can tell, the bedrock of Lallana’s Liverpool career has been his ability to run down a touchline, do a Cruyff turn to stop the ball and then lay it back either to a right-back or central midfielder. In fairness, he’s got that down to a tee. Just a shame he’ll be 28 by the end of the season and cost £25million.
