No doubt, there will be other doubters, like me, about whether Henderson is the right fit for Liverpool. If he doesn’t get off to a good start there maybe fans who get on his back, like they did with Lucas, but like the Brazilian, I hope the youngster has the mental strength to fight through the difficult times and get through the other side as a very talented player
Part of the excitement about his move to Liverpool will be over how King Kenny can mould Henderson into a world class player. Dalglish has a fantastic record of cultivating young stars, and if he gets it right with Henderson, there is no doubting Liverpool’s central midfield future will be very secure after the retirement of Steven Gerrard.
Certainly there will be pressure on the youngster after such a big money move, but if he develops his game and keeps his head when things aren’t going his way, I have complete trust in Kenny that this move will work out the way it is intended. Is it blind faith? We will have to wait and see.
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I saw a couple of Sunderland games live this season before really knowing who Henderson was, and he did stand out for me as a quality player. He definitely doesn’t look like a winger to me though, as he seemed to have the power and drive of a box to box midfielder, but appeared pretty poor when he had the ball approaching the byline.
If he is to be our winger than my optimism for next season immediately dampens. As a central midfielder though, I’d be very happy to see him competing for a spot in a central 3.
If we still brought in Adam after this signing though would mean I’d definitely want to see at least one of Aquilani and/or Meireles move on, otherwise I’d start to worry about the formation to be used next season.
I’m sad to lose Hendo. Great energy, ball control, passing and crossing. Certainly he’s been bought with Carroll in mind as far as the crossing goes becuase he can play well on the wing.
Whats more is that he has gotten goals for us and I’m sure this part of his game will increase.
20mil is a good price for us though and we have a replacement for him in-huose called Jack Colback.
I’m OK about getting Ngog as part of the deal. I think he has the potential and work rate and nice touch and hopefully he’ll evolve into a useful striker for us. But I hope he’s not costing us more than 4-5mil. reports said 7mil which I think is far too much for him.
More about Hendo: It think he has the mental strength, but his form did dip last season which is slightly worrying for you. But I think he’ll be a very good player for you. Good luck Jordan!
TO me this says that King Kenny is strongly leaning towards playing a 4-3-3 next season. I would expect another big name striker to give some depth and for Dani Pacheco to finally break through.
we could be very unpredictable next season and i think thats a very good idea we have so many different options available to us and the buying of players has only started ,i think our formation on the first game of the season will be very interesting id love to know now who we re going to be playing !if you look at the list of midfielders attacking and defensive we have and what i think will be a great double act of laurel and hardy lol up front they should have plenty of service available from all angles .ynwa
“Is it blind faith? We will have to wait and see”,
paradoxical, waiting to SEE if our BLIND faith will be justified ! 🙂
this is new steven gerrard…..
Who says KK isn’t still going to buy a left-back etc? Just because he goes out and buys Henderson doesn’t mean he isn’t still going to strengthen the other areas.