That's where we disagree.
by NDMike2001 (2019-05-02 11:37:34)

In reply to: He didn't make himself captain  posted by Irishlawyer


He wasn't trash. He was ill-suited for Klopp's game plan...which was bold to say the least. With Firmino out he used Gini up to and chose to have Keita as a hybrid box to box play maker. He was to account for Firmino's incredible work rate while asking Gini to help cover the wing to allow Mane to be a threat up top more. He's literally the only guy that couldn't have gotten hurt in order to pull that off. So now Keita gets hurt and you have four midfielders, no natural striker and no play maker. Rather than defend, Klopp chose to play an open game. He wanted goals. He was prepared to concede. Our front line failed to convert.

Henderson was most certainly not trash. And I've never heard anyone complain that he's slow. Because he's not. If you want to say that he's not as direct as you want or that he doesn't have great footwork. Valid. But as a box to box midfielder, he was darn good against one of the top teams in the world. He was part of a midfield that dominated Barca the entire time he was on the pitch (save the last 5 minutes when they pushed for a goal). Mane and Salah let us down. They both had gimmies. 2-3 is a very good result especially when one goal is a moment of sheer brilliance by Messi.