I don't know, it was just a guess. It doesn't say per match.
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I don't know, it was just a guess. It doesn't say per match.
Apparently he suffered form almost crippling nerves and anxiousness when he first arrived. Was sick before every game. I imagine settling in and having a top sports psychologist helped with that.
Plus he was being played right of a 4-4-2, not good for him, and was in a team that was struggling for an identity. His rise has been a joy to watch. Works exceptionally hard at his game, on the pitch and in training. Is making the very most of his talent by using desire and willingness to learn. A great example of a player that listens and does as he's asked by Rodgers. Sterling the same. Witness Shelvey. Sahin, Morgan and others for players that Rodgers realises he can't improve because they won't listen and learn his way.
Plus he was being played right of a 4-4-2, not good for him, and was in a team that was struggling for an identity. His rise has been a joy to watch. Works exceptionally hard at his game, on the pitch and in training. Is making the very most of his talent by using desire and willingness to learn. A great example of a player that listens and does as he's asked by Rodgers. Sterling the same. Witness Shelvey. Sahin, Morgan and others for players that Rodgers realises he can't improve because they won't listen and learn his way.
Henderson will never be a Liverpool legend - he's way too boring.
I bet his favourite program is A Question of Sport because the banter is class and the questions are good.
I bet his favourite program is A Question of Sport because the banter is class and the questions are good.
When I first saw that today, I thought the stats would be skewed but didn't look at the breakdowns. Then I read your calculations, and that seemed to click with my initial thoughts. The thing is, Henderson actually started improving last season, I think it was right around December, starting with that goal he scored against Udinese. Then he grabbed an assist against West Ham, and it all picked up from there. This season, he has built on the improvement started last season obviously.
So the stats for last season would've been skewed by the inclusion of improved numbers already for much of the second half of the season. If we were to look at how he's done this season compared to just before December 2012, or if he'd been playing the whole of last season like he did before December 2012, the jump would be a fair bit more obvious.
The way I see it anyway.
SPOILER: Question of Sport is scripted and they tell contestants which questions to get right or wrong. 😱
I suppose when you're dealing with that highly unstable and volatile grade of banter you kinda have to keep the conditions under strict control.
What happened to you and Jason.
From all out nutjobs to normal levels of weirdo.
Who took your stash?
I think he's been our best midfielder all season and will hopefully improve.
Encourging that Rodgers says he's a deadly finisher in training.
Hopefully the 2 goals will spur him onto to get 5/6 more before the season is over.
I like every aspect of his game and think he has a long term future with us.
Just go to show what playing a player out of position can do as he looked awful before Rodgers
Encourging that Rodgers says he's a deadly finisher in training.
Hopefully the 2 goals will spur him onto to get 5/6 more before the season is over.
I like every aspect of his game and think he has a long term future with us.
Just go to show what playing a player out of position can do as he looked awful before Rodgers
Love it
Hendo + 10 league goals a season or more = world class.
I've always back you even though that probably got you more stick
He's much, much better tecnhically than Kuyt. He's quicker, more skillful and generally a better footballer.
Not dissing Kuyt, he was a great servant and very productive player for us but I'm not seeing the similarities with him and Hendo.
Big time. I don't think Hendo will ever be prolific but he's more certainly got 8-12 goals in him a season imo.
Im still the same person. Problem?
Like i said, if a player plays well lets give him some credit. IF he's a trash, he can fuck right off.
Hendo did deserve some criticism early on. But, as some of us pointed out, his poor performances were mostly because he was mentally not quite ready for the step up to a club like Liverpool. In my opinion it was always unfair for some of our fans to criticize a young player in his first season with a big club for being a "passenger". Did you expect him to come from Sunderland at 21 and start carrying the team? And it wasn't his fault that Kenny put him on the wing and started him in almost every game.
The fundamentally sound technique and amazing attitude were there in plain sight, even when his confidence was low. This is what I wrote 2 years ago:
I think we're not there yet (to the point when 16M look like a steal), but I believe 15 years from when you look at Henderson's long career at Liverpool, possibly part of it as the captain, you will be very happy that Kenny decided to spend that money on him. In fact it will be so obvious that it will go without saying.
The fundamentally sound technique and amazing attitude were there in plain sight, even when his confidence was low. This is what I wrote 2 years ago:
I think we're not there yet (to the point when 16M look like a steal), but I believe 15 years from when you look at Henderson's long career at Liverpool, possibly part of it as the captain, you will be very happy that Kenny decided to spend that money on him. In fact it will be so obvious that it will go without saying.
No one expected him to carry the club.
What we did demand was something, anything and he pretty much gave us nothing for two seasons.
Look at the difference Coutinho made since joining the club.
Not being ready mentally is not an excuse for playing badly when joining a club like Liverpool. I guess it's our fault for not scouting him properly but I expect more from a 21 year old "premiership proven" player.
I saw potential in Henderson though and I'm glad that he's finally improving. But lets not change history, he was wank for basically two and a half seasons.
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