Jordan Henderson: The evolution of Liverpool FCs vice captain What else can be written about Jordan Henderson? The boy who turned into a star. From much-maligned to key man. The shrinking violet who became vice captain of Liverpool FC. Everybody knows how he was nearly shipped off to Fulham, only to salvage his Anfield career and become one of Brendan Rodgers’ most trusted players. Everyone knows how the Kop would groan at every touch, but now purr and murmur as he races around the pitch. It has all been discussed, dissected, dealt with. But just how the midfielder reached this point is for debate. Rodgers did not simply come into Melwood, click his fingers, and see Henderson grow in stature. Indeed, it is forgotten just how promising Henderson had been at Sunderland – and then how he played too often, and too much out of position, in his first season on Merseyside. He arrived at Liverpool as a midfielder who had created 83 chances in 2010/11 for Sunderland, aged just 20. He contributed in seven of the Black Cats’ 45 league goals, made 1,334 successful passes and won 62 tackles. But then he became a young player stationed out wide, scared to open up defences with passing, and limited [...] liverpoolinnews/jordan-henderson-the-evolution-of-liverpool-fcs-vice-captain/
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:31:14 +0000
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