Hapa Ndiyo Jezi yangu ya Liverpool nitakapo iprint kwa Maandishi Ya Njano Kuwa Washabiki Wa Liverpool Tunapaswa Kuwa Wastahamilivu manake itakuwa Wachezaji Wanacheza Kwa ajili ya kupewa Heshima badala ya Viwango vyao.
Nadhani Mechi zake 300 with zero Trophy atazitimizia akitokea Sub.
mkuu, mpe Hendo the benefit of the doubt for once.
he may not be a cup of tea for many of us (LFC fans) but there must be a reason why both managers (Klopp & Southgate) rate him so highly.
I believe one such major reason is what he does without the ball (yes, I know like you do he's shit with it). I mainly like watching Hendo when the opposition is in possession - for me it's probably only Firmino who's better than him not only in the LFC squad but the entire EPL when it comes to that ability in playing without the ball (hurrying the opposition and blocking the channels potentially to be exploited by the opposing team). he's a more reliable cog especially against physical and technical opposition.
if you closely look at how Southgate sets up his midfield, he tries to copy Klopp to some extent. his only downside is that he doesn't have a front 3 as lethal as the one at Klopp's disposal.
am convinced Klopp would have clung to Coutinho until at least end of that season had he wanted to. true, Coutinho was creative but the creativity that Klopp's teams normally thrive on is more dependent on graft rather than flair - meaning having a midfield capable of aggressively winning possession upfield, facilitating a quick transition to our speedsters uptop.
this explains why we are now able to puncture through parked buses of mid table and lower opposition. with Coutinho in, we were not as successful vs such opposition. the one big thing that I miss since Coutinho left are his deadly free kicks, though.
it should explain why Klopp pulled a plug and didn't want to pay over the odds to sign the flair but fragile Fekir. and I fully seconded his decision, simply because our high intensity game needs grafters more than stylists in that middle of the park.