by Hoop Blah »
01 Jun 2016 21:38
genome You should be picking teams on form and confidence, not what they used to be like. I maintain that if they switched clubs Drinkwater would've gone.
Form should be part of the consideration yes, but you're also trying to build a
team and not just a collection of the in form names.
Part of a team is that you show loyalty and togetherness and that you try and get to know how to play alongside each other within that teams systems of play. Henderson has played as the right side of that 3 midfielders consistently well for 2 years. He does a good job there and if we're looking for the side to play as it did against Germany (ie hard working and closing down the opposition at ever chance) then Henderson is ideal for the job. His passing is much better than he's given credit for too (see his two or three creative passes in 20 odd minutes against Turkey).
I'm in the minority in being a Henderson fan but I just think he's one of those players who does a great job for the team without getting too many plaudits. He makes other players better.