So basically you just want Henderson replaced no matter what?
Fans tend to be fickle, but to not remember how well Henderson performed before his injury (and how it reflected on stats as well, most passes) is not even fickle, it's straight up case of utter amnesia.
And you people never learn, you did the same to him when Klopp came in and he couldn't train due to injury, so you watched us suddenly play with more intensity, and quickly implied Henderson won't be able to walk into this side, let alone be one of its best players. Then he recovered, walked into the side and bossed the midfield again and again. He's still our best midfielder, you know? No amounts of overhead kicks from Emre "I don't really know how to create chances" Can can (feck) change that.
Another player that gets tons of people moaning about how we need to buy a replacement, is Clyne, and honestly at first I thought people were having a laugh slagging him off, but then I realised that's because the fans don't really look at defence, ever. Fans' critique comes from watching us attack, so there's very little admiration for someone that simply does his job and keeps his mouth shut about it. Clyne is not the problem, whoever plays on the right wing, tends to be the problem. The right side of defence is solid in comparison to the clinically dead Lovren-Milner combo, not to mention Clyne is less wasteful in his passing and duels he takes on than Milner on the other side. He is also not the kinda player who would lose his temper, his play is patient despite him probably hearing the moans from the stands every time he is trying to get some composure and make sure he's covered at the back, before foolishly dancing into the box, losing the ball and then seeing the lower-tier shithouses score on the counter. The last two sentences apply to Milner's style of fullback play, btw.
In any case, you people won't realise what you have until it's gone, especially in case of Clyne, the most reliable and defensively solid right-back we've had in pretty much decades at this point. I understand the Henderson critique because he's injury prone and it's not that hard to forget about him, but Clyne critics are football equivalents of flat earth society.
Well, as solid as Henderson is, I think we need better if we are to strive for more succes in both the Premier League and Champions League. I'll be more than happy to accept it, if he makes me look stupid in a couple of months, mind.
I'm not sure who "you people" are, and what assumptions you are making on my behalf from so long ago. I actually like Henderson, but just think we need better, if we are to elevate our current position. He's better than Emre Can, I agree.
As for Clyne, I'm not sure why you are bringing him into it. I really like him, and again you are referring to me as "you people", even though I've never commented on him. He's very solid and definitely not an area we need to focus on this summer.
By the way, I'm not English, so I apologize in advance if any of my post is hard to understand.
