really guys? lol
usa - yes definitely
portugal - yes definitely
belgium - pretty close between him and witsel
russia - yes
south korea - yes
algeria - yes
cameroon - yes
brazil - yes imo, others will say no but both brazil cms dont get a game for their club teams
croatia - yes
mexico - yes
australia - yes
spain - probably not like i said, although they are ageing, by next year he definitely would
netherlands - yes
chile - yes
greece - yes
ivory coast - yes
japan - yes
colombia - yes
costa rica - yes
england - yes
uruguay - yes
italy - i guess pirlo/de rossi go ahead of him
ecuador - yes
france - yes
honduras - yes
switzerland - yes
bosnia - yes
iran - yes
argentina - yes
nigeria - yes
so out of 32 i would say probably 27ish are definites. im not so sure what is so lol about it.
lol
henderson would be in every national team bar maybe germany/spain and even then ckise
Jordan Henderson??! You've seen the games so far, right?
Oh hang on. Misread that.
You mean he'd be in every national team bar, as in pub. Fair enough. Apologies.
yes did you?
football isnt all about doing tricks or what looks good to casual fans. for midfielders you need to have somebody with an engine and that is more all round, see why ghana overpowered germany and their 15 better midfielders than jordan henderson, why costa rica overpowered italy and why spain were very unsuccessful.
england had gerrard next to him playing too deep and doing the same role, we needed somebody in gerrards position to supply the balls to our forwards not sit deep aswell, we kept the ball ok but we didnt pass through teams like pirlo did vs us in game 1.
How the media thought he played
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27853470"Fine first half and understandably tired as the second half went on. Great energy in these conditions."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2014/england-vs-italy-player-ratings-3652878Worked really hard, broke up play and got forward. Also had a searing shot brilliantly saved by Italy keeper Sirigu.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2097171-england-vs-italy-world-cup-group-d-score-grades-and-post-match-reactiongood overall score, higher than verrati and as high as de rossi who being on a winning team will naturally get higher points.
So from the first game where you were so vocal about him the general consensus of the press who have previously given him a tough time is that he did well, with an above average performance and did as well or better than the italy midfield.
Uruguay game
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/19/uruguay-england-world-cup-group-d-ratingsA neat and tidy enough performance against opponents that pressed hard in midfield. A couple of telling interceptions
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/england-vs-uruguay-match-report-world-cup-2014-luis-suarez-puts-england-on-the-brink-of-exit-despite-wayne-rooneys-first-world-cup-strike-in-21-loss-9550474.htmlRan hard without the ball but failed to make much of a contribution going forward as England lacked ideas in the middle of the pitch.
Key stat from this game is that...
Key stat: Jordan Henderson made more passes (61) than any other player on either side.
So whilst he is perhaps not driving us forward, he made more passes than Gerrard and ran hard and worked very well.
He has been very good all season for Liverpool being one of the reasons they have done so well, I think hes also been tipped by many as a future Liverpool captain. He made 35 appearences in the league and was chosen for basically every game, he was sent off late in the season when they were chasing one of the title matches and many said with him they may have done better and they started to underperform when he was out of the team. The goals they concede without Hendo in the team is double of that when he is in the team, he is a really good defensive midfielder
In this article where he was tipped as 3rd for Liverpools player of the year ahead of Sturridge/Sterling/Coutinho etc you can see he was not a sub in any game and was only substituted once in the whole season, for a centre midfielder very impressive.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/05/14/4817066/who-is-liverpools-player-of-the-season?ICID=PP_25258"It is hard to quantify the influence of Henderson over the season as his impact has often been to provide different things at different times. With Gerrard sidelined in the winter it was Henderson who shouldered creative responsibility from midfield, providing a vital link to the attack and urging Liverpool on with promptings from the centre circle and sparking what were arguably the season’s two best performances: at White Hart Lane and the Etihad Stadium.
During Liverpool’s blistering run into the business end of the season, Henderson constantly provided the unstylish but crucial service of pressing high and passing simple. It is no understatement to say that many Anfield regulars fully expect – and would be supremely pleased to see – Henderson take the captain’s armband once Gerrard finally decides to relinquish it. He has been a quiet revelation this season."
Football is all about opinions, i dont necessarily think that you have to play football to understand certain parts of football, but there is definitely some truth in it. When the world cup comes around people sensationalize everything and only see world cups, back heels and bad refereeing decisions.
The fact is with his form over the last 1 year, every team in the world cup would have taken him to Brazil and he would be starting for the majority of them.