11-07-2021, 10:31
Can't believe you voluntarily suggested Henderson for Mount?!!!!! Unfortunately I can believe it might happen. If it does you can chalk 2-0 Italy up on the results board now. We'd never get a shot. Jorginho and Verratti would just take on Henderson, Rice and Phillips themselves and Barela and whoever else Italy might throw in Locatelli or Pisani would be just free to thread difficult balls into our defence and push back Shaw and Walker to cover. Disaster waiting to happen.
One great thing Sterling does is to slow down in the box and draw players to him and increase his chances of being fouled (rather than having to dive!). Grealish, if we would dare to pick him, does that all over the opponent's half of the field. He isn't super-quick, but he changes pace and accelerates to deceive opponents. He is an outstanding player and shouldn't be left on the bench, but the same could be said of Chiesa for Italy, and exactly the same has been happening to him.
I can envisage very few questions to which Henderson would be my answer, especially if they didn't involve Dickie.
One great thing Sterling does is to slow down in the box and draw players to him and increase his chances of being fouled (rather than having to dive!). Grealish, if we would dare to pick him, does that all over the opponent's half of the field. He isn't super-quick, but he changes pace and accelerates to deceive opponents. He is an outstanding player and shouldn't be left on the bench, but the same could be said of Chiesa for Italy, and exactly the same has been happening to him.
I can envisage very few questions to which Henderson would be my answer, especially if they didn't involve Dickie.