aniym wrote:Tony Adams wrote:I still think he could be our henderson. No liverpool fan would have had hendo in their first team until their title win. That said, he has burnt his bridges with so many fans he could score the winner as motm in a champions league final and still be wanted out by some.
Xhaka and Henderson are both popular in the dressing room, and that's where the similarities stop.
As a footballer Henderson is average, but in no way has he contributed to defensive snafus to nearly the same extent as Xhaka has. Henderson has also improved over time, particularly once Wijnaldum and Fabinho joined.
Xhaka OTOH has been the same player regardless of who's been next to him: Elneny, Torreira, Guendo, Ceballos, Partey....none of them really made a difference.
That last paragraph especially. He's a massive weak link which is why it's been so difficult to find a strong CM partnership.