The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 17]
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The Ballon D'Or is about individual performance over the last year as voted for by footballing journalists plus national team coaches and captains. With all due respect to Henderson, he's not even the best performing player at Liverpool with at least half a dozen I'd name before him, let alone in Europe. Add in his so far woeful appearances for England and I think you can see why he won't feature.
Interesting that Neymar has been ruled out of the nominations too, mostly for being a t
t. 
Guvernator said:
The Ballon D'Or is about individual performance over the last year as voted for by footballing journalists plus national team coaches and captains. With all due respect to Henderson, he's not even the best performing player at Liverpool with at least half a dozen I'd name before him, let alone in Europe. Add in his so far woeful appearances for England and I think you can see why he won't feature.
Interesting that Neymar has been ruled out of the nominations too, mostly for being a t
t. Hendo is in bad form this year full stop to, not playing anywhere near the level he was last year
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Shaq does not look like he is going to be back anytime soon -
Shaq does not look like he is going to be back anytime soon -
Guvernator said:
The Ballon D'Or is about individual performance over the last year as voted for by footballing journalists plus national team coaches and captains. With all due respect to Henderson, he's not even the best performing player at Liverpool with at least half a dozen I'd name before him, let alone in Europe. Add in his so far woeful appearances for England and I think you can see why he won't feature.
wjb said:
m3sye said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Gomez in a RB and Lovren at CB?
Thats what I would imagine A lot is asked of a RB in this day and age, Andy Robertson is probably what you want every wingback to be. Energetic, can tackle and can deliver the ball in the final third.
Gomez isn’t that so when he does play RB he will in the majority defend that right side than attack it.
In midfield he isn’t a 6, with awareness to break up play and make a decent pass to someone out wide and he isn’t an 8 or a 10 neither.
type-r said:
Pretty close?
Champions League Winning Captains since 1993 - 2018. I would imagine almost every single one would have made the ballon d'or shortlist in that year. Just saying.
You’re probably right. Abidal had a cancer tumour so was handed the captains armband for that final. Champions League Winning Captains since 1993 - 2018. I would imagine almost every single one would have made the ballon d'or shortlist in that year. Just saying.
In regards to Henderson, he puts a shift on. Obviously has a captains personality in the dressing room and I’m not surprised that Juergen would hand him the armband, Henderson May not have the greatest technical ability but he gives his all every single game he plays and I believe that’s a huge reason why Klopp would have him as the captain.
Make others around you see how you are not giving up in every tackle, sprint back etc.
This year, I haven’t seen the shortlist but there’s Alisson, VvD, Robertson, Salah, Mane, Firmino all who must be infront of him.
Henderson is more of a Carles Puyol captain than a Lionel Messi captain.
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