‘Ruins every attack’: Liverpool star singled out for criticism after poor first half vs Brentford
Last Updated: January 16, 2022 10:52 pm
Liverpool vs Brentford
Liverpool and Brentford are currently locked in Premier League action.
After Manchester City saw off Chelsea on Saturday, the tie emerged as a must-win for Liverpool, who now sit 14 points behind the league leaders.
Should the Reds lose, even when considering their game in hand, it seems unlikely that Jurgen Klopp’s side would be able to catch Pep Guardiola and co. As a result, a victory looks crucial.
Jordan Henderson targeted
So far, though, despite Brentford being in pretty patchy form and continuing to concede heavily, Liverpool have been unable to break the deadlock with 45 minutes played.
Part of the reason for this has been their poor display in midfield, with Jordan Henderson, in particular, looking some way from his best.
Henderson has so far misplaced several passes, failed with a number of crosses and generally looked off the pace.
As a result, the Englishman has come in for heavy criticism online, with just some of the reaction to his first-half display shown below:
Henderson just ruins every attack, why is he playing RW for 🤣
— Nick Jones (@NickJon88020842) January 16, 2022
What does Henderson provide really?
— John Henry’s Bank Account (@JohnsBankAcc) January 16, 2022
Henderson makes me feel sick
— kian (@yermarj) January 16, 2022
Jordan Henderson 🤝 ruining every Liverpool attack
— the mighty jota (@themightyjota) January 16, 2022
i hope henderson gets injured and taken off on a stretcher that would actually be more joyful than a win tbh
— send hendo to death row (@onelastdancefr) January 16, 2022
Why is Henderson starting matches for Liverpool? Why?
— god (@IAM__NONSO) January 16, 2022
Tbh I don’t even know is it we’re playing plus watching Henderson really hurts my eyes😭
— Dr. sama (@buharisama) January 16, 2022
Mehn Henderson doesn’t have a proper footballing sense.
— The Nigerian Scouser 🔴 (@Oluwa_rejoice) January 16, 2022
Henderson pic.twitter.com/UCklG9sdLV
— okSALAHyo (@WalterNova037) January 16, 2022
FUCKING HENDERSON IVE SEEN ENOUGH GET OFF 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽
— Francis (@LFCFrancis) January 16, 2022
Jordan Henderson is absolutely Shit
— JD (@Jorddav1) January 16, 2022
*Update – Liverpool have since taken the lead via Fabinho.
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This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 36 | 72 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 11 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 35 | -4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | -1 | 43 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 36 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 35 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 36 | -38 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 36 | -38 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 36 | -56 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 10 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 9 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| James, Daniel | Leeds United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
