Gary Neville
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I saw a change in Jordan as well.
I agree with you, but when you're saying he's demanding the ball, if he's playing the holding position, his job is to demand the ball.
You're saying you use the word indulge, not indulge, because that's more a case of that he's forcing himself to play there in the manager.
It was Klopp who actually put him... I always remember a game early in Klopp's reign, it was away at Burnley, and Liverpool lost 2-0.
And I think Liverpool, it was a crazy... Liverpool had, like, sort of 80% possession, but lost 2-0 at Burnley.
And that was sort of, it felt like, I'm just trying to think, I think it was almost the first time he'd played in that position, and the supporters afterwards were going crazy, there's no way he can play there.
And I think him initially going there, because no supporter, every probably Liverpool supporter was thinking what you were thinking, why is Jordan Henderson playing there?
But Klopp stuck with it, and went, no, he can play in number six.
I know, but what I'm saying is Liverpool... No, he hasn't apologised for it.
He's made a joke of it.
But what I'm saying is, I think... I agree with you, I think Jordan Henderson's best position is that position, but I don't think we should totally dismiss what he did there.
Liverpool are playing the Champions League final, playing semi-finals, quarter-finals, getting to a Europa League final with him in that position.
What I don't think, and what you're saying is, the energy he's got, I think the holding position is more about...
Listen, Fabinho in that position, Fabinho can't run.
Jordan Henderson can run.
But Fabinho in that position, I think, is better than Jordan Henderson.
The way he maybe reads situations, he snuffs things out more, even though he hasn't got the legs of him.
Do you understand what I mean?
It's a different type of position.
The position you're talking about, that's playing to his strengths, because it's all about energy and running.