Jeff Hendrick

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 coyne wrote:

I did call it in this thread that the fans would turn on him because he doesn't bust a gut to chase a ball down, which is a fair criticism, but it's not their biggest problem.
The problem is the same as last season; They're 20th in overall possession, 20th in other possessional statistics such as shots conceded, expected goals conceded, I think they've improved to 18th on goals scored, and that's about it. 

Last season they got away with absolute murder finishing mid table with those type of statistics, this season it's catching up on them, they've improved on absolute nothing from last season.

It's very normal in North East England football to scapegoat players who aren't busting a gut, which is why I knew Jeff would easily be the first. 

Jeff's biggest problem is that he suddenly disappears in games which aren't going well, he's gone missing too often for Ireland when the team aren't playing positively, and joining Newcastle Utd who have had less than 30% possession in 33% of their games so far, he was always going to be a sitting duck.

Steve Bruce is obviously the bigger problem, but there's no excuse for going hiding in games as often as Jeff does.

This is right. Newcastle fans will forgive a Saint-Maxim or Almiron their defending duties, but Hendrick doesn’t give enough when he has the ball to be accommodated.

Like Doherty, he also has this infuriatingly languid running style, which makes it look like he’s jogging all the time