Football Matches. All Matches. Indian Super League, Fantasy Tips. There were some failures in that first few years of transfer activity under Comolli - Andy Carroll, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing - but the buy that cost Comolli his job was the one that worked out the best. But Comolli always knew he would be a top player. The first one: when we looked at his fitness data it was absolutely out of this world. That was very important, to know that he could match the intensity that physically Liverpool should play at.
Secondly, when we looked at his technical and tactical data, he was doing things at Sunderland that were as good as some of the top midfielders in the Premier League. The third aspect was live scouting, we all watched him, all came back very enthusiastic about what we saw. And the fourth aspect is the personality. We made a lot of enquiries about what type of individual he was, his behaviour, his obsession for improvement.
Everything you see on the pitch. Henderson was not an instant success at Liverpool and when Comolli was fired in April , he was told that signing was the reason why.
But seven years on Henderson is about to captain Liverpool into a second straight European Cup final. If there is still any lingering debate about his value as a player, there should not be.
The energy he brought to the team, the determination, the commitment, refusing to give up, refusing to lose. So when you put everything together, we were convinced. So he revamped the club's approach. Five years later he was made sporting director. That type of guy. I like the fact that he challenges the conventional wisdom, like Billy Beane.
Why should we look at it in that way, when the data tells us that we should look at it the other way? It wasn't beneficial to Henderson, especially as somebody so young and with such a large transfer fee over his head. He wasn't helped by his selection on the right also alienating Dirk Kuyt. Once Henderson was given more chances in a central area under Rodgers did he start to grow into the player he is now.
What's clear, though, is that Comolli paid too much, Dalglish used him incorrectly and FSG placed too much trust in Comolli. All three are to blame for Liverpool's transfer failings. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Wire service provided by Associated Press.
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