Captain Obvious
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Disagree massively. Don't know how you can watch him every week and say he's weak at anything to be honest. He's not as good at claiming crosses as Blackman, but Blackman is a lot taller.
If he's to make a mistake then it's more likely to be from a cross/corner but I wouldn't say it's a glaring weakness to be exploited by the opponent particularly, he claimed plenty of corners for us, far more than we conceded from I'd say.
His distribution is also very good, he has an assist remember, and he rarely kicks it out of play. Good with his feet, comfortable in possession when we play out from the back.
I agree somewhat with the second point, but only out of pride, he shouldn't be quite so blasé about coming back to United, treat us with a bit more respect but that's with the huge caveat that media interviews are edited to within an inch of their lives and meaning can be lost in print.
If we get relegated next season I think it'll be because we didn't take our chances at the other end, I think our defensive unit will be a strong point, similar to how Cardiff took a good defence from the Championship and were decent at the back against the majority of teams.
We've obviously seen things differently, which is fine, I realise I'm in a minority here but I've never been convinced he's anything above average Championship standard. I see him kick balls out of play regularly, and stay on his goal line leaving the responsibility to his defenders when he should be the one commanding his area. There are many examples I could give, but I'm not trying to prove a point here...I just want the club to realise we'll never be in a better position to buy a top quality goalkeeper - and the loan move will only benefit Henderson. The only reason for the loan move making sense would be if Henderson was so good that we possibly couldn't get any better - yet I could list off a handful of potential permanent transfers, that I believe would do a better job and would jump at the chance for Premier League football. This loan deal doesn't make sense, the season after we would be looking for another goalkeeper anyway, in a weaker position, should we be relegated.