Jordan Henderson's worrying display against Wales leaves Klopp open-mouthed

One of the biggest surprises for England in their final group game against Wales was the introduction of Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson, with the Reds veteran earning Gareth Southgate's trust and lining up in a game that suited his style of play, and performing well but not outstandingly well for the first 45 minutes.

Although the midfielder did have a certain amount of freedom to get forward and repeatedly get into the box, the Liverpool player was at his most inconsistent when he failed to take advantage of a ball that was bounced directly into the area where he was all alone, misjudging the bounce and missing a surprise chance that could have ended in a 1-0 lead.

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From Merseyside it is certain that Jurgen Klopp is carrying out a meticulous analysis of his players and possible reinforcements, being surprised to see how one of his most trusted men in the midfield failed in such a way, being difficult to understand even for the German tactician how a player of his experience could have been unprepared in such a simple situation.

Not even age and lack of minutes would be a valid excuse for the tremendous mistake made by the midfielder, as his implementation in the starting eleven was precisely for that reason of giving advantages to his teammates, being perhaps after Harry Kane's failure the most notorious flaw in the first half.

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That first half against the Welsh was an extension of the poor football shown against the United States a few days ago, with Henderson quickly adding to the poor England team that despite having a clear dominance could not make the scoreboard their own, which remained scoreless until the half-time whistle. Despite being involved in England's poor performance, the Liverpool player continued to improve substantially in the second half, helping his side to a 2-0 lead after just six minutes.