by Snowflake Royal »
01 Sep 2023 12:55
YorkshireRoyal99 Stranded Snowflake Royal He was a good player. Now he's a bang average player with lead in his boots.
This. Was a very good lower end PL/top end Champ player. Some players have a big drop off as they age especially if they have had an injury. Hendrick had moments with us and I'm not sure if joining another club with issues, who appear to be in freefall despite last years promotion, is likely to reverse his fortunes but good luck to him.
I think suspecting he was at QPR who were going backwards at the time, then joined us who went down and now he's potentially going to Wednesday who are towards the bottom of this early stage, that would suggest where his level is, bottom end Championship. I wouldn't be too surprised if he ended up in L1 next season if things don't work out at Wednesday.
Not to say he's the reason why these clubs were going backwards, but he was a part of it. I personally don't think he was as bad as some make out, but he wasn't a great player either, was just ok in a poor team.
His problem is he just doesn't contribute anything very valuable.
He's got no pace or accelleration so he can't track back well, burst onto a ball or beat a man.
His shooting is wild so the odd screamer goes in but mostly it's row z, tame as you like or miles wide. The guy has never had a great scoring record.
He's rarely in a position to cross because he's central midfield and not mobile. He's not good at through balls or clever passes to create an opening. He's never had a great assisting record.
His best season for attacking is 14/15 when he got 7 goals and 9 assists. He's never got even remotely near that since. That was almost 10 years ago.
All he can do is play simple short passes in the middle of the pitch and has a decent first touch. That's the base level players need to build an area of expertise off, not be their main quality.
