Curtains Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I love this player he's Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Think he needs to "put it in where it hurts" a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Been carp this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Wouldn't say 'quality'. Hughes is 'quality', Whittingham is 'quality' as is Tom Ince. These players will play in the premiership, maybe Whittingham has left it a bit too late, but Ince is already being linked to big moves. Hendrick, has too many peaks and troughs to be a top I think, I can't see what this 'second season syndrome' has to do with anything, he's played 50 odd games, so I can't see any reason why a player should dip. He's not a game changer, and doesnt score many, nor create many goals for a midfielder. Championship is his level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I think he's been a bit invisible this season tbh. Last season we saw, in patches, a player that can break late into the box, pick great penetrating passes, show a little strength sometimes. Him and Bryson lacked bite though, but still, they were capable of carrying the team at times. I just think this season he's been very pedestrian. So much so that if we had a good right sided player on the bench I could see Coutts moving central and Hendrick struggling to get back in the side. Maybe he's enjoying a lack of competition being the only CM at the club with decent height and ok strength except Coutts who is doing superb on the right. Having said all that, he's young. He's talented. He's not bad at anything really. He's a good passer, hard worker and he's not really making many silly errors every other week. Just needs to apply himself a bit better this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Not sure if I'd put Hendrick in the 'unnoticed' category. I've never understood the hype around him, if he was 28 and bought from League 1 would fans give him the same time? I doubt it. My biggest problem is I can't see the potential in him, as has been said, he's distinctly average at most things and I think that's the way he'll stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Or when he does get on the ball he loses it. I'm willing to bet with anyone that he'll never be a regularly Premier League player, he'll be an average Champ player, cos he's not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 He is young though. I know young doesn't always mean he'll improve but he does have some quality. I think with the right guidance he does have the potential to be as good as say McGugan (on his day a top championship player.... rare that his day is) The one I don't get is Mark O'Brien. Naive, slow and poor on the ball. He's not a patch on Buxton yet nobody would say Buxton would be good enough in the highest tier. I saw more in Nyatanga and he's got stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just do not agree . Effectively the Rams play with 2 in the middle of the park so for long periods Jeff is chasing shadows and cant get on the ball. But when he does get the ball, all he does is pass it sideways 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' /> He's not like Hughes, for example, who plays quick give and go balls into feet looking to attack. If anything Hendrick slows the play down. It's fine having players like that but unless they contribute more to the team as a whole ie tough tackling midfielder, then I don't see the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Its a fallacy to say Hendrick can't pass a ball he's the nearest thing that Derby will ever afford or get to Paul Scholes Where did I say he can't pass the ball? He plays a brilliant 15 yard sideways pass (probably learned that from Savage 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />) Comparing him to Scholes is somewhat debatable, think about Scholes at 20 and tell me their similar players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've been disappointed with Jeff so far this season. Last year he did the simple stuff well, this year he's not. The weak link in our midfield Wednesday night, needs to get his finger out. I hope he does as he's a decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 A lot of fans think we should drop hendrick. Me being one of them. He's not been the same this year and I can only repeat. I think the only reason we should keep him at the moment is because of the lack of depth if he keeps on playing like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 One minute Hendrick is brilliant, next minute he's another Robbie Savage. (F*cking hopeless) He's too inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudding Jack Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 he's not played great this season but he's not been sh*te either...give or take a few mistakes. i think him and bryson work very well in the middle together for the first half... then teams find it very hard to play against a different style when we change and stick hughes in there as well. hendrick is important... just a bit out of form... but he's 20. and thats normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 If Nige were to drop Hendrick, who would come in? Coutts and Bryson seems too attack minded to me, although it already sounds better than Bryson - Hendrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Gjokaj-Bryson Coutts-Hughes-Jacobs Sammon I'd like to see Valentin although that says a lot about our strength in depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudding Jack Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 then who plays on the right? where coutts has sorted it out.... looking good with brayford. hendrick int that bad.... dont really knoew why people are getting on at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudding Jack Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Gjokaj-Bryson Coutts-Hughes-Jacobs Sammon I'd like to see Valentin although that says a lot about our strength in depth really? on what grounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Coutts and Bryson sounds alright to me. I like Coutts attitude. But then who plays down the right? Brayford? We have plenty of full backs. Bavies? Bennett did alright once before. Tyson/Jacobs? Ward and Tyson/Jacobs both cutting inside or swapping flanks? We're a midfielder short (as we have been for a couple of years) either way you look at it. I'd stick with Hendrick for a few more games. We're doing alright as a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It's all we have, Clough played Gjokaj there for the U21's - maybe sees him as competition in that area. Did he come on centre mid v wednesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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