I'm not just saying it but when I watched some of his under 21 performances around the same time we signed him, they got me excited .. they really did because he looked to have 'all the tools' to be successful at Liverpool ......... back then a Henderson - Lucas midfield partnership was something I really wanted to see be given a run of say 10 games but for what ever reason we never saw it .............. but that is okay, his use out wide was good experience and Kenny knew that ............ there was the 'he can't tackle for sh%t' calls from some but that can be taught and not all young players are fearless in the tackle from the get go ................. not to mention there are many different ways of tackling, some effective than others, depending on the style of play implemented tho' ..... for example; last ditch tackling that looks impressive on youtube - staying on your feet, relentless pressing/hassling - clever positioning and movement, being in the right at the right time .......... etc
Henderson had 'all the tools' and has proved a lot of people wrong.