For me Endo excels when the team is firing on all cylinders, I.e. we press as a team, we keep shape. His biggest negative is he isn’t quick over 5 yards, like Mac Allister so when a game becomes frantic and open he struggles, especially when getting a little fatigued (Klopp confirmed this for both Endo and Macca). Ironically this is the same as Fabinho, once the legs of Gini and Hendo left he looked over exposed.
I really hope Bajcetic stays fit, he has everything to become an elite 6.
The role of an elite 6 though is to bail the team out when other players make mistakes. To sense danger and drop in and cover areas that get exposed. To snuff out counterattacks either legitimately or by taking one for the team. Endo can't do that usually because he gets himself the wrong side of the ball or because he is already on a yellow after charging towards the ball and getting their late.
He gets yellows because of his own mistakes. The likes of Rodri or Fernandinho committed fouls to cover up other players mistakes. For me he should be doing the job Milner did coming on late in games when we are ahead and stiffening up the midfield. Almost playing as a closer coming on as a dual six and getting people's faces and above all adding aerial ability when we are defending set pieces late on. He should be starting the early Cup games and being the experienced pro.
In short he simply isn't good enough to be the starting 6 for as side that should be looking to compete for the title and Champions League next season.
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