In life if we wrote people off because of their mentality at 21 the species would of become extinct centuries ago.
Al, question.
You've seen lots of Liverpool players come and go.
You've seen lots of young players come up and break into the first team and be successes at Anfield and plenty others break into the team and failing.
But have you ever seen a 21 year old player so lacking in belief, absolutely petrified of making a mistake or trying something different?
Because I certainly haven't.
I've been watching Liverpool for 26 years, a lot less than other people. But during that time, off the top of my head, I've seen Mcmanaman, Redknapp, Fowler, Owen, Murphy, Steven Wright, Gerrard, Thompson, Sinama Pongolle, Le Tallec, Alonso, Sissoko, Vignal, Matteo, Carroll, Lucas, Ngog, Kelly, Carra, Flanno, Shelvey,Spearing, El Zhar etc etc... play for Liverpool at a young age.
And I've never seen a young player so petrified of wearing the shirt as Jordan Henderson. The only one who comes close was Djimi Traore.
So the whole, "He's 21, his mentality will get better' or "He's our next Lucas'... Sorry, I dont buy it. There's way bigger issues with him.