England has a talisman

England has a talisman. A worker able to sacrifice himself for the team rather than for his personal interests of figuration and acclaim. He orders, gives instructions, removes, and leads the offensive game without necessarily showing great brilliance, but his efficiency has been evident in this Cup. His name is Jordan Henderson (28), the British 8, the great leader of the Surprising team that Tomorrow he will look his way to the finals, after 52 years.

Interrogated since his first quote to the team of three lions, with the pbadage of time he became the English captain and, although this year Gareth Southgate has decided to hand over the jineta to Henderson, Henderson is the real master of the orchestra.

These are not just subjective perceptions. The numbers that the Liverpool captain obtained in Russia impress. He has already raced 45.1 kilometers in the 385 minutes he's played to here, surpbaded only by Jesse Lingard (with 46.14 km, in 362 minutes) and John Stones (45.94 km in 435 & # 39;).

But perhaps the fact that most impresses and excites the fans is that with him on the field, England has never fallen. No other British international has managed to match its current 30-game losing streak (23 wins and seven draws), a record that began with the friendly against Norway at Wembley, which finished 1-0 in September 2014.

as Lingard, Jordan Pickford and Harry Maguire, is the embodiment of the style that Southgate has put in place since qualifying for this World Cup. The philosophy of the game, something that had been lost for many years, began to come back from the hands of the technical and volunteer players, able to perform the rehearsals in training literally.

Henderson publicly acknowledged the influence that Jürgen Klopp had his unveiling, being one of his most important players in the system, precisely for its delivery and deployment in the field, something that matches perfectly to his style, come with the team this year in the final of the Champions League. 19659002] And tomorrow, the talisman will be present again. Now, to face Croatia, a tough opponent who will also relive the duel with Luka Modric who was seen in the final final of the Champions League.