And it repeats like clockwork. It's not something you think others couldn't do but what's most fascinating about Jordan Henderson is that his biggest problem might just be his biggest strength. He plays without really thinking. He makes his mind up before the ball comes to him. If Henderson has decided to cross it, it's getting crossed first time.
If he's decided to clear it, it's going hard and it's going long. If he wants to roll it five metres in the other direction, he'll already have his body set up to do so, no matter what is going on around him.
They're not the traits of a star midfielder. They're not the traits of a man that a team particularly needs but, because Henderson plays reduced, no-risk football, he's hard to get a hold of.
He never gets caught in possession, he rarely makes a mistake and, when he decides to cross one or lash one at goals - however far in advance that decision is made - sometimes it pays off. It's always win or bust with Henderson - his moves end within split seconds, even when he decides to run a little with the ball - but the bust is never at a cost.
It's just a wide, it's just an over-hit cross, or it's just another team mate in possession. He's a wet dream for someone like Ashley Westwood at Aston Villa - someone who's purposefully ineffective for fear he might ever do something wrong.
But he's a T version of Ashley Westwood. A much more advanced, more impressive, more useful model. Henderson might've designed his own limitations, but he plays to the absolute limit inside of those. The result is a player that even one of the most exciting and adventurous managers in world football can make room for.
After the Burnley game back in August, Liverpool fans hit the panic button. The team had lost, the transfer window was still open, and Jordan Henderson was still in the side. It didn't need spelling out. Jurgen Klopp stuck to his guns though and, game by game, the captain is winning back the fans very quietly without them really noticing - literally. Henderson might've reined in what he can do on the ball but, off it, he's become a bit of a beast. He's fast, he's strong, he's aggressive and he doesn't stop.
He might not chalk up as many tackles as the best holding midfielders in the world and he might be on down the rankings in terms of interceptions and what have you, but his imposing presence has become a pest to opposition players who'd rather turn around and go somewhere else rather than thread a ball through what seems like an ever-present brick wall of an anchor tied to the Liverpool ship.
While Liverpool fans have begun to appreciated the talents of Jordan Henderson a lot more in recent weeks, they could have never have guessed this revelation: he has been faster than Sadio Mane in the Champions League.
The basic is idea is that they name something and he has to guess if he has been faster or slower than that thing. He has reached a top speed of He guessed he was slower than a dragonfly but at 29mph he is faster than that bug.
Then came the big shock: Jordan Henderson reached a top speed of You can see Mane almost choke with embarrassment. I think we can all safely assume that Sadio has better acceleration. However he slower than a black mamba snake, a giraffe and Usain Bolt. Mane scored his 19th and 20th goals in the Premier League this season during the against Huddersfield on Friday.
He has four goals in the Champions League this term and has scored in every round so far. Reds are hoping he can keep that going against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final over the next week or so.
The first leg is tomorrow night at the Nou Camp. This disgraceful fan behaviour needs to be called out by Russell Hughes. Rush The Kop 2 years Liverpool closing in on deal for cap international attacker.
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