Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said Jordan Henderson 'might as well sit in the studio' after his first-half display during England's 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic.
Indeed, Southgate was also heavily criticized for his selection of Henderson and Declan Rice as a double pivot, against inferior opposition.
The similarities of the pair stifled any creativity from the center of the park and the pair's performances drew fierce criticism from Keane at the interval, with the score at 1-1, alongside Tottenham's Danny Rose.
“Yeah I think it's been poor, I don't think England have got going,” Keane said on ITV.
“They had a lucky break, penalty after five minutes, you're thinking they're going to maybe kick on from there, but they haven't got going at all.
“Really sloppy, Henderson and Rice, they might as well sit with us in the studio, no affect on the game.
“Danny Rose is strolling out there. Gareth needs to give them a bit of a rollicking and I'm sure he will do.”
MasterMata
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Hate on Henderson all you want,he may not be the best player but he is our captain and his work rate and effort he put in are incredible, you should put some respect to his name
Weudelmprt
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I'm a liverpool supporter and I agree with Kean.. Henderson is absolutely garbage for liverpool and England always passing the ball backwards.. no creativity cant even asist or score a goal.. complete waste.. jus running around foolishly... hate when he starts for liverpool cause I do believe ox can take his place. ox adds more to the team.. I dont even know why Henderson is even captain cause he is English. VVD should be our captain he is a true leader and add to the teams succes unlike Henderson.
Zere8
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only klopp knows how to use henderson, you cant rely on his creativity, his main attribute is not controlling the tempo too..he is just an engine to pick up the loose ball and sacrifice for the team..starting rice and henderson together is manager fault