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Jordan Henderson: 'I've become a more rounded footballer'

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Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson believes that he has become a more rounded player due to playing in different positions this season.

Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson has expressed his belief that he has become a more rounded footballer due to the team's fluid formation under Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers experimented with a number of different systems during the early stages of the season before settling on the current 3-4-2-1 formation which has brought about a change in fortunes for the Merseysiders.

Henderson was one of the players who was moved around in search of a system that worked, playing at right wing-back, behind the striker and in his favoured central midfield role, but he believes that featuring in different positions can only help a player.

"When you play in different roles, your horizons broaden. You understand the game better. If you play in the middle of the park, you develop the mindset of players in other positions," he told the club's official magazine.

"If you've played on the right and are in the middle, you're more likely to appreciate where the player on the right will be depending on where the ball is. It also means that you can encourage players in other positions to do the right thing. If you've been there yourself, your words tend to hold that bit more authority.

"In football now, I think you need to have the potential to play anywhere. Systems aren't as rigid as they used to be and here at Liverpool ours involves a lot of movement. That helps the team to be a lot less predictable."

Henderson, who has scored five goals and contributed 11 assists this season, also insisted that he was not guaranteed to be Liverpool skipper when Steven Gerrard leaves the club at the end of the season.

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