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The captain is glad Ox has gotten back on the field, and is
expecting big things during yet another upcoming busy stretch
In the 75th minute of Liverpool’s game against Crystal Palace
this past weekend, Liverpool twitter (and people sitting in their
houses) synchronously began chanting:
ox ox ox
OX OX OX
OX OX OX
Fan favorite, and player most likely to host his own game show,
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain stepped on the field for the first time
this season. While fans were obviously excited to see the enigmatic
midfielder back on the field, they weren’t the only ones amped
up.
“Very nice to see Ox back,” said Liverpool captain, Jordan
Henderson.
“He’s been working extremely hard to get back. Looking sharp
again and I thought he did well when he came on.”
Despite it just being a 15 minute rune out to knock some rust
out, Ox did manage to provide an assist for Mohamed Salah’s second
goal of the game. In fact, Ox completed 10 our of 10 passes,
including two long balls. While it was pretty much a training
ground session at that point, it was still nice to see Ox moving
well and pinging the ball around.
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“[T]he more minutes he can get, the better really because he’s a
big addition to our team,” continued Hendo the Magnificent.
“We’ve got a little bit of a break going into the next game but
after that it comes thick and fast. So we need to be ready for
that.”
Somehow, Jordan Henderson and the gang have not only managed to
navigate a disastrous run of injuries during an insane fixture,
they managed to win their group in the Champions
League and top the Premier League table at Christmas yet
again. With players like Ox returning to the fold, Liverpool might
just manage to keep their run for the title steaming ahead.