Henderson is a good gut runner but he isn't very fast, our definition of "very fast" seems to be different
The only two with genuine pace are two kids who probably aren't gonna be starters, was the original point. But seeing as we all seem to have a different definition of what genuine pace is, there's like no point talking about this
I get what you mean, he's no Sterling or Walcott, but for his position (box to box midfielder) I doubt there would be many quicker players in the league than Henderson. He also uses his pace very effectively in terms of timing his runs when he breaks the lines.
And I still think if you look at our rival's squads, man for man we're still the quickest in terms of players with foot speed (even without Sterling) so I don't think it's something we need to worry about all that much.
Then you've also got speed of ball movement, which is obviously something else entirely - but something which when we're on our game I think we do better than most sides.
Composure in front of goal, co-ordinating our transition into defence, defensive positioning - these are the things I worry about when I think about areas we need to improve on and areas which will define whether or not we are successful this season, well before I worry about whether our side is quick enough!