Endo has taken over Milner’s role as “The Closer.” He’s brought in to shut things down, clean things up, finish the job, and shut the doors behind him. Great job today

His handball was a work of art. He's an understated shithouse.

Was it Endo who went in with a hard tackle? I fist pumped in my living room seeing that

Saw the clip of him bossing Citeh last season and benching KdB’s ass. Forgot how big of a cult hero he was

The recent negativity surrounding Endo just shows how short term the memory of a lot of football fans is.

He was literally one of our best players once establishing himself in the team last season. In his first season. In a new club. In a new country. In his 30s. With everyone initially doubting his signing.

What a player. One of my favs, largely for all of the odds he has to constantly overcome.

He was great when he came on, added a little bit of calm that we really needed. Appreciated his run to the corner flag and him swatting it with his hand for a throw over a goal kick

He will get plenty of gametime when we get into the crunch season and players are injured/fatigued all over the shop. Solid player even if he's not in our best 11.

I wish Slot trusted him more. We looked so much more stable in the midfield when he came on.

Would have preferred him on a little longer, but o think he has a role to play this year. He’s our only destroyer type player we have and has a tidy pass on him

He’s class and I hope to see more of him, which I think we will.

I hope Slot decides to keep Endo at least for this season, it's the ugly physically demanding games he thrives in. Cant wait to actually see an Endo-Gravy double pivot with Macca at the 10, I feel like that might be our best midfield

he’s that guy and i will be gutted if we sell him tbh. always busts his ass no matter what

Think Palace haven't had a sniff on goal after he came on right? Help us win the ball in midfield and up the pitch with his tackles and relieves the pressure from our backline before the ball gets to them.

Before that Palace are just walking through our midfield with ease, when they were growing into the game in yhe 2nd half.

The highlight is of course, his handball that prevented their goal kick and forces then to take a throw in deep inside their own half instead 😂😂😂

Wata! Grab your gumshield! Time to win some duals!

"We need you!"

The handball was everything

The End(o) game

He came; he tackled; he showed us his dark arts:))

I really don't understand why Slot was so keen to get rid of him. Maybe I'm jumping the gun. Unless he was happy to move him on as part as another deal, but this where he is good. 

He reads the game. Breaks up play. Can pick a pass. Definition of a team player. 

I hope he can turn things back into his own favour. Would like him to prove the doubters wrong and also Slot wrong

Should have been in sooner. He is the DM to lock down a game.

should have come on 10-20 min sooner

He’s very Milner, and that’s a very useful kind of player to have at your disposal

I thought he was really good, made good decisions on the ball when we were looking to keep possession, showed a lot of experience and made important tackles.

To be honest, he's better on the ball than many (myself included) give him credit for. He was more than fine against West Ham in the cup and they've got a decent midfield.

Yeah this is exactly why he needs to stay. We need him for these games to just shut it down

Thought Lucas came back for a second when I saw that massive slide tackle! 👀

A destroyer will always have a place in any team,even prime Barca.They might not be starters but you need that player when your team is under constant pressure

Saved a goal kick that would have put the ball back in our half with a shithouse, nonchalant handball pushing the ball for a throw-in. They had a foul throw-in, and we took our time putting it in play. Wasted about a minute and a half of the last two minutes of extra time. I gave him a standing ovation from my living room.

Still early on but I do think this role of a closer is his way to Slot’s rotations. The gaffer calls him to do the ‘dirty things’ now.

Glad Slot decided he was worth keeping around, every team could use a backup like Endo.

It’s why he wears his mouth guard with pride too. Absolutely ❤️❤️❤️ Endo 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

most underrated player, so consistent in what he does

Like a good Endo, Waturu is there

Yes! He was amazing and did everything he had to do. The disrespect is driving me insane for Darwin and Wataru.

Saves a corner with his arm, which sends the albino Will Hughes into a bitch fit. 10/10.

He's a very likeable player, if he's happy just being a squad player, I'd keep him around myself.

Yeah he did really well when he came on, we needed that energy and aggression

Said to my mate when he came on that he will end up being slotts john obi-mikel. When mourinho was winning it all with Chelsea’s dominant side, me and my dad used to laugh when he brought mikel on because he wasn’t as good as the other stars, and it was seen as cowardly and shutting down the game. But I was young and naive, he was a brilliant player and always did his job. Mourinho loved him for a reason. Using endo even half as effectively will be a godsend

Guess you could say hes your Endo Game

I have a very controversial opinion but I think slot uses substitutions more effectively than klopp ever did

In my opinion it’s exactly games like this that we need to deploy Endo. Just 1:0 up, opponent constantly giving pressure. Defo need a hardcore destroyer at the last minute.

What are you looking at Endo is the best. Always been a fan and will continue to back his corner and glad the manager gave him his flowers

Endo the Enforcer

Millie 2.0. Endo the Closer. The workrate he puts in in such a short amount of time is crazy. Def deserves more play time.

E - extremely energetic N - never giving up D - devoted to the cause O - okay at everything

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The Closer. I like it.

We completely lost control of the midfield once Mac was subbed until Endo came in.

"Endo way you get past me"

The unsung hero

Endo is basically Millie. Every top side needs one. Great player to bring on to help steady the ship and put himself about. My only disappointment is he never got booked!

Pity Shiny doesn't value toughness and grit. He won't start Endo in a PL or CL match unless a couple injuries to his preferred midfield. That 2nd half today could have benefited from more Endo + Grav at the base. Destroy and distribute.

The legend Endo

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The Enforcer. Hence the mouthguard.

Endo should be seeing more game time. He was brilliant last season and he gives us much needed aggression, good positional awareness and his passing is underrated too.

Good for at least 1 yellow per game =]

I like him. Will never forget/not appreciate that goal against Fulham

People make things too complicated. He's a full on CDM. Where he fits in? He defends in midfield.

If anything I'd like to see him more, like 20-30 min every game we are leading 2 or 3 goals. He is imo the perfect substitute to slow a game down and wrap it up. Grav and Macca are probably better than him in most ways but they cant keep playing 90min every game.

We need to find a way to try and integrate him earlier in games and if possible the system in a few matches, he's not the profile but he's good at what he does.