Jordan Henderson has opened up on his ‘powerful’ begin to life at Liverpool when he joined the Reds from his boyhood membership Sunderland again in 2011.
Sir Kenny Dalglish signed the England worldwide for £16m in a transfer that definitely raised just a few eyebrows on the time, however after nearly being offered by Brendan Rodgers when he took over at Anfield in 2012, the 32-year-old has gone onto win each main trophy on the membership as captain.
Chatting with ex-Purple Joe Cole, Henderson admitted that he struggled to carry out on the degree he wished to when initially transferring to Merseyside however insists that these struggles helped make him the participant he’s immediately.
“The primary few years have been actually powerful,” he informed BT Sport.
“Coming to a giant membership like Liverpool, transferring away and also you don’t realise how huge Liverpool Soccer Membership is till you’re really in it and the expectation degree.
“I nonetheless performed various video games however in all probability wasn’t performing to the extent that I felt I might and the extent individuals anticipated.
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“It was powerful and it was difficult, positively within the first yr or two on the membership however I might by no means take that ache away, I wanted that actually.
“It made us stronger, it made us who I’m now. To undergo that stage it was powerful, however whenever you do come by means of it you’re lots stronger for it so I might by no means take that away.”
Our No. 14 arrived at Anfield at what was a troublesome time for the membership.
He struggled for consistency and plenty of questioned what his function within the crew was, however after we got here near Premier League glory through the 2013/14 season, it was clear that the midfielder had a future at Liverpool.
Following Steven Gerrard’s departure for LA Galaxy in the summertime of 2015, the captain’s armband was handed to Henderson and it’s honest to say that he hasn’t performed too badly since.
He’s made 455 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 33 occasions and registering 55 assists throughout that point.
With us having a removed from convincing begin to the season, many have started to query the skipper’s means however one factor that’s by no means doubtful is his work fee and energy out on the pitch.
He’s sidelined with a hamstring damage in the mean time however the hope is that he’ll be again to full health when home soccer returns after the upcoming worldwide break.
He’s been an integral a part of the facet ever since Jurgen Klopp took over as Liverpool boss in 2015 and we’re hoping to see him carry but extra silverware for the membership this season.
You’ll be able to catch the complete interview beneath by way of BT Sport’s YouTube channel:
