Jordan Henderson: “I was ready to kill Luis Suarez”

Jordan Henderson, who signed for Liverpool in 2011, has spoken out about his career at Anfield. The player has been the topic of debate among Liverpool fans, however,  he has successfully retained the captain's armband since the retirement of Steven Gerrard. Henderson has revealed, the criticism and disbelief in his quality came even from his own teammates at Liverpool.  “I was trying to do the best I can do,” he said of his struggles adapting following his £20m move to Liverpool. “Being a footballer, there is criticism and people doubting you all the time.” Luis Suarez had signed for the club six months prior, and while the Uruguayan had initially taken some time to bed in, his quality was quickly becoming apparent, particularly in his notorious intensity in training that placed exacting demands on his teammates, including a 20-year-old Henderson. “At that time, I was a young player and there were one or two things Luis did in training that I didn’t like,” the Liverpool midfielder continued. “It made me feel I wasn’t good enough to be in the same team in training. The arms were up like ‘What the fuck, what is he doing’, like I shouldn’t be there. “That really hurt me. He did it three times and then I exploded and I was ready to kill him. From that point, I had a good relationship with Luis. The next game I set him up for his goal. He was brilliant with me after that and I was really close to him after that and he was another big player I learned from.” Source- Liverpooloffside

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