Jordan Henderson received some of the worst criticism and abuse in the Premier League as a player when he was young.. He was close to being forced out the door by those who he’d hoped would have believed in him. Instead, he chose to believe in himself, going on to become one of the most successful players and captains in one of the biggest clubs on the planet’s Henderson history, despite all the challenges he had faced with his anxiety. That was because he didn’t give in.
It was around this time that Jordan’s father had been diagnosed with throat cancer. Along with consistent judgment from large proportions of the Liverpool fanbase, picking up consistent injury issues for two years between 2014-2016, things were starting to look down again with fans wanting him sold and deeming him not good enough for the club once again, especially since he had taken over from a club icon as captain a year previous.
However, 2017 is when Jordan’s career would finally hit the heights. He captained Liverpool back to Champions League finals, and won the first European trophy for the club in over a decade. He would then go on to win the Super Cup as well as the club’s first ever World Cup trophy, and finally, the pinnacle of all that cemented his place as a legend, the Premier League title. This title had finally turned the fans and the club in his favor, with it being the first time Liverpool had won the Premier League or any league in 30 years.
