Worked for 12 years! Henderson: Leaving Liverpool was a huge blow, like a breakup

Sports 1:16pm, 8 October 2025 99

According to the "Liverpool Echo" report, the English midfielder Henderson, who is currently playing for Brentford, recently admitted in an interview that he still can't let go of his departure from Liverpool, saying that he has gone through one of the most difficult periods of his career since then.

"It was a very difficult time leaving Liverpool. I played there for 12 years and leaving was a huge blow to me. It was very difficult because it was my whole life and suddenly it was all over... so for a period of time after that I It was really hard. I couldn't watch many games after that, especially Liverpool games, and I hardly watched Premier League games at that time... Maybe I chose the right refuge at that time, in another part of the world!"

"It's hard when you leave someone you gave your life to. He spent most of his time in the club. The feeling was indescribable, like going through a breakup, it was too painful. I think if you ask more players, they will have similar feelings when they leave a club they have been with for a long time, either through retirement or transfer. As time goes by, the situation will change and people will change, but that was probably the most difficult period for me. "

After leaving Liverpool, Henderson's national team career seemed to have come to an end, but he was recently selected into Tuchel's England squad and has hopes of participating in next year's World Cup. Faced with doubts, Henderson said: "I think throughout my career, I have always used these doubts as my motivation to move forward. Everyone has his characteristics and different ways of coping. For me, it has become part of my personality. I always need to prove somewhere. Ming myself, I don’t think that will ever change.”

“It was hard to accept criticism when I was young, and it’s much easier now. I think it’s not a bad thing to go through something like this. When you come out and look back, you will realize that it was all worth it. Right now, I won't deny that. But when you finally get out of it and look back, you'll realize you learned a lot, which made you stronger and made you think about things differently. These experiences can help you if you use them correctly, which is what I always try to do. I'm certainly not perfect and I've made mistakes in my career. But I've always tried to do the right thing, help the people around me as much as possible, learn from negative experiences, improve myself, and help my team. Wherever I am, I do this. "