It was a controversial experience the one of Jordan in Wembley and above all the confirmation he needs from the fans to continue playing for England has not come.
He is under a storm of criticism from the fans who blame him for leaving Liverpool and going in a championship where LGBTQ rights are forbidden and for an individual being LGBTQ is illegal.
Jordan Henderson was quite opened regarding with his decision to play in Saudi Pro League and added that he has already consciuos about his decision and he will play no matter what.
“I’ve spoken in the past about the reasons for that. Whether people believe us or not is up to them. But when I’m here in England, it doesn’t change anything. I give absolutely everything. Of course, it’s disappointing, but it won’t change what I do here. I want to keep playing and help the team become successful.”
“I’m not a politician,” he said. “I’m not going to get into politics. All I’ve ever done is concentrate on my football and try to help people who have asked for my help. When I’m going out there, I’m just playing football, trying to improve the league, trying to improve my own team, and trying to win games. I do the same when I come here.”
He also understands the circumstances of the problem and he is not feeling comfortable with the situation.
“It’s not nice, your own fans if they were booing,” Henderson said. “But people have their own opinions. Whenever I bump into anyone on the street it’s always been positive.”
“Physically, I don’t think it’s an issue. Look at my numbers physically and my output in a game, whether that’s in Saudi, whether that’s here for England, I don’t see that as an issue.”
Then he spoke about the chances that Saudi Arabia has to organize the 2030 World Cup.
“That’s exciting times for them as a country and I think it will be a special tournament if they ended up getting it. I’ve been there for two months and there’s been no issues in terms of fans or anything like that. I think they’ll enjoy the experience there.
“When we look at Qatar it was a good tournament. I think the fans enjoyed the tournament and I think Saudi would be no different.”
Henderson will represent the National Team in Germany next summer as he will get used to the new atmosphere in all the stadiums England will play.
