Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers has stated why he made Jordan Henderson the new captain of the Reds and also said that the 25 year old midfielder was his natural choice to fill in departing Steven Gerrard after his talismatic spell of 12 years as the captain of the Merseyside club.
Henderson was handed the vice captain role following the departure of Daniel Agger and leaded the side in Gerrard’s absence and now been promoted to the captain’s role.
It has been an amazing turnaround in Jordan’s career as he was out of favour at Anfield only two sesaons ago and was being forced to leave the club for Fulham but he stayed and fought for his place and established himself as a key figure for Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool team.
However, Rodgers believes the England international will thrive with the additional responsibility of leading the Reds and will prove to be a worthy successor to Anfield legend Gerrard.
When I was aware that Stevie was going I wanted to look at somebody who would be a great ambassador for Liverpool on and off the pitch, Rodgers said on LFCTV. You have a huge responsibility on a worldwide basis. Jordan was one I thought about and once I saw him grow and develop as vice-captain, I felt sure he could be a captain. I told him to do it his way and have his own ideas and I think he’ll have an outstanding year and really blossom with the captaincy.
Liverpool are currently looking impressive in their pre-season tour and played three friendlies and won all of them with a score line of 4-0 against Thai All Stars, 2-1 against Brisbane Roar and 2-0 against Adelaide United. Liverpool will start their Premier League campaign with an away fixture against Stoke City on 9th August, 2015.