Steven Gerrard hopeful that Jordan Henderson can replicate his success – Premier League News
Liverpool captain and England international, Steven Gerrard has gone on to place high hopes on Liverpool’s latest signing. Gerrard is hoping that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-Henderson-c19102, who the team recently signed from Sunderland, will be able to follow in his footsteps, for both club and country.
Henderson’s signing, is the first transfer that Liverpool have managed to secure this transfer window and it goes on to show how Kenny Dalglish has an eye for signing young English players. The manager went on to sign Andy Carroll in January and he has now gone on to land another future England superstar, in the shape of Henderson.
Due to this movement shown by the manager in the transfer window and the fact that Gerrard isn’t getting any younger, the player has hailed the manager and the club’s efforts to finding replacements for the aging veterans at the club.
When talking about the signing and the future of the club, Gerrard is quoted to have said: "It's a really positive signing - let's hope he is the next http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196.
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"That's what good football clubs do - they replace their best players.
"I saw http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-c2929 at first hand for two or three days with England and he is a good player with energy."
Gerrard has not been able to have his standard influence on Liverpool these past couple of months, mainly due to the fact that the player has suffered from a number of injuries this year. The midfielder is currently also recovering from a knock, but he is remaining optimistic over his return to fitness for this coming Premier League season.
On the other hand, Henderson is also looking to get into shape for Liverpool. The player is currently on tour with the Under 21 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 looking to win the European Under 21 trophy.
According to most experts, despite the signing of Henderson initially seeming to be a rather ridiculous transfer, on closer inspection, it goes on to show that Liverpool are finally building for the future.
The team have relied on Steven Gerrard for far too long and it was high time that they started to look for an heir for their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Captain-c8314. The fact that they managed to do so while Gerrard is still in the squad, is remarkable and can only be an indication of great things to come for the team in the near future.
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