Liverpool captain Henderson: Klopp so important for me on and off pitch

Football
17 Nov 2020 • 9:04 PM MYT
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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says manager Jurgen Klopp has been a positive influence on him both on and off the pitch.

Henderson says he used to beat himself up if he made a mistake or played badly before Klopp taught him not to be so self-critical.

“I gain confidence from work when I work harder than everyone else, whether that would be in the gym or the pitch," he said in the documentary about Liverpool's title win 'The End of the Storm'.

“That obsession has always been there from a young age. I never like to hear praise, I'm my own worst critic.

“I find it difficult to switch off from football. I'm constantly thinking about football all the time, thinking about how I can improve.

“When I was younger, when I went home from playing football, I would carry it home, it would still affect me in my normal life.

“When Jurgen came in, I feel he's changed a lot for me personally as a footballer, but also as a human being and helped me to understand and look at things differently.

“That's been really big, not only in football, but my life."