Jordan Henderson speaks on Troy Deeney’s decision of not turning up to training

Jordan Henderson comments on Troy Deeney and N’Golo Kante’s decision of not turning up to the training due to fear of the Coronavirus.

The Premier League clubs are having conflicting views about starting the season once again, but the big teams in the ladder are willing to re-start the season but there are few teams who are on the contrary stand.

Troy Deeney so far has been spearheading the campaign against resuming the season, but it was a big blow for the top clubs when N’Golo Kante quit Chelsea’s training because of fear of Coronavirus.

Now, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has responded to Deeney’s decision of not turning up for Watford’s training and constant criticism of resuming the season.

“I fully respect their opinion and their decision to do that,” he told Sky Sports. “I think everybody is in a different situation with their family and at home. Ultimately, if you don’t feel comfortable or safe, you shouldn’t feel forced or pressured to come into work.

“I fully respect the lads that don’t feel comfortable as of yet, and I hope that they respect my opinion and that of the other players who have come back.

“Everybody’s situation is different but ultimately, for me, I feel very safe here at the training ground, otherwise I wouldn’t be here. My teammates as well.

“I can only really speak for us, but I fully respect people in different situations who don’t feel comfortable. If any of my teammates felt like that, I would fully support them and back them until they felt it was right to come back.”

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Liverpool has strongly supported the return of the Premier League since they were very short of winning the league before the lockdown amidst the pandemic was imposed in March.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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