The world is talking about Henderson and Cristiano Ronaldo’s clash in Arabia.
The King’s Champions Cup match, which is currently in its round of 16 and featured the most entertaining 120 minutes of play thus far in the match between Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq, the teams of this competition had to face off in the middle of the week before the 12th matchday of the Saudi Pro-League. All of the players who used to play on the European continent were completely protagonists in this match.
Apart from Sadio Mané, who scored the game’s only goal during extra time, stars with experience in Europe’s top leagues were not necessarily in the spotlight for their performances during the game. Instead, players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Jordan Henderson were more well-known for their small altercation than for their strong play.
Jordan Henderson acted unsportsmanlike against Otávio Edmilson, pushing him repeatedly when the Al-Nassr player was going for the ball to restart a foul that had been committed, which infuriated Cristiano Ronaldo, who was evidently irritated with the former Reds captain. The frustration that the minutes and the high intensity of the game generated in Henderson led to this behaviour.
Even after the final whistle, CR7 went to Henderson to express his displeasure with his behaviour during the match, which did not result in the England international getting sent off. The Portuguese considered this to be a very unsportsmanlike move from someone who had recently ceased to be considered an elite member of European stars.
Henderson’s downfall is apparent
After leaving Liverpool, it appears that Henderson has only been able to gain attention because of his most recent scandals. Such actions are a blatant sign that Henderson is not at the moment having a good time as a football player, as evidenced by the fact that fans of his national team despise him and that his acceptance as an Al-Ettifaq star is mediocre at best.
