{"id":531217,"date":"2023-10-14T09:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T08:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=531217"},"modified":"2023-10-14T09:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T08:55:13","slug":"absolute-disgrace-music-to-my-ears-fans-react-to-england-fans-booing-jordan-henderson-off-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/absolute-disgrace-music-to-my-ears-fans-react-to-england-fans-booing-jordan-henderson-off-the-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Absolute disgrace&#8217;, &#8216;music to my ears&#8217; &#8211; Fans react to England fans booing Jordan Henderson off the pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Fans have been reacting to Liverpool legend Jordan Henderson being booed off the pitch for England against Australia on Friday (13 October). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Reds captain traded Anfield for a big money Saudi Arabia move earlier this summer and linked up with Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move was met with a lot of criticism from Liverpool and England fans who had for so long admired Henderson&#8217;s commitment and his moral stance off the pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many England fans have been left scratching their heads at Gareth Southgate&#8217;s insistence on including the 33-year-old in his international squad when there are so many young, talented midfielders more worthy of the call up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson was in the starting lineup for the 1-0 win over Australia but was replaced after 62 minutes and was met my boos from the home support as he left the pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manager Gareth Southgate was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesSport\/status\/1713072144090112460\">shocked<\/a> by the reaction to the long-serving England player and &#8220;couldn&#8217;t understand&#8221; the reaction, urging supporters to get behind the team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, have been sharing their thoughts on the treatment of Henderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan slammed the player for &#8220;rejecting his morals&#8221; for a big money move to Saudi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Booed him because he rejected his morals and being a LGBT ally. I was surprised (but glad) so many people around me booed him. Since moving to Saudi Arabia, Henderson hasn&#39;t done anything to show he really cares about social issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h5KVPVjpG6\">https:\/\/t.co\/h5KVPVjpG6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike (@MikeDingDong) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeDingDong\/status\/1712953404832575876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fan wasn&#8217;t happy with the former Liverpool man or his current England teammates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarethSouthgate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GarethSouthgate<\/a>   questions why England fans booed Jordan Henderson. Wish confirmd what a bunch of hypocritical, virtue signalling empty vessels he &amp; his players are!<\/p>&mdash; MCFC4Heatons \ud83d\udc8e\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f (@energylevel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/energylevel\/status\/1713018688440311821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fan was delighted with the crowd&#8217;s response to Henderson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">henderson being booed is music to my ears<\/p>&mdash; oliver (@casanovaIament) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/casanovaIament\/status\/1712923860406792515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some supporters questioned Southgate&#8217;s response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">anyone who says they don\u2019t understand why Henderson was booed is either lying or completely divorced from reality. and both options are a dreadful look for an England manager <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kLIejtpYVm\">https:\/\/t.co\/kLIejtpYVm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Will (@WillBeckman_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillBeckman_\/status\/1712979442660716569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But others showed their support for Henderson and criticised their fellow fans for treating the England legend so poorly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolute disgrace that people booed Jordan Henderson tonight. You\u2019re supporting England, he is representing England. Get behind the team<\/p>&mdash; Oliver Pearman (@opearman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opearman\/status\/1712954789313606086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone who booed off Henderson tonight, needs there head checked or needs to stop going football.<br>People embarrassing themselves over and over again \ud83d\ude44 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EngAus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EngAus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FollowEnglandAway?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FollowEnglandAway<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Thomas Whitby \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f (@TomWhitby95) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomWhitby95\/status\/1712953212678869220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No player, especially one who has been a stalwart &amp; who has given what JH has to England deserves to be booed at Wembley. I don\u2019t know what is wrong with our fan base that Maguire &amp; now Henderson deserve to be booed for representing us brilliantly on the field.<\/p>&mdash; Phil Boddy (@Doddsy0723) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doddsy0723\/status\/1712945297419047408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-liverpool-just-weeks-away-from-landing-14m-payout\/\">Liverpool just weeks away from landing \u00a314m payout<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans have been reacting to Liverpool legend Jordan Henderson being booed off the pitch for England against Australia on Friday (13 October). The former Reds captain traded Anfield for a big money Saudi Arabia move earlier this summer and linked up with Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq. 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