Hendo: Last year’s experiences will make us stronger
Jordan Henderson insists the heartache and experience of losing two cup finals last season will make Liverpool stronger than ever during the 2016-17 campaign.
The Reds reached both the Capital One Cup and Europa League finals last season, only to fall at the final hurdle to Manchester City and Sevilla.
Rather than dwell on what might have been, Henderson is optimistic - and he insists Jürgen Klopp’s new-look squad will be challenging for honours when the new season gets underway.
Speaking from the club’s tour of the USA, in an exclusive interview which premiered on LFCTV and LFCTV GO on Monday, the skipper spoke in-depth about his hopes for the forthcoming campaign.
“I think you’ve got to use both of those experiences as best you can,” said Henderson.
“They were disappointing defeats but hopefully if we get there in another final soon then we know exactly what to expect and use that drive to push on even more.
“The experiences we had last season, I felt as though we improved throughout the season and I think we’ll just continue to improve.
“We’ve got new faces coming in who’ll improve the squad and I feel as though we’re going in the right direction.
“With the team we’ve got and the manager we’ve got, we can definitely do something great this year.
“We’ve got to just focus on ourselves; there have been a lot of changes at other clubs but I’m very confident we can do well this season.”
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