Jordan's pride at captain's role
Jordan Henderson insists tiredness will not be an issue for any of the players as he prepares for the 'great honour' of captaining England at this summer's U21 European Championships in Israel.
The Three Lions get their tournament underway against Fabio Borini's Italy in Tel Aviv tonight, with many members of the squad having played over 40 games for their clubs in 2012-13.
However, Henderson is adamant England won't be feeling any fatigue as he called on his teammates to help finish the season in style.
"It is a great honour to captain the country - at any level it is a real privilege," Henderson told reporters.
"The lads have been brilliant getting here over two years, but now it's important we do the job right now and finish it off well.
"This is a huge tournament. You can see over the past few years some of the best players in the world have played in this tournament so it is big.
"Everybody will be excited and definitely, definitely motivated going into the games. Certainly not tired. No problem."
Henderson enjoyed an excellent season for Liverpool, making 44 appearances and notching six goals.
He admits he heads into the European Championships high on confidence - just as he did two summers ago.
"I have been working hard over this past season on a few things," explained Henderson.
"I have worked with the manager and stuff at my club and fortunately I have managed to work on the things he wanted me to improve on.
"I am feeling very confident going into the tournament, like I was two years ago. I don't think there is much difference, to be honest.
"I was confident then and I am confident going into it now.
"We're professionals at the end of the day and going into a big tournament two years ago I just concentrated and it didn't really affect the way I played or anything like that. It is just the same really."