{"id":841885,"date":"2025-04-18T18:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/from-losing-it-with-man-utd-flop-to-being-given-keys-to-swimming-pool-inside-jordan-hendersons-ajax-career-revival\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:12:15","slug":"from-losing-it-with-man-utd-flop-to-being-given-keys-to-swimming-pool-inside-jordan-hendersons-ajax-career-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/from-losing-it-with-man-utd-flop-to-being-given-keys-to-swimming-pool-inside-jordan-hendersons-ajax-career-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"From losing it with Man Utd flop to being given keys to swimming pool \u2013 inside Jordan Henderson\u2019s Ajax career revival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE England call-up for Jordan Henderson is not just big news in this country but also in Holland.<\/p>\n

Johan Inan covers Ajax for Algemeen Dagblad, the biggest sports newspaper in Holland. Here, he gives his view…<\/p>\n

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Jordan Henderson is leading Ajax on a title charge in Holland<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jordan Henderson\u2019s return to the Three Lions might be surprising because of his physical condition \u2014 but\u00a0certainly not his game.<\/p>\n

The midfielder has had a great impact on and off the pitch at Ajax<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

But since he is struggling with his fitness, you should wonder how long he\u2019ll be able to last on the pitch for England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before Sunday\u2019s 2-2 draw with AZ, the\u00a034-year-old had only started once in the last eight games since he was substituted after one half against Fortuna Sittard.<\/p>\n

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Ajax boss Francesco Farioli has not taken any risks with his captain for over a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the third time that the\u00a0Ajax No\u200a6 missed back-to-back games because of injury in 15 months. So another 15, to World Cup 2026, feels very far away.<\/p>\n

Considering all that, Hendo has done well. England boss Thomas Tuchel<\/a> was right saying he didn\u2019t look older or slower.<\/p>\n

The Liverpool<\/a> legend has been excellent this season, in a less intense competition. In the big games, against Feyenoord, PSV and Galatasaray, he looked like the Henderson in his best\u00a0Anfield days.<\/p>\n

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Dominating possession, closing gaps and \u00adleading the troops.<\/p>\n

His impact off the pitch might be even bigger, team-mates say.<\/p>\n

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Ajax signed him to help\u00a0bring back a winning culture after finishing fifth last season with his experience and\u00a0leading by example.<\/p>\n

Or, in his own words, by eating, sleeping and breathing Ajax. And within a few months, he managed, with the help of his new friends, to get the club back on track.<\/p>\n

First, there was nobody at the club when Henderson thought he could\u00a0recover in the swimming pool after an evening match, like he used to do in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Ajax decided to give him keys. Little by little, the players started to copy him.<\/p>\n

Last month, after Ajax beat Belgian side Union, Henderson was surrounded by\u00a0team-mates when he went to the sauna.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Also, Hendo found himself\u00a0fuming at ex-Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore against Besiktas, after he allowed a counter attack. And at ex-Manchester United<\/a> striker Wout Weghorst during training, because he kept complaining.<\/p>\n

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