Liverpool owner John Henry met with boos as he breaks three-year silence

Liverpool FC owner John Henry addressed Red Sox fans at an event on Friday night.

Liverpool main owner John W. Henry was met with boos as he appeared to address Boston Red Sox fans for the first time in nearly three years on Friday night.

Fenway Sports Group boss Henry, 72, appeared on stage during the Red Sox winter weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts, an event designed to give fans a good chance to connect with the team before the start of spring training. March marks the start of the Major League Baseball season.

Henry had not appeared in front of fans to speak publicly as the FSG faced significant anger from Red Sox fans in February 2020 over Star Mookie Betts’ trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers. His only other public comments came when he apologized to Liverpool fans for dragging the club into the failed European Super League saga. He appeared on stage alongside Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy, baseball manager Chaim Bloom and team manager Alex Cora, and it was the owner who faced the wrath of a fanbase who, like Liverpool fans on Across the Atlantic, were frustrated with the perceived lack of investment. in the field product compared to their competitors.

The boos came as soft-spoken Henry, who so often avoids the media spotlight, explained that the reason Fenway Park admission prices are so high is because “baseball players are expensive.”

The statement angered Red Sox fans in attendance, some of whom expressed displeasure that an ownership group whose empire is worth $10 billion has not been able to compete with other major franchises in the market. when it comes to spending on talent.

Henry was able to appease the crowd to some extent near the end of the event when he reaffirmed the group’s commitment to Boston and winning Boston after being asked about their priorities regarding other key commitments such as Liverpool and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as a potential NBA expansion franchise on the horizon over the next two years.

“I think it’s important to say that over the years we’ve given this franchise everything we can,” he said. “We live and die in every game. “Look, I’ve had my share of disappointments…we’ve had a few. Often those years have been a disappointment as we focused on what was to come next.

“You have to make decisions. Sometimes you have to let players go. It’s very, very difficult. It’s the worst part of this game … it’s really bad. I just want to let you know that we are thinking about everything that happens here. We are fully invested, not only monetary, we have fully invested in wanting to win the championships. I promise you. “

Liverpool -Chairman Tom Werner, who spoke at the beginning of this month during a Red Sox press conference to announce the new contract of $ 313 million for Rafael Devars, said he would not sell FSG to sell their interests in the team of Baseball whose home stadium is the property, the group has brought their name from.

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Mudryk eased the deadlock with a 35th-minute cameo from the bench by Graham Potter’s team and began to wreak havoc in the Liverpool defence.
The Ukrainian demonstrated the quality of prestige which earned him his £88m move to Stamford Bridge. Lui created openings with his blistering pace and nearly scored in the 65th minute after dribbling past James Milner and Joe Gomez in the Liverpool box before firing his shot wide. networks.

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was quick to compare what he initially saw from the wing against his former club with the qualities of Bayern Munich legend Arjen Robben.

“If I were a Chelsea fan I would be extremely excited about Mudryk because he’s been a really strong cameo coming from the squad and if he’s not fit there’s more to come in that department,” Gerrard told BT Sport.

He looks real, some of today’s clips of him are excellent. He reminded me a bit of Arjen Robben today, he got it wrong on first contact, but from there his footwork and his speed, the way he handled the ball. I would be very excited if I was Chelsea.

Robben is considered one of the best wingers in the world over the past 15 years, having won Champions League, Bundesliga and Premier League titles with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, among others.

Analyzing every highlight of Mudryk’s first experience of English football, legendary Manchester United defender Ferdinand insisted his signing was an “exciting time for Chelsea fans”.

“We all saw explosive pace, but I also saw soft feet there and good decisions in the final third and composure when running fast.

“These qualities are scary for a full-back position. It’s an exciting time for Chelsea fans and I’m sure there will be Arsenal fans wondering why we didn’t get it.
Former Chelsea star Joe Cole has praised the 22-year-old, saying Mudryk’s impact from the bench had ‘endangered’ the hosts’ defence, and insisting the Ukrainian will score the necessary goals for Chelsea alongside Joao Felix.
What he did today was threaten Liverpool. If you manage to do something like that in the final third, you can turn someone away and still be a goal threat. As well as Joao Felix, Chelsea have two new players to sign.

“When you have a player like that in your ranks, it gets the crowd going. He had a 35 minute cameo and he really wowed me.