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\u201cMy values haven\u2019t changed as a person just because I\u2019m going to a different country to play football.\u201d<\/p>\n
Henderson says the booing may have been in part due to an interview he conducted shortly after his move where he claimed the eye-watering wages were not a factor.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the game I got told there was a little bit going on,\u201d the 33-year-old added.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course it hurts because every time you pull on that shirt it\u2019s a proud moment and I\u2019m playing for my team-mates, for my country and for the fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo of course it hurts but at the end of the day that\u2019s part and parcel \u2013 I\u2019ve had enough criticism over my career so far to be able to deal with stuff like that I\u2019m not the first player to get booed and probably not the last.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked that question (why he was booed after the Australia game) and a journalist said it was because I play in Saudi Arabia. It was a decision I made months ago now that doesn\u2019t change who I am as a person.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did an interview a couple of months ago and maybe some of the stuff that came out didn\u2019t come out in the way that I thought I said it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn example of that would be when I said I didn\u2019t go out there solely for the money. I think that\u2019s a big difference \u2013 it\u2019s not a sole reason going out there for the money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked whether his international chances are harmed by playing in the Saudi Pro League, he added: \u201cThere\u2019s no getting away from that. The fitness coaches, sport science coaches are on that and if they see a drop-off I\u2019m sure the manager will tell me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt hasn\u2019t been an issue so far, I just have to keep an eye on it.\u201d<\/p>\n