19 Oct 2016 22:26:03
Hello to all!
I wonder if Sturridge going to be still a Liverpool player after the january window (or maybe after the summer)?
Great player, but doesn't seem to fit the directon we took with our style is changed.

1.) 19 Oct 2016
19 Oct 2016 23:05:22
I wonder though if it has more to do with his constant injuries he has had? Maybe he is afraid to push his body the way he used to do? Just a thought, because he was always able before to make the darting sprints. Obviously we don't know what goes on behind the close doors, and how he is with Klopp and buying into his style etc etc, maybe the eds can shed some light on that if they know. But I think Sturridge is very capable of getting back to how he was, but he needs get rid of the fear of getting injured, which is a battle in itself. At the end of the day its down to him to do and force his way into the side. I hope for his sake he can do that, because on his good days is amazing.

2.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 09:50:11
ed1 do you think Sturridge will end up how he once was or can you see him been on his way next summer?

I think we are all hoping he turns into a goal scoring machine once again, I just can't see it happening.

{Ed001's Note - it takes time to find out mate, some players never recover, most in fact, so it is unlikely he will.}

3.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 10:04:49
kevlaw I think you are onto something there. He seems to never run at full pelt any more. Could be physical and mental with the injuries he has had.

Pity the lad has got some serious talent.

4.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 10:33:32
Thanks ed1. I find it a real shame, if it wasn't for the injuries he'd of been something different.

{Ed001's Note - he was world class until the injuries hit.}

5.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 10:48:43
Yes he was, he was untouchable. I honestly thought he'd of been like that for years for us and it was quite exciting but then the injuries began which is looking like its ruined what he was capable of. Of course who knows, he may surprise us all and show he's still got it, I hope he does. It's a difficult one with him not performing to the best of his abilities I'd like to see Origi and Ings more, but there again if sturridge is sat on the bench he's never going to perform how he used to. One of them isn't it.

6.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 16:57:41
I knew that Studge had lost his pace when vs Swansea, origin got the ball wide right on a counter, he put in a delicious cross for Studge and for the life of me, Studge just couldn`t get there on time for the tap in and the chance was gone. I watched it again and again and my word, I said to myself, "Studge is finished". Before his injuries, that would have been a goal, 3-1 and job done. Graeme Souness and a few other pundits on a youtube clip I watched about Klopp`s revolution at Anfield, have said that he is either not ready to play Klopp`s way or his body will simply not allow him to do it (Souness) . I think it is a bit of both and the Utd game showed why. He was on his heels the whole game, didn`t show enough for the ball, had little to no movement and no fire to get stuck in vs the CB`s. I don`t know how many chances he will be getting but they are shrinking with every poor performance.

7.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 17:09:33
I think you guys have got this one wrong. The assumptions seems to be that his injuries have taken their toll and that he can't work in a Klopp team but neither of those were accurate last season and there's no reason they should be this one. Under Klopp he scored in the league every 123 minutes last year, that is an excellent scoring rate only bettered by Aguero. There is little doubt that he's not in form right now but that doesn't mean he won't find it again soon and even if he can't get back in the first 11 we want players of his caliber in the squad to bring off the bench or to rotate into the team to cover for injuries. If Studge can handle not being the main man then there's every reason to keep him at the club.

8.) 20 Oct 2016
20 Oct 2016 18:58:37
Over the years we have been quite unlucky in that respect. Fowler, Owen, Torres and now Sturridge were all strikers in the peak of their careers who were never quite the same after injuries.

9.) 21 Oct 2016
21 Oct 2016 11:17:00
I don't think Sturridge is 100% sure what he's meant to do in the team as he seems only to half close down a player.
The pace and intensity of the pressing game seems to be beyond him where as I think Ings would be more suited to the style of play but is not as gifted a striker as Sturridge. .

10.) 21 Oct 2016
21 Oct 2016 17:13:50
I hope you`re right, Muscat.