Hahahahaha. The expression on his face is priceless.I was very pleased with to see that after the lonely Suarez incident
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Here are the full very interesting quotes on Daniel Sturridge's position from Brendan Rodgers - The status of Luis Suárez as Liverpool’s top scorer and talisman will not prevent a change of position to accommodate the arrival of Daniel Sturridge.Suárez has flourished as a central striker this season, emerging as a leading contender for the Footballer of the Year award after scoring 15 Barclays Premier League goals in the first half of a season in which he has, at times, carried the attack almost singlehandedly.However, Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, has intimated that he believes the Uruguay forward could be just as effective in a more withdrawn or wider role in his preferred 4-3-3 system as he looks to push Sturridge, the new £12 million signing from Chelsea, into his favoured central role.Such a redeployment of Suárez would be a gamble, but it would also be a demonstration of Rodgers’s faith in Sturridge, who is expected to make his Liverpool debut in Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie away to Mansfield Town.Rodgers revealed his plan for Suárez in a recent question-and-answer session with Liverpool supporters’ websites, in which he said: “I don’t see Luis staying in the middle. His strength is on the move, but if you do that you need someone in the box. He’s so creative, but there’s no one to pull the ball back to.”The arrival of Sturridge has changed that and Rodgers is now in a position to put his plan into practice, even if it does mean that Suárez has to accept taking on a new role for what his manager describes as “the common good of the team”.“Daniel’s best position is as a central striker,” Rodgers said. “I have said 4-3-3 will become richer because of the type of players. There is not one way to play 4-3-3. You can play one up, a floating No 9 like Luis Suárez and two wingers. You can play one like Daniel Sturridge central, two in and around him narrow, with full backs bombing on.“The principles of your game are based on your players. I think for Daniel, his best position will be straight through the middle with his pace. I spoke with Luis at length about this a number of times.“This has been in the plan for a few months. When he played at Ajax he played in behind as a No 10 in between the lines, and he played as a reverse winger from the left side so he wasn’t quite out wide, he was tucked in round the corner.“Wherever he plays, he will make the same movements and he will find the space because he is a world-class player. It is not a problem having top players. Don’t talk about problems with players, we need good players.”Rodgers turned down the chance to sign Sturridge last summer, but has since been convinced by both the 23-year-old’s attitude and desire to play for Liverpool. He also believes that the move to Anfield is the right one at the right time for the England forward, something he does not believe was the case when Sturridge joined Chelsea from Manchester City 3½ years ago.“There is always a risk and doubts about any player,” Rodgers said. “I have spoken to enough people who have worked with Daniel, and you always have to do your homework. You are never going to be 100 per cent sure they will succeed, but over time you have that bit of thinking time to look around and see how they are going to fit in, and then when you meet the player and take it from his own side.“You need to look in the player’s eyes and see if they have that hunger, and he is coming off the back of being at a big club but one where he hasn’t played and he is coming here with everything to prove.”
He was at his best wide left or behind Huntelaar as a nr 10 for Ajax anyway.
Suarez is also always on the move so which attacking position he has is a bit irrelevant.
Playing Sturridge through the middle will give us someone in the box, and the front 3 will probably change positions constantly throughout the game anyway.
Suarez is also always on the move so which attacking position he has is a bit irrelevant.
Playing Sturridge through the middle will give us someone in the box, and the front 3 will probably change positions constantly throughout the game anyway.
I don't think Owen, Fowler, Rush, or Torres would have thought twice about passing. Heskey would have passed tough.
May it continue!
Every quality forward would have gone for goal.
But won't this mean he will have more defensive responsibilities which is what we didn't want?
Like he passed it to Agger?
I guess he was in doubt, and as we all know; if in doubt, put the ball in the back of the net and discuss the options later!
I don't think so. We have three in midfield, either Allan or Lucas will have to cover the left side.
However, Suarez does track back and usually harasses defenders during their build up.
You also have to see it from the opposing teams point of view. Do they really want to try and attack on our left flank with Suarez and a pacy Enrique there?
I think it will be a dream lineup with those three up front now :-
Sturridge - Suarez -Raheem
and to be honest I think they are all likely to miss the goal as each other, and all likely to score a goal like each other, and all likely to switch to any of the front three positions and do well. Now if only we could sort out that midfield trio, then I think we got a good team - just maybe. I don't know though.
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P.S. I can't wait till the next PL game, kind of pissed off with this FA cup coming up.
Sturridge - Suarez -Raheem
and to be honest I think they are all likely to miss the goal as each other, and all likely to score a goal like each other, and all likely to switch to any of the front three positions and do well. Now if only we could sort out that midfield trio, then I think we got a good team - just maybe. I don't know though.
MORON
P.S. I can't wait till the next PL game, kind of pissed off with this FA cup coming up.
Why? I'm looking forward to the Mansfield game.
Might see some of our younger players get a game.
Btw, the game against Mansfield might be called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Cup-match-Mansfield-called-flooded-pitch.html
Might see some of our younger players get a game.
Btw, the game against Mansfield might be called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Cup-match-Mansfield-called-flooded-pitch.html
What about Raheem?
Or Sterling, for that matter.
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interesting to see how this pans out .
LOL
As I thought. Suarez on the left then it is.
As a side note I wonder if Ryan's general hatred for Suarez has changed since he has become the hottest thing on the planet outside of Spain.
As a side note I wonder if Ryan's general hatred for Suarez has changed since he has become the hottest thing on the planet outside of Spain.
So Suarez is in the form of his life, our top scorer, almost the top scorer in the league, and we're going to change things up, move him into another position to accommodate this new lad? Excuse me if I say this has "Suarez unhappy" written all over it a few weeks down the line. Let Luis be Luis for christ sakes.
FFS, I thought we were talking about Hodgson and Sterling.
Rodgers HAS to try this, because if this switch works out, it will add a whole new dimension to our attacking play. I have no concerns about Suarez being unhappy or losing his effectiveness playing as a winger-striker - after all this was his usual position at Ajax and in Uruguay he also plays in support of the main striker (Cavani) and is certainly not in any way unhappy about it. I'm sure he would love to play alongside Cavani here.
My only concern is about Sturridge. Does he have enough football intelligence and awareness to play alongside Suarez, to be the focal point of the attack? We'll certainly find out very soon; Suarez is a very demanding partner and I'm sure Rodgers will make the reverse switch very soon if it's found out that Sturridge can't quite operate on the same wavelength. But like I said, Rodgers HAS to try it, because this route promises the biggest reward, if it works.
Frankly, as a winger, Sturridge is not worth 12 million. The only way this becomes a good investment is if he makes it as a striker. Harsh but true.
My only concern is about Sturridge. Does he have enough football intelligence and awareness to play alongside Suarez, to be the focal point of the attack? We'll certainly find out very soon; Suarez is a very demanding partner and I'm sure Rodgers will make the reverse switch very soon if it's found out that Sturridge can't quite operate on the same wavelength. But like I said, Rodgers HAS to try it, because this route promises the biggest reward, if it works.
Frankly, as a winger, Sturridge is not worth 12 million. The only way this becomes a good investment is if he makes it as a striker. Harsh but true.
You will find Sturridge ploughing the channels as well as being 'central'. Look at how Danny Graham was deployed last season at Swansea. Yes you are the middle man for any long passes or goal kicks, but all three up top will be mobile and hopefully clever enough to find space, wherever that is.
They said yesterday that it wasnt as bad as they first thought.
By all means, try it. Just not against United.
We've needed more firepower up front for a very long time. Luis Suarez' discovery of his scoring boots this season, to add to his excellence in other areas, is extremely welcome but was never going to be enough just on its own - we HAVE to have more options up front. However, the fact that Luis has been so deadly as a central striker this season was always going to mean we'd face this kind of dilemma when we did find the striker(s) we wanted to add to the squad and the team.
So the overall plan we seem to be following doesn't worry me. My query has always been whether Sturridge was the man we needed for the role. He's here now, and my doubts about him haven't been to do with his talent, so I'm backing Brendan till we see how this works out.
So the overall plan we seem to be following doesn't worry me. My query has always been whether Sturridge was the man we needed for the role. He's here now, and my doubts about him haven't been to do with his talent, so I'm backing Brendan till we see how this works out.
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