Sturridge and his mental frailty

[Judge Jules]

I wouldn't have thought so, no, and I totally agree about the need for honesty. However, we had actually got the Studge's fitness on to a pretty even keel before Hodgson intervened to "test his resolve" for England, and his quality (not to mention the club's finances) is such that we need to consider carefully whether it's possible to get back to that before making a final decision one way or the other.

 

[dantes]

Have you taken leave of your senses? What we need to consider is that Sturridge is at least going to be fit for a dozen or so games this season. If we don't like that, then we'll have him for zero games. Twelve, zero, twelve......zero.

 

[cloggypop]

http://www.transfermarkt.com/marco-reus/verletzungen/spieler/35207

 

[Woland]

Schonung

 

[cloggypop]

Conservation appaz.

 

[Glen C]

Apparently Origi ran for more in the Spurs game than Studge ever has in any game in his Liverpool career.

 

[Judge Jules]

...which just goes to show that distance covered, necessary though it is, isn't the be-all-and-end-all of a player on its own.

 

[Woland]

Didn't score though did he?

I'm not into having your strikers legging it everywhere getting knackered. I can see why it matters for midfielders... but the striker? It doesn't make sense to me. Much rather have some lazy goal-hanging bastard who's still got plenty of energy and composure when a 93rd minute chance lands at his feet than some kid who's run his balls off aiming for some arbitrary metre total, blowing chunks out of his nose and fucking it up.

 

[Squiggles]

Yes. Everyone is getting a bit carried away with running stats. Money ball mk ll

 

[the count]

I wonder how much Suarez ran?
He seemed to run a lot and it didn't seem to effect his ability.

 

[mark1975]

I wonder how much Suarez ran?
He seemed to run a lot and it didn't seem to effect his ability.

Well that's what separates him from the rest, because he covered ground AND was a threat.

 

[beejay]

I bet if there were stats back then they would show that Ian Rush ran more than any other striker in the league

 

[the count]

Well that's what separates him from the rest, because he covered ground AND was a threat.

Or perhaps it is an excuse from strikers who don't like putting a shift in that they need to conserve their energy to put away chances.
Torres was a pretty hard worker too during his pomp.
The less he wanted/was able to toil the less effective he became

 

[jexykrodic]

I bet if there were stats back then they would show that Ian Rush ran more than any other striker in the league

Yes, in many ways Rushie was the complete striker, able to put away chances but also able to harry and defend from the front. If Origi could be half as good he'd be an asset. I hope Klopp can help him develop.

 

[cloggypop]

Should we buy more strikers from Chester then?

 

[jexykrodic]

Should we buy more strikers from Chester then?

Obviously. They don't recognize when they've got a good one and sell cheap.

 

[cloggypop]

We should keep an eye on Oxford as well.

 

[jexykrodic]

We should keep an eye on Oxford as well.

Going well at the moment, might have some more budding plastic paddy legends.

Possibly the club should whoosh up to Scotland as well.

 

[cloggypop]

Deffo no Italians though.

 

[Glen C]

Studge is at his best when he has someone hard working next to him because by nature he's lazy. He was brilliant next to Suarez and looks good with ings as well. But if we're going to do one up top then he needs to up his work rate big time. Wouldn't surprise me if klopp preferred benteke over sturridge.

 

[Woland]

So which side covered the most ground of any side in the league last season?

GegenBurnley.

 

[Woland]

Also, Burnley's Scott Arfield and George Boyd were 1 and 2 for most sprints in the league last season. Boyd also covered the most ground per game.

Quick, someone tell Klopp it doesn't work.

 

[Hansern]

Klopp explained this a bit better at his press conference today. Seems as though his tactics and focus on running/pressing etc has been a bit misunderstood.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Klopp explained this a bit better at his press conference today. Seems as though his tactics and focus on running/pressing etc has been a bit misunderstood.

I think that's fucking obvious.

The amount times I've heard 'fans' say "It's alright pressing so much high up the pitch, but one good pass & you're fucked".

I can imagine Klopp hearing that & saying "Ah fuck, I hadn't thought of that!"

Footy is like music. Loads of bollocks spouted about tactics & formations being revolutionary, when there's only 22 men & one ball, like in music there's only 24 unique keys.

Sure you can start listening to something & thinking it's new & fresh, but there's no way it's completely original, & even less chance that if those keys sounds good in that order it hasn't been popular in a different incarnation in the past.

I'd like to think Klopp has a tried & tested formula, but it has a number of elements & can be adapted, & he uses it alongside those traditional managerial elements that successful managers have always used so well.

Only time will tell, but there's no way the man wins any league twice with a system that simply relies on running a lot!

 

[Mamma Mia]

Klopp explained this a bit better at his press conference today. Seems as though his tactics and focus on running/pressing etc has been a bit misunderstood.

Yeah, but I'd say it's been oversimplified rather than misunderstood.

 

[Hansern]

Yeah, but I'd say it's been oversimplified rather than misunderstood.

Yeah, thats probably true mate

 

[Mamma Mia]

I think that's fucking obvious.

The amount times I've heard 'fans' say "It's alright pressing so much high up the pitch, but one good pass & you're fucked".

I can imagine Klopp hearing that & saying "Ah fuck, I hadn't thought of that!"

Footy is like music. Loads of bollocks spouted about tactics & formations being revolutionary, when there's only 22 men & one ball, like in music there's only 24 unique keys.

Sure you can start listening to something & thinking it's new & fresh, but there's no way it's completely original, & even less chance that if those keys sounds good in that order it hasn't been popular in a different incarnation in the past.

I'd like to think Klopp has a tried & tested formula, but it has a number of elements & can be adapted, & he uses it alongside those traditional managerial elements that successful managers have always used so well.

Only time will tell, but there's no way the man wins any league twice with a system that simply relies on running a lot!

I agree with the point of this post, but that analogy only works for people who don't listen to jazz.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Heard we've been scouting some guy called Gump. Anyone know anything about him.

 

[737Max]

Forest? Can run for miles

 

[StevieM]

I wonder how much Suarez ran?
He seemed to run a lot and it didn't seem to effect his ability.

Yes... but all that running made him peckish mid-game - hence he had to snack on opposition players.