Poll Sturridge poll
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UNLESS he can take a paycut (with bonus for games played, goals scored etc), it's too much money to have on a player who just cannot play more than one game at a high level every 7-10 days ...
If we're smart we can use him solely for the champions league games and the occasional league game. It's going to be a waste of money given his salary, but at least we get something back for the money. That's better than buying someone else who will inevitably be utter shit and then we get nothing back at all in return for the money.
Depends on a few things, who else we get in and how proven they are, how money from his salary would be spent. But I think the time to sell him was three years ago, I don't think we'd get enough, or save enough for it to be worth it now. If used right, he can score some important goals for us.
Agreed. But no-one will ever offer anything like that for a permacrock.
Keep cus I have that nagging feeling that when he gets fit for another team, he will be banging them in. Plus we would be selling him at low price. He only needs to stay fit and score a few and he is worth 60 million (English premium) and he has 2 years left on contract, would keep until the next summer.
I honestly don't have a clue here.
I'd say that this one is completely down to what's going on behind curtains at Melwood. If he's got the hunger and desire still I'd say keep but if we've got even a snippet of doubts over his commitment and willingness I'd sell to highest bidder.
I've said a few times recently, when he's fit, and when he's up for it, he is devastating. One of the top strikers in the world, never mind the Premier League.
Problem is, he's played less than 50% of league games available for us over the 5 seasons he's been here. His returns are also diminishing (a paltry 3 goals this season).
We can't afford to carry a striker on big wages who plays less than 1 in every 2 games. I'd sell for anything over £25m if I'm honest.
Problem is, he's played less than 50% of league games available for us over the 5 seasons he's been here. His returns are also diminishing (a paltry 3 goals this season).
We can't afford to carry a striker on big wages who plays less than 1 in every 2 games. I'd sell for anything over £25m if I'm honest.
I'd keep him. A fit Sturridge can unlock the team we seriously struggle against. I don't see a ready made replacement on the market who is capable of stepping into this side and smashing in goals.
But if the club feel he's lost his hunger, isn't training properly or warming up correctly then fuck him off. A lot of this is down to attitude and that's something we cannot assess as fans.
But if the club feel he's lost his hunger, isn't training properly or warming up correctly then fuck him off. A lot of this is down to attitude and that's something we cannot assess as fans.
It's a shame, I'd love him to be fit, but it is a fact that he has been unavailable for more games than he has been available throughout his Liverpool career. He has lost pace, and I'd like to reinvest what will probably be a goodly amount of money.
We'll need his money to cover Suarez's wages.
I really rate Studge, but like everyone else I'm worried about his physical and mental fitness. I fully acknowledge and appreciate all his fantastic abilities but no side can afford to have such a key component missing for so many games. Take £20m + and get him off the wage bill. Oh, and I absolutely hated his reaction to getting hit with the ball yesterday. I might have missed something, but fa' feck-sake Studge, man up!
I'm not so sure. There's a chance Klopp might have a rethink re the diamond at home against teams that park the bus?
I'd keep him as a supersub as long as we sign a top striker to compete with Firmino.
Where's this opinion that Sturridge will be happy being a squad option come from? He's always struck me as someone that demands to be the star player. Has he said something?
He's simply not fit enough and he has lost a lot of athleticism over the past couple of seasons.
Klopp would be sick to death of having to answer questions about Sturridge in press conferences. He's a managers nightmare, never quite fit enough & always recovering - His body language and comments since Klopps arrival have been confusing, giving the press the idea that there's more going on behind the scenes. It's time the Sturridge Circus moves on to another town.
He's simply not fit enough and he has lost a lot of athleticism over the past couple of seasons.
Klopp would be sick to death of having to answer questions about Sturridge in press conferences. He's a managers nightmare, never quite fit enough & always recovering - His body language and comments since Klopps arrival have been confusing, giving the press the idea that there's more going on behind the scenes. It's time the Sturridge Circus moves on to another town.
Several media outlets today... including this from the independent.
Daniel Sturridge has ruled out leaving Liverpool this summer and insisted that there is “nothing to discuss” about his future at the club.
Sturridge has been a bit-part player under Jurgen Klopp this season, and has made only seven starts in the Premier League this season. He also managed only three league goals, his lowest return since the 2007/08 campaign, when he played for Manchester City.
However, after Liverpool’s final home game of the season – a routine 3-0 win over Middlesbrough which confirmed their place in the Champions League – Sturridge reminded reporters that he was under contract until mid-2019 and said he has no plans to leave.
“That is for the club to decide, for myself I am enjoying my football. My job is to go on the pitch and put my best foot forward,” Sturridge said in an interview with Sky Sports.
“There is nothing to discuss really. I have two years left on my deal and I am happy here.”
Sturridge also praised Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, despite his lack of first-team football this season.
“I would have liked to have played more but I am grateful to the club for the opportunities and the manager has been really nice to me,” Sturridge said.
The England international has not been a first-team regular since the 2013/14 season, when he scored 21 goals in 29 Premier League appearances, and has struggled with injury problems and a loss of form over the past three campaigns.
He has however retained his place in the national team squad and is England’s joint top scorer in their World Cup qualification group, along with club team-mate Adam Lallana.
Dated Jan 2017
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ecline-speed-statistics-highlight-the-problem
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"Sturridge is a completely different player now to when he first came to Liverpool," Carragher told Sky Sports. "The whole point of Liverpool buying Sturridge under Brendan Rodgers when I was at the club was that he gave us penetration in behind, he had pace.
"But there was one occasion in the game tonight where he fell over into the hoardings in front of The Kop and I thought he had to get that ball. I don't know if his pace has completely gone or whether he's that worried with injuries that he pulls out of something."
The Premier League tracking data supports the argument that Sturridge's pace is now a problem and the numbers are alarming for anyone hoping that the player of old will ever be seen again. His top speeds have been declining for each of the past four seasons.
Sturridge enjoyed the form of his career during Liverpool's title tilt of 2013/14, scoring 21 goals in 29 Premier League games. Only Luis Suarez outscored him, but Sturridge showed he could lead the line during his strike partner's suspension, scoring in four games in a row.
His pace was a key feature of his game and the figures back that up. In 13 of his appearances that season, he produced sprints in excess of 33 kilometres per hour. He was Liverpool's quickest player in eight Premier League games and the fastest man on the pitch five times.
But in the three seasons since then, it has been a very different story. Not once has Sturridge hit speeds of 33 km/h in a Premier League game. Not once has he been the quickest player for Liverpool, let alone on the entire pitch. Injuries have taken their toll.
While the hamstring has been a recurring issue, it was thigh and calf problems that saw Sturridge miss 32 consecutive games in the winter of 2014. In fact, he has not been clocked at over 32 km/h in a Premier League game since that autumn.
His latest hip injury hampered his preparations for the current campaign and Sturridge's top speeds are down once more. Indeed, in a complete about-turn, he has had the lowest top speed of any Liverpool starter in three of his five Premier League starts this season.
Of course, his knack for scoring goals remains formidable. Even over the past three injury-hit seasons, Sturridge's 14 goals have come at a rate of one every 161 minutes - putting him among the top 10 finishers in the Premier League in that period.
Clearly, he is still a force when the chance presents itself, much like Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen in their later years. But the player who is able to stretch the play and fashion those opportunities for himself appears to be only a memory now.
"When you look at his Liverpool record - his finishing and goal-to-game ratio - it's fantastic," added Carragher. "But I'm talking about his pace and overall game because when he doesn't score it's like playing with 10 men."
The stats suggest that problem will not be going away.
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Dated Jan 2016
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ecline-speed-statistics-highlight-the-problem
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"Sturridge is a completely different player now to when he first came to Liverpool," Carragher told Sky Sports. "The whole point of Liverpool buying Sturridge under Brendan Rodgers when I was at the club was that he gave us penetration in behind, he had pace.
"But there was one occasion in the game tonight where he fell over into the hoardings in front of The Kop and I thought he had to get that ball. I don't know if his pace has completely gone or whether he's that worried with injuries that he pulls out of something."
The Premier League tracking data supports the argument that Sturridge's pace is now a problem and the numbers are alarming for anyone hoping that the player of old will ever be seen again. His top speeds have been declining for each of the past four seasons.
Sturridge enjoyed the form of his career during Liverpool's title tilt of 2013/14, scoring 21 goals in 29 Premier League games. Only Luis Suarez outscored him, but Sturridge showed he could lead the line during his strike partner's suspension, scoring in four games in a row.
His pace was a key feature of his game and the figures back that up. In 13 of his appearances that season, he produced sprints in excess of 33 kilometres per hour. He was Liverpool's quickest player in eight Premier League games and the fastest man on the pitch five times.
But in the three seasons since then, it has been a very different story. Not once has Sturridge hit speeds of 33 km/h in a Premier League game. Not once has he been the quickest player for Liverpool, let alone on the entire pitch. Injuries have taken their toll.
While the hamstring has been a recurring issue, it was thigh and calf problems that saw Sturridge miss 32 consecutive games in the winter of 2014. In fact, he has not been clocked at over 32 km/h in a Premier League game since that autumn.
His latest hip injury hampered his preparations for the current campaign and Sturridge's top speeds are down once more. Indeed, in a complete about-turn, he has had the lowest top speed of any Liverpool starter in three of his five Premier League starts this season.
Of course, his knack for scoring goals remains formidable. Even over the past three injury-hit seasons, Sturridge's 14 goals have come at a rate of one every 161 minutes - putting him among the top 10 finishers in the Premier League in that period.
Clearly, he is still a force when the chance presents itself, much like Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen in their later years. But the player who is able to stretch the play and fashion those opportunities for himself appears to be only a memory now.
"When you look at his Liverpool record - his finishing and goal-to-game ratio - it's fantastic," added Carragher. "But I'm talking about his pace and overall game because when he doesn't score it's like playing with 10 men."
The stats suggest that problem will not be going away.
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Dated Jan 2016
We should sell him. Of course, I'm assuming that we are going to actually buy a top quality striker this summer. If we don't, then we should not sell him, because he's the closest thing we have to one.
If we sell him, the buyers aren't going to fret over his declining pace and compulsively worry about his fragility. They will think well shit, we've bought a bloody good goalscorer here who rarely misses his chances, let's just play him with another striker that can make up for his lack of pace, and then sit back and enjoy the goals for relatively little effort or thought. We should be working upon ways to allow him to play alongside Mane, instead of by himself against a parked bus.
Yeah, if we don't sign a striker then it makes sense that Sturridge stays...but surely it's madness to not sign a world class goalscorer this summer.
Sturridge won't be staying if we sign a first team striker. He'll be out the door in days.
Sturridge won't be staying if we sign a first team striker. He'll be out the door in days.
Your hope for the future has deluded your judgement as to what is possible. Our first team doesn't have room for a striker, Klopp will only resort to one when he has no other choice and is desperate, there is no way he will commit the majority of our budget to an apparent luxury. We'll probably make do with Ings, or get someone from Southampton, Rodriguez. Maybe that's why we were linked with the good Rodriguez the other month, it was a misunderstanding.
If Klopp feels that he can rely on Sturridge, Origi, Ings and Firmino to challenge next year then he's mental.
He's not mental, but he'll spend his money on players that fit into a front three. Wing forwards, false nines, other fancy bullshit caramel ice latte whatever. Which is all well and good when we're not up against the bus. The problem is if we sell Sturridge to fund those signings, we'll have nothing to resort to, no simple black coffee, when the new year comes around. New year is generally the time the other teams have got over their stupid delusions of having a good season and entertaining their fans, and begin their desperate bid to grind out a point every week.
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