If he's out for the last 4 games it may be a blessing.
He's been very poor lately.
He's been very poor lately.
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He's still been heavily involved, making runs that have given the likes of Sterling the space to operate. It most certainly won't be a blessing that he's out.
I cant believe anyone would think it may be a blessing if Sturridge is out for the rest of the season.
Having watched the game again to say he was "lazy" and "rubbish" is extremely harsh, he was working his bollocks off just like the rest of the team, often on the edge of our own penalty area, and had some really good touches in the game. Things are not quite coming off at the other end of the pitch at the moment but the same could be said for Suarez.
It's definitely not a blessing.
However, it's fair to say that most occasions we'd expect to beat Norwich without him. Chelsea, it may be more tactically astute to flood the midfield anyway, although it'll be harder to stretch them with just two runners up top at all times (Johnson will be used to stretch on the right imo, with Sterling playing on the left, covering Flanno more & stretching them at the back too, which sacrifices stability at rb, but he's done that many times under instruction this season), the other games, again, taking nothing for granted, but at any other point in the season you'd fancy us to beat palace & Newcastle without Sturridge.
It's shit, cos it's another option gone, & less space & pace up front but it's doable.
Had stevie gotten a yellow card along with Henderson's suspension I'd be more worried.
However, it's fair to say that most occasions we'd expect to beat Norwich without him. Chelsea, it may be more tactically astute to flood the midfield anyway, although it'll be harder to stretch them with just two runners up top at all times (Johnson will be used to stretch on the right imo, with Sterling playing on the left, covering Flanno more & stretching them at the back too, which sacrifices stability at rb, but he's done that many times under instruction this season), the other games, again, taking nothing for granted, but at any other point in the season you'd fancy us to beat palace & Newcastle without Sturridge.
It's shit, cos it's another option gone, & less space & pace up front but it's doable.
Had stevie gotten a yellow card along with Henderson's suspension I'd be more worried.
Not to mention the fact that he's shite.
I think Allen can come in and do a job easily with the way he's been.
Gerrard Lucas
Allen------Coutinho----Sterling
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He ruined attack after attack against City and provided nothing.
But without him being there, in exactly the right place for a pass so he could feint, it's extremely doubtful Sterling would have scored the first.
Watch every attack he wasn't directly involved in, the space he creates is huge, he 'takes players for a walk' (Shankly tm) constantly, running into channels & dropping deep before running into space & making at least two defenders switch positions.
Just when you think it couldn't get more Dreamy
Exactly - questioning any of the players commitment ( bar Moses ) is churlish in the extreme after the amazing, heroic even, effort they put into the game
I can't believe you're suggesting a 4-2-3-1 with Joe fucking Allen as one of the attacking 3.
Without Sturridge it's 100% without a shadow of doubt 4-3-3 against Norwich.
Even if he's not been playing that well (and he hasn't) he'd start every game for me because you just know he's going to fire up and score a few before the end of the season.
I'm sure Rodgers said that he has a slight thigh strain and we'll see how he is before deciding whether he can be involved at the weekend. Hope that is true and that the worse case scenario is he's back for Chelsea.
I'm sure Rodgers said that he has a slight thigh strain and we'll see how he is before deciding whether he can be involved at the weekend. Hope that is true and that the worse case scenario is he's back for Chelsea.
Yes I did.
When Studge scores against Chelsea, i bet you them armchair critics will post shite like 'I've been his biggest critic for the last few games, and rightly so, cos he's been poor but we're so blessed that Chelsea sold him to us'.
Please don't call yourself a Liverpool fan.
You're just an idiot.
Please don't call yourself a Liverpool fan.
You're just an idiot.
If that's anything except a tongue-in-cheek attempt to drum up responses, it's utterly moronic. Honestly, you do make a rod to beat your own back with sometimes...
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