Sturridge's Attitude ...

[LeTallecWiz]

Is top notch ... If he continues this way, the sky is the limit for him ... What a signing.

[article]The boss recently spoke of his confidence that the No.15 has the potential to become one of the league's elite marksmen.

However, while delighted with Rodgers' comments, Sturridge is not about to ease up in his determination to become the best player he possibly can.

He told Liverpoolfc.com: "It was good to hear. It's always good to hear positive things from your manager, especially. I'm working as hard as I possibly can and I want to improve as much as possible.

"I'm not resting on my laurels or thinking I'm complete because I know I'm not. I'm trying my best to make sure I improve all the abilities I've been blessed with. I won't stop until I get to where I believe I should be.

"It's everybody's ambition [to be the best player in their position]. If you play as a centre-half it's your ambition to be England's No.1 centre-half, if you play as a goalkeeper you want to be the best goalkeeper in your country - that's everybody's aim.

"If you don't aim for that, you're aiming for the wrong things."

Sturridge was forced to withdraw from the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers with Moldova and Ukraine due to a thigh injury.

Nonetheless, with the Three Lions gearing up for next summer's finals, the 24-year-old admits he's hoping to earn himself a plane ticket to Brazil.

However, that is only a secondary ambition for Sturridge compared to his hopes and dreams for Liverpool.

"I'm more worried about Liverpool and more worried about putting in good performances for us, us winning games and challenging for trophies," he said. "That's my main ambition - it's not about playing for England.

"That comes with doing the things you do for your club and if I don't play well here, I won't get the opportunity to do it there [World Cup finals]."[/article]

 

[Oncy]

Wow. Thats an amazing quote.

 

[Hansern]

I've read that what really drives him on is that the most talented of Sturridge family was his father but he didnt make it. Which makes him even more determined to be a success.

 

[Silver Sean]

Any Reds player who puts us before the ludicrous corporate beano that is Ing-ur-lund is alright in my book.

 

[Judge Jules]

Superb attitude, in line with everything Sturridge has said and everything he's done on the field since he signed.

I'll bet Shanks himself is cheering those words right now.

 

[Modo]

From his instagram account:

 

[Modo]

What he was doing during his "vacation":

 

[James]

Blowing up on twitter. He's online now and having a go at some people who are calling him a cunt for what he said about England and he's responding.

 

[James]

"@D_Sturridge: Without Lfc id be sat on Chelsea bench not in England squad."

Love this man.

 

[gkmacca]

Love Studge.

 

[juniormember]

Well done Danny mate.
I think it's obvious playing for England's very important for him and it certainly wasn't a dig at the national team.
He appreciates the club though, and recognizes that club football is the bread and butter for him. It's how all players should think, considering the fortune they earn from their respective clubs.

 

[Mystic]

"@D_Sturridge: Without Lfc id be sat on Chelsea bench not in England squad."

Love this man.

This was the exact exchange

1. Ben 'Sandro' Henney ‏@beni_henney32m
   @D_Sturridge 'it's not about playing for England' they was your words? You're a cunt, I never wanna see you in an England top again! Wanker!
2. Daniel Sturridge ‏@D_Sturridge18m
   @beni_henney the foundation for national team football is your club. Without Lfc id be sat on Chelsea bench not in England squad

Guess what club that bellend supports.

 

[Squiggles]

This is all especially funny when you consider the comments on here about his attitude prior to him signing.

 

[FoxForceFive]

'they was your words'

That says it all. Anyone who can't use the word 'were' when they should in a sentence shouldn't be allowed to breathe our precious air, never mind post on Twitter.

[hypocrisy] Unless they play for us (yes sterling, I'm looking at you). [/hypocrisy]

Anyways, it's a nice attitude to have, & makes perfect sense anyway. I'd he loses his place to Suarez cos he's not fit enough to stay in the side he won't be playing for England in future anyway.

 

[ILD]

'they was your words'

.

About to post this.

*Knucks*

 

[Jerry Laser]

About to post this.

*Knucks*

That and the chavtastic pic of him and his "dangerous" dog..... how ironic

 

[gkmacca]

 

[RolandG]

What I like about Sturridge is he lets his football do his bidding. His attitude in a Liverpool jersey is 2nd to none. Top lad, may it long continue. Put in the work and get the results.

 

[King Binny]

[article=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/brendan-rodgers-daniel-sturridge-can-be-king-at-liverpool-8817012.html]If Liverpool continue all season as they have begun in the Premier League, it will be quite a campaign: played 38, won 38, for 38, against 0, pts 114. Oh, and Daniel Sturridge wins the Golden Boot for his 38 goals. A little unlikely, to be honest, but if the sequence of 1-0 victories established thus far against Stoke, Aston Villa and Manchester United were to be extended into tomorrow night’s game at Swansea, the club would be perfectly happy.

Not surprisingly, they are especially keen to have Sturridge fully recovered from the injury that caused him to miss England’s two recent World Cup matches, and are grateful for the two extra days this weekend to help him do so. Thereafter, it will be important to keep him fit and firing at least until Luis Suarez finally starts his season when a ten-match suspension for his nibble at Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic runs out in two weeks.

From that point – they could link up again in the League Cup tie at Old Trafford, of all places – the partnership should be one of the most exciting anywhere, as was briefly promised in the second half of last season. Sturridge, who joined in January from Chelsea, has settled in and already has 16 goals in 20 games to his name. Ah, the doubters say, an even greater ego now; not one prepared to play second fiddle, and how can there be room for two lead violinists when Suarez returns?

To which Brendan Rodgers, the man charged with keeping the music sweet, replies: “Neither of them will be the main man. This is based around a team. People were talking about Suarez being a one-man team last year. I kept saying we were not, and if you look at the numbers clearly we weren’t.

“Sturridge has this myth around him that he was a real arrogant sort, a difficult boy. He’s actually one of the nicest boys I’ve met. He was at Manchester City, top young talent, the best No 9 in European football as a young player, breaking through there. He thinks he’s going to get a chance, he loves everything about the club, going to be a hero, then bang, they got all that money and he’s not going to get a chance.

“So he goes to another club that’s got a lot of money [Chelsea] and now he’s trying to replace Didier Drogba. He knows he’s good, he’s scoring goals in practice games, four at a time but he’s not in the hierarchy yet. So he’s probably frustrated.”

Insistent that too often the most talented players “never hear the kind of things that will do them good”, Rodgers sold Liverpool to Sturridge thus: “I said to him, ‘Don’t come here unless you’re committed. I need you to commit to a cause. We’ll organise a plan for you to be the best you can be. It’s then your responsibility, as a footballer the crown is on your head, you’re king of your own destiny’.

"I told him this is a coaching environment and he would improve. He needed an opportunity, not a threat. “He has scored 16 goals in 20 games. He knows now that this is about the team. When Suarez comes back, we’ve got another world-class player to fit into the team.

“This is a club where players are told where to play. We don’t mollycoddle them. They are expected to come in and do a job. “If they want to be the superstar, an individual, they can go elsewhere.

“I know what strikers are like but I don’t think it’s an issue with them.

What of the pair’s team-mates, notably those in the less fashionable back of the orchestra, who have kept three clean sheets out of three so far?

Jose Enrique, now being challenged for the left-back position by another Valencia man, Aly Cissokho, says admiringly that bringing back Suarez alongside Sturridge and the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho will give Liverpool a front three to match any in the land: “With these strikers you know that if you have one chance you can win the game in any moment. This is very important for us as defenders. You know some games will be ugly games away and having these type of players, they can turn the game.

“I tell [Sturridge] that if he wants he can be one of the best strikers in the world. For me he’s one of the most complete players I’ve ever played with,” said Enrique at an EA Sports Fifa 14 demo launch event.[/article]

 

[juniormember]

 

[doctor_mac]

Someone needs to tell this kid he's shite.