Sturridge - suspected ankle ligament damage..

FFS!!

Liverpool fear Daniel Sturridge is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the striker suffered suspected ankle ligament damage in training.

Sturridge had trained "exceptionally well", according to Brendan Rodgers, in response to being dropped to the bench and criticised by the Liverpool manager in the Merseyside derby with Everton last Saturday. Rodgers was unhappy with the 24-year-old playing 90 minutes for England against Germany with a thigh problem before the derby but those injury concerns have multiplied after Sturridge left Melwood on crutches on Friday.

The Liverpool striker was immediately taken for a scan on his left ankle and, though the full extent of damage may become clear only over the weekend, the club are braced for bad news. Sturridge suffered ligament damage in his right ankle playing for England against the Republic of Ireland in May and it took a punishing personal fitness programme for him to recover inside three months.

Losing Sturridge would represent a serious setback for Rodgers in his attempts to maintain Liverpool's impressive form in 2013 and guide the club back into the Champions League. Last weekend's rebuke aside, the £12m signing from Chelsea has flourished at Anfield and his 89th-minute equaliser at Everton was his 11th goal of the season.

Liverpool are not blessed with goalscorers in the potential absence of Sturridge despite the outstanding form of Luis Suárez since his return from suspension. The summer signing Iago Aspas is close to returning from a thigh injury but has struggled to make an impact since his £7.6m arrival from Celta Vigo.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/29/daniel-sturridge-injured-liverpool-hull

 

Wrap Suarez up in cotton wool and don't let anyone touch him!!! If he get's injured then we're screwed

Does mean we should revert back to the 433 formation I guess though?

 

What you on about? We have Aspas.

 

He's still injured

 

Is this very recent as I thought I saw he was ok?

 

Didn't even know he was injured

Oh balls.

 

#arse

 

Just thought he'd been dropped from the squad for the last 2 months?

 

If true, I guess a new striker becomes priority for January.

 

Just happened today apparently.


Its also not suspected ankle ligament damage.

The paper says he once in the past had ankle ligament damage for three months therefore he MUST have it again despite not even having a scan yet.

Could be nothing. Could be bad. We will see. Massive ****ing loss though. Hopefully its a knock.

 

Yeh but I just thought that was because he's ****

 

Happened today. As danilo say's no scan done yet, but he's off on crutches so not looking good at all.

 

Moses to come in then? He's been barking about playing time...

 

Gerrard Henderson Lucas
Moses Suarez Coutinho

 

Ya I like that too.

 

Lacks a Joe Allen

 

Seconded

 

I guess playing with 10 would be fair.

 

Ten Joe Allen's?

 

Think of the possession