Has Sturridge got more to offer Liverpool? Where did it all go tits up?

With all the success we've had with Salah, Mane, Firmy, a potential cup etc, does Sturridge have more to give us? I couldn't help thinking about him today in the aftermath of the CL semi: surely he isn't now Championship fodder when West Brom go down! Come on, guys, that season with Suarez, but then Suarez left and suddenly, boom, it all went so wrong! Why?

Where did it all go tits up for Sturridge? What demons does he have to rest? I just hope he can get through them!

 

Completely lost his pace to the point I think he was one of our slowest players.
Very greedy and not a team player.
Lack of effort and clearly wasn't up to playing Klopp's tactics.

 

No. We need to sign another striker.

We've been blessed by how good Firmino has been, but a team that wants to challenge for the title needs better squad options than what we currently have to replace firmino if he picks up an injury.

We need to face the fact that sturridge won't ever replicate his 2013/14 form or sustainability. Besides he isn't suited to our current style of play.

 

Why?

the answer to that is obvious. His body can't take it. All his pace is gone.

the fact is the lad is a decent forward, he had the potential to be a great one but just look back to him scoring in preseason then pulling up right off with yet another injury... he just cannot run. and he won't run as well.

He's not sprinted full pelt in 2 years.

If you compare to salah last night there were times he chased balls at lightening speed out into corners reminding me of michael owen before his first bad hamstring injury. Salah was moving freely and at break neck speeds.

Sturrdige just can't run full sprint any more and gets injured all the time.

 

I'm sad about it He was another Chelsea 'reject' who showed so much; without Suarez it seemed he couldn't function, though. It's very strange how it worked out for him.

 

He won't run is a bit harsh when it is obvious to anyone watching that he can't any more. I doubt that he trusts his body to do the things
that once came naturally to him.

 

I think he holds out of full on sprints. its just my personal opinion.

Ithink he's lost two yards of pace for usre but i still don't think he's sprinting he is 3/4 pace.

I think the sturrdige of 2013/14 would suit klopp no problem. We are putting balls in behind for pace and he has it.

 

I wouldn't say without suarez.

2013/14 he played 29 league games. scored 21
The year after he only played 12.
the year after that only 14
the year after that 20 under klopp

frankly he's been injured so much it's impossible to say he was only good with suarez. he only played one year and missed 9 games in it too. What we can say is with suarez on his own LFc were not as good and it was only when SAS was together and played that we went on an 11 match winning run.

 

It does look that way. I just think it is physical and the branding of him as "lazy" which happens is unfair. That said he probably
needs to change the way he plays to prolong his career.

 

I've stuck up for him many times but the bottom line is he cannot stay fit so must be sold or released at the end of his contract.

 

So many players become wary after serious injury, or a series of injuries, and are just psychologically unable to play with the freedom that they first did. The fear of a recurrence inhibits them even if only on a subconscious level.
I liked Sturridge and feel really sorry for him because I don't see him ever getting to the heights he once promised. As mentioned above, if he adapts his game a little he might still make something of the rest of his career, but not at the level we need.
He's what, 28 now? Shame that at the time he should be at his peak he's struggling just to reach a decent standard of performance.

 

He's fine when we have no European footy and we've gone out of the cups early to keep him fit, as was the case in his and Rodgers' only decent season. There's a reason Chelsea tried to offload him as part of the Torres deal and a reason we turned them down then.

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I'm almost ready to donate my crutches if they'll help

He's ****ed

 

Give me Sturridge over Ings and Solanke any day of the week. He may not have the pace but he is excellent technically with great vision and good range of passing.

However, he’s still not a viable long term squad option for us.

 

He's kind of like a toy that's struggling on a cheap Chinese battery instead of a Duracell, the Eddie the Eagle of footballers.

 

Sturridge hasn't got it anymore. Lacks pace, intensity and cannot stay fit.

I agree that Ings and Solanke are not good enough as backups and neither is Origi (he was good for a while but not sure what happened).

Who do we bring in?

I personally would like to see us target Timo Werner.

 

I reckon Michael Owen has more chance of a return than Studge!

 

then the front 3 would have had no cover at all as since Jan as Sturridge has basically been injured throughout.
Was Sturridge better in 13/14 than either of them will ever be - almost certainly but , and its a massive but , he is rarely available for selection yet never for a serious injury ergo his body can no longer cope & if he was a racehorse he would be dogfood by now.

 

Who knows? He’s been available for selection more times than Henderson and lallana since past 3 years

 

Think it all went wrong when Liverpool threw a massive contract at him after one good season.

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