Topic: Daniel Sturridge

[newterp]

Physio room lists no return date for Daniel. Says that Mane picked up a "knock" and he also has no return date - so I'm not sure how reliable they really are.

[gatcliffe]

Physio room lists no return date for Daniel. Says that Mane picked up a "knock" and he also has no return date - so I'm not sure how reliable they really are.

Mane is with squad in Spain.

[newterp]

Mane is with squad in Spain.

yes I saw him in the pics - didn't see Sturridge.

[gatcliffe]

yes I saw him in the pics - didn't see Sturridge.

No I did'nt see Sturridge neither.

[spider-neil]

yes I saw him in the pics - didn't see Sturridge.

I think he would have gone regardless as it was a team building trip.

[jooneyisdagod]

You've taken a slightly odd anti Rodgers detour there, I'm not wrong in saying Jurgen has the final say

Jurgen said

“I said on the first day when I came here it’s like I used to work,"

“Sometimes my staff or myself have an idea about a player we know or we heard about and then we collect some information together and it’s not my job then to cut videos or things like this.

“Then there are players our scouts bring in and say we have seen this player, we have heard about him, we have watched him for a long time. We speak about this.

“But in the end it’s like I said at the first meeting and the first press conference, if I don’t want the player to come in here in he will not come."

Danny is staying and I want him to start scoring! Past evidence suggests he will.

There are plenty of quotes from Rodgers saying similar. The point I was making was that it isn't some alteration to the TC that has been brought about, but the attitude of the manager to such a system. Jurgen clearly comfortable with such a system and Brendan completely uncomfortable with it.

[M7 Heckler]

This is supposed to be the time that he comes in and his performances keep us in touching distance with the leaders. The whole point of having 150k a week players on the bench is that they are ready to come in when you need them. The fact that after sitting on his arse all season he is now out with a calf strain when it is time to help the team is an absolute joke.

Waste of wages. In terms of ability he is my favourite player in our squad, but I'm quite happy to see him go to west ham or whoever will shell out the 30m he should fetch.

[Fitzy.]

what about goals

He IS goals. That's what he's done since he arrived. It's all about goals.

[Fitzy.]

This is supposed to be the time that he comes in and his performances keep us in touching distance with the leaders. The whole point of having 150k a week players on the bench is that they are ready to come in when you need them. The fact that after sitting on his arse all season he is now out with a calf strain when it is time to help the team is an absolute joke.

Waste of wages. In terms of ability he is my favourite player in our squad, but I'm quite happy to see him go to west ham or whoever will shell out the 30m he should fetch.

A joke? I agree. He should schedule his one injury in about 10 months when Countinho is injured. Joke.

[Fitzy.]

yes I saw him in the pics - didn't see Sturridge.

He was the one with the camera.

[Zoomers]

A joke? I agree. He should schedule his one injury in about 10 months when Countinho is injured. Joke.

I'm surprised no one has accused him of injuring himself on purpose.

[diegoLFC7]

Sturridge can't stay injury free for more than two months! How can people argue against selling him, making a profit, and buying someone else?

[El Lobo]

Sturridge can't stay injury free for more than two months! How can people argue against selling him, making a profit, and buying someone else?

Because the manager doesn't want to sell him?

[Fitzy.]

Sturridge can't stay injury free for more than two months! How can people argue against selling him, making a profit, and buying someone else?

He will go somewhere else, score goals that aren't for Liverpool. Is that a good argument?

[diegoLFC7]

He will go somewhere else, score goals that aren't for Liverpool. Is that a good argument?

Yeah he needs to stay fit for more than 3 games first.

[killer-heels]

Anyone know if he has traveled with the team to Barcelona?

He hasnt.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

He will go somewhere else, score goals that aren't for Liverpool. Is that a good argument?

I mean, that's what's happening with Benteke now, can't say I'm sorry we got rid.

Sturridge has been fit for a while now, but he's been overlooked because Firmino fits into the team better ... Sturridge is also no winger, so while Firmino is fit, he was always going to be benched. Honestly, not sure what's going to happen with him in the summer.

[Fitzy.]

Yeah he needs to stay fit for more than 3 games first.

He's been fit for loads of consecutive games.

[Fitzy.]

I mean, that's what's happening with Benteke now, can't say I'm sorry we got rid.

Sturridge has been fit for a while now, but he's been overlooked because Firmino fits into the team better ... Sturridge is also no winger, so while Firmino is fit, he was always going to be benched. Honestly, not sure what's going to happen with him in the summer.

Benteke is weak comparison. Sturridge is a level above and adds value to our attack. I'd keep him.

[RayPhilAlan]

We wouldnt have scored the goal Origi did with Sturridge

But I can kind of see the flip side that we'd have had a better substitute to come on and keep Bournemouth honest.

I suspect Sturridge would have cut back infield onto his left foot after rounding Boruc and slotted it past the defender on the line. Not as spectacular as Origi's shot, but it would count the same.

I don't think Sturridge would have missed the tap-in that Origi missed at 0-0. Couldn't work out why Origi didn't use his left for that.

[Kenny's Jacket]

A joke? I agree. He should schedule his one injury in about 10 months when Countinho is injured. Joke.

That's just not true is it?

[Eeyore]

Benteke is weak comparison. Sturridge is a level above and adds value to our attack. I'd keep him.

Michael Owen would probably be a better comparison. Fantastic goalscoring record until injuries took their toll. Probably the worst scenario is an injury prone player who has fallen down the pecking order, who needs a run of games to get his sharpness back. Add in that player being on massive wages and it makes it worse.

Hopefully Sturridge can turn it around but the odds don't look great at the moment.

[diegoLFC7]

Sturridge never looked the player he was in 13-14 after his long injury. He lost pace, and creativity. He's still scoring goals but he's not the player he was. He's injured for half the season every season, and is never going to be first choice. He can go score goals in another team for all i care, hell be injured in the third consecutive game he plays anyways.

[Fitzy.]

That's just not true is it?

I thought it was. He had a minor knock for Barca friendly which meant Klopp kept him out. Any others.

[asim173]

Sturridge never looked the player he was in 13-14 after his long injury. He lost pace, and creativity. He's still scoring goals but he's not the player he was. He's injured for half the season every season, and is never going to be first choice. He can go score goals in another team for all i care, hell be injured in the third consecutive game he plays anyways.

Why do I get the feeling if we sold him, he'd somehow overcome his injury problems with another team and start banging in the goals all.year round?

[diegoLFC7]

Why do I get the feeling if we sold him, he'd somehow overcome his injury problems with another team and start banging in the goals all.year round?

Injuries are not like form. His body is fragile, were the only team in the world that knows how to handle his training regimen so that he avoids injuries yet he still always picks up so "niggles". If he goes to another club hell do his hamstring once a month.

[Eeyore]

I thought it was. He had a minor knock for Barca friendly which meant Klopp kept him out. Any others.

According to physioroom this is Sturridge's 4th injury since May.

http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/players/2578/daniel_sturridge_injury.html

I honestly can't remember the last time Sturridge wasn't recovering from injury or trying to regain his sharpness. Klopp has tried everything he can to get Sturridge right but every time he gets anywhere near match sharpness he seems to pick up a niggling injury that sets him back again.

[Fitzy.]

According to physioroom this is Sturridge's 4th injury since May.

http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/players/2578/daniel_sturridge_injury.html

I honestly can't remember the last time Sturridge wasn't recovering from injury or trying to regain his sharpness. Klopp has tried everything he can to get Sturridge right but every time he gets anywhere near match sharpness he seems to pick up a niggling injury that sets him back again.

Ok, but he's been available since Burnley up to last week hasn't he?

[Anfield89]

Injuries are not like form. His body is fragile, were the only team in the world that knows how to handle his training regimen so that he avoids injuries yet he still always picks up so "niggles". If he goes to another club hell do his hamstring once a month.

Of course we are not the only team to be able to handle a injury prone player. It would only make sense selling him if your getting a equal or better player to replace him.
The argument to keep him just incase he goes somewhere else and scores loads of goals is pathetic.

[Eeyore]

Ok, but he's been available since Burnley up to last week hasn't he?

Pretty sure he missed training after the Chelsea game and wasn't available mid week for the Derby game. The biggest issue though is that he is on a personalised training regime and is playing very little game time but still picking up niggles. For me Firmino didn't look 100% at the weekend and Origi tired and we really could of done with a player of the quality of Sturridge .

If you aren't a first choice player then you simply have to be able to keep yourself ticking over and able to step in and take your chance when it comes along. Unfortunately for Sturridge at the present time he doesn't seem capable of doing that.

With Ings out for the season, Coutinho out and Mane due to be missing in the new year it is the perfect opportunity for Sturridge to force his way back in but he doesn't seem to be able to catch a break at the moment.

[asim173]

Injuries are not like form. His body is fragile, were the only team in the world that knows how to handle his training regimen so that he avoids injuries yet he still always picks up so "niggles". If he goes to another club hell do his hamstring once a month.

Potentially, but medical staff at different clubs will try different methods because at the moment, nothing seems to work with him.
His "niggles" aren't normal niggles from what im seeing, he's never out for a short period of time, it's usually multiple weeks

[cdav]

Pretty sure he missed training after the Chelsea game and wasn't available mid week for the Derby game. The biggest issue though is that he is on a personalised training regime and is playing very little game time but still picking up niggles. For me Firmino didn't look 100% at the weekend and Origi tired and we really could of done with a player of the quality of Sturridge .

If you aren't a first choice player then you simply have to be able to keep yourself ticking over and able to step in and take your chance when it comes along. Unfortunately for Sturridge at the present time he doesn't seem capable of doing that.

With Ings out for the season, Coutinho out and Mane due to be missing in the new year it is the perfect opportunity for Sturridge to force his way back in but he doesn't seem to be able to catch a break at the moment.

Did he get injured whilst away with England again as Jack said on the other page? Was he on his personalised training plan or the generic England  plan of running the Liverpool players into the ground in order to return them injured?

I agree he can't seem to catch a break at the moment, when he was playing he was so unlucky not to score or assist in most appearances- I was sure (and still am) that when he returns he is about to go on a scoring run.

[Kenny's Jacket]

I thought it was. He had a minor knock for Barca friendly which meant Klopp kept him out. Any others.

He missed the Arsenal league game and now again. So injury No2 for the season

You can say hes unlucky but it keeps happening. At the start of the season when he was arguably first choice (He started the Burnley game, this was the first league game he was eligible for, but didn't look as sharp as  the others who were ahead of him in terms of developing their fitness.

He played well v Watford and Southampton when he came on, Coutinho gets injured, his chance again but hes injured again.

Since Suarez left his average league goals per season is about 5. Its so depressing.

[Number 7]

We don't rely on him anymore. Origi has scored 3 goals in 3 games. It's frustrating that the moment he could have come back in to the team is the moment he gets injured.

It is what it is. He's injured, and that's it. He won't be fit until he's fit and there is nothing we can do. It would nice if he could come back for the xmas schedule where we play so many games. But nobody knows if that will happen. I honestly think that with Sturridge the club doesn't come out and give a timeline anymore because it just creates hysteria amongst everyone, the media included. If they would have said 3 weeks out that's exactly what it would have caused.

[newterp]

He likely will miss this game - but based on the reports it seems like there is a chance he will be fit after that - and that would be helpful as we play wednesday and tuesday (middlesbrough and everton) - then we have an odd 8 day break before we play Stoke and Man Manchester City within 48 hours.

[gatcliffe]

Seems he is not training at moment and will also miss Borough game per Klopp's press conference today.

[newterp]

Seems he is not training at moment and will also miss Borough game per Klopp's press conference today.

Also Boro? Nice one Danny.....the slight calf injury has caused him to miss 4-5 games?

[groove]

Klopp said he is training? Back on the pitch doing fitness/rehab training today?

[gatcliffe]

Klopp said he is training? Back on the pitch doing fitness/rehab training today?

Just rehab work with fitness coach.

[diegoLFC7]

Sturridge is absolutely finished. Origi is the main man now.