Henderson for sturridge would be my change. None of this 4-2-4 nonsense, back to 4-3-3.
And then we'll get 4th as well and everyone in the whole world can do one.
Sturridge's little niggly injuries are a bit annoying aren't they?Like the look of that midfield though.
Isn't it the same thigh injury he's had since we bought him?
Sturridge has a knock apparently - his persistent injuries are getting frustrating.
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Not sure he's been fully fit since that first injury he picked up.Could make selection a tad easier for Rodgers. Really think we need Hendo in there today.
Sturridge's little niggly injuries are a bit annoying aren't they?
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If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.
It's all well and good playing a 4-2-3-1 but it depends how deep the one in the middle of the '3' is going to drop. If its suarez or coutinho then more often than not they'll leave the other 2 behind them exposed. With henderson he's more likely to provide a bit more protection.
Just re: the 4-2-4, while I agree we lost the midfield against Southampton it's interesting that Chelsea had 4-2-3-1 out and lost anwyay. I think the biggest thing against Southampton was that we didn't match their intensity and we didn't press well enough, mental things. Tactically we made it harder on top of mentally not being right for it (which is pretty unforgiveable, as Rodgers seems to feel as well).
Very disappointed Sturridge isnt starting