Balotelli looks absolutely devoid of confidence - people are slating him but I'm not sure why. Bad form? He's in horrendous form, the worst form of his life, but to the people saying he doesn't care, he's a shocking Liverpool player, etc. etc. - that's not what I'm seeing. I'm seeing a striker forced to play a role he's not comfortable with, and doing a manful job of it. I see a player working harder than he's worked for any other team. Above all, I see a player who desperately needs support.
I think our attack desperately needs Sturridge - he's what holds the attack together. Not because of his incredible talent, but because he's literally the only player in the squad with that skillset, but it's something that's desperately needed because that ability to create space, to really lead the line and offer that threat of darting in between defenders as well as being in the right place at the right time - that's what's missing. It's the key component. People will say it's underplaying the problems, but it's not. It's really that simple - our problem isn't so much systematic as it is in terms of personnel. We really, really missed out big by not getting Remy and having to get Balotelli instead.
