I think Danny isn't the player he was two or three seasons ago, the injuries have taken their toll. I remain convinced though that from somewhere we are going to have to find a striker who offers a genuine goal threat. Whether we can coach it into Bobby or whether we have to go find someone else I don't either know or care, but top teams have centre forwards who score heavily.
My feeling with Sturridge is that if he played regularly two things would happen.
1. He would score far more goals than Bobby.
2. He'd last about three games before he got injured again.
The answer IMHO is find some more creativity from midfield, that way you don't need your centre forward to spend so much time and effort trying to unlock the door for others (if indeed that's what Bobby brings to it). As it is though having a centre forward who runs around a lot is well and good, but we need someone who scores more regularly, IMHO obviously.
Sounds like you've practically given up on him mate, what with his injuries and all that. Fair enough, most have I suppose and I was very tempted to hold my hands up to that I must admit, but...
I'm going on what Klopp has said by and large (to BS or not to BS that is the question), re both Danny's fitness and his importance to the team this season.
He looks stockier to me and he has been working hard by all accounts on his fitness, and he recently completed his first 90 minutes in over 16 months. I'm hopeful that he is stronger now and is gearing up nicely for the season. There's no doubt he'll be needed much more than what we've seen already this season. Law of averages will tell you that at some point he's going to get a run in the side, flogging Firmino throughout the season isn't, or shouldn't happen with such a heavy fixture list.
I totally agree about the need for a goalscorer up front and
if Danny does disappoint on the fitness front this season then I think Klopp would be a fool not to bring in another striker next season.
Mind you, if you read the new en vogue theory justifying why Sturridge shouldn't be in the team, then Klopp won't go out next season or thereafter and look for a new goalscorer. As apparently, a goalscorer through the middle will stop Mane and Salah from scoring goals. I have to laugh. The lengths people will go to in order to defend a player who doesn't score a lot of goals from such a key position, in so that it enables Mane & Salah to score more does give me a chuckle. Where in the world of footballing practice does it mean by having an out and out goalscorer in the team means that other players won't be able to chip in with their fair share of goals?
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