I read in several posts that some don't rate Firmino as world class.
I think he is! Why? Because I use a simple definition of world class player, a player able to play in almost any team and be consistent in end product(goals, assists, performance, passes, tackles). Firmino is very regular and does the job. He is not as spectacular as Sanchez, Hazard or Ozil; he might not be in the top 40 or 50 players in the world but he is a very very good player every team would like to have. He could play for Barca, Juve, Real or Bayern easily.
As for the debate, I think that Sturridge should not try to adapt to Jürgen, simply because he is not the kind of player to run throughout a match. Messi walks during games; I'm not saying Sturridge is as good but I understand that some players can't run for whole games. Sterling is another example, excellent player but when he is allowed to rest between sprints and dribbles. That's how his game is.
Torres was that kind of player if I'm not wrong, he would give it all when he had the ball and more often than not, he would score out of good occasions he had.
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