Daniel Sturridge (Contract Expired)

Would be a massive massive boost if he came back fit and stayed fit. He would IMHO displace every other striker in the league aside from Aguerro.

Would be a massive massive boost if he came back fit and stayed fit. He would IMHO displace every other striker in the league aside from Aguerro.

Rodgers will probably play him as a wide forward supplying his lump up top 

Rodgers will probably play him as a wide forward supplying his lump up top 

  Hmmm. I'll actually be really interested to see what Brendan DOES do if Sturridge gets fit. I've a hunch that the boss has a touch of the gambler about him, as well as being the type of fella who is gonna go down swinging if he's going at all. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a return to the 4-4-2 blitzkrieg football we saw when we had Suarez. No point dying wondering, I think he'll properly go for it. Just a guess mind.   

  Hmmm. I'll actually be really interested to see what Brendan DOES do if Sturridge gets fit. I've a hunch that the boss has a touch of the gambler about him, as well as being the type of fella who is gonna go down swinging if he's going at all. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a return to the 4-4-2 blitzkrieg football we saw when we had Suarez. No point dying wondering, I think he'll properly go for it. Just a guess mind.   

F***ing hope so mate. 4-4-2 let's give it a shot.

This lad, when fit, outscored Rush, Fowler, Torres, Suarez - the lot of them.

We get him firing he will fire us up the table. Not only that he will open up space for everyone else in the team

Come on Danny.

This lad, when fit, outscored Rush, Fowler, Torres, Suarez - the lot of them.

We get him firing he will fire us up the table. Not only that he will open up space for everyone else in the team

Come on Danny.

How do you work that one out mate?

How do you work that one out mate?

his goals per game was better than all those at one point... not sure now but he is right!!

his goals per game was better than all those at one point... not sure now but he is right!!

I'll believe it when I see some statistics, Cant see him outscoring Torres and Suarez when on form.

Great that he's training again but I'm a it worried we're going to rush him back into the site too quickly again.

Isn't that why we bought Benteke, Ings and Origi for?

Even if he's fit I wouldn't have him near the mancs game.

I'll believe it when I see some statistics, Cant see him outscoring Torres and Suarez when on form.

Here you go bud:

"When you look at Sturridge's goal tally per 90 minutes in the Premier League across his career a dramatically different picture emerges. He has scored an average of 0.69 league goals per 90 minutes. That puts him ahead of all the other great Liverpool strikers in the Premier League era, including Michael Owen (0.59 goals every 90 minutes), Fernando Torres (0.53), Robbie Fowler (0.52) and, yes, Suárez (0.64)."

"More impressively still, Sturridge's tally puts him above Robin van Persie (0.68 goals per 90 minutes), Alan Shearer (0.61) and Ronaldo (0.52) when he was in the Premier League. In fact, Opta's stats show that only three players in Premier League history have scored at a better rate than Sturridge: Agüero (0.78 per 90), Thierry Henry (0.74) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (0.70)."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/24/liverpool-daniel-sturridge-luis-suarez-england-world-cup

Here you go bud:

"When you look at Sturridge's goal tally per 90 minutes in the Premier League across his career a dramatically different picture emerges. He has scored an average of 0.69 league goals per 90 minutes. That puts him ahead of all the other great Liverpool strikers in the Premier League era, including Michael Owen (0.59 goals every 90 minutes), Fernando Torres (0.53), Robbie Fowler (0.52) and, yes, Suárez (0.64)."

"More impressively still, Sturridge's tally puts him above Robin van Persie (0.68 goals per 90 minutes), Alan Shearer (0.61) and Ronaldo (0.52) when he was in the Premier League. In fact, Opta's stats show that only three players in Premier League history have scored at a better rate than Sturridge: Agüero (0.78 per 90), Thierry Henry (0.74) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (0.70)."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/24/liverpool-daniel-sturridge-luis-suarez-england-world-cup

Thanks for that bro, That's impressive!

That gives me confidence for when he's back in action, I really miss him and so is the team in general.

If he gets back fit he could totally transform the team - as would any of those strikers mentioned.

Despite the hundreds of million United spent last season we would have beaten them to 4th place had Sturridge managed to stay fit.

Hate to put a dampener on the Sturridge love in as I was one of those who thought he'd be fantastic from the moment we signed him but:

He's had the advantage of playing alongside Suarez, Sterling and Gerrard in his time here. When he returns he wont only be massively off the pace but the team will have completely transformed from the side he flourished in. I wouldn't expect anything near the 0.69 per game from him for a good while, or ever unless we replace the supply line.

Perhaps you're right and he won't get as many chances however Firmino could be better than Sterling and Benteke could create as much space as Suarez since he ties up centre-backs who are terrified of him when he is on form. Also there is the small matter of:



"..who can blame Sturridge for letting fly when his shot conversion rate – the number of shots resulting in a goal – is 30%, better than Agüero (25.9%), Messi (23.7%), Suárez (22.3%) and Ronaldo (17.6%)."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/24/liverpool-daniel-sturridge-luis-suarez-england-world-cup


So less of this:





and more of this:

Any snaps of Stu back training with the team?

Hate to put a dampener on the Sturridge love in as I was one of those who thought he'd be fantastic from the moment we signed him but:

He's had the advantage of playing alongside Suarez, Sterling and Gerrard in his time here. When he returns he wont only be massively off the pace but the team will have completely transformed from the side he flourished in. I wouldn't expect anything near the 0.69 per game from him for a good while, or ever unless we replace the supply line.

Agree on being off the pace for a while; it's to be expected after such a long layoff.

But don't forget Sturridge scored 8 in 12 at Bolton, being supplied by the likes of the world class Johan Elmander under managerial superstar Owen Coyle.

Agree on being off the pace for a while; it's to be expected after such a long layoff.

But don't forget Sturridge scored 8 in 12 at Bolton, being supplied by the likes of the world class Johan Elmander under managerial superstar Owen Coyle.

Fair point TRM and I'm not in disagreement when HB suggests I'm being grumpy, I just don't see many positives for us at the moment.

Fair point TRM and I'm not in disagreement when HB suggests I'm being grumpy, I just don't see many positives for us at the moment.

Bahh humbug

For me Danny is a 20 goal a season player at almost any Premier League club.

When fit has to start - and with Benteke playing off him we could again have some real firepower... Question is when do we take that risk..?

I would only play him for 70 mins for a while (like before!) and then swap him for another player up top such as Ings or Origi. By that time he could have done the damage, or knackered out the defence to a point fresh legs will do damage...

Either way, cant wait to see him back in the starting 11...

For me Danny is a 20 goal a season player at almost any Premier League club in the world.

For me Danny is a 20 goal per 40-45 games a season player at almost any Premier League club, when fit.

Fair point TRM and I'm not in disagreement when HB suggests I'm being grumpy, I just don't see many positives for us at the moment.

it's cool, dude, no worries.

For me Danny is a 20 goal a season player at almost any Premier League club.

I think any club in the world as FL Red edited. Fitness, though, fitness.