Thank You, Daniel Sturridge
I'll never forget the first time I spoke about Daniel Sturridge at length.
I was on holiday with my family in 2008, and in true father-son fashion a footballing debate was going on.
My dad was adamant that the state of English football was in a bad way - he was probably right, in hindsight - with no talented teenagers coming through at time when the 'Golden Generation' were not getting any younger.
I spent my time singling out two …
Daniel Sturridge - There will be goals
We are 11 games in to the Premier League season. Daniel Sturridge has no Premier League goals.
"We should sell him in January"
"He's past it"
"He's not a team player"
This is how many Liverpool fans speak about Daniel Sturridge. The man who has 43 goals in just 77 league appearances for Liverpool FC. He has scored 57 goals in 102 matches in all competitions for the club. And the fans still don't sing his name. I have never …
Is Roberto Firmino finally showing he's the Suarez Replacement?
Replacing Luis Suarez was an almost impossible task. The sort that nobody wants to take on because you knew it was going to be thankless. The Uruguayan sensation lit up Anfield during his time with The Reds. The goals, the controversy, the desire to win and the spectacular moments that will live long in the memory. The Suarez shadow has been lingering over the club ever since he left. Was anybody going to step out of it?
Daniel Sturridge was …
Losing Luis Suarez - is it a Big Problem?
The thought of writing this article was a no brainier. Throughout the last two and half months, most football pundits have predicted Liverpool will fall down the pecking order this season - just because they lost their talisman Luis Suarez.
Nevertheless, in the words of fellow AnfieldIndex writer Ryan McTernan, "it would be reckless in the highest regard to dismiss the impact Luis Suarez had in his time at Anfield." This is not what I am doing. Without question Luis …
Daniel Sturridge: Preserving Greatness
“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” - Lou Holtz.As he caresses the pitch into submission to his talent on the ball, Daniel Sturridge is rapidly proving all the doubters wrong. Signing from Chelsea for £12million at the dawn of 2013, his signing was met with eyebrows raising across the Liverpool fan base, while other sat in excitement at the prospect Brendan Rodgers had acquired. Having …
Daniel Sturridge: One Chance, One Dance
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Sturridge's Time to shine | Stats Compared to Rivals
Having scored the winner at Anfield against Stoke on the opening day of the season while still woefully short on match fitness, Daniel Sturridge showed humility in self-deprecation: "I want to credit the goalkeeper as well for such a great save; that's what won us the game, it wasn't my goal." Simon Mignolet had fumbled at a couple of crosses in a less than convincing start to his Anfield career before his late penalty save ensured Sturridge's strike would be …