Sturridge
It feels odd for me to write this but Jurgen Klopp’s appointment as Liverpool manager wasn’t welcomed by everybody. Some fans still felt Brendan Rodgers had it in him to turn it around. The media and pundits, well they didn’t welcome a foreign coach replacing a ‘bright, young, British talent” at a historically big club […]
Jürgen Klopp was showered with praise on his arrival at Liverpool Football Club. The charismatic former Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 coach was lauded for his compelling style of football and infectious enthusiasm for the game. Despite the generally buoyant reception, there were – perhaps sensibly – some commentators who warned that the man isn’t […]
Pirlo hair. Alonso beard. Welcome to the 5ft 6 enigma that is Joe Allen. Arriving at Liverpool FC three years ago, he was hailed as our catalyst for the tiki-taka, death-by-football programme. Now, he is viewed with – at best – indifference or – at worst – contempt. What happened? Over the last three seasons […]
There’s a heated debate raging throughout Liverpool fandom at the moment. Now that Jurgen Klopp is here, you could easily make the mistake of thinking that we had put our differences behind us. Don’t be silly! There’s always something bubbling under the surface. That’s part of the beauty of being a football fan. Where a […]
Adam Lallana’s a funny one, isn’t he? He throws in a sexy little Cruyff turn one minute and follows it up with a weak shot. He draws gasps from the crowd as often as he does groans. His Liverpool career to date has been the very definition of stop-start, as niggly injuries have struck just […]
While it’s arguable as to who is the top dog in Liverpool’s strikers – whether it’s Daniel Sturridge who is the favoured spearhead or Christian Benteke who leads the pack – one thing that’s for certain is that they are different types of players. One is your agile, pace-driven striker with a fiery left foot […]
During the latter years of his time at Liverpool, Steven Gerrard famously nicknamed Philippe Coutinho as ‘the magician’. If that is the case, and the Brazilian does indeed have special powers, it may explain why he’s gone missing so far this season. Alas, he hasn’t quite disappeared. His cheesy grin, flamboyant step overs and flair […]
Daniel Sturridge is a bit of an enigma. Potentially world class but rarely available. The main man when he plays but that’s not much use when you’ve missed more games than you’ve started for the previous 18 months. His quality is unquestionable. His reliability is undesirable. This is a recurring debate. Should Liverpool keep Daniel […]
Sturridge: 42 goals in 68 games. It’s a phenomenal record that outranks some of the most prolific and proficient strikers to ever spearhead a Liverpool attack. However, 73 games in which Daniel Sturridge was sat, frustratingly, on the sidelines, not simply due to one key weakness in his frame either. Suffering from two ankle injuries, […]
Even before Jurgen Klopp took over as Liverpool manager the English media had been pushing the idea that this Liverpool side is average. The same media were the ones praising the signings of James Milner and Christian Benteke saying they’d take the Reds up another level. So how can a team finish 6th last season, […]
