Daniel Sturridge

[banditos]

Any news on his recovery? We could really do with him back for the Chavs game.

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Any news on his recovery? We could really do with him back for the Chavs game.

It would be a mistake to rush him back......needs a few practice games imo make sure he's ready %100

[DannyMan2006]

Sturridge never needs games to ease him in. In all his time here he's always played straight off when injury free and had no issues. In fact, most of the time he looks like he's never been away.

[Vermilion]

He's on Talk Spite in a bit, talking to Mickey Quinn and Sam 'Whats a' Mattaface.

On just before 5pm.

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Daniel Sturridge believes his persistent injury problems could be hereditary after admitting his speed makes him vulnerable to breaking down.

The Liverpool striker has not played since being injured while on England duty at the start of September having suffered with thigh and calf problems. Sturridge, whose uncles Dean and Simon were both professionals, believes that could be a result of his Caribbean background.

“I play my game as best I can, but I’ve been unfortunate this season,” he told talkSPORT.


“Maybe it’s my body type, maybe it’s hereditary. Both my uncles had injuries, and my dad had them as well. Maybe it’s the Caribbean vibes, maybe I have speed but maybe it makes you more vulnerable because of the fast twitch muscles and the speed in which you’re moving.

“I am vulnerable to muscle injuries. As long as I continue to work hard everything will take care of itself.”

Sturridge is not expected to feature for Liverpool until at least the Premier League meeting with Chelsea on 8 November. But after seeing Mario Balotelli end his own goal drought in the 2-1 win over Swansea in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday, he is hoping to form a successful partnership with the Italian on his return.

“We get on well off the field and in the changing rooms,” Sturridge said.

“We’re always laughing and joking. It’s not hugely important to be friends to have a great [football] relationship with somebody, and if you’re not friends you can still have a great partnership, but you can also be friends and have a great partnership.

“Once I get back fit I’m hoping we can strike up a partnership. Last season with Luis [Suárez] we had a great relationship up front and scored a lot of goals. Hopefully this season it will be the same.”

Balotelli developed a reputation as a larger than life character during his two-and-a-half-year spell with Manchester City but Sturridge says he is “misunderstood” and launched a robust defence of the 24-year-old.

“Mario has been under the microscope,” he added. “That will always be the case when you play for a big club. You are going to have a lot of eyes on you.

“Mario’s a great guy and he’s misunderstood sometimes. A lot of people are harsh on him. I get on really with him, though. I have nothing but good words to say about him.

“He’s working hard on the training field. People have told me he’s working tirelessly to play the way we play.

“It’s difficult moving to a new club and having new team-mates, it doesn’t [always]just click straight away.

“Everybody is helping him and he’s playing well. Sometimes you don’t get the breaks in terms of scoring goals. Every striker goes through times when they don’t score.

“A lot of stories have been put out about him in the past which aren’t true. For him, it’s difficult to shake off the celebrity [tag].

“He’s a likeable person. People don’t realise what he’s been through in his life to get where he is today.”

[McDermotX]

Sell !!

Especially after signing that big, fat extension*.





*Contract. Not Lambert.

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Daniel Sturridge believes his persistent injury problems could be hereditary after admitting his speed makes him vulnerable to breaking down.

The Liverpool striker has not played since being injured while on England duty at the start of September having suffered with thigh and calf problems. Sturridge, whose uncles Dean and Simon were both professionals, believes that could be a result of his Caribbean background.

“I play my game as best I can, but I’ve been unfortunate this season,” he told talkSPORT.


“Maybe it’s my body type, maybe it’s hereditary. Both my uncles had injuries, and my dad had them as well. Maybe it’s the Caribbean vibes, maybe I have speed but maybe it makes you more vulnerable because of the fast twitch muscles and the speed in which you’re moving.

“I am vulnerable to muscle injuries. As long as I continue to work hard everything will take care of itself.”

Sturridge is not expected to feature for Liverpool until at least the Premier League meeting with Chelsea on 8 November. But after seeing Mario Balotelli end his own goal drought in the 2-1 win over Swansea in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday, he is hoping to form a successful partnership with the Italian on his return.

“We get on well off the field and in the changing rooms,” Sturridge said.

“We’re always laughing and joking. It’s not hugely important to be friends to have a great [football] relationship with somebody, and if you’re not friends you can still have a great partnership, but you can also be friends and have a great partnership.

“Once I get back fit I’m hoping we can strike up a partnership. Last season with Luis [Suárez] we had a great relationship up front and scored a lot of goals. Hopefully this season it will be the same.”

Balotelli developed a reputation as a larger than life character during his two-and-a-half-year spell with Manchester City but Sturridge says he is “misunderstood” and launched a robust defence of the 24-year-old.

“Mario has been under the microscope,” he added. “That will always be the case when you play for a big club. You are going to have a lot of eyes on you.

“Mario’s a great guy and he’s misunderstood sometimes. A lot of people are harsh on him. I get on really with him, though. I have nothing but good words to say about him.

“He’s working hard on the training field. People have told me he’s working tirelessly to play the way we play.

“It’s difficult moving to a new club and having new team-mates, it doesn’t [always]just click straight away.

“Everybody is helping him and he’s playing well. Sometimes you don’t get the breaks in terms of scoring goals. Every striker goes through times when they don’t score.

“A lot of stories have been put out about him in the past which aren’t true. For him, it’s difficult to shake off the celebrity [tag].

“He’s a likeable person. People don’t realise what he’s been through in his life to get where he is today.”

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Asked if Sturridge had any chance of being fit to face either Real Madrid next Tuesday or his former club Chelsea next Sunday, Rodgers told the ECHO: “No, I don’t think so.”

That would mean Sturridge also misses England’s upcoming matches against Slovenia and Scotland.

“We will just see where he’s at with Liverpool over the next 10 days and then we’ll take it from there,” Rodgers added. “But it’s highly unlikely (he will go away with England).”

Liverpool’s next fixture after the international break is a trip to Crystal Palace on November 23 – nearly three months after Sturridge’s last outing for the club.


The 25-year-old has suggested his injury problems maybe hereditary but Rodgers refused to be drawn on that theory.

“I’m not an expert on genetics or medicine so I can’t comment,” he said.

“I can only concentrate on his injury now and what my medical team here, who are fantastic, are telling me. He is just in the middle of recovering and we will see the length of time it takes. All we know is that he had a calf strain on the back of his last injury, and he is working to recover from that.”
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Definitely need another striker in Jan. A quality one too.

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“I am vulnerable to muscle injuries. As long as I continue to work hard everything will take care of itself.”

So quit England fella and concentrate on providing your best to the guys who pay you and the fans who support you 100%.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

I've heard he's closer to fitness than we've been led to believe and not only is there a good chance he'll be available for the weekend that even at this stage it hasn't been ruled out he could make the bench tonight.

[BigChief]

Furthermore, apparently we hadn't sold Suarez to Barca but loaned him until November when his ban expired. Both are expected to start tonight.

[G]

I'd be surprised to see him play at the weekend even if he's fit for a part of it. The last thing we want is him going off with England straight after.

[DannyMan2006]

He's going to be short if match fitness. Provided he's managed correctly *, then it could benefit him.

* I see the issue.

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I'd be surprised to see him play at the weekend even if he's fit for a part of it. The last thing we want is him going off with England straight after.

Would Woy have the balls to do that? And no, I'm not talking about the balls attached to his chin.

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I'd be surprised to see him play at the weekend even if he's fit for a part of it. The last thing we want is him going off with England straight after.

BR said last week we won't see Sturridge a week or two weeks after the Internationals.....Crystal Palace ,Ludogorets or Stoke City