Daniel Sturridge being selfish...

[nullabletype 987]

Then I believe you're blind to his progress. Yeah he's selfish, that's nothing new, but he has improved a lot from how bad he used to be. He does look up but to be honest his passing isn't even that great as it is at the moment, so even when he does try the cut back it doesn't always come off, but he does attempt it. Not even going to comment on his crossing because he's effective at playing a powerful ball across the face of the goal but often there's no-one on the back post to slot home.

He has a job to do, end of story. We and any amount of fans of other teams have watched how greedy he was, and how seemingly worse he's become. He has skill by the truck load which properly employed would make him an all round threat. The amount of games that go by where he just ignores easy assists is shocking. I'm talking about the ones where he gets his head up sees the chance and just decides to go alone. If Sturridge even made half of the easy assists he has the oppertunity to make he'd have as good an assist record as anybody. People talk about him wanting to impress, it's easy, pass the ball. Then like I said in my last post, he'll end the season with 11+ goals and and bag load of assists too. And that's exactly what Chelsea/England fans would want to see. He's come on well as an individual but not as a team player.

I really like Sturridge and the sooner he loses his greedy streak the better. The moment he becomes as willing to play the easy final ball as he is to go on his own, he'll look the complete player. That will impress the staff at Chelsea and England and it will impress the fans. By being greedy and not passing and therefore not assisting he holds himself back.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

He has a job to do, end of story. We and any amount of fans of other teams have watched how greedy he was, and how seemingly worse he's become. He has skill by the truck load which properly employed would make him an all round threat. The amount of games that go by where he just ignores easy assists is shocking. I'm talking about the ones where he gets his head up sees the chance and just decides to go alone. If Sturridge even made half of the easy assists he has the oppertunity to make he'd have as good an assist record as anybody. People talk about him wanting to impress, it's easy, pass the ball. Then like I said in my last post, he'll end the season with 11+ goals and and bag load of assists too. And that's exactly what Chelsea/England fans would want to see. He's come on well as an individual but not as a team player.

I really like Sturridge and the sooner he loses his greedy streak the better. The moment he becomes as willing to play the easy final ball as he is to go on his own, he'll look the complete player. That will impress the staff at Chelsea and England and it will impress the fans. By being greedy and not passing and therefore not assisting he holds himself back.

That's fair. But I still go back to the fact he's still learning his position and letting go of those centre-forward instincts can't be easy for him, it is like Ronaldo's first season with United where the selfishness was in his game too but as he got older he improved drastically on that. I saw a post that says Daniel should be dropped because of this, I can't agree with this at all because despite this selfishness which could've cost us some easy goals he's still a bigger threat on goal than Torres or Drogba, his over all games proves this as much as anything.

I agree that he will make more of an impression when he starts seeing these passes and playing them. Judgement will only come with maturity and maturity will come with time. I'm sure RDM's seen it, I'm sure Drogba has a word with him too. I see progress since the beginning of the season and I remain positive that we will cut it out of his game because he does have the luxury of time.

[Peace. 4,352]

It seems nobody is being granted the same amount of patience.

[nullabletype 987]

That's fair. But I still go back to the fact he's still learning his position and letting go of those centre-forward instincts can't be easy for him, it is like Ronaldo's first season with United where the selfishness was in his game too but as he got older he improved drastically on that. I saw a post that says Daniel should be dropped because of this, I can't agree with this at all because despite this selfishness which could've cost us some easy goals he's still a bigger threat on goal than Torres or Drogba, his over all games proves this as much as anything.

I agree that he will make more of an impression when he starts seeing these passes and playing them. Judgement will only come with maturity and maturity will come with time. I'm sure RDM's seen it, I'm sure Drogba has a word with him too. I see progress since the beginning of the season and I remain positive that we will cut it out of his game because he does have the luxury of time.

I just don't buy in to the idea that these guys grow out of it, I think it's a concious decision. Also, I don't know if a greedy Ronaldo is a fair comparison to a greedy Sturridge. Ronaldo, greedy or not, brings more to the table than Danny, which was his saving grace.

As for being a bigger threat? Well, barely. He had a patch where he was fairly reliable, but he's dropped off...

Goals,

Danny: EPL 9, FA Cup 1, UCL 1. Total 11

Drogba: EPL 5, FA Cup 0, UCL 4. Total 9

Torres: EPL 2, FA Cup 2, UCL 2. Total 6

Torres I'd say is nailed on to have a higher assist rate and Drogba probably isn't far off.

Edit: I don't want to see Danny off the team, I think he should be a starter. But you can't convince me that he couldn't just make the pass if he wanted to, and if he does start to do so, then we're laughing.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I just don't buy in to the idea that these guys grow out of it, I think it's a concious decision. Also, I don't know if a greedy Ronaldo is a fair comparison to a greedy Sturridge. Ronaldo, greedy or not, brings more to the table than Danny, which was his saving grace.

As for being a bigger threat? Well, barely. He had a patch where he was fairly reliable, but he's dropped off...

Goals,

Danny: EPL 9, FA Cup 1, UCL 1. Total 11

Drogba: EPL 5, FA Cup 0, UCL 4. Total 9

Torres: EPL 2, FA Cup 2, UCL 2. Total 6

Torres I'd say is nailed on to have a higher assist rate and Drogba probably isn't far off.

I believe it lays in decision making and being mature enough (as a player) to make that right decision of the judgement on who's in a better position to score. I'm confident that's something he can grow out of, right now he's young, hungry and going for goals as much as he can get. Hell it wasn't so long that we were all praising his selfishness because no-one could even trust Torres in front of an open goal (for the record, I still don't).

And come on. I don't even need to look at goals to know Sturridge is a better player right now than Torres or Drogba. Sturridge is much more direct when going through on goal, he scares the opposition shitless and one-on-one he's more reliable than Torres certainly. Danny's pace is the biggest difference between the 3, his switch of pace is what allows us to have such a great attacking threat when we're in possession we saw that again Newcastle when Mata's balls would set Sturridge off like a bullet.

I know Torres got his brace on the weekend, but afaic, Sturridge is still currently a better player than the Spaniard and Sturridge would always be in my first XI while making that debate between Drogba & Torres. Because for all of Sturridge's negative traits (like that selfish streak) he's still able to be a threat.

[nullabletype 987]

I believe it lays in decision making and being mature enough (as a player) to make that right decision of the judgement on who's in a better position to score. I'm confident that's something he can grow out of, right now he's young, hungry and going for goals as much as he can get. Hell it wasn't so long that we were all praising his selfishness because no-one could even trust Torres in front of an open goal (for the record, I still don't).

And come on. I don't even need to look at goals to know Sturridge is a better player right now than Torres or Drogba. Sturridge is much more direct when going through on goal, he scares the opposition shitless and one-on-one he's more reliable than Torres certainly. Danny's pace is the biggest difference between the 3, his switch of pace is what allows us to have such a great attacking threat when we're in possession we saw that again Newcastle when Mata's balls would set Sturridge off like a bullet.

I know Torres got his brace on the weekend, but afaic, Sturridge is still currently a better player than the Spaniard and Sturridge would always be in my first XI while making that debate between Drogba & Torres. Because for all of Sturridge's negative traits (like that selfish streak) he's still able to be a threat.

Well we agree to disagree then.

[Badboy 1,526]

I'm so confident when he is in a one on one with the fullback. He has a brilliant turn of pace !

[Henrique 9,133]

Selfish and overrated.

I would like to see Torres playing as a right winger in next games, just like Anelka,

[Henrique 9,133]

It seems nobody is being granted the same amount of patience.

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[English Freak 456]

Selfish and overrated.

I would like to see Torres playing as a right winger in next games, just like Anelka,

He's not overrated. He's a good young player. Definitely has the ability to become a solid, goal-scoring CF in the future. Just needs to mature.

Even if he doesn't get the chance to be a CF at Chelsea, i'm sure most of the EPL sides would sign him up and give him the chance at CF.

[capriccioso 2,545]

He's got the potential to be a 20 goal a season player. He's just not cut out to be a winger though, we're playing him out of position.

[bluephoenix 1,131]

I don't know if I should label it as the "Youth" attitude or just go with "Selfish"

the guy is young and wants to get the ball behind the net agreed but RDM certainly has to sort this stuff .. he can't go on his own unless he is 100% sure that the ball will find the back of the net. He should learn from Torres, the guy should be taking a chance at every ball he gets thats how beaten he is being portrayed by the media but still plays a selfless game, barring the fact he is short of confidence... still ...

Sturridge has a great potential and I personally want to see him in blue shirt for a long time to come. He is young wants to prove himself ... we should let it pass for a while and hope that RDM/whoever comes next season grooms him into a better player

[gary gordon 1,777]

I gotta say there are times when he frustrates the fuck out of me! Then he has the nerve to turn around and wave his hands about when nobody passes to him. I think he is causing a bit of unrest up front and i think i spell or two in the reserves is exactly what he needs to bring his ego back down to earth. Sure he is a good player, but at what cost? we should have been up by 5 before the half..

[The Rising Sun 711]

Will never be a team player... wants to be the best in the world..... will always try the tougher option looking for glory that isnt there....

He doesnt help the team....only trying to help himself all the time...

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"oh look at me....i just beat this player with a trick.... now im going to try to beat the next guy too.... ohhhhh drogba/torres/mata in open space!!!.....wait a second, if i can beat these last two players then maybe i can get an angle on goal and score MYSELF.ME.ME.ME."

And you know what happens after that.... he loses the ball and jogs back.

As someone said here before, i too feel this is not just young age or anything, This guy has this trait of selfishness in him. He wants to force himself into the main strikers position so will never do what a conventional winger would do and will always go for goal...... The fact that he cannot accept a certain role that is given to him, and play that role, make chances and score some as well , shows that his greed for the ST position overrules every other aspect of his mentality. Not a team player.

NANI (version 2)..... Never liked Nani.... will never like sturridge....unless he changes his game.....

Nani was supposed to have changed his game since forever.... But he and sturridge are similar players.... Hope sturridge doesnt become Nani2.

[Hysteria 159]

His selfinesh could cost us some points. He needs to learn to take the right decisions, im sure he will (or...hope).