Daniel Sturridge

[Stingray 9,441]

Lukaku showed just as much as Torres yesterday

Logical. He did not play. :-) lol.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

I'm slightly surprised by your supposed angry reaction towards Sturridge.

The problems we have now with both of our strikers are now well documented but at least Sturridge is showing so much more than Torres upfront in terms of movement, energy, hunger and desire. Heck, even Shane Long showed more than Torres did!

I just don't think hes the right player to be our main striker. Hes better suited to be a winger imo. He showed more than Torres but lets be honest, our CBs have showed more goal scoring instinct than Torres!!

[Jase 43,479]

I just don't think hes the right player to be our main striker. Hes better suited to be a winger imo.

Given what we have right now, I don't think there is anything much we can do. Sturridge is just contributing more than Torres at the moment.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Given what we have right now, I don't think there is anything much we can do. Sturridge is just contributing more than Torres at the moment.

Yep thats true. I think January we will defos sign at least one striker maybe two.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Yeah if Torres had done that - we'd have had 4 million pages of how great his movement is, how he moves defenders around and at least 4 or 5 images of how well he did...

Mostly from Seb...

[Blue Armour 4,290]

Guess RDM has seen the light:

"We will have to assess the whole team and see how everybody is, and how they have recovered," he told The Daily Mirror.

"But if I believe it is the right thing to do for the team, then yeah, I will leave him [Torres] out.

"I thought when we moved Daniel [sturridge] up there he looked a danger [against West Brom]. He had a very good chance saved by the keeper and another put wide.

"He was always a threat to the defence - we need to score goals.

[ja1 1,166]

http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2012/11/18/3659378/fernando-torres-is-done

You all read this?

[Mufassir08 2,400]

http://www.weaintgot...-torres-is-done

You all read this?

Yeah i did and its spot on.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

This guy needs to start every game now. Put him on for every game for at least over an hour. We need to sharpen him up as he has not had many minutes this season, as he seems a bit rusty on his finishing (one of his better attributes) Let him adapt and gel with the trio behind him, and he can get us out of this slump and keep us in contention for 4th place till january.

[Las7 951]

This guy needs to start every game now. Put him on for every game for at least over an hour. We need to sharpen him up as he has not had many minutes this season, as he seems a bit rusty on his finishing (one of his better attributes) Let him adapt and gel with the trio behind him, and he can get us out of this slump and keep us in contention for 4th place till january.

Spot on - every other team has given their strikers a fair amount of time on the field and fair amount of rest.

We've played Torres 1600 minutes and last five, six matches he has been getting worse. Meantime our supposed second choice striker has 190 minutes on the field leading the line.

It's what I've been talking about even during Danny's injury - he was on the bench for our first 7 matches and had 20 minutes up top.

Had we played him earlier we might not be in such a slump and he might not have been lacking match fitness. A run of games is what most strikers need, can't expect all of them to be like RvP and hit the ground running, after injury, after holidays, after extended bench time etc.

Chicarito has nearly 3 times as much game time and he is 3rd choice at United; and all his games he has played as a striker - not on the wing.

Dzeko twice as much time - all games as striker, 3rd choice at City.

Those are our rivals and even though Balotelli and Welbeck are struggling this season they are still giving those two plenty of chances to find form.

Our policy in terms of Rotation is awful, what happens if we need to play Marin(suspensions; injuries etc) - no clue haven't seen the lad, he is gonna be mighty rusty.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

Spot on - every other team has given their strikers a fair amount of time on the field and fair amount of rest.

We've played Torres 1600 minutes and last five, six matches he has been getting worse. Meantime our supposed second choice striker has 190 minutes on the field leading the line.

It's what I've been talking about even during Danny's injury - he was on the bench for our first 7 matches and had 20 minutes up top.

Had we played him earlier we might not be in such a slump and he might not have been lacking match fitness. A run of games is what most strikers need, can't expect all of them to be like RvP and hit the ground running, after injury, after holidays, after extended bench time etc.

I just don't see Sturridge flourishing in a 4-2-3-1 system.

He'd do better in my opinion, if we switch to 4-3-3, that way he can play in the middle or interchange with Moses in the RF/RW role.

[Las7 951]

I just don't see Sturridge flourishing in a 4-2-3-1 system.

He'd do better in my opinion, if we switch to 4-3-3, that way he can play in the middle or interchange with Moses in the RF/RW role.

Can't know since it has not been tested, lets see if he fails - we don't have much to loose at this point.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

A lot on the Twitter rumour mill via Telegraph & Mail that we're offering Sturridge to Liverpool for £15million.

For the kid's career, he should go. Sadly.

[Leif 6,006]

If we let Sturridge go, we need a new striker to replace him, a new striker to replace Torres, AND would we need another homegrown player?

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Sign a new striker and switch back to 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1? Would suit him at least.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

If we let Sturridge go, we need a new striker to replace him, a new striker to replace Torres, AND would we need another homegrown player?

The Premier league rules basically say that you can have 17 non home grown and 8 home-grown players in a 25 man squad list..(you don't need to register U-21 players).

Our current submitted squad list has 20 players (with Hazard, Oscar, Romeu counted as U-21's)..hence we wouldn't need another homegrown player as a replacement for Sturridge.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Apparently on The Shed End forum someone has said that the club hate his attitude on the training ground and have wanted to get rid of him for quite a long time. Which would explain why RDM has hardly picked him for the starting 11.

[Reddreamz 10]

A lot on the Twitter rumour mill via Telegraph & Mail that we're offering Sturridge to Liverpool for £15million.

For the kid's career, he should go. Sadly.

Dear God.

15m is about 7m too much.