Daniel Sturridge

[capriccioso 2,545]

The thing about a player like him is that he offers absolutely nothing but goals. Now that's fantastic, but if they dry up, he's a waste of space.

[Madmax 9,219]

The thing about a player like him is that he offers absolutely nothing but goals.

Eh what?

1. Pace

2. Trickery

3. Unpredictability

4. The ability to beat a man

5. Versatility

[capriccioso 2,545]

Eh what?

1. Pace

2. Trickery

4. The ability to beat a man

I'll give you those, but he's not very versatile- he clearly loathes not playing as a striker, and he is very predictable. Cut inside, shoot. Stay wide, shoot.

[Madmax 9,219]

I'll give you those, but he's not very versatile-

Left wing, right wing, up front. That's pretty versatile by anyone's standards. It's not his fault whoever's in charge doesn't utilize him in different ways. He gives a lot of options to the manager to change things around.

he is very predictable. Cut inside, shoot. Stay wide, shoot.

A predictable player doesn't score goals like the ones against Sunderland or QPR.

[Blue Armour 4,275]

I'll give you those, but he's not very versatile- he clearly loathes not playing as a striker, and he is very predictable. Cut inside, shoot. Stay wide, shoot.

I guess one thing AVB did very well was to keep Sturridge in check. Remember that world-class pass to Drogba against Leverkusen? Or his assist(s) to Lampard against Bolton..He can deliver, but he needs his head to be screwed on straight.

He's trying to force himself into the starting 11 of two teams atm, and is trying to do that in the best way he knows. Also notice that things tend to go to pot, whenever Stuart Pearce is sitting in the stands like a vulture.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I guess one thing AVB did very well was to keep Sturridge in check. Remember that world-class pass to Drogba against Leverkusen? Or his assist(s) to Lampard against Bolton..He can deliver, but he needs his head to be screwed on straight.

He's trying to force himself into the starting 11 of two teams atm, and is trying to do that in the best way he knows. Also notice that things tend to go to pot, whenever Stuart Pearce is sitting in the stands like a vulture.

Well said. I think his general personality is better suited to being the big fish in the small pond, so he should be perfect for England. If Villas-Boas, who was/is an awful man manager, can keep him happy, surely Di Matteo can.

Left wing, right wing, up front. That's pretty versatile by anyone's standards. It's not his fault whoever's in charge doesn't utilize him in different ways. He gives a lot of options to the manager to change things around.

A predictable player doesn't score goals like the ones against Sunderland or QPR.

To be fair, QPR was just a speculative smash at goal. He's been trying that for a while.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Eh what?

1. Pace

2. Trickery

3. Unpredictability

4. The ability to beat a man

5. Versatility

He's not consistently offered any of these for the last 5 months.

[laura90 556]

Eh what?

1. Pace

2. Trickery

3. Unpredictability

4. The ability to beat a man

5. Versatility

The question isn't whether or not he has those skills. We know he does. The question is whether ( when) this squad or Chelsea FC benefit from those skills.

Because Sturridge use his pace, trickery ,unpredictability, ability to beat a man and versatility only to get himself in the position to shoot and score , especially around the box.

If he doesn't score, his pace, trickery ,unpredictability, ability to beat a man and versatility are poorly used and frustrating to watch .The fact that he can do better, but he is not willing to, makes it even worse.

So at this rate, he is pretty much usefull only when he scores.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Whoa! That post-to-reputation ratio is insane!

[Jase 43,479]

Eh what?

1. Pace

2. Trickery

3. Unpredictability

4. The ability to beat a man

5. Versatility

Unfortunately, all of those are useless if he can't make the right decision of what to do in situations during the game. And what pace? What trickery? He has none of those when he all does now is cut inside and shoot! He is so single-minded that every time an opportunity comes around, he will shoot at first sight & most of it are from ridiculous angles!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

and he is very predictable. Cut inside, shoot. Stay wide, shoot.

You could say Ben Arfa is the same, but look how well he's doing..

[Sheva. 5,373]

Whoa! That post-to-reputation ratio is insane!

She doesn't always post.

But when she does, she always gets shit load of likes.

[dwonder 11]

Daniel Sturridge has the potential to be a very good player but he needs a strong coach to guide him. His overbloated sense of self-worth, and an abnormal crave to get noticed has lead him to making several bad decisions especially in the later part this season and i strongly fear for him with or without RDM at the helm next season. His game time is recent time has been largely due to squad rotation and the dearth of proper winger(s) in the team and if we get those next season, i frankly believe he will spend more time on the bench. Apart from his performance at the beginning of the season, he has consistently made wrong decisions, play for himself rather than the team and stopped many goal scoring chances than he created or scored and thus made him a liability to the team rather than an asset. If a good offer comes in, he should be sold or sent to swansea if Brendan can instill the ethos of teamwork into him. Sadly he will either change his ways and the best he can be or be cast away on the side like many before him. The choice is his to make.

[Kojo 4,676]

Sell him in the summer if he's going to be even more of a tosser.

[Marvin123 484]

Sell him in the summer if he's going to be even more of a tosser.

yes damn straight, right now i say swap him for Walcott or A.Jonhson!

[Makaveli 59]

Do NOT sell Danny Sturridge. We've been missing player like him for many many years. He just need special training and he needs to grow. His time will come.

[bababoom 4,478]

You could say Ben Arfa is the same, but look how well he's doing..

That's because Ben Arfa is a thousand times better.

These last few months Sturridge has been woeful, if he's not going to improve we might as well sell him.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Whoa! That post-to-reputation ratio is insane!

I guess you haven't been around long enough to know the legend of Tommy10.