27 Feb 2015 08:39:37
Sturridge has been so poor, he refuses to pass to anyone. And then he loses the ball. Had balotelli done that the fans and media would of gone on a witch hunt, Brendan would of critics him asking for more.
Then I come to sterling, on current form he should not be in the team. Impact sub as best. He is weak on the ball, had no shot on him and has stopped running at people. Perhaps Brendan's tactics have limited him.
I think both these players have started believing the hype, they aren't as good as the English media say they are. All we want is consistent performances for liverpool.
Had sturridge taken his multiple chances to square the ball instead of shoot, or try to beat 5 players. We would of won comfortably.
27 Feb 2015 09:31:53
Couldn't agree more, Sturridge has been doing my head in since returning from injury. if he could learn when the right time to pass was he could a great. right now he's far too greedy, not that greedy players make bad players but over greediness is not what we need in this team
27 Feb 2015 09:33:25
Sturridge isn't playing very well - but it is a bit harsh with people slating him. He can do better and will do better but he need to regain his sharpness. He haven't played for ages, it is only normal. Give him a break. His decision making will get better as his sharpness comes back
27 Feb 2015 10:08:46
Possibly it's something to do with us as a fan group piling on the pressure of him being the only man who can 'save' us for 4 months? No wonder he's not doing great and being selfish, he's had it drilling into him that it's all on him!
27 Feb 2015 10:55:11
He looked tired is all same with can
27 Feb 2015 11:17:45
Don't think it's anyone 'piling pressure' was the same at Chelsea. I think he's a great player and I'm happy to have him, but it doesn't mean he can abstain from criticism. Players can always improve
27 Feb 2015 13:05:29
I'm not saying he should be immune from criticism OrangePeanut. Just maybe a wider lesson in avoiding players feeling the extremes of a god complex or having the world on their shoulders when results without them go sour
27 Feb 2015 13:16:45
Hi Mag, I'm going to ignore your Sturridge part as I think he needs minutes to improve.
On Sterling though I agree he shouldn't be starting on form. It looks to me as if Rodgers also believes that hype and he seems to believe we can't win without him.
Drop him when he doesn't play well enough and give someone else a chance. What is the point in having a squad when players off form are kept in the team.
In terms of your point on consistency though you won't get many consistent performers in the attacking positions at 20 years old. I'd prefer to take him out when he's not playing well and then he wouldn't be open so much criticism.
28 Feb 2015 02:33:56
I guess I can agree with you.
I think if we all agree sturridge needs fitness and match sharpness, and we can all agree that balotelli has had a good 3-4 games. So wouldn't it make sense starting balo and giving sturridge 30 mins at the end until he's match fit and sharp.
Instead BR is doing it the other way round and it is costing us. I just feel BR has become obsessed in this 'I'm gona teach balotelli a lesson and tame him' stance.
I mean seriously, sturridge and sterling should of been subbed, or at least one of them. We say sturridge needs match fitness, yet he played 120 mins!!! And very poorly at that.
personally I don't feel the fans have made sturridge and sterling into our saviours, I feel BR has with his team selections. Some people seem to think fans opinion has created this false sterling and sturridge aura, if we were that influential sturridge would stop being so greedy and sterling would of accepted a lower paid contract.