KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum any chance of sturridge for the 2nd leg ??

I really want that trophy this season - be a massive boost for the lads going into the 2015 /16 season. If we could add the league cup to that it would build confidence & character in the team, no end..

I'm the first to hold my hand up about criticizing Rodgers and wanting him gone earlier - we were in such a mess for such a long time that I didn't think he'd turn it around.. our performances recently suggest he's finally worked it out and we will hit form between now and the end of the season. Sturridge staying fit for the rest of the season would be a massive, massive boost towards any success we may have..

Can't see us paying the wage or the fee for a top class striker. Our only hope is for a miracle to happen and Balotelli fits a rocket in his ass and starts firing on all engines, but oh jesses it's a long shot! Tbh I think we're fooked!

Balo is just the complete opposite of the type of striker we need / football we play. I still don't think he's a bad player, but he's just not going to work for Liverpool F.C
The only thing I can think of is if we keep him as an impact sub - a plan B if nothing else is working... got a feeling his wages don't warrant it though.

His confidence is so low that he is not even a good striker right not, let alone our system etc. In fact his performance in the World Cup was as bad except the game against England and a lot of the goals he scored for his club last season were penalties. I don't know who is or are the [oops] who decided to buy him, he is actually worse than Caroll

If BR is not the one having the final say on transfers then he is not a manager but a coach. All managers operate within a framework, so should BR. BR refused to have a Director of football over him, so it's very difficult for me to believe the speculation that he is not the one having the final say on his players.

Carroll is a much better footballer IMO - shame he looks like he'll be plagued by injuries his entire career. Mario is a charlatan parading as a footballer, I'd be surprised if he's still in the game at age 30

Imo Ayer has the final word in the committee room before the recommendation to sign someone is forwarded to Henry who then gives the thumbs up or thumbs down. I would agree with you that in reality Rodgers is no more than head coach, and that's what FSG signed him for in the first place, I.e to coach and man manage the aspiring potentials they planned to sign as part and parcel of their moneyball policy. I have suggested before that in the end frustration could see him walk away from all this penny earning venture, and I still think it could happen, if and when the right offer arrives, possibly from Spain.

Rodgers did say mid january Sturridge would return. Its almost february and nothing. I suspect they meant mid february.

Give it a week or two, he's already back training from what I gather. I'd rather they bring him in slowly rather than risk another injury.

I think we'll see him on the bench for Chelsea away.