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I don't like Sturridge's lazy to defend attitude, so I tell myself that maybe we would have conceded more with him on the pitch. Nobody knows if he would have scored neither just as in the game on Sunday. I think that it is like a miracle we qualified after beating Dortmund, so anything more should be considered as the cherry on the cake. Under Rodgers we would have been out after the first round, we were 3rd in the group when he left.

Well if he doesn't play Sturridge (if he's fit) he's all but forfeited the game for me. We need goals and I don't think we'll get enough without him.

I think Sturridge has to start on Thursday, I'd play the following team:

Mignolet

Clyne - Lovren - Toure - Moreno

Milner - Lucas - Allen

Coutinho - Firmino

Sturridge

However it wouldn't surprise me if Lallana starts instead of Sturridge and we see Firmino up front again!

I will be fukking fuming if that happens and will be purely a personal reason against Sturridge and not a football reason. If he's fit he has to start in a game that we need at least 2 goals in or we may as well not bother.

coutinho was upfront as well. it wasn't very brave tactics, yet we still could have won/drawn, we need to get over it even if some of you feel like it's 'cost us the europa league'. if we get the ball to our forward/forwards in good areas, and put a few good crosses in the box we can score past villarreal no matter how good they are defensively.

I'm inclined to agree but what happens if he doesn't start and we manage to get through anyway?

Then that to me will mean Sturridge is off in the summer (or he's saving him for the final ) . It'll be great if we get through without a recognised striker but for me we have to have a goal threat and we have more of that with Sturridge playing.

Plus, I don't think any manager should put our progress at risk just because he wants to prove a point, whatever that point may be. I'm sure that's what Rodgers was doing last season with Mario (by playing him when he was shitte) and it stunk then and will stink now.

-----------migs------
clyne--lovren--toure--moreno
--------Milner--Can
-Sturridge-Lallana--Coutinho
----------Firmino

lol^ that really would test sturridge's defensive commitments

I think Sturridge is going in the Summer anyway and it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up at West Ham. I don't think Klopp is leaving him out to prove a point, I genuinely think he doesn't rate Sturridge as much as everyone else does. Origi has exceptional movement and pace, he can stretch teams and defences but running the channels which creates space for players like Coutinho and Firmino. Sturridge is a lot more static and doesn't appear to by the type to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the team, which is what I believe Klopp expects.

chris must be right because it's not like klopp has favoured origi over sturridge once, but several times. I like how klopp didn't get criticism for starting sturridge in the capital cup final, yet for not starting him against villarreal, satan