The fact that sturridge has not delivered for Liverpool is undeniable. What we are arguing about is whether it's his fault. My criticism of him is he folds at almost anything Gerrard clearly thought so too unless our experts on here no more than Gerrard who was captain of the squad. As well as watching Liverpool at anfield since 1963 and seeing a lot of players and have played myself at Cheshire county level I can tell you players are just like you and me. Some run through brick walls some don't some play through niggles some don't. As for the way he dresses yes technically he can dress how he likes the drug dealer gangster looks is in fashion I understand. However that look is not great when you are picking up £120k a week for pulling sickies. I don't doubt some of his injuries are genuine but he folds at anything including niggles most players play through. The proof is in the pudding the guy has hardly played in his long career for three top clubs that's the situation which no one can deny. If you think that's not his fault that's your choice but I think he will look back with regret. However his performances this year are to his credit and I hope he plays right through the season and scores a hatful. I also note the bling gangster look has gone too whether that's related I am not sure
Hey look, Stan just restated his opinion without any additional evidence to support it, and he ignored everything everyone else has said on the thread AGAIN. This isn't making a point, it's just shouting your thoughts to the abyss.
If the Gerrard quote is all you have, then you have nothing. You would know that if you read my or Vish's post, or more importantly, if you had read Gerrard's book. But you don't read, you just shout your opinion over and over again.
Gerrard said that it was borderline and a risk, and that he convinced Sturridge to play through the pain, which he did, and scored. Hardly evidence of him being lazy. But again, you didn't actually read it, you half heard an out of context quote and reacted without looking further. Like a numpty.
And he has delivered for Liverpool. Despite his injury problems, he's got more league goals to his name for us than anyone else in the squad. He got to 50 league goals with fewer games than Fernando Torres, and he tied Kennedy's record of scoring in consecutive games. If his body wasn't made of glass, he probably could have been up there with one of the greatest we ever had, which is unfortunate, but not his fault.
I'm not even sure what "dressing like a gangsta" means, but if you're referring to the picture in the OP where he is at a concert to support a friend who is performing, and dresses the way the performers are dressed ONE TIME. Almost always when you see him in public, he's wearing a suit, or chinos and a nice shirt.
Not that that matters. When you see Gerrard Pique, or Marco Reus, or Mbappe, or several other players wearing similar clothes. And there's nothing wrong with that. Pogba showing up to work with Manchester City colored hair is unprofessional. Sturridge wearing a hat and a black shirt at a rap concert is nobody's damn business. There is nothing inappropriate about it.
His body will never be the same because of injuries he sustained while playing for Liverpool. No one talks about that part. He can't run the same anymore. But because you think he makes too much money, you call it dishonest when he's injured. When I worked in a chemical plant, I missed 6 months when I herniated a disk in my back. I received disability pay for my time out. Am I dishonest for taking it?
