Daniel Sturridge has spoken of his frustration at being deployed out wide opposed to his favoured position in the centre.
The 26-year-old Liverpool hitman was deployed in a right sided role at Burnley on Saturday and he took up a similar position when he came on late during Tuesday’s cup tie at Burton.
Although he says he will play where asked, he’s definitely not a happy bunny.
Sturridge said: “Of course it is more difficult for me to play wide. I’m a centre-forward. In the modern day game you have to try and be flexible but everyone knows my best position.
“Everyone knows where I enjoy playing the most. I’m a player who plays on instinct, and in the middle I have clarity on movements and things that I have been doing for years. I am on autopilot there. You just do things because you are used to doing it.
“But when you are out wide, you have got to worry about different things. It’s just a different way. The way you move, the way you play – it is all different. You can’t play the same as you do as a centre-forward.”
Asked whether he was happy playing out wide, Sturridge added: “Well, I have to do a job for the team. That’s not saying I am happy to do it. That’s saying I have got to do a job for the team. It’s a team game. If I am put in that position, I have to play there.”
