"I was over the moon when we signed you. You're not just a top striker Daniel but you are a player that can make a difference. I knew this a few years back and delighted that you are with us. A future Liverpool/England star in the making. Hope you retire with us and become a Liverpool legend. "
"Yes i knew he would thanks for winning me money lad, this is for all the fans which they thought he was going to be another rubbish signing ( go support another team ) got to stick by the new boys which brendan brings in not say they rubbish which you havent even see him or them play for liverpool..
Tom ince, gamerio, butland, jeffren???..."
"REALITY check people - he scored 1 goal & missed 2 clearcut chances against a team 93 places below us - wait until he does something against TOP opposition before getting carried away!!"
"Great Dan! Credit to you for the debut performance, a goal scored and other three got close! Hunger and skills is what will make of you a hit signing and think that you and Luis will play together more often than you expected, let's hope you will strenghten the partnership! Keep going so Dan! YNWA DS"
"Well done Sturridge - more hunger, lots more goals and that RED shirt really suits you! You could have had a 2nd goal, but you took too long thinking about it..just shoot - welcome son! "
"MILAN1960! THE GUYS NOT MATCH FIT AND WAS PLAYING ON A PLOUGHED FIELD!!SO I WILL GET CARRIED AWAY THANKYOU VERY MUCH!!!! AND IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO SAY GO AND SUPPORT THE MANURE!!!!!!!"
"WHY did Metro have a pic of Suarez on the front page kissing his wrist? He ALWAYS kisses his wrist after scoring a goal - and there was also a full spread at the back page, so why the need to squeeze the pic on the front page - about time we got some luck YNWA"
"Milan1960...reality check, people are not getting carried away they are SUPPORTING a Liverpool player, that's what you do when you are a true red fan, when the likes of Messi or Van Persie miss chances and score one you don't here anybody criticizing them, least of all their own fans, come and join us reds supporters."
"ALWAYSARED.Dont bother reading the papers they are full of nonsense!!!and thats putting it politlely!I Havent bought a rag in 10 years lets face it lifes to short."
"That commentater last night on the FA cup highlite show that called KING LUIS a cheat wants to be made an example off!!and HUNG OUT TO DRY!!
disgraceful absolutly discraceful!!!!!"
"It's funny cause this commentator you hear more than often, but I can never put a name to him. Anti-Scouse though , as soon as i heard his voice i had a feeling we'd hear something negative, but i know he despises the Red's!! "
"Milan1960- Double standards. When Luis misses a host of chances we don't blame him do we?? clearly you just don't like sturridge & want him to fail to justify u not liking him. Are u a supporter or not. "
"Milan1960 - Shelvey missed a few chances against Mansfield...does that now mean we should assume that he's not good enough?? obviously not. So why do you just get behind the player instead as he's got ability and now he wears red!"
"Milan1960....Lets support our boys WHOLE HEARTEDLY. This is not Sunday league. Sport is a science now. Do you know what is meant by " match fitness " - "match sharpness"- " game time" etc. You cannot just walk COLD into a team and be able to "slot" in immediately. I feared this would happen hence suggested not playing him at all yesterday. He did very well."
"There were a lot of people who didn't want Danny in but i now think they have to eat humble pie. I know its early days yet but from what i have seen Danny will be a great aquisition. BR building up the Team as he wants.YNWA"
"This lad is the real deal. I am happy that he is making some so called football experts posing as fans, to look ridiculous. BR has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this signing. Mark my word his other two big ones Borini and Allen will come good. "
"redcrusader - I fully agree with you on the commentator on the highlights show last night, stupid ITV commentary! so quick to judge before even seeing the footage again, probably a manc with double standards, one minute screaming we hate scousers next they scream rooney rooney."
"Buddha 1427. Rate Sturridge. should have got him as part of the Torres deal. Not seen enough of Borini tbf. Seen enough lately of Allen to say (as ive done before) he's no improvement on Spearing. No goal threat, no assists, passes backwads/sideways, gets knocked off the ball far too easily. "
"Im glad we signed a proper Goal Scorer, thats what this lad Wants to do. A good start to what will hopefully be an Long and Outstanding career at LFC"
"Rushjob, I am sure you saw the cameo performance of Allen against Sunderland, then I am sure you would have seen in those 20 minutes why he is heads and shoulders above Spearo, Hendo and co. Once played in his normal position and with better supporting players, we will see a gem, cont..."
"I have seen enough of Allen in both a Swansea and Liverpool shirt to know the kid is class. Once Lucas is up to speed and SG is in full flow you will see the best of him. He is a link up player that plays between the lines and not a deep lying CM. He has done well considering its his first season and thrown in at the deep end, cont..."
"I like the way he never hides and is not afraid to try a pass again even if it fails the first time. He is a constant outlet and has an impressive football brain. You get the impression that he is always reading situations on the pitch and this is what makes Xavi so good. Once he is pushed up to thread balls through you will see a star, cont..."
"Do you remember that deft chip Allen did up to Suarez who was on a hat-trick, but unfortunately the goalie saved it. That is what he is capable of and why he is more effective than Spearo or Hendo, whose only discerning attributes are harassing opponents. The kid will come good. "
"My predictions: Suarez to start upfront with Sterling and Downing.. 2-2 result by the 60th minute, Sturridge to come on for wisdom, downing to slot in left back and Daniel to get the winner on the 80th minute. 15 mins of pressure from utd but we should be able to keep em at bay.. What a day that would aye !! :-D"
"Rushjob, I do agree we missed a trick by not getting Sturridge when we sold Torres as it would have saved 35m and probably KK job. I never understood why we never when it was muted that this was a deal on the table. Well, he has come the long way round, but thank God he is here. "
"I couldn't agree less with rushjob's comparison between joe allen and spearo!all i need say is go watch joe allen against man city at anfield earlier in the season and think to yourself could spearo get anywhere near that level as allen was oustanding that day!"
"I hope your right and you are a major success at Liverpool. But please lets hope you are not a talk talk talk, much rather you just let your pitch exploits do the talking for you."
"jchamps1- Totally agree. But could counter that with Spearings performance at Anfield against Everton when Gerro got his hat-trick. That eve he was superb. The thing thats disappointed me with Allen is that he has/is going backwards. contd"
"Listen, Im not on here bashing Joe Allen. I really hope he does improve and the Cameo the other night is the real Allen, cos again he was good. My point is that so far, at LFC, he has does as much, or as less as Spearing would have done- and we could have signed Sturridge with the 15 million in the summer!"
"jchamps1, I think Rushjob was being slightly facetious when he said that. I know for a fact that Spearo will never play for LFC again. I have no idea how he got to play so many games for us buts an indication of where we went wrong. To think he played in the same position as Souness, Alonso and SG for us, beggars belief. "
"You could then argue that if each champs lge place is worth a million quid, the 3/4 mill more that DS would have cost would have been 'paid for' cos I reckon we'd be 3/4 places higher in the league. Thats my point. Nothing personal against Mr Allen."
"Im impressed however that BR of late appears to have altered his 'style' a little. The 'pointless' passing for passing sake seems to have gone. There is now a lot more point to our play typified by Suarez's 2nd v S'land. Now that pass and that finish in my opinion is what LFC is all about #utterquality"
"Rushjob, unfortunately when a team is in transition, some players, especially those tasked with playing in foreign positions, suffer the most. This practice might even be reason for Hendo's displays as he was woefully misused by KK. This has clearly hampered SG who has now adapted but Allen seems to be struggling to, cont..."
"Rushjob, you will agree that Allen first 5 games were MOM performances, which is 5 games more than I can remember Spearo ever doing. I just don't want a good game here or there to be the new normal for us. We used to have consistent players like SG, Alonso etc so when Hendo has one good game I won't be raising my champagne glass, just yet. "
"Rushjob, I also think that its to early to say whether BR has changed styles because until he gets his own squad which will take shape next summer then we won't know what he is really implementing. If its is the Barca model then they mix it up with short and long passes, also"
"Buddha- I struggle to see where the promise of Allen that you see is at. Allen..in your opinion' had a good cameo when he came on...but come on we were 3-0 up the pressure was off..it could of been a nice situation for any player. Allen has a lot to do to live up to the hype."
"Before we signed Sturridge, I was quitely chuckling to myself to all these fans who did not approve of the player. A 'not match-fit' Sturridge played yesterday and looked good, he also got a goal on his debut not even Torres did that. "
"Mr Miyagi, you should re watch his first 5 games for us, especially against Man City, he was imperious. Its churlish to say that his coming on was when we were on top as subsutes are supposed to effect the game, of which he most certainly did. I have witnessed many subs do the opposite. "
"I could see why people had their doubts..hence why I never reacted to comments...but this guy has masses of potential and I believe BR we unleash the potential that we all know Sturridge has. My goodness Vidic is in for one hectic afternoon on Sunday."
"Buddha- He was non-existent against WBA, had a good game against City...went missing again against Arsenal (tbh the whole midfield did), Was ineffective against Sunderland...and was ok v manure..Are those the first 5 games your talking about. Hardly setting the world alight."
"Buddha ofc that's what subs are meant to do, they're not brought on to be a hinderance. Yeash Allen looked good..but the last time I said that was v City..which was in August. I'm not a big fan of Hendo..but out of the two Hendo's been better. Just Saying."
"Mr Miyagi, I am sorry but your recollection powers are waning. Against West Brom until the unfortunate sending off's he was good, against Man City and Sunderland he was our best player and the Arsenal game was a hard one to judge as we were bad, although, he again was our best passer. Facts please sir, facts! "
"Now Now Buddha your getting excited..take it easy there fella. He won player of the month for August..kudos to him. What happened in October, November and most notably December..he was alright in September. If in your opinion you believe Allen has been good thus far in his LFC Career..you don't deserve the name Buddha, lol."
"Mr Miyagi, here are more Allen stats for you as I know how much you love facts. He is the 6th most accurate passer in the league ahead of Silva, Barry etc. He won the Journalist MOM 4 times second only to Suarez and 2 times by us fans, making him the 5th best tally, hmmmm. Not bad eh? "
"And before you say he was being rested..come off it..ironically Allen was becoming a problem to BR's style..BR just said that as an excuse. Basic good management..leaving a player out so he can reflect on his recent performances and making him train harder in training."
"Mr Miyagi, I am sure if you read my post very c a r e f u l l y, you will see I talked only about his first 5 games and agree that he needs to buck up. But my point is that in those 5 games I saw what he was capable of, capiche? "
"So let me get this straight..it took you 5 games to come to the conclusion that Allen was good...but the other 16 games he's been anything but...so those must of been 5 10/10 performances from young Allen. Buddha lol, stop just stop."
"Mr Miyagi, I am on record saying that recently Allen has not warranted inclusion and I would have turned on BR if he had persisted with him just to prove a point. This very action is why I turned on KK with disastrous consequences as my persistent phone calls to FSG was the final straw for them. "
"Allen has the potential- see his performance against Man City..he was up against Toure, Barry etc a le winning midfield and he was Man of the Match- for whatever reason his current ability is not matching his potential..he has recently become a her+has had to change his position to cover for lucas..give him time to settle..at least we know he has got the capability to be a top player"
"Mr Miyagi, our post are out of sequence, making what you write appear madder and madder. Slow down Tonto and take a breather that's a good lad. I have told you to read my posts c a r e f u l l y as I have already said that I am judging Allen on his games with Swansea as well, cont..."
"but I AGREE (Capital letters to emphasise my point) that he is not playing well now, but I have seen enough to see that he will come good. Do you get it now? do you? do you really? lol. "
"n1kLFC, I have been trying to make this very simple point to Mr Miyagi, maybe when he reads your post he will get it. And there is me thinking I was eloquent. "
"I'm hoping its joes recent new born keeping him awake and night and not the realisation that he's at one of the biggest clubs in the world. I'm sure he'll 'come good', but as with the last regime- we need players who are 'already there' in my opinion. All for investing in tomorrow, so long as we don't forget about today."
"Rushjob, I think its more that opposing teams have worked out that pressuring him when he plays deep will disrupt his usual game. It was obvious to everyone that he was our metronome so other teams simply swarm all over him. This ploy will be less effective when he is pushed forward as he won't be so rigid in his position, cont.."
"At Swansea he was licensed to roam anywhere making picking him up much more difficult. He doesn't have the physical stature to withstand bully boy tactics so like Xavi he has to rely on cunning to stay out of reach. The deep lying CM is usually a spoiler but Allen was making the play from there so he had to be stopped, cont..."
"When Lucas is playing, no one sees him as a play maker so they don't swarm all over him. This was Spearo undoing as he was more a ball player but opposing teams knew they could bully him and did. So Allen has to play further forward and between the lines being a little imp causing a nuisance with tidy play and ball retention, cont..."
"Managing my Sunday team has sharpened my tactical knowledge and its amazing what you pick up from studying different coaches. I can see BR utilising Allen in his natural position and can see why he stated that Lucas was pivotal to his master plan. I thank you. "
"I second redcrusader. Well taken, good goal. Especially as he has not played for a while and as he openly admits fitness is an issue. It won't be an issue for long due to his workrate though!"
"Buddha I rate you as a poster and a fellow kopite but your lavish praise for Allen is undeserved. This is clear demonstration that fans are willing to accept mediocrity..coz allen's performance recently have been just that. Sad really."
"Buddha 1759- I agree on that post. We've looked a lot more balanced in the midfield area with Henderson and Lucas allowing SG to do what he does best. I'm not sure JA is a starting 11 player, cos lately, our decent results have been minus him on the pitch. That's the concern for me."
"Anyway this is article is about Sturbridge..so I shall focus on him. I cannot wait for the game against manure, I genuinely believe we will not lose against them, especially as we have 'triple S' in our ranks."
"great start to your career at liverpool danial and a good goal cant wait to see you do that consistently over the next few years all the best and remember ynwa"
"Mr Miyagi, Rushjob would not have to deal with me as if you read his post he at least recognised me saying that Allen did not warrant his inclusion. Read my post 1725. I also rate you as a poster as you are articulate but a lousy reader, lol. "
"Was this decision taken to make a point. HOWARD WEBB to referee the game against MU. The FA in my opinion are doing this to make a point, the point being " WE CALL THE SHOTS" "
"Hopefully. One thing you must do is to get over selfishness. As much as i have been following you for about 3 years and like you, just that needs changing and you'll be a real treat and for sure be fanz favourite. Good luck
"
"I'm feeling really positive with sturridge joining us. I was gutted to see him replaced with suarez as i was looking forward to seeing them inflict some damage together. Well done, mate. welcome and enjoy yourself!"
"No much people believe in you around the globe... you are red now and we're already love you... score against the mancs and you will be a legend ;) lol YNWA Dano"
"agree with buddha who reputes Joe Allen a raw diamond, a star in the making, but it's as much as inarguable that Joe lacks consistency and last performance was really poor, a bit for own demerit, a bit for the bad turf, by the way that display was disappointing..."
"ROSSO sign of a good team is to win when not playing well. thats exactly what we did. 3 wins on the trot. No4 on sat i hope. vidic hope your nightmares have already started. com on you reds. big thanks to mansfield only complaint is why spoil already poor pitch by training on it day b4 game. sporting??? YNWA & J4T96"
"CONT well done daniel great debut goal. keep it up mate as some are waiting for you to fail. if you play sat dont let webb decide game. win it for all LFC fans all over the world. its not bigger than beating mancs in their sh*thole. well done luisthe new maradona?? henry?? YNWA"
"BuddhaBuddha131313: I agree with you regarding Joe Allen, Daniel Sturridge and Fabio Borini... they are all going to prove to be excellent players for this new Liverpool... and all the negative stuff about JA is based on his courageous performances *out of position*, being asked to play way more games than expected due to thinness of squad. Cont.
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"As well as this, BR knew he could rely on JA to perform according to his philosophy and style and so perhaps over-used him at first for this reason, too. His job was to hold and breakdown, and he did this extremely well... Anyway, I'm impressed with him and am very pleased he is part of what I predict to be a wonderful new Liverpool force... Cont. "
"And... DS is hungry, JA is hungry, FB is hungry, SD is hungry, RS is hungry, JH is hungry... and they all have youth and talent and teachability on their side... and then there're the defenders... we have a host of established and emerging players... I am so excited! "
"And you know what? I realised the other day... that I've actually stopped thinking: "Oh nooo... why have you brought HIM on? Why did you start with THIS eleven?" and so on... I love BR's selections! I loved KK and wanted him to continue... but I often questioned his selections and subsutions... but I've noticed that I don't do that with this manager... YNWA!!!"
"I really dont know y signing DS gt me the same feelin i had while signing Torres. This is what we are lacking,a player with pace,speed, Strength & good movement, and DS has got all the above, just few things which can be sorted out by BR and he can be even better than Nando was. "
"welcome mr . sturridge! you say good things, proper, respectful,kudos on your first runout in our red, now you are lfc.... work hard, play team football, success will come, just, ....work like you believe in lfc. not just the money...."
"BR please,
We need a creative midfielder- Arda Turan, Josip llicic and Benat Etxebarria. We need a defender who can martial the back, too loose. We need a winger who can cross very well.We need a prolific n strong striker - Cavani, Gomez, Gomis, Llorente and Falcoa. I think we should break the bank this winter and not wait for summer when money gets larger. "
"wasn't convinced by Sturridge while at Chelsea, I was one of the fans against his signing ... but he is a LFC player now & I will be 100% behind him just as I am 100% behind Brendan Rodgers. Hope Sturridge becomes a 20+ goal a season striker & we make top 4 my love for LFC is bigger than any reservations for player/manager"
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