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Feed-The-Goat said:
Apart from the bits in blue I agree lol.
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Daniel Sturridge
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Apart from the bits in blue I agree lol.
OB1
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He does have a ability and there's probably time still for him to fulfil his potential but agree that he is not better than our existing strikers and I feel that we should be getting upgrades if we make changes there.
He shouldn't have been allowed to leave but he did and going back rarely seems to be a good move.
He shouldn't have been allowed to leave but he did and going back rarely seems to be a good move.
Matt the Giant
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I think if he was okay with, and had his mind set on playing as a right winger, he'd be one heck of a player. He's got the pace and is a good finisher. BUT, as pointed out above; he himself apparently feels he should play as a central striker, banging in all the goals. Not going to happen here with us.
As an assist-making winger scoring the occasional goal I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
He is originally one of us you know.
As an assist-making winger scoring the occasional goal I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
He is originally one of us you know.
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for all the anti-Sturridge brigade please remember that the boss never believed that he should have gone in the first place (see any Mancini interview on the subject) and if Roberto believes he can tame Daniel's ego then I for one will support that decision.
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mcfc1996 said:Putting the fact that he is a prick aside, he isn't an improvement on what we have.
You think AJ is a better player than Daniel? Just wondering... I don't by the way. I don't see AJ getting any better but see a lot of potential with Daniel.
Matt the Giant said:mcfc1996 said:Putting the fact that he is a prick aside, he isn't an improvement on what we have.
You think AJ is a better player than Daniel? Just wondering... I don't by the way. I don't see AJ getting any better but see a lot of potential with Daniel.
I'd have AJ everytime over Sturridge. And each of our current 4 strikers are better than him.
tolmie's hairdoo said:He's cheap enough and young enough to be considered an ideal target for United as well as City IMO.
Oh, he's cheap AND young?! Well, that's it then - bring him in!
zoffie
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Sturridge played on the right as a favour to AvB for this season, they decided it would add to his game & AvB used Sturridge this year, waiting to buy Hulk for next year, where AvB planned to use Torres & Sturridge as the forward options.
Sturridge was our best attacking player 1st half of the season when he didn't have to defend. All he had to do was stay up the pitch and pressure the full back more often than not.
That was the strategy.
As the season went on and we were doing shit, Sturridge was asked less to be a wide striker and more to track back.
When Di Matteo came in he was basically asked to play as a side midfielder like Kalou & Ramires played. Basically box-to-box players.
Those are the main reasons his form dipped.
Uber-talented beyond belief for an English player. Great talent, could have played more if he showed more commitment to tracking back. In the near future, he'll compete for the EPL top scorer, but, also waste a lot of chances whilst doing it, he was never clinical, just always works the keeper.
Sturridge was our best attacking player 1st half of the season when he didn't have to defend. All he had to do was stay up the pitch and pressure the full back more often than not.
That was the strategy.
As the season went on and we were doing shit, Sturridge was asked less to be a wide striker and more to track back.
When Di Matteo came in he was basically asked to play as a side midfielder like Kalou & Ramires played. Basically box-to-box players.
Those are the main reasons his form dipped.
Uber-talented beyond belief for an English player. Great talent, could have played more if he showed more commitment to tracking back. In the near future, he'll compete for the EPL top scorer, but, also waste a lot of chances whilst doing it, he was never clinical, just always works the keeper.
greasedupdeafguy
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Was gutted when we let him go absolute class player imo if Mancini thinks he can fit him in I would get him.
We didn't let him go, he fucked off.greasedupdeafguy said:Was gutted when we let him go absolute class player imo if Mancini thinks he can fit him in I would get him.
greasedupdeafguy
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I don't blame Sturrudge tbh, numerous times Ched Evans was picked over him even though you easily see how talented Sturridge waspudge said:We didn't let him go, he fucked off.greasedupdeafguy said:Was gutted when we let him go absolute class player imo if Mancini thinks he can fit him in I would get him.
Maybe that was because of his attitude?greasedupdeafguy said:I don't blame Sturrudge tbh, numerous times Ched Evans was picked over him even though you easily see how talented Sturridge waspudge said:We didn't let him go, he fucked off.greasedupdeafguy said:Was gutted when we let him go absolute class player imo if Mancini thinks he can fit him in I would get him.
Shades of Cole at Arsenal
greasedupdeafguy
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Well I cant comment on that no one knows what happened behind the scenes I just feel Sturridge wasn't given a fair chance by hughes.pudge said:Maybe that was because of his attitude?greasedupdeafguy said:I don't blame Sturrudge tbh, numerous times Ched Evans was picked over him even though you easily see how talented Sturridge waspudge said:We didn't let him go, he fucked off.
Shades of Cole at Arsenal
greasedupdeafguy said:Well I cant comment on that no one knows what happened behind the scenes I just feel Sturridge wasn't given a fair chance by hughes.pudge said:Maybe that was because of his attitude?greasedupdeafguy said:I don't blame Sturrudge tbh, numerous times Ched Evans was picked over him even though you easily see how talented Sturridge was
Shades of Cole at Arsenal
Maybe Hughes wasn't that impressed by a 'man' wearing, and placing so much importance on, diamond earrings...........................
Mr Ed (The Stables)
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kiam06 said:Not good enough.
Not what Bobby thinks. This is what he had to say about him before Chelsea at home:
"I know Sturridge well, I have watched him many times," Mancini says. "It was strange because he started out in Manchester and someone let him out of the club for nothing. Given the chance I think I would have liked to have kept him, but now he is at Chelsea we can do nothing. I know for sure he was one of the best young players that was here. I asked him last year when he played for Bolton why he left Manchester City and he said he didn't know."
"If Sturridge was here today he would be playing in our first team," Mancini says. "This season he can arrive in the national team too. I understand the situation with young players, it is difficult for them to improve if they don't get the games they need, but it is better to send them on loan rather than lose them altogether."
That article in the Guardian goes on to say:
In fact City did make a modest amount of money on Sturridge. As he was both under 24 and out of contract in 2009 a tribunal awarded City £3.5m, rising to £5.5m depending on appearances, and Chelsea will have to forfeit 15% of any future sell-on fee.
That article can be found here:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/dec/10/roberto-mancini-manchester-city-daniel-sturridge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011 ... -sturridge</a>
I'll leave all our transfer dealings with Bobby he knows best.
Neville Kneville
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Mr Ed (The Stables) said:kiam06 said:Not good enough.
Not what Bobby thinks. This is what he had to say about him before Chelsea at home:
"I know Sturridge well, I have watched him many times," Mancini says. "It was strange because he started out in Manchester and someone let him out of the club for nothing. Given the chance I think I would have liked to have kept him, but now he is at Chelsea we can do nothing. I know for sure he was one of the best young players that was here. I asked him last year when he played for Bolton why he left Manchester City and he said he didn't know."
"If Sturridge was here today he would be playing in our first team," Mancini says. "This season he can arrive in the national team too. I understand the situation with young players, it is difficult for them to improve if they don't get the games they need, but it is better to send them on loan rather than lose them altogether."
That article in the Guardian goes on to say:
In fact City did make a modest amount of money on Sturridge. As he was both under 24 and out of contract in 2009 a tribunal awarded City £3.5m, rising to £5.5m depending on appearances, and Chelsea will have to forfeit 15% of any future sell-on fee.
That article can be found here:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/dec/10/roberto-mancini-manchester-city-daniel-sturridge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011 ... -sturridge</a>
I'll leave all our transfer dealings with Bobby he knows best.
He knows enough not to sign Sturridge.
Sturridge is such a poor player, I don't know why we would want him back. Awful decision maker, and a personal glory hunter. His stats will always look good, coz some of his dumb decisions will come off. But he is selfish, dribbles into cul de sacs, looks to dribble first, shoot second and pass a distant 3rd. :(
And he is a poor passer of the ball. Nothing that bodes well for playing at City.
He needs to be the star of his team. The guy who can selfishly make horrible mistakes and then finally score 2. We don't need that at City. Let him stay at Chelsea please!
And he is a poor passer of the ball. Nothing that bodes well for playing at City.
He needs to be the star of his team. The guy who can selfishly make horrible mistakes and then finally score 2. We don't need that at City. Let him stay at Chelsea please!