How Do You Solve A Problem Like Daniel Sturridge?

I would give him one season as a CF and let him prove himself

Sturridge is a boy beaming with lotta potentials, we all know that, don't we? I used to rate him ahead the other Danny (Welbeck) but forgive me if I change my opinion of him. The reason being that his link up play is poor, compared to Welbeck's own. That again can be forgiven because he is just a boy who wants to impress. I will say- keep him, play him as a Centre forward and make him prove himself worthy of the position. Anything short of improvement, he is doomed to follow our flushed talents...... Sinclair, Borini, Stoch et al.

Hopefully Danny realizes now after being left out of the England squad and being benched the last couple of months in the league that he has to change his style of play. Play with your head up and get it in your head that an assist is a valuable as a goal. If he does this he could be a truly great player, and for this reason I hope we'll keep him for at least another season.

Borini is better than Danny @CF

The new manager(hopefully RDM) should tell him he has till January to prove himself,improve his linkup play,passing and team playing, or we will get another young CF in the January window and he will rot on the bench.

This guy has actually PASSED when he's on the field recently, he doesn't get started cause his defensive abilities ain't that good AND he isn't consisted all match.

Fair enough slating his link up play!! But he is playing on the wing! He's a striker. He's link up play as a center forward would differ. He would pass the ball backwards or sideways and then make runs into the box his greediness would help him as he would passing the ball to players for them to pass back to jim when he's in a better position.. when on the wing he couldn't do that. It was either go for goal or play other players in which he clearly doesn't have the vision to do regularly!!

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i think that abramovich likes a big name striker and he his desperate for torres to get back to his best,as i do,and i just cant see danny getting anywhere at this club.

Keep him. I'm a big fan of Danny. However his main prob seems to be himself. He had a storming first half of the season but constantly complained he wasn't starting up front. Had he kept his head down i'm sure his link up play would become better and i have no doubt he would be in the England team now pushing Milner if not starting. If we loan Lakaku (something we shouldn't do) then he should be 2nd striker behind Torres and see what he does.

In all honesty, i am split on sturridge. whilst a big part of my mind says retain him for one more season, the other says sell him to liverpool or city for upwards 15m and use to money to bring in mueller or somebody else that will be willing to play for the team rather than trying to score from impossible angles.

I think that RDM pulled him and replaced him with kalou was because he was Very selfish and wouldn't defend. You would think that he got the message. I Agree with SameX and Hazzabee. Give him a chance as the primary center Forward.

keep him definitely. one season isnt enough to judge him. Whether he wants to stay is another issue

My concern with Stutters is the world class ego he seems to have. Clearly he has an enormous amount of talent that should be celebrated. What does concern me is that he also has some serious floors which he should not have by this stage of his career. Why would the champions of Europe now to a player who for me has in no way demonstrated he is able to play as a centre forward in a 4 4 3. Football has moved on and players like Stutters have to adapt their game if they want to play at the very highest level.

with all that Torres has done, i still feel sturridge has proved himself more at chelsea...i wish him the best whatever happens

Daniel Sturridge is the ultimate Backpfeifengesicht.

I suggest someone gives him what he needs.

The boy is absolute class & on the brink of being world class! We harp on about how he's 23 but for the vital parts of his earlier career he's had half-chances at a proper crack at it.We often use other countries to compare youth development but unless you're Arsenal or a lesser team in England,youngsters arent going to be regular starters like the Hazard's & Lukaku's.For Studge's crucial years to be sandwiched between Citeh's revolution,our elder statesmen & capitulation it was never going to be entirely fruitful for him.I believe here at Chelsea he's often ponderous,indecisive or makes the wrong pass because he's shunted to the wing so he tries do too much in a role which he's limited in.He's trying to prove a point in getting selcted in CF so he does what strikers do,become selfish,in a role that doesnt call for it.Watch him at Bolton this video doesnt truly do him justice.Yeah I know even Heskey could look good on Youtube but watching full games of him,he did a lot more.Playing behind Davies helped.He picked up the ball drove at players through the middle & layed it off to players ala Messi.He was surprisely selfless,he played with freedom,the one-two's,lay-offs,superb movement,8 in 12,he was quite simply impressive.A mini-Cisse like impact.Imagine the service on offer here.He reminds me of a Dembele in the role except with a better eye for goal.Given time in his prefered role,as we all say,he's dribbling ability could be right up there with the best of them.Studge one of the few British players/strikers who isnt typically English-styled.Yeah Welbeck may have the industry & goals but Studge has the better class & Euro-styled package.He should be England's future.With Di Matteo's guidance he can be stellar.Bobby just didnt have the time this season,this season is it.Feck rumours,he should be happy,one down & down to go,he's just Torres ahead of him(deepest thanks to Drog of course).I hope all youth & senior players alike understand the magnitude of what we're trying to accomplish,theres plenty of games.

By the way anyone see the Hyundai Ad they keep looping for the Euros? The one with Iker,Podolski,Benzema,Guiseppe Rossi & our own Studge? Hyundai's own predicted "game-changers",too bad Studge didnt make the cut so they strategically cut him out hehe.

There is no need to be repititive in here.Nice contributions from good footballing minds,my take is lets start using studge as a super sub for torres in the 75th minute for starters,same should go with kdb and marin too atimes.

RDM is rumored to offered a "multi-year" contract (to ward off the "bench warming for Pep" talk obviously) and should that happen, mark my words Betrand will be the only "young" player to play a decent number of games. If RDM get's the job, we'd rather sell Sturridge because in football if a manager doesn't like you from the onset you can kiss your career goodbye (Mourinho vs Sheva, remember??).

THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE TO PLAY IF WE CONTINUE WITH THE SYSTEM WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT. HE MUST ACCEPT STARTING FROM THE BENCH IF HE WANTS THE CF POSITION, SOMETHING HE IS NOT READY TO DO. NOW WHAT WILL REALLY HAPPEN TO HIM? THAT IS HIM TO ANSWER.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/06/11/3164613/chelsea-set-to-name-di-matteo-as-full-time-manager-report

this boy sturridge was on song in the beginning of the season what changed in the second half of the season is his attitude, he thought scoring goals from wings has given him enough credibility challenge the spot ahead of torres and drogba ,what was he thinking if was him i would have wanted the coach ask me play cf rather than moaning about it myself, plus he's afraid of hard tackles.

Keep Studge...@derfmesh it hasnt been proven that Sturridge cant replace drogba because he's never been played in the drogba position. the only time he did play as a CF was in his loan spell at bolton where he scored 8 in 12, scoring against top sides such as spuds, everton and newcastle. And to Score 13 goals from a wide position this year shows he's a natural.

He just needs to get his confidence back and it takes a good manager to do that. He has the potential to be the worlds best

We are not to make him a problem but a solution to some problems that we have been facing for the better part of last season.

Actually he is his own problem and he is the only one that can solve it.