Over the years, fans have witnessed a start-stop-start run which is filled with periods where he scores before going out due to some injury or another and coming back to pick up from where he left off. There has never been any shortage of goals for the striker when fit, which in itself is quite an achievement.
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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is counting on his strong faith to get him through his latest injury woe.
Indeed, following yet another summer of recruitment-which saw the likes of Christian Benteke, Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Nathaniel Clyne and Danny Ings brought in, perhaps the only obvious area the Reds are truly lacking in their squad is some natural width, as Jordon Ibe is their only real winger.
‘If we need something we will do it and not talk about it before, ‘ said Klopp. “In January we have don’t know how many games we have, maybe every three days, so we have to be prepared”, he continued, pointing a finger towards the club’s cup commitments and the ever busy festive schedule. It is very important to give him a better base than he had before. That’s been Daniel’s history.
He said “We should play much more football, our pressing was not good”, Klopp said.
“So I am not like this, sorry”. Although Liverpool held Smith’s registration after his contract expired last summer, Klopp said it was a bonus to him when he realised the Australian global was still on the club’s books and he was eligible to rejoin the squad having signed a new deal.
Jonathon Flanagan, who has not played a senior game since May 2014, is close to returning, Jordan Henderson has suffered no reaction to his heel issue since resuming his campaign and Mamamdou Sakho is improving too. “We have 24 hours always at work”, he explained before playing off the persistent rumours linking the Anfield outfit with an interest in a multitude of different names. “Next week for sure, he will be available if nothing more happens”.
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“I think in his situation he should train parts of normal sessions next week and I’m really looking forward to it because I like this player”.
