Or burn him out at an early age. I don't watch Liverpool a lot to judge him but I've noticed if you have someone who can keep up with his pace and that's stronger than him he's effectively useless. Happened against Basel never every run I saw him do in the first half, Serey Die made shit of him and I think Herrera, Rafael, Shaw and Jones could do the same.
RAWK Goes into Meltdown 2014/2015 - The "We go again" Edition
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Or burn him out at an early age. I don't watch Liverpool a lot to judge him but I've noticed if you have someone who can keep up with his pace and that's stronger than him he's effectively useless. Happened against Basel never every run I saw him do in the first half, Serey Die made shit of him and I think Herrera, Rafael, Shaw and Jones could do the same.
The risk is Rodgers overplaying him (he's already doing it now) and causing Sterling to burn out. If he's managed properly, he can definitely go on to become a great player.
Exactly what Mel says. Sterling is more than just raw pace, but of course he has to be developed and nurtured carefully. Burn out and over reliance on him are definitely risks though.
Sterling certainly has world class potential.
On the flip, Liverpool have a clear history of burning out their starlets by overplaying them and rushing them back from injuries. Rumours of far worse, in the case of Torres.
On the flip, Liverpool have a clear history of burning out their starlets by overplaying them and rushing them back from injuries. Rumours of far worse, in the case of Torres.
What rumor was that? Thought the sex change thing was just a joke?
Having the doctors tell him he was fit to play when he really shouldn't have and not informing him of injuries at all.
Supposedly had Chelsea not rushed/skipped his medical he'd have failed it.
RAWK meltdown please.
There is a thread for serious chat.
There is a thread for serious chat.
The 7 compelling reasons for signing Rickie Lambert, 4 & 5 are reasonable tbf. Number 3 is my favourite.
- cheap
- doesn't mind sitting on the bench
- better than Aspas
- proven in England
- important cog in a team that played similar football to ourselves
- fan of the club
- good story
conclusion -
- cheap
- doesn't mind sitting on the bench
- better than Aspas
- proven in England
- important cog in a team that played similar football to ourselves
- fan of the club
- good story
conclusion -
I don't think Adnan is going to be world class either.
Surprising. Few, if any at all, of the current elite, if we're discounting Ronaldo and Messi, have demonstrated more than Januzaj has done, at his age, for a club of United's magnitude. I think Januzaj is as close to a sure thing you'll ever see. I dislike the term "world class" but I'm very, very sure Januzaj will reach the summit of the game provided we don't stifle his progress.
Just curious about what those things are. There are quite a few players who have shown such promise at his age but then couldn't maintain the save level of development and ended up being less illustrious than what was predicted to be. Also, there is no way you can say something like "reach the summit of the game" for anybody at such a young age.
I honestly feel that we fans believe in the hype too much. He has had a promising first season and has shown a lot of maturity for a player of his age but let's keep it at that for now. Unless he breaks into the first eleven and makes a significant contribution, I fail to see how someone can be called a player who will reach the summit of the game. The harsh truth is that Sterling at the moment is ahead of him and we still consider Januzaj to be better than him.
Lot of Sterling love on here, I think he has still a lot to prove. He hasnt taken that team by the scruff of the neck without Sturridge and more importantly Suarez yet has he?
Not a lot of players his age could. If any.
OK, fair point. I'm saying in the context of their title challenges in the Prem era, that was one that got away, or if you will a much better chance than in most seasons. I'm not knocking them- I remember the likes of 1998 all too well, but I do feel that that season and last season were clearly Gerrard's best chance of finally getting his scummy mits on a league medal.
Exactly. I think he, like Sturridge, benefited from Suarez drawing so much attention last season.
They'll do an Owen on him. I don't think they've been very good at managing their young players in terms of not overplaying them at such a young age which then leads to injuries later on in their career.
That Sterling has played the full match against Middlesbrough in COC was a bit stupid from Rodgers......that was a good opportunity to rest him
And you could argue they would have won in normal time without him!
Liverpool 2:1 West Brom
Was anything said about sturridge signing the new contract? And the accompanying picture of him just posing with a blank piece of paper?
I've been on this forum since 2008 or 2009 and never have I ever came into a thread expecting to see POP mentioned so much
Win these next three games and we'll be fighting for the title.
We won't win it but, it'll be like the 2005/2006 season, the latter half that is.
Having said that, I've no confidence of winning these next three games. Especially when the vast majority of our players are made from Lego
Demand recompense! I would.
On Hodgson after his latest comments
I'm not really surprised by their comments. Pretty senseless remarks at a time when they're wanting to protect the likes of Sturridge and Sterling. It doesn't do much for the increasing apathy over England. He ought to be far more tactful, particularly when it's related to a city where he's already disdained.
To be fair, should someone with a speech impediment be criticising how anyone else talks?
He had to harm Liverpool some way this week because he couldn't get Sturridge injured again.
It's a classic love-hate relationship between Hodgson and Liverpool.
"I have this massive urge to smack ten bells of shit out of him whilst shouting "NO ROY NO""
On De Gea:
Their retraction of Chelsea lose will be interesting. That'll see United in the top 4.
If their fans were actually a parody, they'd be seen as over the top, melodramatic and unrealistic and therefore not funny. It's like Miranda Hart was commissioned by the BBC to make a parody of them.
Pile of bull!United fans calling for de gea to be dropped? Where?
They are all saying both teams were shite, despite us dominating for most of the game and creating chance after chance. Bunch of blind tossers.
Dunno what world this lad is from, what a reptile.
Dropped for who?
And for who? Just who have we got better?
Haha, yeah. I can't remember many 'Bring in Lindegaard!' posts.