ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[Kankurette]

It really is a disgrace that Roy Hodgson and England have amputated Daniel Sturridge's legs.

They did not have the permission of Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool FC to do this and questions must be asked as to why his legs needed to be removed at such short notice. The FA have form for crippling Liverpool players and this is just the latest case. If Liverpool are not careful England will remove Sterling's feet and make him run around with prosthetics.


I feel a petition and letter writing campaign coming on.

Pray for Stumpy Daniel.

 

[davek]

The England manager said his relationship with Rodgers had not suffered but he is unhappy about the allegation that Sturridge was training against his wishes and should have been given a 48-hour recovery period when he suffered the injury on international duty in early September that has kept him out for nearly a month.

“I don’t remember that,” Hodgson said. “That’s dangerous, that one. I don’t remember that at all. That’s interesting. We will check that up with other members of staff. I don’t have any memory of Daniel telling me that he didn’t want to train.

“He never asked [to be given 48 hours]. I’ve never been asked to give 48 hours to any player. If I am under pressure to give each player two days off between games we won’t train at all. If every time we give two days off, we will be down to 20 days’ training in the course of the next year and a half. For me that is unacceptable. We need to work with the players.”

Hodgson added: “The interesting thing for the session where Daniel got injured is that he was quite keen to take part because he was such an important part of it, and we were trying to develop a new system of play. He was the forward who understood it best. He was more than happy to come in and help us to get our points over. I understand Brendan being unhappy. We are never happy when we send a player back injured, but we do our best.”

Hodgson and Rodgers spoke on Wednesday and the Liverpool manager now says he “does not think the same will happen again”. Yet Hodgson, facing questions about whether he had come out second-best in a club-versus-country dispute, clearly sees it a different way and he also responded to Rodgers publicly stating that Raheem Sterling should be rested from international duty.

“I need to win games, just as he does. I need my best players. He [Sterling] has played quite a lot but there must be six or seven who have played as many minutes. I do not expect managers to tell me whether players should be selected, no more than I would dream of telling them who to pick"

Thanks, all the issue is right there.

Unless the England manager is lying through his teeth, then Sturridge has not only consented to train but actively wanted to do it. Then, apparently, after getting himself injured, he tells Rodgers he piped up to protest against having to do it - possibly to save himself from embarrassment at having gone against club guidance.

He's defo got no strength of character that lad. What a jellyfish.

 

[bizzaro]

Thanks, all the issue is right there.

Unless the England manager is lying through his teeth, then Sturridge has not only consented to train but actively wanted to do it. Then, apparently, after getting himself injured, he tells Rodgers he piped up to protest against having to do it - possibly to save himself from embarrassment at having gone against club guidance.

He's defo got no strength of character that lad. What a jellyfish.

Or maybe Rodgers has made this up and is lying?

 

[davek]

Or maybe Rodgers has made this up and is lying?

...which again would reflect on Sturridge's character if he'd allow himself to look like he was saying one thing to national manager and another to club manager.

 

[hullefc]

Or maybe Rodgers has made this up and is lying?

You may be right there. Mr Clever is spouting porkies, to keep the baying RS wolves at bay.

"Confusion persists over whether Sturridge actually asked Hodgson not to play in that fateful training session on Sept 5, as Rodgers claimed. “I don’t have any memory of Daniel telling me that he didn’t want to train,’’ said Hodgson. “He never asked that. I’ve never been asked to give 48 hours to a player. The interesting thing for the session where Daniel got injured is that he was quite keen to take part because he was such an important part of it, and we were trying to develop a new [split-striker] system.

“No manager has as yet said to me that players must not train two days after a game. But I understand that with Daniel it is an important player to send back injured. I understand Brendan being unhappy about that".

 

[ste d' indica]

spot the Brenda.....

Mrs d'indica wasn't sure, but asked why there was a girl on the team

lol

 

[Jacob]

If Rodgers wants to reinforce his displeasure with Roy Hodgson now hes turned this into a cause celebre, he should go the whole hog and prevent Sturridge from playing internationals. The whole thing stinks and having the likes of Ian Rush passing judgment (however much its ghost written)and at the same time inferring Sturridge was to blame for wanting to play so much, only turns it into a bigger farce. I would imagine Sturridge to self implode ego-wise should Rodgers jeopardise him being showcased for England. Bring it on.

 

[Prevenger17]

...which again would reflect on Sturridge's character if he'd allow himself to look like he was saying one thing to national manager and another to club manager.

Hmm, I disagree. Not saying anything is Sturridge's only real course of action. Only someone very outspoken would publicly contradict either his club or international manager. It's a rock and a hard place. On one hand, he's a young improving talent on the cusp of being England's first choice striker for the next couple of international tournaments. On the other, his club career is really taking off and his stock is rising. Any sort of dispute could derail all of that and, as I said, only a very rare type of character would say something on principle.

 

[davek]

It's a rock and a hard place. On one hand, he's a young improving talent on the cusp of being England's first choice striker for the next couple of international tournaments. On the other, his club career is really taking off and his stock is rising. Any sort of dispute could derail all of that and, as I said, only a very rare type of character would say something on principle.

I wouldn't say so. He's more important to England than Hodgson and more important to Liverpool than Rodgers.

I think though he hasn't piped up because he was found out telling Rodgers he'd insisted on something he really hadn't.

Very weak.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Hmm, I disagree. Not saying anything is Sturridge's only real course of action. Only someone very outspoken would publicly contradict either his club or international manager. It's a rock and a hard place. On one hand, he's a young improving talent on the cusp of being England's first choice striker for the next couple of international tournaments. On the other, his club career is really taking off and his stock is rising. Any sort of dispute could derail all of that and, as I said, only a very rare type of character would say something on principle.

I agree. If he said anything he would be contradicting either his club or international manager. Smartest move on his part is to keep shtum.

 

[composter]

I would love Roy Hodgson to win something with England and be regarded as an all-time great. The way Liverpool slate him is a disgrace.

He was always on to a hiding to nothing with them, succeeding Benitez. It was quite similar to Moyes going to Man Utd, although Moyes inherited a better team than Hodgson did.

Mmmm with the key retirements we've had and some bold youth selections, there's a tidy team taking shape on the sly. As you say, it would have that lot chewin the furniture if it turns out that Roy is the man to knit it all together and win summat.

 

[PITA]

Are Liverpool not capable of contacting the England camp and making their concerns known?

There really is no depth they won't stoop to when it comes to deflecting blame.

They didn't need to. They sent Sturridge to training with a note from B-Rod but like my children when they take a note for teacher it would seem he forgot to pass the note on.

 

[roydo]

They didn't need to. They sent Sturridge to training with a note from B-Rod but like my children when they take a note for teacher it would seem he forgot to pass the note on.

Also, it must be acknowledged that no England players have ever been trained before Brenda reinvented football. We do indeed owe him a huge debt of gratitude.

We should all pipe down.

 

[Neiler]

Poor Daniel the lad just wants some Subway!

 

[wandyr79]

Regardless of who should say what there is only one man to blame for people having to have this discussion.

If Mr 'it's all about me but only when it is going well' had acted like a normal manager (human) he would have rang Hodgson and enquired about the situation before shooting his mouth off.

One of these days the whole of the media (even the RS contingent) is going to turn on this fraud and I for one cannot wait.