Sounds right. He is a decent forward, but that's all he is. I think he has a fraction of the talent Wellbeck possesses, for example. He's pretty much a one trick pony and his injury record means he's a liability for any club looking to fight seriously on 4 fronts per season.
He plays for Liverpool though, and therefore *should represent his country*...which is a fair enough logic as far as I'm concerned - the more of their players playing internationals and opening themselves up for burnout and injury the better.
Yes, the more I think about it, the more you can see that Suarez really was the real deal for them and raised them to another level. Even Torres was never that good. I've never hated a player quite like Suarez, he is the epitome of a scumbag, but really what a player. And how funny of Brent to think he could have survived without him.
As for Sturridge he is a fairly bog standard decent striker. He is the Andy Cole or Ian Wright of his generation, but nowhere near as prolific as either of those players, but similar in style. He is quick and not a bad finisher. It's only really in England where such players are viewed in such a positive light.
The point about Wellbeck is fair too. He does a lot of work for the wider good of the team yet receives very few plaudits. Neither Sturridge nor Wellbeck will ever be prolific but I know who I'd rather have in my team.
As for internationals, yes I don't mind them playing them too. I have always thought the Ingerland circus was made for Liverpool really. Cringey home counties beauts who've got rop all else in their lives desperately trying to whip up a bit of national pride because their own teams are uniformly awful. A lot of them will even support your Liverpools of this world. The fan fare and cringyness of the Liverpool bandwagon fits perfectly to the general drudgery and goonishness of the national team as well. Long may it continue.