FORMER LIVERPOOL STRIKER Michael Owen believes the club should provide the public with more information about Daniel Sturridge’s constant injury troubles.
Sturridge made his return to action in Liverpool’s fourth-round FA Cup exit against West Ham United on Tuesday after two months on the sidelines.
The 26-year-old has suffered several serious injuries in his time at Anfield, and Owen wants the club to be more transparent with the extent of his setbacks in a bid to discourage unfounded rumours.
“We have not really been given all the information so I do wince a little bit when I see people having a real go at Daniel Sturridge,” he told BT Sport.
“The club have not really said what’s wrong and until we know exactly what problems he has had or has got, it is fuelling a lot of rumours.
“People are saying things that are potentially unfair. I have been injured before and if he is getting muscle injuries then I have every sympathy because they are debilitating.
“You cannot play on with muscle injuries, they just tear, tear and tear until they erupt. It is the worst thing ever.
“However, if he has joint pain – an ankle, a knee and a hip – it can be manageable.
It is all about pain thresholds. I wish we knew a bit more and that would help everyone, including the player.”
Owen tipped Sturridge to contend for a spot in England’s Euro 2016 squad, provided he stays fit for the remainder of the campaign.
“If Sturridge gets fit, he could be the fly in the ointment in terms of Rooney, Vardy and Kane. If he gets fit and bangs them in to the end of the season,” he said.
“He held the shirt before he got injured, so he would be right in amongst it. He is a really good finisher, is quick, he has confidence and class. He would shoot right back into the reckoning.
“But he is running out of time and with a dozen league games left, if he got injured between now and the end of the season, you would have to say it is not going to happen.”
Wow the FA actually showing a bit of backbone and rescinding a red card! If there’s any justice Costa will get a ban and Mike Dean get a warning for a shocking performance, playing up to the big game as usual
Costa did get a ban.
My comment was before the ban was announced. Delighted for the tramp
Give Costa the 3 match ban instead! Filthy animal
Costa got a 3 match ban
Just saw that now. Justice!!
costa nearly as bad as philly mc mahon
Nearly….. But , nice boys get nice girls nice boys don’t win all Ireland’s
any chance you could show a clip of the incident? never saw it
Youtube.
I never commented that
I got fraped lads
https://youtu.be/o68jQjPCDtU
Should they not remove the charge for failing to leave the pitch seeing as they justified that hos argument at the time was correct?
Feck all this lads! Eva Carneiro just left Chelsea and is looking for a new job
I’d give her a job.
Or would it be roles reversed if ya get my meaning….
in fairness though he did commit two yellow card offenses. Costa was a disgrace but Gabriel chose to get involved in the first place
It’s all a bit late Chelsea get the win and Wenger blames everyone else for Arsenal choking in another big game.
Mourinho’s next press conference should be interesting.
Why did they charge him them ?
premier league now full of pussies. thought central defenders were meant to e big hard men, not going crying to the media or the fa coz a striker bullied them
The very striker you’re referring to went crying and whinging to the referee at every opportunity
that’s why I’m saying they’re all pussies
also to be fair, I haven’t heard Koscielny or Gabriel say anything to the media. The referee is the one that referred it to the FA.
Mourinho’s gonna need a doctor. Oh…
Fareplay
I can see the potential for a lengthy ban for Costa here. they could total up every incident as a separate red card offense
Even though he’s a p rick I wouldn’t agree with that. They’d have to do it to everyone else if that was the case.
Oh I definitely don’t think it would be fair bit there was a lot that the ref didn’t see and that’s their specific role
Do you even think about half the bulls hit that comes out your mouth??
to be clear I was referring to the Koscielny incident, the Gabriel incident and the Chambers incident. All of which were not seen properly by the ref. That’s the exact requirement for the FA to look into it. I didn’t say I wanted it to be done that way or that it would be fair. Can’t quite see how that got you so riled up.
“Brazilian striker” haha nice dig.
to be fair, he’s not Spanish
Mourinho tomorrow…….conspiracy against Chelsea, they are all out to get him………blah blah