Rodgers : We’re a lot better than fourth place.

• zocoss

  4 Dec 12, 19:21

  Sturr crazy? Chelsea reserve wants £80k a week AND position pledge from Liverpool

  Reds have made an approach about a January deal but striker wants mega money and a guarantee he'll play only through the middle not out wide

  

   

  Wide of the mark? Sturridge's verdict of his value far exceeds Liverpool's

   

   

   

  Daniel Sturridge is demanding a staggering £80,000 a week to move to Liverpool in January. 

  The Reds have already asked Chelsea about their reserve striker’s availability, and look set to follow up their interest, which dates back to the summer, in the winter transfer window.

  There is a feeling at Anfield, however, that Sturridge has done little in the last 12 months to justify such big wages since his fine start to last season. 

  Back then, he scored 10 goals playing wide in an attacking three under Andre Villas-Boas. 

  But since last December, he has scored just five times for the European Champions.

  The 23-year-old’s camp also insist he MUST play through the middle if he were to move to Liverpool next month. 

  Liverpool are keen not to repeat the financial mistakes of past windows after big signings Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing struggled to make any sort of impact

• Medicated Oil

  4 Dec 12, 19:27

  Buy No One, Make No Mistakes, No More goals.

  He must be joking as he got what he requested, then Sterling would already been offered a contract.

  Liverpool got no money to spend on Jan 2013.

  He can stay in Chelsea with Rafa.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  4 Dec 12, 19:34

  wa 80K plus CF role?
  
  
  then i rather buy khairul armi
  
  cheap and can play wide
  

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 19:48

  That goes to show that players know the desperate situation liverpool is in.

   

  All quickly jack up their own price in the hopes that liverpool will bite.

• Just_do_it_lah

  4 Dec 12, 19:50

  Their taxman is getting 40k pound a week..... (half of their revenue)....

  so, have to dig from the clubs... 

• Bms.removals

  4 Dec 12, 21:29

  Wow. That is crazy... £80k a week is way too much!

• I.imba

  4 Dec 12, 21:55

  LOL! Everyone is trying hard to scam Liverpool. 

  Starting role is confirm guarantee by Liverpool but 80k no

• zocoss

  4 Dec 12, 22:28

  He called his England colleagues Downing, Carroll and Henderson and the advised they gave him was... When you get one bite of the cheery, you must make it count. Whatever happens later doesn't matter as you are made for the next 5 years.

  Everyone knows Pool are desperate for a striker and their isn't many around with premier league experience and their club willing to release them. So i guess it's now or never right? lol...

• zocoss

  12 Dec 12, 10:19

   

  Sturridge and Ince edge closer to Liverpool switch as Rodgers plans £18m winter raid
  

   

    

  Double bubble: Sturridge and Ince look set for a switch to Anfield

   

   

   

  Liverpool will unveil a new £18million strike force in January after taking significant steps to securing deals for Daniel Sturridge and Thomas Ince.
  

  It has been Brendan Rodgers wish for Liverpool to get their business in the New Year done early and they now are on the brink of landing their two prime targets.

  Chelsea forward Sturridge is expected to cost Liverpool in the region of £12million, while they will have to pay Blackpool in the region of £6million to take Ince back to Anfield 18 months after letting him leave for £250,000.

  Sturridge, who is currently in Japan with Chelsea at the Club World Cup, almost joined Liverpool in August but did not want to move on an initial loan deal. Rodgers, though, has remained an admirer and his transfer will be completed when the window opens.

  Ince, meanwhile, will also be brought in to ease the burden on leading scorer Luis Suarez. He left Anfield in August 2011 and has since made eye-catching progress at Bloomfield Road, winning five England Under 21 caps this season.

  Rodgers said last month he was looking for players "who would really help take the club forward" and both 20-year-old Ince and Sturridge, 23, fit the criteria of players who Liverpool look to buy. Rodgers remains keen on Arsenal’s Theo Walcott but he would be a signing for next summer.

  It promises to be a significant transfer window for how Rodgers shapes Liverpool’s squad. He remains on the look-out for a left-back, as Stewart Downing has been told he is free to leave if they receive a suitable offer.

  But whether Joe Cole follows suit is not certain. The former England midfielder made a significant contribution to Sunday's 3-2 win at West Ham, scoring Liverpool’s crucial second goal and Rodgers has challenged Cole to maintain that form.

  

  Short on options: Liverpool are relying heavily on Suarez with Carroll out on loan

   

  

  
  
  
• JC09

  12 Dec 12, 21:09

  Aiya BR...y so liddat one .....can get better players than sturridge what...somemore he finishing not so good...Get a striker that suarez plats well with lah deh!

• I.imba

  14 Dec 12, 23:41

  Cole still can stay till the end of season at least he has been better this few games. Downing...he just make you shake head non matter where he play.

  Sturridge and Walcott both just average player only, don't think will flop like Downing but also won't be anywhere world class for now. But still any striker is good for Liverpool.

• charlize

  14 Dec 12, 23:49

  They should avoid buying too many English players.

   

  I would think the English clubs all churn out similar pump and chase type players from their youth academies.

   

  You want passing system, you need to get skillful players from South America or Spain.

• Medicated Oil

  15 Dec 12, 21:21

  They should buying UK players as they are overpriced.

  End up like Carroll.

  As for Cole, if there is any offer, Ah Rod need to sell him.

  Hope they can get a striker in Jan 2013.

  But, knowing the pattern of Liverpool now, the players they want will be bought by another club.

  Lots of talk and NO action.

   

• I.imba

  16 Dec 12, 00:43

  Is it because Villa's defence is too good or Liverpool's attack is just too bad....

• Medicated Oil

  16 Dec 12, 01:01

  Villa just parked 4 defenders and 2 midfielders in front of their goal mouth.

  Liverpool will struggle to score with tight man to man marking.

  Putting into the three idiots have worsen the situation.

  When Henderson and Downing are in, Liverpool sure to lose.

  They are lousy tonight. What more can Ah Rod do if his sub is worse than his 1st team ?

  But, he is still far away from being a top team manager.

  He belong to the middle below manager so is Liverpool with the present squad.

• zocoss

  16 Dec 12, 02:32

  *BRENDAN RODGERS has told his Liverpool players: We’re a lot better than fourth place.* The improving Reds might be languishing in 10th spot this morning. But their ambitious boss believes they can shake the Premier League title-chasers. Liverpool are just four points off fourth place — currently held by Mersey rivals Everton — after a “watershed� 3-2 comeback win at West Ham last Sunday. But Rodgers has set his sights on a much loftier finish ahead of today’s clash with Aston Villa. He said: “Yes, fourth is up for grabs — so is third, so is second and maybe even first. It isn’t just about fourth place, this club is bigger than that. There is not that big a difference to second. “There are 17 points between us and Manchester United and that is a big ask, but 11 points isn’t and four points certainly isn’t. “I said to the players that everyone talks about fourth but what about third? They’re excited, there is real belief in this group. “We are 11 points off second, we have still to play Manchester City and we should have beaten them at home. If we get a run of games and stay focused, then it is not fourth we want to aim for.� Villa’s visit is followed by Fulham next weekend, a Boxing Day trip to Stoke and the last game of 2012 at lowly QPR. Strugglers Sunderland see in the New Year at Anfield and Rodgers said: “I wouldn’t say it was a crucial period but I’d expect to win our home games. “We are not too far away and I don’t think we need to change. “We’ve drawn a lot of games and lost four, one more than United and up there with Chelsea. If we had turned one or two of those draws into wins we could be higher. “We went through a period at the start of the season where we weren’t getting wins and it was a ‘disaster’ for Liverpool. It doesn’t seem to be a disaster for other teams when they lose.
• Medicated Oil

  16 Dec 12, 08:25

  Learn from Moyes, deliver the goods and talk.

  You like to talk a lot and you have nothing to show.

  I would to like slap him most of the time with all his wayang talk.

  Maybe he should come over and become the speaker since he like to crap so much.

• zocoss

  16 Dec 12, 09:50

   

   

   

  

  RED FACED ... Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers

  Christian rocks Kop

  Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3

  TWO-GOAL Christian Benteke silenced the Kop and left Brendan Rodgers eating his words.

  Liverpool boss Rodgers had claimed he was chasing more than the fourth-placed finish many have tipped his improving side for.

  But after this sorry showing, he admitted: “It was very much self-inflicted, without taking anything away from Aston Villa. Our intensity was not there while they were a threat on the counter-attack.

  “There’s been talk of the top four for us but it’s more about steady progress and today was a step back.

  “It was very disappointing and I didn’t see it coming.

  “Our momentum and confidence coming into this game were as high as they’ve been and we got punished for poor decision-making and being a bit careless.”

  Villa had hit just four league away goals all season before arriving at Anfield.

  And boss Paul Lambert was naturally delighted with Benteke’s double strike and another from Austrian Andreas Weimann.

  Lambert said: “The whole performance was fabulous, from the goals to the way we defended.

  “Liverpool will give anyone a game here but it’s about holding your nerve and trying to see it out, which we did.”

  
  
  
• Medicated Oil

  16 Dec 12, 10:38

  Most of time, I rather Liverpool manager and players shut up and play well.

  When they start talking trash, they delivered trash.

  They underestimated Aston Villa and deserved to lose the game.

• I.imba

  16 Dec 12, 13:51

  This game is like the game with Bolton last season befoe the FA cup final. Both was lost because they underestimated the opponent. 

  But it seems that Liverpool is petty easy to counter. Just park 2 banks of 4 in front of the goal and counter attack with long balls.

  Its getting amusing that in the second half Liverpool is trying to get more and more crosses into the box instead of trying short passings.

  The team right now is just not good enough to play passing like Bacralona, you need to have amazing midfielder to make sure you don't lose the ball in midfield, but Liverpool is no where near that.

• charlize

  16 Dec 12, 14:16

  Liverpool had 70% posession and lost 1-3.

   

  I rest my case.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  16 Dec 12, 14:49

  all crosses come in also no use
  
  no one want to head the ball nor can head...
  
  
  play so many passes
  
  
  villa juz intercept and then counter att
  
  can score 3 goals pass them
  
  ultra fail when benteke juz shot and goal!

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  16 Dec 12, 14:50

  Rodgers really need a "Fox in the box" CF....
  

• Medicated Oil

  16 Dec 12, 22:12

  Every team will be parking their bus in front of the goal mouth at Anfield.

  This is an guaranteed way of beating Liverpool.

  As for center forward, the wingers are pretty weak and slow in delivering the cross. (Except for Sterling)

  When they arrived, the defenders have already fall in to mark Luis.

  This is basically a normal team that wayang for big performance but cannot deliver when the time comes. (Same as the team that we are wasting millions on)

  Most of them are over-paid, under-motivated and lacking in skill.

  Dunno about Sahin. Is he locked in the freezer at the boot room ?

  Why we are re-cycling trash like Downing and Henderson ?

  Is Rodgers the manager calibre that can match Alex and Mancini ?

  I dun think so. But, he never failed to provide a response when Liverpool lost.

• charlize

  16 Dec 12, 23:05

  That's what I said before.

   

  Just park your players in the box and then wait for liverpool to pass and pass and pass until they lose the ball.

   

  We can all be epl managers.