http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Sturridge-c10076 most likely to start against Ipswich Town
Daniel Sturridge, the 21-year-old Chelsea striker, revealed that he is very excited to be starting in the FA Cup’s third round clash against Ipswich Town today and wants to make a good impression on the coach. The upcoming fixture
against the 20th ranked Championship side will be a deciding match for what is left of the Blues season. Also, it will serve as an indication towards chances of manager Carlo Ancelotti’s stay at Stamford Bridge.
It has almost been two years since Sturridge arrived at Chelsea from Manchester City. The player has been frustrated during this time due to lack of first team opportunity; he is mostly used as a substitute only. This could very
well change in the future as first choice players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838 have all failed to find the net for Chelsea in over two months.
The goal drought and poor performance has seen Chelsea give up their spot at the top of the English Premier League table and slump to fifth position. A 9-point gap between them and United has successfully ruled them out of the
title race, but Ancelotti is confident the FA Cup and Champions League are within reach of his tired side. The ageing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 squad can only be revived with some reinforcements, but that is another story.
Sturridge spoke of the poor run the Blues had been on recently and revealed how it affected everyone at the club and how they aimed to improve. He said, “It has been a hard time for the club, not just the players, and we are all
coming in every day, trying to work as much as we can and trying to move on, getting back to the things we used to do, which was scoring plenty goals and winning games.”
The upcoming FA Cup fixture is essential at this stage and Daniel Sturridge seems fully prepared to take on the challenge. The youngster impressed everyone, especially the coach, in his midweek performance for the reserve side.
He scored an impressive five times besides putting in an amazing performance. That combined with the fact that Drogba is not fully fit will most likely earn Sturridge a place in the starting XI on Sunday.
Sturridge said while speaking to reporters, “It is not easy coming in and out the team. If you start a game, you are expected to do well and if you don't do well, everyone says this is why he is not playing because he doesn't take
his chance. So it is a difficult game to play for any player who doesn't start every week but hopefully if I get the chance, or anyone else does, we can take those opportunities.”
Sturridge lost the opportunity to play first team football last season when he picked up a knee injury that kept him sidelined for about a month. However, having returned, the youngster is determined to take advantage of the few
opportunities that he gets in hope of earning a permanent role in Ancelotti’s starting XI. A fresh player may be just what Ancelotti and the club need to end their bad run before it is too late.
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