From The Physio

From the Physio – Daniel Sturridge

The sight of Daniel Sturridge clutching an ice pack to his thigh after 90 minutes against City offered some concern for those Fantasy managers banking on the new Anfield arrival for this week’s double fixture. Sturridge has been a hugely popular transfer target this week, despite the concern surrounding his chances of making Liverpool’s opening fixture against West Brom on Monday. Reason enough for me to make a return to the fold and examine the evidence on show surrounding the injury.

The initial concern stems from the striker limping slightly towards the end of the first half, after he’d scored the equalising goal, but having observed the match footage, Sturridge was not involved in any significant contacts nor were any excessive joint ranges evident.

The one point of note came immediately after he scored: as he strikes the ball with his left foot his body rotates excessively during the follow through and with the studs of his right foot planted firmly in the turf subsequently not allowing him to “spin on the balls of his foot” to accept the momentum, the rotary action of the force transfers to the knee and then to the hip joint.

For the next ten minutes Sturridge can be observed limping and periodically holding his upper thigh in the region of the Vastus Lateralis. (the quadriceps muscle on the outside of the thigh). However, during this period and indeed throughout the rest of the match this did not appear to affect his mobility or his agility as Sturridge can be witnessed twisting and turning, accelerating and decelerating and dribbling with pace. Movements that would highlight any significant injuries.

It is also worth noting that Sturridge is only just approaching full match fitness and as such his muscles are still adapting to the overload and some tightness in the quadriceps area, which is the biggest muscle of the leg and the prime moving agonist during the kicking motion, should be expected.

He would also have been assessed at half-time and cleared to play without an unreasonable risk of further injury, a further indication that the injury was mild and stable. The evidence leads me to believe that Sturridge suffered a mild grade 1 Quadriceps strain that, with treatment, should see the double Gameweek favourite back for Monday’s encounter.

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  1. Corrigan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Usually, I'd be rushing to save that .1 but this GW rests on a delicate knife edge.

    The repurcussions should it go wrong doesn't bear thinking about.

    *shudders*

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      You have an uneasy relationship with RVP, don't you?

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    2. thegame
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      11 years, 1 month ago

      ye im the same altho the amount of price changes have been frustrating...hopefully they will work out tho

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  2. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Bye guys off to bed see you laterx

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    1. thegame
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      cya

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  3. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    100+? 😉

    de Gea.
    Azpilicueta, Nastasic, Davies.
    Mata, Bale, Walcott, Michu.
    Van Persie, Suarez, Sturridge.

    Bench(Some shite players 😉 )

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Migs, Rafa and Zaba > DDG, Azpi and Nasty

      No Bale scares me as ever.

      I predict good weeks for both of us

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Better than me 🙁

      Rip 'em up Parm! 🙂

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        😛

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    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      big possibility. DDG & RVP may let you down.

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    4. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      if you score 10 points or 200 points it will be totally irrelevant this week as everybody has got the same team..............

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      1. Sz21
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting- but
        Suppose it holds through more for those who have just Wildcarded in the last couple of GWS tho.
        I'm going in to this GW with Sturridge, Johnson and Davies as my 3 DGWs..
        Plenty of differential ( and fingers crossed) there.. Don't think Sturridge nor Johnson will be overly popular capt choices. It's not like we are all on RvP again.
        The capt choice will make the key difference this week.

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  4. Dante
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Azpil to Enrique or Cameron to Carragher?

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      JE for DGW fever.

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      1. chunk
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Go Agger sleeping giant

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        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          ?

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  5. iCon
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    A) More wine

    Or

    B) Bed

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A and swiftly B for me 🙂

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      1. iCon
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Sounds like a plan 🙂

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    2. Test Eagles
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      B then A perhaps?

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  6. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    fellows, what are the points prediction for the Liverpool favourites? let me go first.

    Suarez = 10 - 12 points
    Gerrard = 13 - 15 points
    Sturridge = 13 - 15 points
    GJ = 8 - 10 points
    JE = 6 - 8 points.

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    1. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Henderson - 22 points (c) 44!!!!!!!

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        you're more optimistic than BR.

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    2. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Why Gerrard more than Suarez?

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        on deadly form, set pieces, cleanie(s).

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    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Suarez 10
      Sturridge 12
      Stevie G 11
      Glenner 7
      Enrique 5

      I expect them to concede in both and Sturridge the only of those 5 to definitely play 90 mins in both games cos of Zenith games on 14th and 21st.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        good point. is studge ineligible to play?

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        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Yip, he's cup-tied. Apparently cos Chelsea are also in Europa now but that doesn't make sense to me?

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          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            he's cup-tied only if he has featured for Chelsea in the UCL. don't think so.

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            1. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              I read that on a Pool forum. No matter, he's cup tied. Not in the Liverpool squad in Europa FF.

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    4. Lucky_2010
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      suarez = 10- 18 pts
      gerrard = 7 - 12 pts
      sturridge =10 - 15pts
      johson = 6 - 10 pts
      enrique = 6 - 10 pts

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  7. alsybach
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I think RVP is ready to EXPLODE three empty weeks in a row - no way jose!!!
    Bring on the Persie Steamroller.......might even captain the big fella - thise who have taken him out be afraid, be VERY afraid!!!

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      still Sturridge (c) for me.

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      1. alsybach
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Suarez for me!!!!

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A 3rd no pointer... oh... oh...

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    3. iCon
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      An RVP hatrick would be special!

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    4. subzero
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      RVP is worst value for money even when he scores. He was value as reliable captain when others weren't consistent. Now totally useless.

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  8. chunk
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Suarez hit 100%!on Fiso 10.8 tomorrow

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      OMG! I am so happy. Party all night? 😉

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      1. iCon
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I occasionally smirk at the metamorphosis of your name! The beauty of hanging around this forum 🙂

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  9. Blonde Faith
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone help me choose?

    A) With 3 DGWers already, doing Bale > Gerrard for a hit is mindless kneejerking, but I'm chasing in my mini-league and the 2 above me both have StevieG and Suarez..

    B) I'd get more differential if do Bale > Michu and I upgrade my sub goalie to Reina. With a non-nailed on bencher I'd be looking at -12pt in hits over the 2 weeks to field 11, but that's just -4pt more than (A)

    C) Stop fannying about and stick with Davies, Henderson and Sturridge for free

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      keep Bale. so C but i'd prefer Gerrard/Michu/Downing over Hendo anytime.

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      1. Sz21
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        C- risky as you like but u ll be hailed a genius if it works and it can!

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  10. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    How is my team looking, chaps?> http://imgur.com/H3IPg8M

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    1. Test Eagles
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      11 years, 1 month ago

      Rockin' I reckon

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  11. Blonde Faith
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah me too, but non-compatible with 'keep Bale'. I've resisted shipping Mata, RVP, etc for the same reasons. This means either 2 hits this week or one sub-7m transfer for -4pt.

    I could do Wilshere > Routledge, for example, but is there any point?

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    1. Blonde Faith
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      bah - reply fail..

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    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      nah, i won't ditch someone who's probably on form. so keep Wilshere too.

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  12. I Am Nobody
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Captain for this gameweek? Gerrard or Suarez?

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    1. Test Eagles
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Bunn

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    2. Rygar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Gerrard

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