Just wanted to put it out there that although Demba Ba is a good striker and is cheaper, the signing of Daniel Sturridge by ourselves is probably the right one because Demba Ba can only play centre forward, When Cisse was on top form, Ba played out wide and he rarely made an impact. He is a good centre forward don't get me wrong.
We on the other hand have Luis Suarez who will predominately play central and on some occasions Sturridge may play central but its Sturridge's versatility to play in any of the front positions that makes him the right signing of us over Demba Ba.
Will Stirridge be a hit? We hope so but this article is just out there to tell people the reasons why BR chose Sturridge over Ba. Other reasons are he is younger, point to proof and BR feels he can get the best out of him.
Welcome and good luck Danny Sturridge.
Ba £7m or Sturridge £12m
posted on 2/1/13
.then why are they getting rid of?
now having had your trousers lowered, quietly bend over and pay the piper
posted on 2/1/13
Chelsea can afford to pay silly wages, silly insurance demands, silly agent demands.
We can't.
Simple as that.
Ba would be a relatively short term
and expensive risk, he works for Chelsea because money is no object, so he is a no brainer for them.
Sturridge works for us because we are on a tighter budget and need long term gain on any expensive acquisition.
posted on 2/1/13
tighter budger? 7 is less than 12?
posted on 2/1/13
Christ you are moron. Filtered.
posted on 2/1/13
7m is less than 12m but 5m a year is less than 2.5m a year wages.
We also don't need to pay ba, his agents and his brothers an extortionate fee to come to us.
Sturridge scored goals when he was starting in the Chelsea team....he is a victim of the rafa/abramovich Torres obsession unfortunately
posted on 2/1/13
Ba has to get Chelsea through to the summer when they'll try to to throw a suitcase full of dollars at Falcao.
Sturridge was good at Bolton.
posted on 2/1/13
he was good when given a chance at chelsea after the bolton loan too.
posted on 2/1/13
Nothing personal but wouldn't touch ba with a ba-rgepole. He's a dodgy knee waiting waiting to bang. jimmyTheRed
posted on 2/1/13
Some of the comments on here are ridiculous. There is no doubt that ba is probably the better signing, and these wages comments are pure rubbish considering how much players like gj and gerrard get paid.
Also, you would want sturridge at the top of the front three considering his laziness when it comes to tracking back. Yet I don't know why you have to compare the ba and sturridge signing. Both are good early deals from both clubs for good prices. Liverpool will be much better with sturridge, as will ba with chelsea.
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