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Liverpool Daniel Sturridge admitted it was a sweet moment to score England's winner against Denmark after his troubled road to the top i...
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Liverpool Daniel Sturridge admitted it was a sweet moment to score England's winner against Denmark after his troubled road to the top in football.
Sturridge is finally fulfilling his potential after struggling to make an impact earlier in his career and the striker's late header to see off the Danish in a 1-0 friendly victory at Wembley on Wednesday was the latest sign of his huge improvement since joining Liverpool in January 2013.
The 24-year-old has formed a brilliant partnership with Luis Suarez at Anfield, scoring 23 goals for club and country this season, including 12 in his last 12 games.
His prolific form has almost certainly guaranteed Sturridge a place in England's World Cup squad and it would be a surprise if he isn't in the starting line-up for the first group fixture against Italy.
Sturridge's rise is especially impressive because he suffered so much frustration during his spells at Manchester City and Chelsea.
After making some eye-catching impressive appearances as a youngster with Manchester City, it appeared Sturridge was destined for immediate stardom, Yet concerns over a lack of maturity saw him exit Eastlands and he joined Chelsea hopeful of a fresh start in 2009.
However, he fared no better at Stamford Bridge and was regarded as a gifted but difficult player in danger of wasting his talent when he was sold to Liverpool after scoring just 13 goals in 63 league appearances for the Blues.
"It's about getting opportunities," Sturridge said.
"I'm blessed but I'm not getting carried away. There were some difficult times in the past but I'm just staying humble."
While Sturridge's goals rightly earn him the headlines, it is his growing awareness that the team is more important than his personal success which is especially striking.
He was asked to play all across England's three-man forward line rather than just in his preferred central role and responded to boss Roy Hodgson's request in diligent fashion on and off the pitch.
"Whichever system the manager plays me in, I will put my all into it, 100 per cent," Sturridge said.
"It is about the team, it is not about me, or where I am on the pitch, questioning about what the manager is doing, it is about doing what the manager says and wherever he puts me I will do my best for him."
Sturridge is finally fulfilling his potential after struggling to make an impact earlier in his career and the striker's late header to see off the Danish in a 1-0 friendly victory at Wembley on Wednesday was the latest sign of his huge improvement since joining Liverpool in January 2013.
The 24-year-old has formed a brilliant partnership with Luis Suarez at Anfield, scoring 23 goals for club and country this season, including 12 in his last 12 games.
His prolific form has almost certainly guaranteed Sturridge a place in England's World Cup squad and it would be a surprise if he isn't in the starting line-up for the first group fixture against Italy.
Sturridge's rise is especially impressive because he suffered so much frustration during his spells at Manchester City and Chelsea.
After making some eye-catching impressive appearances as a youngster with Manchester City, it appeared Sturridge was destined for immediate stardom, Yet concerns over a lack of maturity saw him exit Eastlands and he joined Chelsea hopeful of a fresh start in 2009.
However, he fared no better at Stamford Bridge and was regarded as a gifted but difficult player in danger of wasting his talent when he was sold to Liverpool after scoring just 13 goals in 63 league appearances for the Blues.
"It's about getting opportunities," Sturridge said.
"I'm blessed but I'm not getting carried away. There were some difficult times in the past but I'm just staying humble."
While Sturridge's goals rightly earn him the headlines, it is his growing awareness that the team is more important than his personal success which is especially striking.
He was asked to play all across England's three-man forward line rather than just in his preferred central role and responded to boss Roy Hodgson's request in diligent fashion on and off the pitch.
"Whichever system the manager plays me in, I will put my all into it, 100 per cent," Sturridge said.
"It is about the team, it is not about me, or where I am on the pitch, questioning about what the manager is doing, it is about doing what the manager says and wherever he puts me I will do my best for him."
