There have been several incidents where clubs release their star players for money or otherwise and later find it difficult to refill their space. Liverpool is one team who recently relieved their two star players: one was Luis Suarez who got a mega switch to Spanish side Barcelona while second one was Daniel Sturridge who was also indispensable for the Reds. But anyways, Anfield side did not think twice before sending them off and paying the price now. They are nowhere among the top in English Premier League and in European circuit as well they are struggling to enter into the second stage. The 26-year-old attacking midfielder Lallana is among the first few who openly say they are missing Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge in this season. This is not a new thing these days where a colleague or any former associate shows a grief over release of former great from a side and this is also a coincident that such media releases only happen when side in question is not performing well like Liverpool.
Anyways, what Lallana said about his former associates is, “Joining a team like Liverpool is definitely an adaption phase,” he said. “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. After losing Luis Suarez and missing Daniel Sturridge up top lately, it’s been difficult. But we’ve had to find different ways of winning games; other people have had to chip in with goals.
“It was great for Mario Balotelli to get a goal against Swansea in the League Cup and now we are through to the quarters. We know we’ve not been playing to our maximum but we are still in transition. We feel that if we keep working hard, a really good performance is around the corner.
“My big aim for Liverpool this season is to settle in as well as I can to the group and contribute as much as possible to getting into the top four again. And hopefully win a bit of silverware.”
Adding about how honored he is joining the Reds he said, “I got the opportunity to come to Liverpool, and it was something I couldn’t turn down, really. It was a chance to play Champions League football at a huge, historic club. For instance, playing against Real Madrid was really a great experience.
“To be on the same pitch as Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema … it was great. But it was disappointing. I thought we started well, especially in the first leg, but they showed their quality and why they are holders of the competition.”