Daniel Sturridge insists he is going to Brazil to enjoy
the FIFA World Cup and play for England with a smile on his face.
After an excellent season at Liverpool, in which
Sturridge scored 21 Premier League goals, the 24-year-old looks certain to lead
the frontline for his country alongside Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
Roy Hodgson's men have been drawn in Group D with Uruguay,
Italy and Costa Rica, and Sturridge intends to make the most of his first World
Cup.
"I'm very excited," he told Liverpool's
official website. "I think players wait their whole careers to have this
opportunity to go to a World Cup and I'm one of those players.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to
the training camps just as much as playing the first game. I'm going to soak up
everything and be like a sponge when I'm out there, and just take everything
in.
"It's important for me and the other players to
understand that it's a great occasion and to embrace it. I don't feel there
should be any form of pressure on us.
"It should be about enjoyment and about playing with
smiles on our faces. I'm doing cartwheels and front-flips inside but I'm not
going to show it."
Culled from Soccerway
0 comments:
Post a Comment