#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

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"Whoever England play in the last-16, which player do you think the opposition coach will spend most time telling his defenders to deal with? The forwards who keep dropping deep and exchanging passes 50 yards from goal, or the winger who constantly runs beyond the last defenders and unsettles the defensive line? England’s next opponents would be celebrating in the dressing room before kick-off if the team sheet ever materialised and Sterling’s name was not on it. I am not sure that is true at this moment of any other player in the squad."

Strong words from Carragher in a gushing article:

www.telegraph.co.uk

Raheem Sterling has become England's most important player - so why is he being taken for granted?

Contrasting reaction from fans to substitutions of Jack Grealish and Sterling reflects reluctance to acknowledge how important the latter is
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

It's behind a paywall I think.
 
His movement and intelligence isn’t matched by any other player in world football. If he worked on his technique, he’d be the best winger in the world and it wouldn’t even be close. Just needs to cut out them awkward moments he gets on the left side when he doesn’t know if to cut back or shoot with his left. We saw that to many times last season and it’s the reason a lot of City fans had grown tired of seeing him in the starting eleven.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
His movement and intelligence isn’t matched by any other player in world football. If he worked on his technique, he’d be the best winger in the world and it wouldn’t even be close. Just needs to cut out them awkward moments he gets on the left side when he doesn’t know if to cut back or shoot with his left. We saw that to many times last season and it’s the reason a lot of City fans had grown tired of seeing him in the starting eleven.
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we have changed the way we play to cover for no striker , it doesnt suit him really , when we get a striker we will change again , he is still a very good player as he is showing
 
mosssideblue said:
It was generic rather than player specific. Someone with the failings listed isn't imo a great player. Effective, but not great.
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I get where you're coming from. One of the things I love about this sport is that greatness comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes. Walker isn't a great technical player, for example, but he's a key part of our team because of his other attributes.

I've said it before, but if Sterling had Foden's technique he'd scored 40+ goals a season. And if Foden had Sterling's movement, he'd do the same.
 
Pablo1 said:
It's no myth that he's universally disliked amongst fans of all other teams in England.
Last night I was in a bar which had fans from most teams in the Premier league and they actually cheered when he was subbed. I mean, the fucking state of it, the lad who has secured England's qualification to the knock out stages, who's scored our only goals is still getting abuse from the dim witted cunts.
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I couldn't watch football I was interested in in a bar, because of exactly those idiots.
 
cleavers said:
I couldn't watch football I was interested in in a bar, because of exactly those idiots.
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My interest was pretty minimal tbf! Don’t know if it’s the same in the U.K. but there’s definitely a lot of angry old men over here who still boo the knee and pull their faces if the Sun has sold out..
 
Pablo1 said:
My interest was pretty minimal tbf! Don’t know if it’s the same in the U.K. but there’s definitely a lot of angry old men over here who still boo the knee and pull their faces if the Sun has sold out..
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I'm sure it's the same here in certain pubs, but luckily I've no great interest in going in that sort of pub these days.
 
cleavers said:
I'm sure it's the same here in certain pubs, but luckily I've no great interest in going in that sort of pub these days.
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Without tourists they’re the only fuckers putting money in my tills for now so I have to let them crack on! Haha!
 
Sterling has been the stand out player for England so far , which will bode well for his confidence for next season but maybe he should wind his neck in referring to any England trophy would mean so much more to him , if Pep hadnt taken Sterling under his wing and developed him into a decent player in our blue shirt ,he wouldnt have a dozen medals and the plaudits he has received. He's coming across as a bit of an uungrateful f*cker over his lack of playing time etc., he didnt play because Mahrez and Foden were in form and far better and he was playing very poorly , he might be good enough to get in a Southgate team missing chances and stumbling through the opposition , but it is nt good enough for a superior Pep/City team.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Sterling has been the stand out player for England so far , which will bode well for his confidence for next season but maybe he should wind his neck in referring to any England trophy would mean so much more to him , if Pep hadnt taken Sterling under his wing and developed him into a decent player in our blue shirt ,he wouldnt have a dozen medals and the plaudits he has received. He's coming across as a bit of an uungrateful f*cker over his lack of playing time etc., he didnt play because Mahrez and Foden were in form and far better and he was playing very poorly , he might be good enough to get in a Southgate team missing chances and stumbling through the opposition , but it is nt good enough for a superior Pep/City team.
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I must have missed this, is there a link ?
 
cleavers said:
I must have missed this, is there a link ?
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www.standard.co.uk

Sterling: Winning Euros with England would trump any Man City medal

Raheem Sterling says winning Euro 2020 with England would trump any medal won with Manchester City.
www.standard.co.uk www.standard.co.uk

To be fair, I agree with him. For most City fans, winning the league in 2012 would probably top England winning anything, but the best players expect to win cups and leagues. Winning a trophy with England is much rarer.

They almost certainly grew up as England fans too, and remain England fans - whereas most players don't play for the clubs they supported as kids, and will move around during their careers, further diluting/mixing up their allegiances.

He's not being critical of City by suggesting that winning the Euros with England would be the highpoint of his career.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Sterling has been the stand out player for England so far , which will bode well for his confidence for next season but maybe he should wind his neck in referring to any England trophy would mean so much more to him , if Pep hadnt taken Sterling under his wing and developed him into a decent player in our blue shirt ,he wouldnt have a dozen medals and the plaudits he has received. He's coming across as a bit of an uungrateful f*cker over his lack of playing time etc., he didnt play because Mahrez and Foden were in form and far better and he was playing very poorly , he might be good enough to get in a Southgate team missing chances and stumbling through the opposition , but it is nt good enough for a superior Pep/City team.
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If you polled the squad I think you'd get a pretty nasty shock if you think International trophies are less important than any single club trophy.

Quite apart from the fact the tournament, and final, is right in Sterling's back yard, I'd be surprised if anyone except Foden valued a City medal more than winning their countries first tournament in 55 years.

What I don't understand is that I'm sure plenty of City players have said something similar over the years, I think even Vinny might have in 2016 about winning with Belgium, but it's only ever an issue if Sterling says it.

Same with the playing time thing - pretty much every player ever to be benched has trotted out the line that players want to play, but there seems to be this idea in your (and others) comments that Sterling should be grateful for his medals and game time at City as if he hasn't earned it or wasn't a massive part of winning them.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Sterling has been the stand out player for England so far
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No he hasn't.That will be John Stones.

Sterling did brilliantly to get on the end of two great plays,and while his speed and movement has been excellent,his hold up play,along with his technique and passing,has been it's usual disappointing standard.
Overall,he is having an ok tournament,sitting firmly in the average mix,along with with half a dozen others.
 
always seems to be a few city fans ultra defensive of him and regardless of any performance will say he’s playing well. He’s not played great, if two goals is all it takes to win you over then fair enough. His general play has gone back to his early days with us which is frustrating. Fingers crossed the goals gives him that confidence to get back to where he was, which was one of the best about.

Im getting pissed off whilst on England duty keep mentioning city and not in a positive way. Winning for England will trump any city trophy? Maybe if the lad turned up in a champions league final that would be different. I remember years ago an interview with Ashley Cole where he said he’d rather win the fa cup with Chelsea than any England trophy. Might be why England didn’t win anything but how good to the club and fans who pay his wages. Sterling also saying after game one how there’s loads of reasons he’s not scoring for city. Shit attitude to us at the moment and maybe because he knows mahrez is better than him and Foden will be ten times the player he is. You’d think being selected for the CL final unwarranted would be enough for him to keep his mouth shut. Clearly not.
 
Bluesince88 said:
always seems to be a few city fans ultra defensive of him and regardless of any performance will say he’s playing well. He’s not played great, if two goals is all it takes to win you over then fair enough. His general play has gone back to his early days with us which is frustrating. Fingers crossed the goals gives him that confidence to get back to where he was, which was one of the best about.

Im getting pissed off whilst on England duty keep mentioning city and not in a positive way. Winning for England will trump any city trophy? Maybe if the lad turned up in a champions league final that would be different. I remember years ago an interview with Ashley Cole where he said he’d rather win the fa cup with Chelsea than any England trophy. Might be why England didn’t win anything but how good to the club and fans who pay his wages. Sterling also saying after game one how there’s loads of reasons he’s not scoring for city. Shit attitude to us at the moment and maybe because he knows mahrez is better than him and Foden will be ten times the player he is. You’d think being selected for the CL final unwarranted would be enough for him to keep his mouth shut. Clearly not.
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I just get pissed off with precious "fans" like you who are super sensitive to what he has said when often it is based on bullshit from out of context quotes in the media or twisting his words if you've heard it first hand. Any stick to beat him with eh?

Forcing the fantasy narrative that his attitude to City is shit at the moment is just bollocks
 
FantasyIreland said:
No he hasn't.That will be John Stones.

Sterling did brilliantly to get on the end of two great plays,and while his speed and movement has been excellent,his hold up play,along with his technique and passing,has been it's usual disappointing standard.
Overall,he is having an ok tournament,sitting firmly in the average mix,along with with half a dozen others.
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Of all the players in the City squad, the one who gets the least recognition of his consistent brilliance is John Stones. Even on Tuesday, my mate who knows his football, said "Stones is brilliant as long as you put the right partner beside him" which is the Ruben Dias effect.

For me Stones was as good as Dias this season for us, and he looks like England's best defender too. And I believe that is down to John Stones alone.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Of all the players in the City squad, the one who gets the least recognition of his consistent brilliance is John Stones. Even on Tuesday, my mate who knows his football, said "Stones is brilliant as long as you put the right partner beside him" which is the Ruben Dias effect.

For me Stones was as good as Dias this season for us, and he looks like England's best defender too. And I believe that is down to John Stones alone.
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Nah, he can’t do it without slab head next to him ;-)
 
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