Raheem Sterling

[thegoatsthegoat]

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His actual footballing ability was limited. Technically he wasn’t as great as them numbers suggest but the lad worked hard, through a lot of underserved shit and his best quality was his positioning

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

I completely agree.

It was the right time for Raheem to move on, but the way his achievements for us are belittled by so many City fans is truly disgraceful.

His achievements aren’t belittled. Nobody is playing down our success and the big part he played. People are just giving their assessments of the lad

 

[mosssideblue]

His actual footballing ability was limited. Technically he wasn’t as great as them numbers suggest but the lad worked hard, through a lot of underserved shit and his best quality was his positioning

Agree

 

[Vienna_70]

Agree

Saying he was never good enough isn’t belittling him?

OK.

Maybe we have different definitions of "belittling".

 

[madloaf]

His movement was world class. His last year here was a bit of a stinker but other than that he was very much an integral part of a beautiful football team.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Our 11th top goalscorer of all time with 131 goals.

Our 12th is Erling Haaland with 126.

Only player to score more than him in the last 40 odd or so years is Sergio Aguero.

Sterling deserves some respect.

Too right he does.

 

[mosssideblue]

Saying he was never good enough isn’t belittling him?

OK.

Maybe we have different definitions of "belittling".

Haven’t seen any posts today saying he wasn’t good enough, but posted saying his footballing skills were limited , which I agree they were

 

[Vienna_70]

Can he sign for an English clubs at this stage , seeing as transfer window is closed

If he’s a free agent, yes.

 

[MikeF]

What I thought was telling was when Kev was asked who made the best runs (of words to that affect) and it was Sterling. He couldn’t have been that bad then!

 

[Vienna_70]

Haven’t seen any posts today saying he wasn’t good enough, but posted saying his footballing skills were limited , which I agree they were

The first post in this thread today by @half & half derby scarf on page one.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

If he’s a free agent, yes.

Just saw this

A piece from Football Insider claims Chelsea will try to offer him £10m up front to leave now. That pays him out of about a third of the money he is owed, while allowing him to immediately move and start earning somewhere else too. As a free agent, he would be able to go anywhere, even outside of the transfer window.

 

[mosssideblue]

The first post in this thread today by @half & half derby scarf on page one.

Missed that one, fair enough

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

Saying he was never good enough isn’t belittling him?

OK.

Maybe we have different definitions of "belittling".

You said his achievements belittled. People’s opinions of him as a footballer might but his achievements nobody has said a bean

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Just saw this

A piece from Football Insider claims Chelsea will try to offer him £10m up front to leave now. That pays him out of about a third of the money he is owed, while allowing him to immediately move and start earning somewhere else too. As a free agent, he would be able to go anywhere, even outside of the transfer window.

Think the PL allow free agents to be registered for 2 weeks after the window shuts, so if he were tempted by this, he’s only got just over a week to decide.

If I were him, I’d not agree to the £10m, but ask for whatever sun was left after being paid by his new club.

I doubt he will go though. Seems the fire in his belly has been extinguished.

 

[1961_vintage]

Always felt he would do well at his home town club, Crystal Place.

 

[Vienna_70]

You said his achievements belittled. People’s opinions of him as a footballer might but his achievements nobody has said a bean

It all goes hand-in-hand, as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Nicksback2]

Raheem was a great player for us, and agreed for England also. There’s a t school of thought, that burnout happens at 500+ professional matches. If you look at the all time greats. That would appear to be applicable more often than not. For me? It gets a bit nit picky, to coat and malign a true Man City legend who won nearly everything for us. Sure, he missed a few, so did thousands of other footballers. Didn’t make many career move mistakes, but I feared correctly when he moved to Chelsea. Aguero, Sane and Sterling, was the best cohesive forward line I saw for Man City. Kane, Sterling and Rashford were the best forward line for England. At 65 I’ve seen it all. Tragic at 30 left in limbo.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I liked him as a person. Just ignored the shit and worked hard. Very dedicated to his job.
I didnt like him as much as a footballer. Technically average, not great in front of goal, nothing spectacular worked hard though. Last minute goals he scored were amazing.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Most productive winger we’ve ever had. He literally scored 30 goals in one season.

Prime Sterling walks into our current team.

He was sensational for us most of his time here but the problem was he turned to shit for a couple of seasons. I simply can't fathom how Pep thought it was a good idea to play him in Porto ahead of Fernandinho. One of the worst, if not THE worst decision Pep has made.

 

[bavarian blue]

That free kick against Southampton.