Just doesent suit team anymore in my eyes and we got better players than him ,its a shame as hes had sum great years at city,but it aint there anymore,cant see him gettin many chances this season nowI don't think, like you, he's a fantastic player, he had a great period when linking up with David Silva, but the drop off has been noticeable since he left.
David always made players look better and I don't think Sterling is in the right head space to perform at the level we now require.
The drop off has been over 18 months, in terms of his overall quality.
Perhaps the style of football we play has caught up with him, because I don't see any justification for handing him improved terms, aside from protecting our original investment?
He'll be coming up for seven years at City and I think we've had the best of him.
Saw Barca linked with a loan move this January, but think that is wishful thinking on so many levels.
His runs off the ball are the premium aspect of his game, but his outcomes for basic fundamentals have always been an issue.
Kane was valued at £150m at that age, but I do agree it’s a growing trend.It is seemingly a growing trend, certainly now in a post-Covid market?
Look at Pogba, similar last big contract of his career.
Getting to 27/28, players like him and Sterling know that no club is going to pay transfer fees of £100m for them, so they might as well wait and go on a free and get a massive signing fee.
Particularly in sterling's case with a long period of poor form. Doubt any buying club will want to pay more than 40, but city would want 70 plus minimum.
Kane was valued at £150m at that age, but I do agree it’s a growing trend.
Sterling seemed to be close to Sane in the few clips I watched on the OS.So I can imagine his view on how that transfer was handled from a players perspective.I think Sterling is off, it smacks of Sane all over again, out of our control, despite our best efforts.
Barca move wishful thinking on our part I would say!!I don't think, like you, he's a fantastic player, he had a great period when linking up with David Silva, but the drop off has been noticeable since he left.
David always made players look better and I don't think Sterling is in the right head space to perform at the level we now require.
The drop off has been over 18 months, in terms of his overall quality.
Perhaps the style of football we play has caught up with him, because I don't see any justification for handing him improved terms, aside from protecting our original investment?
He'll be coming up for seven years at City and I think we've had the best of him.
Saw Barca linked with a loan move this January, but think that is wishful thinking on so many levels.
His runs off the ball are the premium aspect of his game, but his outcomes for basic fundamentals have always been an issue.
I think when sterling got upset at being left out last season against Fulham he had to sort himself out and prove pep wrongYep, and we can't even use him as a makeweight, because unless it is to somewhere like Barca, Madrid or Paris, he won't entertain it, nor would we agree to a top-four domestic rival - (maybe Arsenal at a very extreme push)
Sterling is already on £300k a week, so no club can improve on that unless he's on a free.
We're fucked, either way.
Our build up play now is far too slow and methodical to get the best out him, Pep has killed him on that front.
Mahrez, Grealish, Bernardo, all sacrifice lack of pace for technique.
Sterling can't count on technique.
The love affair with Pep and Sterling seems to be well and truly over from both sides.
Sterling does not look in a good place in sky blue.Based on....?
Just a few days ago Pep was telling everyone he knows Sterling will find form. He's playing him. He started him in the CL final.
The idea Pep is not keen on Sterling seems to exist only in the minds of the usual posters.