#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

[mosssideblue]

Only two people sit on this thread come rain or shine , nothing will change their minds

At the moment, I have seen nothing to change my mind that we are stronger and more fluid without him in the team. If you dont agree, that's fine

 

[mosssideblue]

Expecting Sterling to be sold is stupid.

Given that he's English, still young, and scored tons of goals for us these last 5 years. So yeah... pretty stupid.

In your opinion obviously

 

[FantasyIreland]

Having a decent game for England,some of the usual criticisms were evident in the first half,but his running off the ball and the cross that should have been an assist are/were top notch.
Hopefully the start of a turn around.

 

[khoitnm]

In your opinion obviously

In your opinion obviously ;)

 

[mosssideblue]

A

In your opinion obviously ;)

Absolutely

 

[Phil1]

Imagine thinking there's a chance in hell he will be sold whilst Pep is in charge. Not a hope, and for a few on here, hope is all they will have..

 

[Withnail]

Sterling played well today, his off the ball movement and runs were excellent. The delicious cross he put in the 1st half deserved to be put away.

Unfortunately, there will always be the poor first touch and his finishing leaves a lot to be desired but overall he is an asset to both England and City.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Unfortunately, there will always be the poor first touch and his finishing leaves a lot to be desired

Just think about that statement. It’s absolutely spot on by the way. I don’t get the hype surrounding Sterling. He will never improve either of those important aspects to his game and for me, because of that, he is not at the elite level. He’s a really nice lad, works hard, runs hard, tries his best, but he is not an elite football player in my estimation.We need players who we can rely on to put the ball in the net 7 times out of 10 not 2 times out of 10. Harsh but true.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

Just think about that statement. It’s absolutely spot on by the way. I don’t get the hype surrounding Sterling. He will never improve either of those important aspects to his game and for me, because of that, he is not at the elite level. He’s a really nice lad, works hard, runs hard, tries his best, but he is not an elite football player in my estimation.We need players who we can rely on to put the ball in the net 7 times out of 10 not 2 times out of 10. Harsh but true.

70% conversion rate?! haha

Aguero in his City career for league goals has a conversion rate of 18%.

This season in the league:
Gundogan 26%
Jesus 19%
Mahrez 19%
Sterling 18%
Foden 16%
Bernardo 8%
Torres 8%
KDB 4%

More to than that of course because it depends on the quality of the chances... Gundogan and Mahrez are comfortably above xG and lead the way with Foden who is ahead by 1.
Sterling and Jesus are a tad below ie 1 more goal each and they'd be ahead.
Bernardo, Torres are comfortably below.
KDB is terrible. Fortunately he has finally rediscovered his shooting boots.

Incidentally Aguero has never been a big hitter in terms of exceeding xG. Simply he misses loads.
His success is based on a high number of shots p90 - always the highest or close to the highest in the league each season. The ability to get a shot off where others can't is a huge attribute.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Just think about that statement. It’s absolutely spot on by the way. I don’t get the hype surrounding Sterling. He will never improve either of those important aspects to his game and for me, because of that, he is not at the elite level. He’s a really nice lad, works hard, runs hard, tries his best, but he is not an elite football player in my estimation.We need players who we can rely on to put the ball in the net 7 times out of 10 not 2 times out of 10. Harsh but true.

Consider the last 3 seasons before this one. 23 goals, 25 goals, 31 goals. All from the wing.

You think we could sign a player who could score 3 times as many? I'd love to know who you think would have scored 70-90 goals a season from the wing for us the last few years, or 40 this season for that matter. We've not done too badly considering.

Even this season, when he's been off the boil for the most part, he has 13 goals and 10 assists. He'll probably end up with at least 30 goal contributions for the 4th season running. If Sterling isn't an elite football player with those numbers, very few on our team are, let alone anyone else out there.