#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

[Blu1]

I wonder why his confidence is so shot. He clearly has the talent & pace but plays with so much fear

 

[mosssideblue]

I wonder why his confidence is so shot. He clearly has the talent & pace but plays with so much fear

Could be him seeing what Phil, Riyad and Bernardo are offering and he knows he cannot match that.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I wonder why his confidence is so shot. He clearly has the talent & pace but plays with so much fear

Yeah - it's sad for Raheem that he cannot perform at his best consistently...

Will Sterling even be in our side next year?

 

[yerwot?]

He still has the speed and acceleration.
Everything else seems to have deserted him, first touch, weight of pass, ball striking etc. It's far beyond me to diagnose that, just hope someone at the club can...

 

[Kinkladze 1]

He still has the speed and acceleration.
Everything else seems to have deserted him, first touch, weight of pass, ball striking etc. It's far beyond me to diagnose that, just hope someone at the club can...

For those things to have deserted him mate it means he had to have them in the first place...

 

[CmonCity92]

For those things to have deserted him mate it means he had to have them in the first place...

I mean he used to be able to make a 5yd pass without it coming short of reaching the player..

 

[goalmole]

He still has the speed and acceleration.
Everything else seems to have deserted him, first touch, weight of pass, ball striking etc. It's far beyond me to diagnose that, just hope someone at the club can...

He's suffering from the yips.
He's overthinking everything. Consequently he is under or over cooking everything he does.
He just needs help to get over them.

 

[itisrising]

Our situation out wide is so fluid. Look how many times our first choice wingers have changed since 17/18. Sterling certainly can reestablish himself as our first choice but this is definitely his worst period during the Pep tenure.

 

[Javi Garcia's Hairstylist]

He was the quintessential City forward for the 17-19 teams. Along with Sane to a slightly lesser extent.

But this season as Pep has slowed our play considerably and prioritised control - he seems completely lost. You saw Sane getting dropped for Bernardo in the '19 run-in, which in may ways presaged the style in use this year. I don't remember clearly how Sterling looked over those last 14 games, but he's been struggling since at least some point pre-lockdown last year.

I'd move him on if there were takers but I bet there won't be. Can't see the likely takers (Madrid, etc) being able and willing to pay a large sum.

Still, he would be potentially good to have around if the league manages to adapt to Pep's style from this year and we need to open it up a bit.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

He was the quintessential City forward for the 17-19 teams. Along with Sane to a slightly lesser extent.

But this season as Pep has slowed our play considerably and prioritised control - he seems completely lost. You saw Sane getting dropped for Bernardo in the '19 run-in, which in may ways presaged the style in use this year. I don't remember clearly how Sterling looked over those last 14 games, but he's been struggling since at least some point pre-lockdown last year.

I'd move him on if there were takers but I bet there won't be. Can't see the likely takers (Madrid, etc) being able and willing to pay a large sum.

Still, he would be potentially good to have around if the league manages to adapt to Pep's style from this year and we need to open it up a bit.

Not sure about the speed of play thing. The 17-18 season raz dug us out with a lot of last min winners when play was slowed to a snails pace by the opposition putting 11 men in and around the box and raz found a way. Kudos for trying to find a reason though instead of just slate him like some 'blues' on here.