#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

[PannickAtTheDisco]

useless again, but to keep Billy happy, it's ok for him to not live up expectation or his exorbitant wage because of his birth right bestowed upon him by Billy.

 

[Phil1]

Finishing really poor but his overall game was very good.
His best for a while. He will never get a fair hearing from some sections of our fan base which is pretty sad considering his trophy haul since signing.

 

[Ribchester]

No show sterling.... again

 

[Phil1]

Lolz

 

[CWMCFC]

His thread gets activity even when he isn't playing.

The most popular thing people bash Sterling with is how good Foden is... a generational player who is likely to be a Balon D'or contender in years to come, on the level of Haaland and Mbappe.

Sterling’s going to compared against them though and rightly so - he’s one of our top earners and allegedly close to signing a new contract that will no doubt keep him there, if not raise his position.

A £300k p/w player needs to be one of the very best, otherwise it’s an absolutely dreadful waste of resources. And therein lies the uncomfortable nature of this extension given the season Sterling’s had - especially when he’s dropped down the pecking order.

I don’t enjoy lumping in on him, but we shouldn’t have to have the ‘he just needs to build some confidence’ conversation after every match he fails to live up to expectations.

He has a high benchmark simply because he’s one of the top earners in this side. He’s earned that in the past, no denying that, but people are going to understandably be worried when his performances aren’t up to par for a significant period of time and he’s on the cusp of signing a massive contract extension.

 

[WallyA]

Sterling’s going to compared against them though and rightly so - he’s one of our top earners and allegedly close to signing a new contract that will no doubt keep him there, if not raise his position.

A £300k p/w player needs to be one of the very best, otherwise it’s an absolutely dreadful waste of resources. And therein lies the uncomfortable nature of this extension given the season Sterling’s had - especially when he’s dropped down the pecking order.

I don’t enjoy lumping in on him, but we shouldn’t have to have the ‘he just needs to build some confidence’ conversation after every match he fails to live up to expectations.

He has a high benchmark simply because he’s one of the top earners in this side. He’s earned that in the past, no denying that, but people are going to understandably be worried when his performances aren’t up to par for a significant period of time and he’s on the cusp of signing a massive contract extension.

I'm not getting into this contract discussion that people love to get into until we see what actually happens.

You projected alot more than what I said. Everyone knows this is a down season for him, nobody is saying anything unique about that.

But there is clear bias against him.

Plays well, does good actions --> Criticized because he should be expected to do them

Takes a shot that a keeper saves --> Criticized heavily, even when in this game many of our players had shots saved or skied

Doesn't even play --> People come on to criticize because of how good Foden is playing, and instead of propping Foden up for the generational talent he is, the chance is taken to put Sterling down

There is a clear pattern here.

 

[mcfc482]

There really is no point in him playing at the moment. Any team in the league would be frustrated with him. So many levels below everyone else. Nothing he does is with confidence and you are just waiting for him to mess up a move or finishing one.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Finishing really poor but his overall game was very good.
His best for a while. He will never get a fair hearing from some sections of our fan base which is pretty sad considering his trophy haul since signing.

Agreed. I was impressed with his link up play and decision making 2nd half.

 

[St.Pauli support]

About min 60 he made that smart cutting pass to Kev and an exploding run into the box, that was superb. Didn't have his former confidence for a good end product but he shows some signs of improvement.
Fingers crossed.

 

[waspish]

Very good today but when he is gets passed his man cross it early and towards the pen area occasionally mix it up Sterling..