#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

[Cellarite]

People fail to realise how apart from Bayern and Dortmund how pretty shite the Bundesliga really is.

RB Leipzig are 2nd and recently knocked United out of Europe after reaching the semi final last season.

 

[waspish]

Said it before outside the box he is 8/10 inside the box 2/10

 

[penalty spot]

His performances regarding missing chances have been poor for some time and probably weigh on his mind when one on one with the keeper.
Unfortunately for us he seems to have more one on ones than any of our other players.
No doubt he works hard but some improvement in this respect seems to be elusive and his wages are very high. A Stone's like recovery is needed and fast.

 

[mosssideblue]

Said it before outside the box he is 8/10 inside the box 2/10

Id agree with that

 

[FantasyIreland]

I mentioned way earlier in this thread that Sterling's more of a "wing-forward" than a classic "winger". Similar in the mold of Son Heung-Min, Rashford, Werner (when he's not busy being shite on the wings), Aubameyang (under Arteta last season) etc.

He's very much that sort of player,you could throw Grealish into that same pot too,a player i believe would do a far better job for us.

 

[Chippy_boy]

I just think he's hugely overrated. That said Pep knows best and he seems to want to start him every game so what do I know???

But from my perspective, on the plus side, he works hard, makes decent runs and rarely gets injured. On the negative side, his first touch is woeful, he has zero footballing brain and constantly makes the wrong pass / choices (just look at his assist stats) and shits himself in front of goal, reliably. When he's through on goal instead of me thinking great we could score here, I find myself thinking "how will he fuck this one up".

I would lose no sleep if he was benched for a few weeks.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Really sums up Sterling. Sterling will probably be one of those players that will always have splitting views about his performances.

Sterling's main weapons are his intelligence and off-the-ball running, his ability to find and time his runs into open areas are nothing short of world class. The huge contrast lies in his footballing technique, his dribbling, his finishing, which are pretty far from world class.

I mentioned way earlier in this thread that Sterling's more of a "wing-forward" than a classic "winger". Similar in the mold of Son Heung-Min, Rashford, Werner (when he's not busy being shite on the wings), Aubameyang (under Arteta last season) etc.
Regardless of what you think of Sterling's quality, it's obvious the type of player he is, is crucial in Pep's system.

IMO, I think Sterling did well enough against Chelsea, but as per usual, I expect another poster to disagree with me.

He did brilliant and then he did bad. Overall his contribution was positive, which I think is the picture more often than not.

 

[baggy]

He has the pace and workrate to pull teams apart but doesnt have the abilty or footballing IQ to finish them.

Honestly... (It's unlikely) I'd offload him in the summer whilst his stock is still high and invest it in going all out to get Aguero's replacement.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

A similar player who can score 1v1 and much more difficult.

as much as you can say Sterling did good things today there was rarely any end product maybe just once pass to Ken he got right.

he actually messed up basic 5 yard passes a few times and lost possession. He ran with the ball a few times and got the foul but apart from that you are never convinced he will set someone up consistentry.

Funny you post this after Sancho missed an open net in the same game. Maybe don't just rely on internet compilations for your information.

 

[City_Sean]

Looks a lot sharper. Seems confident running at players and had Chilwell beaten all day. Unlucky with his 1v1 but we scored anyway.