#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

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feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
Playing with a false 9 did it upset Sterling’s game last season? We got the best out of him with Aguero and Sane playing up top with him, centre halves stick with Aguero which gives Sterling more space. If we manage to land a striker hopefully this will see a system that gets the best out of him and results in a lot more goals being racked up. A successful Euros and a couple of well deserved weeks on a sun lounger, get him back for pre season and hit the ground running.
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A striker. and mabe a fullback that overlaps too gives options and distractions for defenders.
 
hampshireblue said:
I just got a text from a mate saying to put some money on him moving to Barca. My mates on holiday in Cornwall and got speaking to some kid who apparently is a relative of Raz! Make of it what you will, but my tenner is still in my pocket!
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haha.. after this tournament he will be the worlds most expensive player. Season before last he was already second behind Salah according to that transfer market value site.

How on earth could Barca afford him? They are absolutely broke and running around trying to get Bosmans.. albeit high profile ones.
 
blueparrot said:
A striker. and mabe a fullback that overlaps too gives options and distractions for defenders.
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Very true, we have Zinchenko and Cancelo who when we went through that purple patch between December and March made up the numbers in midfield rather than bombing past the wide man. Walker started doing it when he got more game time than Cancelo which opened up a lot more space for Mahrez to do his thing.
 
hampshireblue said:
I just got a text from a mate saying to put some money on him moving to Barca. My mates on holiday in Cornwall and got speaking to some kid who apparently is a relative of Raz! Make of it what you will, but my tenner is still in my pocket!
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lol tell your mate to lay off that crack pipe.

The chances of City even entertaining selling Sterling at this point at less than 0. We've not sold a player we want to keep in the last 12 years and I highly doubt that's going to start now all of a sudden....
 
Some people on here are weird.

I've been pissed off and frustrated with Sterling plenty, particularly in the past year, but it's not because he's not an excellent player or on City's level. It's through knowing he's such an excellent player, capable of moments of magic & driving teams to success, that he frustrates when he's out of form or fluffs opportunities. To deny his skills, ability & drive is baffling.

Anywho, he's been the difference maker throughout for England and I hope it continues in the final.
 
So Raheem was arguably the best player on the pitch last night but misses out on man of the match. Granted not the biggest thing in the grand scheme of things. However the focus that has been put on this apparent soft penalty is borderline sinister. He was asked about it in his interview after the game. Another player was asked about it. The panel were banging on about it. Apparently a number of other pundits and ex players banging on about it. If it was Grealish or Kane that had won that penalty no way would that be the centre of attention.

It’s bang out of line and it’s really pissed me off to be honest. I know as blues we can get on his back as he really didn’t have his best season last season by his own high expectations but to me he really doesn’t deserve the shade that he gets. I really hope he stays at City and becomes the main man. I may be wrong but he comes across as a really decent human being, he’s not arrogant or cocksure. He seems down to earth and a genuine nice lad who has done his upmost to fire England to a final and the narrative is that he dived or that it was the softest of pens. He was fouled running at speed. The ref have it and var looked at it. It was a penalty and that’s that.

sorry for the rant when people should be happy regarding England but it just doesn’t sit right with me. Maybe I’m over thinking things.
 
Could it be that Sterling is able to play so well at the Euros because he has spent half the season on the bench and is well rested to face the opposition?
 
Or. He’s just a really good footballer that is bang on form. He’s playing well. He’s played well for the majority of city career and is doing great things now. We don’t always have to look for caveats as to why he is playing so well. He’s a magnificent footballer and he’s forward thinking and doing the kind of things we have seen time and time again in a city shirt. I don’t get why people are so surprised to see him doing this well.
 
I hope the people who attacked me here when I said Sterling is better at dribbling then Foden Saka and Sancho are hiding now. He is the best dribbler in England
 
Whatever has happened behind the scenes, we need to offer Raheem a fresh contract (if he’s prepared to stay) and invest in a player like Kane who will only benefit his game and change the atmosphere of the club for the better.

Sterling is a very good and ambitious player, hopefully soon to be national icon and player of the tournament. Not a surprise to me that he does his best work in a team that is prepared to counter attack, that plays with a striker, and in a tournament with jeopardy which doesn’t involve the likes of West Brom parking the bus for a draw.

I don’t think it’s critical he signs again - we will make do like we did with Sané - but he is arguably the hottest shit in Europe right now, and I’m sure we’d all be clamouring to sign him if he wasn’t a city player
 
andyhinch said:
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Because a good spell of form against teams and defenders who are not of the same calibre as those we need to beat to win trophies isn’t enough to wash away the stain of the woeful season and a half he’s had.

We as blues (fans) now have amazingly high standards - far higher than England fans and the predictably giddy turncoat media. The comms and pundits are wanking over a surging run he’s had where he’s won a corner or a free kick and I’m thinking well his final touch let him down and he overran it or he didn’t release the ball when he should’ve.

This current wankfest over a decent spell of form creates the perfect storm to get an inflated fee for him. Has Raz had a better tourn than Grealish and looked a better player than him ? Yes absolutely. Do I think Raz can contribute more to City and help us evolve as a team in the next few years than Grealish can ? No definitely not. Add to that the impetus that a new arrival brings and the need to continually refresh the squad and to me it makes massive sense to sell Raz and replace him with Grealish

Before the Euros started I think Grealish would’ve commanded a larger fee than Raz, a few games later and there may well have been a £50m swing in their values. Perfect time to cash in.
 
Gundog’s Gundog said:
Because a good spell of form against teams and defenders who are not of the same calibre as those we need to beat to win trophies isn’t enough to wash away the stain of the woeful season and a half he’s had.

We as blues (fans) now have amazingly high standards - far higher than England fans and the predictably giddy turncoat media. The comms and pundits are wanking over a surging run he’s had where he’s won a corner or a free kick and I’m thinking well his final touch let him down and he overran it or he didn’t release the ball when he should’ve.

This current wankfest over a decent spell of form creates the perfect storm to get an inflated fee for him. Has Raz had a better tourn than Grealish and looked a better player than him ? Yes absolutely. Do I think Raz can contribute more to City and help us evolve as a team in the next few years than Grealish can ? No definitely not. Add to that the impetus that a new arrival brings and the need to continually refresh the squad and to me it makes massive sense to sell Raz and replace him with Grealish

Before the Euros started I think Grealish would’ve commanded a larger fee than Raz, a few games later and there may well have been a £50m swing in their values. Perfect time to cash in.
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No one is likely to be able to afford Raz (maybe PSG if they lost Mbappe).

His form has suffered at City but he hasn't been woeful for a season and a half.

The first order of business for City is to get him on a new extended contract and ensure they have as much control over the situation as possible.
 
Gundog’s Gundog said:
Because a good spell of form against teams and defenders who are not of the same calibre as those we need to beat to win trophies isn’t enough to wash away the stain of the woeful season and a half he’s had.

We as blues (fans) now have amazingly high standards - far higher than England fans and the predictably giddy turncoat media. The comms and pundits are wanking over a surging run he’s had where he’s won a corner or a free kick and I’m thinking well his final touch let him down and he overran it or he didn’t release the ball when he should’ve.

This current wankfest over a decent spell of form creates the perfect storm to get an inflated fee for him. Has Raz had a better tourn than Grealish and looked a better player than him ? Yes absolutely. Do I think Raz can contribute more to City and help us evolve as a team in the next few years than Grealish can ? No definitely not. Add to that the impetus that a new arrival brings and the need to continually refresh the squad and to me it makes massive sense to sell Raz and replace him with Grealish

Before the Euros started I think Grealish would’ve commanded a larger fee than Raz, a few games later and there may well have been a £50m swing in their values. Perfect time to cash in.
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I think you’ve just summarised why we should not sell Sterling at any cost.

The fact he had, in your words, a ‘woeful season’ but was still our second highest scorer and second highest assist maker in the PL, surely speaks volumes.

What will he achieve in an average or good season for us?
 
OB1 said:
No one is likely to be able to afford Raz (maybe PSG if they lost Mbappe).

His form has suffered at City but he hasn't been woeful for a season and a half.

The first order of business for City is to get him on a new extended contract and ensure they have as much control over the situation as possible.
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Woeful was too strong- but he’s been seriously underwhelming by our very high standards. I don’t really follow the ins and outs of contracts - how long has he left on his current one ?
 
Gundog’s Gundog said:
Because a good spell of form against teams and defenders who are not of the same calibre as those we need to beat to win trophies isn’t enough to wash away the stain of the woeful season and a half he’s had.
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Why is there a stain from a season where he was our second top scorer and second best assister?

If that's worthy of a stain then Bernardo, Stones, Mahrez, Gundogan, Jesus, Rodri, Cancelo, Walker and Zinchenko must all be stained to high heaven.

Sterling is the only one where City fans so desperately want to hold onto their bitterness about his bad patches. When it's Bernardo going about five months without a goal or assist everyone bloody loves him.
 
MarsLlama said:
Why is there a stain from a season where he was our second top scorer and second best assister?

If that's worthy of a stain then Bernardo, Stones, Mahrez, Gundogan, Jesus, Rodri, Cancelo, Walker and Zinchenko must all be stained to high heaven.

Sterling is the only one where City fans so desperately want to hold onto their bitterness about his bad patches. When it's Bernardo going about five months without a goal or assist everyone bloody loves him.
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Nobody who’d watched our games last season would compare Sterling’s level of play to any of those you mention save for Jesus. Stats are trotted out by people who don’t see the full picture.

Gundog, Stones, Walker were POTY contenders, Bernie Zinch and Rodri were remarkably consistent, Mahrez and Cancelo had purple patches.
 
Gundog’s Gundog said:
Woeful was too strong- but he’s been seriously underwhelming by our very high standards. I don’t really follow the ins and outs of contracts - how long has he left on his current one ?
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6 years in and 2 more years left on his contract.

A 3 year extension would take him to 11 years and the high probability he'd get to at least the magical 10 years with us and join the other long-term greats.

Likely also he'll join the 100+ England caps crew. How fantastic would that be? And a statue. I love it.

What a player, what a man, what a story. And all without technique, ball control, mentality, powder puff shot etc etc.

Funny old game eh Gundog? :)
 
Gundog’s Gundog said:
Because a good spell of form against teams and defenders who are not of the same calibre as those we need to beat to win trophies isn’t enough to wash away the stain of the woeful season and a half he’s had.

We as blues (fans) now have amazingly high standards - far higher than England fans and the predictably giddy turncoat media. The comms and pundits are wanking over a surging run he’s had where he’s won a corner or a free kick and I’m thinking well his final touch let him down and he overran it or he didn’t release the ball when he should’ve.

This current wankfest over a decent spell of form creates the perfect storm to get an inflated fee for him. Has Raz had a better tourn than Grealish and looked a better player than him ? Yes absolutely. Do I think Raz can contribute more to City and help us evolve as a team in the next few years than Grealish can ? No definitely not. Add to that the impetus that a new arrival brings and the need to continually refresh the squad and to me it makes massive sense to sell Raz and replace him with Grealish

Before the Euros started I think Grealish would’ve commanded a larger fee than Raz, a few games later and there may well have been a £50m swing in their values. Perfect time to cash in.
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I'm with you mate. Yes he's looked good for England, and hopefully that means his woeful form for us over the past 18 months - and yes it has been woeful - will take a turn for the better.

But you cannot equate the sorts of games and opposition he's been playing for England in the Euros, compared to the park the bus wall of defence we have to face week in week out over 38 games. He doesn't usually get space to run in behind. I've been saying for quite a long time now he's a very good player in the right team, but we are not the right team for him, as it stands at least. Maybe if we do change our style to have a Kane-like front man, things might be different. But until then, no, I expect more of the sorts of rubbish we saw from him last season.

I'd be quite happy to see us cash in personally.
 
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