#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2021/22 Performances

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England Fan said:
I could understand this kind of take if Raheem had stopped giving 100% and was making up niggling injuries to miss games, etc. And likewise if you were calling for City to extend Patrick Roberts' contract out of loyalty as he committed his youth to you.

Your solution would seemingly be for City to "own" Sterling indefinitely - a power dynamic which would certainly prove problematic in this day and age...

In a world where humans aren't treated like cars, I'm sure there is a wage that City can afford to keep Raheem if they want and there is also a price at which they can sell him so they aren't really forced to do anything.

In reality, the challenge is that COVID means there isn't a club out there who could meet City's valuation of Raheem and Raheem's value to City probably isn't at the £300k level that he thinks he could get on a free - hence why it likely makes sense for all parties for him to see out his contract and go.
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That’s all well and good. However, Sterling is not good enough to command a starting place and he has refused to sign a new deal. Sterling going for free is not what’s best for a club under heavy scrutiny from FFP. Once he refused to sign, the decision was made on his part to leave for free. Time for both parties to move on this summer with city obtaining some sort of fee.
 
wolviedinho said:
That’s all well and good. However, Sterling is not good enough to command a starting place and he has refused to sign a new deal. Sterling going for free is not what’s best for a club under heavy scrutiny from FFP. Once he refused to sign, the decision was made on his part to leave for free. Time for both parties to move on this summer with city obtaining some sort of fee.
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I think the issue is Raheem isn't at the level of having KdB status at City where he is guaranteed to start every big game (no shame in that as very few are) which is clearly what he craves.

Therefore the best solution is to ship him on - I think City tried to do this last summer in a challenging market but this summer may be the one where they sell for a seriously cut price (£25m?). Only question is whether they would want him going to a domestic or European rival for that amount? Albeit its a bit of a catch 22 as he could go there for free a year later as things stand...

For the reasons above, I am coming round to the idea of him going to Arsenal if they make the CL - they aren't a competitor to City, Arteta knows how to get the best out of him and he would be the star man he clearly craves being there. Perhaps the Jesus links are a bit of a red herring.

Interesting summer ahead!
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Ok , he committed two fouls and missed an opportunity from four yards , so he gave up possession on tat least hree occasions , he did f*ck all positive when he was introduced ............................. i really hate Raheem
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Two fouls is hardly anything to criticise in the nature of the game. The miss, like always with sterling, is exaggerated.
 
McfcK said:
Two fouls is hardly anything to criticise in the nature of the game. The miss, like always with sterling, is exaggerated.
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We don’t have a player on our books who misses the amount of chances he does and how he wildly misses some of the easiest chances we’ve ever created. It’s not a myth, it’s where the frustration is that he could score a rocket then trip up over his own feet on the line with an open net. Players miss chances, nobody does like Raz.
 
McfcK said:
Because if you read the article you would see he was sitting in the etihad at the weekend around fans
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I did read the "article" and so by your weirdo logic the GPC for example who can also sometimes be found "sitting in the etihad" can also tell everyone what City fans think? Makes sense.
 
mosssideblue said:
Are you really suggesting every Sterling miss is exaggerated?
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A lot of them are yes. Like this exact one he’s quoting, the ball is behind him on his left side and he’s still expected to score somehow.
 
Human beings in 'Make good and bad choices, shocker.'

Raz has done great things for us. At some stage, I hope he is properly appreciated, but this club has always had an issue with scapegoating players. I wish we were more supportive, at times, and realise what we have.
 
oldius said:
Human beings in 'Make good and bad choices, shocker.'

Raz has done great things for us. At some stage, I hope he is properly appreciated, but this club has always had an issue with scapegoating players. I wish we were more supportive, at times, and realise what we have.
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Spot on. Just seen a quote from Alex Iwobi along the lines of “I made a sloppy pass but the fans all applauded it because they saw the intent, that was the first time that had happened”. Basically saying even though he made a mistake, the feeling of the fans applauding and supporting him was an amazing lift. I dont understand how our fanbase thinks it’s acceptable to pile on abuse and criticism on a player who has had so many good spells for us and think that it will do anything other than make a bad situation worse.
 
domalino said:
Was it necessary to invent 2 offsides to criticise him about? I think that's why @McfcK and others think it's pretty obvious your comments are based in hatred...you're literally inventing stuff to fuel your angry posts.
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Sterling is held to a higher standard for some reason than any other player. Every touch, pass, shot is given microanalysis. It says it all that his thread had more pages than Mahrez's did the other night, and he only played fifteen minutes.

He's a guy with over 125 goals for City, has been City's most consistent player since Pep has arrived and yet is talked about like some pub player.

All last summer everyone was telling me Grealish was better at every facet of the game, yet even when Sterling is having a poor season, he contributes more than most of our other attackers.

I've never understood why he's been so disliked by some of our fans, this is a guy who should be a hero. Three Premier League's, Four Carabao Cups and an FA Cup. He's played an enormous part in our recent success.
 
GaudinoMotors said:
The misappropriation and misuse of the verbs hate and abuse, on this thread, is something to behold.
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Hate: feel intense dislike for
Abuse: treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.

I think it’s somewhat fair to say some posters on here show an intense dislike for raheem and regularly feel the need to hurl that hatred at him.
 
McfcK said:
Hate: feel intense dislike for
Abuse: treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.

I think it’s somewhat fair to say some posters on here show an intense dislike for raheem and regularly feel the need to hurl that hatred at him.
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I don't think that it's "fair" to say that at all.
They don't dislike him personally or wish him violence.
If some dont rate his technical abilty or even take the piss out of his finishing - it's not, repeat not "hate"!!
Some people need to grow up aout criticism.
 
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domalino said:
Was it necessary to invent 2 offsides to criticise him about? I think that's why @McfcK and others think it's pretty obvious your comments are based in hatred...you're literally inventing stuff to fuel your angry posts.
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No based on frustration , Pep made an error , Jesus was a pain in the arse for the Madrid defence all evening but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
 
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