#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2021/22 Performances

[eastmanc]

If you believe the Ballon D’Or rankings tell you that, you have good reason to be upset….

….Boris Johnson was voted best politician in Britain!!

Sterling’s laurels in 2021 are squarely resting on the Euros. Surely, even your rose-tinted glasses can see that.

I think every City fan knows that he had a poor season if they are being honest.

 

[MarsLlama]

Are you saying he was not elected to the position inside the Party?!

Regardless, you missed my point.

Carry on.

Pep Guardiola is a genius and one of the best experts in the history of his field. The people who voted Sterling to 15th in Ballon d'Or are mostly also pretty sound in their knowledge. The people who voted in Johnson are along the lines of Nadine Dorries, who might genuinely qualify as unfit to make such decisions.

 

[MarsLlama]

I think every City fan knows that he had a poor season if they are being honest.

He had a bad second half of the season. Ended up with 20G+A in the league and Europe despite being pretty dire from Feb onwards, which kind of shows you that it wasn't a poor season so much as a very bad last few months. And a bad half-season shouldn't be an unforgivable sin, because Bernardo, Gundogan, Rodri, Cancelo, Walker, Jesus, Mahrez, Stones and even arguably KDB and Ederson have been through the same thing. My problem isn't admitting that Sterling had a bad spell, it's that the people who readily forgave our other players for their bad patches won't extend the same slack to a guy who's scored over 100 goals for us.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

He had a bad second half of the season. Ended up with 20G+A in the league and Europe despite being pretty dire from Feb onwards, which kind of shows you that it wasn't a poor season so much as a very bad last few months. And a bad half-season shouldn't be an unforgivable sin, because Bernardo, Gundogan, Rodri, Cancelo, Walker, Jesus, Mahrez, Stones and even arguably KDB and Ederson have been through the same thing. My problem isn't admitting that Sterling had a bad spell, it's that the people who readily forgave our other players for their bad patches won't extend the same slack to a guy who's scored over 100 goals for us.

Said it all here. I think some are angry at his activism and would use anything as a reason to attack him.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

He had a bad second half of the season. Ended up with 20G+A in the league and Europe despite being pretty dire from Feb onwards, which kind of shows you that it wasn't a poor season so much as a very bad last few months. And a bad half-season shouldn't be an unforgivable sin, because Bernardo, Gundogan, Rodri, Cancelo, Walker, Jesus, Mahrez, Stones and even arguably KDB and Ederson have been through the same thing. My problem isn't admitting that Sterling had a bad spell, it's that the people who readily forgave our other players for their bad patches won't extend the same slack to a guy who's scored over 100 goals for us.

I think that fan's disappointment in Sterling is that Sterling somehow just doesn't seem to live up to his potential. I - for one - see innate talent on the level of Arjen Robben - but that potential has never been realized.

For me - I thought that Sterling was going through a dip in form and would return to his old self - but even so, I can't help but feel that there's so much wasted potential in Sterling.

 

[Craig]

I think that fan's disappointment in Sterling is that Sterling somehow just doesn't seem to live up to his potential. I - for one - see innate talent on the level of Arjen Robben - but that potential has never been realized.

For me - I thought that Sterling was going through a dip in form and would return to his old self - but even so, I can't help but feel that there's so much wasted potential in Sterling.

Have you watched Robben play? Wand of a left foot and unbelievable touch. Similar pace is where the comparisons should end.

 

[K-Bo]

I think the player Sterling is actually like is Pedro. limited player with a couple of strong aspects who got to play in all time great team that boosted his stats and perhaps boosted his reputation beyond what it might have been somewhere else. A good player who was in the right place at the right time.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Pep Guardiola is a genius and one of the best experts in the history of his field.

I agree. That’s why he hadn’t been playing him! If you read his comments today about player availability, you might see the reason he’s back….or you could think it’s on merit!!

The people who voted Sterling to 15th in Ballon d'Or are mostly also pretty sound in their knowledge.

Do you think they watched City 3 times per week for the last year…or did they just watch the Euros and listen to the media hype?

Also, this could be a first…a Bluemoon poster lauding the football knowledge of a journalist! Brave move.

The people who voted in Johnson are along the lines of Nadine Dorries, who might genuinely qualify as unfit to make such decisions.

Yet, she got to make it, just like the nameless, faceless journos who pick the Ballon D’Or!

I’d quit while you’re behind…or at least stop digging!

 

[eastmanc]

Said it all here. I think some are angry at his activism and would use anything as a reason to attack him.

All I’m bothered about is how he plays for City. Tying his form to his activism is looking for something that isn’t there. Raheem is a good lad , he has never given City any grief,but he hasn’t played well for city enough over the last season or so that’s why he was dropped by Pep or is Pep against his activism as well.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

All I’m bothered about is how he plays for City. Tying his form to his activism is looking for something that isn’t there. Raheem is a good lad , he has never given City any grief,but he hasn’t played well for city enough over the last season or so that’s why he was dropped by Pep or is Pep against his activism as well.

Pep played him throughout most of his poor form and has been playing him a lot more recently so it's pretty evident Pep still has far more faith in him than a lot on here do.

Anyway, it's good to see his form picking up again.