#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2021/22 Performances

[vmsuhail]

His change in form started with scoring that "assist of the season" pass from Cancelo. Grealish needs a sensational goal like that. Keep this form up and we get the 2017-19 Sterling.

 

[didactic]

Our second best player but a long way. Keep it up brother.

 

[Craig]

Good performance, the old Raheem today. Driving at pace and pulling out some tricks. I hope this is a change of form for good and not just the cynic in me thinking its related to a contract conversation.

Or playing on the right where he can actually use his pace and dribble

 

[DC1982]

Sterling and Bale are on the same level for me. Robben is far, far better.

Yeah, I don't like either Sterling or Bale really, especially not kick and run merchant Bale who made a career out of running fast in straight lines and long shots after being invisible for most games but I think prime Robben on a lot of his days was as good a wide forward as anyone in the world not named Messi. He is extremely underrated and really never gets the credit he deserves. I said Real Madrid made a mistake when they turfed him out and I stand by it to this day. He's one of the best wide forwards of all time. He could tear teams apart on his own with his dribbling and skill in a way I have only really seen from Messi and Neymar in this generation. Maybe Salah too. Of course guys like Silva, Iniesta and De Bruyne could do the same thing in a different style with their passing and playmaking.

Robben is clearly infinitely better than Sterling and Bale. I don't know how anyone could watch those two play and think they're as good as Robben. There's a very very apparent gap in quality there that I find easy to spot. Robben was a far better dribbler than both, especially in tight spaces, a much cleaner striker of a football than Sterling, much better technically than both, as fast as Bale and maybe even faster than Sterling, and is underrated in link up play due to an unfair reputation of constantly being 'greedy'. Are people comparing them? Shows how underrated Robben is. He should be compared to Messi and Ronaldo, not Sterling and Bale. Ribery is underrated too. Di Maria was wonderful at Real Madrid too until Old Trafford buried his club career.

Love Robben. So my type of player. I actually think he was even better at his best and more talented than Ronaldo (just less of a goalscorer, but he had more X Factor and jaw dropping get you out of your seat moments) but I realise that is a minority opinion. If I had to choose to watch prime Ronaldo or prime Robben, it would be the latter every single time.

Messi is obviously another story. He's out on his own as by far the best player of his generation.

But don't fret. City are a team and not choc a block with superstars, they're a cohesive unit, so even though Sterling is nowhere near as good as these guys, he's still a decent enough player who suits your system well and can make a contribution to a title winning side, as he has in the past.

 

[Andouble]

His best game of the season, I thought. Direct, less hesitation in his thought process with his final ball. Defence was scared to death of him.

 

[kaz7]

Yeah, I don't like either Sterling or Bale really, especially not kick and run merchant Bale who made a career out of running fast in straight lines and long shots after being invisible for most games but I think prime Robben on a lot of his days was as good a wide forward as anyone in the world not named Messi. He is extremely underrated and really never gets the credit he deserves. I said Real Madrid made a mistake when they turfed him out and I stand by it to this day. He's one of the best wide forwards of all time. He could tear teams apart on his own with his dribbling and skill in a way I have only really seen from Messi and Neymar in this generation. Maybe Salah too. Of course guys like Silva, Iniesta and De Bruyne could do the same thing in a different style with their passing and playmaking.

Robben is clearly infinitely better than Sterling and Bale. I don't know how anyone could watch those two play and think they're as good as Robben. There's a very very apparent gap in quality there that I find easy to spot. Robben was a far better dribbler than both, especially in tight spaces, a much cleaner striker of a football than Sterling, much better technically than both, as fast as Bale and maybe even faster than Sterling, and is underrated in link up play due to an unfair reputation of constantly being 'greedy'. Are people comparing them? Shows how underrated Robben is. He should be compared to Messi and Ronaldo, not Sterling and Bale. Ribery is underrated too. Di Maria was wonderful at Real Madrid too until Old Trafford buried his club career.

Love Robben. So my type of player. I actually think he was even better at his best and more talented than Ronaldo (just less of a goalscorer, but he had more X Factor and jaw dropping get you out of your seat moments) but I realise that is a minority opinion. If I had to choose to watch prime Ronaldo or prime Robben, it would be the latter every single time.

Messi is obviously another story. He's out on his own as by far the best player of his generation.

But don't fret. City are a team and not choc a block with superstars, they're a cohesive unit, so even though Sterling is nowhere near as good as these guys, he's still a decent enough player who suits your system well and can make a contribution to a title winning side, as he has in the past.

how can you be neutral if you watch football in that much detail, fess up

 

[kunaguero10]

His best game for years

 

[Kippax77]

Great to see his confidence returning by the week now.
Yesterday, especially the first half he was bang at it and showed no fear off wanting the ball and attacking with intent.
Pep said he had to take him back to basics, but whatever it was we are seeing the dangerous attacking Raheem Sterling from a couple of seasons ago and this is a huge asset to us again.

Well done Raz

 

[Jack74]

Best player on the pitch yesterday by some distance needs to play on the right , his movement yesterday was better than his dribbling there defenders couldn’t handle him , so chuffed for him

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I don't know how anyone could watch those two play and think they're as good as Robben.

Has anyone said that? Robben was on an entirely different level, at his best.

That being said, Arjen Robben was a perpetual sicknote whereas Sterling is always fit. Maybe this is what has contributed towards Raz being a more prolific goalscorer in a much tougher league.