#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2021/22 Performances

[Craig]

I'm not sure any club who previously employed Gerry Creaney can really claim that Sterling is one of the worst strikers of the ball ever :-)

That clown could strike a ball more cleanly. His problem was he could barley move!

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

That clown could strike a ball more cleanly. His problem was he could barley move!

Rooted to the ground? What it like watching him on grainy TV?

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Rooted to the ground? What it like watching him on grainy TV?

A couple of oatstanding puns…..

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

A couple of oatstanding puns…..

I'm here all wheat :)

 

[samuelyeboah]

the thing with sterling is i still don't trust him to start in the really really big games. think CL final tomorrow and you see sterling ahead of torres/foden/mahrez/grealish or heck even gabby. i'd feel a bit uneasy.

 

[DATOIA]

For me - he still is our best RW (not LW..) and think that Foden-Sterling pair would be the biggest threat to any opponent.

 

[mosssideblue]

For me - he still is our best RW (not LW..) and think that Foden-Sterling pair would be the biggest threat to any opponent.

Jesus and Mahrez have the RW between them, and rightly so

 

[waspish]

Weird how pep hardly of ever plays him on the right and only just now playing Jesus on the right

 

[mccity]

Weird how pep hardly of ever plays him on the right and only just now playing Jesus on the right

He's never been a traditional winger, even at Liverpool. He can't cross too well for example. And without a lot of space on the right, he's not a master of beating a fullback.

He's got great uses on the right, but they are limited as far as how the team can use them. On paper his strengths are best suited for the left. We look back at 17/18 fondly but Sterling's best season in terms of goals was 19/20 (from the left) and overall performance was 18/19 (from the left). Even for England, he's always been at his best on the left.

A bit awkwardly for Sterling, it looks like Grealish is starting to showcase similar strengths and uses on the left himself. I think that's why we're seeing him operate more centrally this season.

 

[mosssideblue]

Anyone know where he is with renewing his contract as that all appears to be quiet atm

 

[AliAdel]

Anyone know where he is with renewing his contract as that all appears to be quiet atm

He probably knows no top team in their right minds will fork over 60m for him…. So he’s running down the contract and banking big on that signing-on-fee.
I don’t blame him for it, honestly.
Would personally rather wait two years and go to madrid for free and then get shipped to arsenal now for reduced wages. It’s a no-brainer; really.

 

[sd33]

He probably knows no top team in their right minds will fork over 60m for him…. So he’s running down the contract and banking big on that signing-on-fee.
I don’t blame him for it, honestly.
Would personally rather wait two years and go to madrid for free and then get shipped to arsenal now for reduced wages. It’s a no-brainer; really.

real doesnt want him,they are after mbappe and haaland

 

[kaz7]

He probably knows no top team in their right minds will fork over 60m for him…. So he’s running down the contract and banking big on that signing-on-fee.
I don’t blame him for it, honestly.
Would personally rather wait two years and go to madrid for free and then get shipped to arsenal now for reduced wages. It’s a no-brainer; really.

You have just made that whole thing up

 

[sd33]

if true city really want to sell him

 

[FantasyIreland]

A bit awkwardly for Sterling, it looks like Grealish is starting to showcase similar strengths and uses on the left himself. I think that's why we're seeing him operate more centrally this season.

There is nothing remotely similar about him and Grealish.

 

[kaz7]

if true city really want to sell him

On loan lol, bollocks lazy click bait

 

[mccity]

On loan lol, bollocks lazy click bait

Wouldn't put it past Barcelona to try something arrogant like that though. I can imagine whoever answered the phone at City got a few laughs out of it.

 

[Carver]

Transfer deadline day today.

Just heard that Sterling has gone to Blackpool on loan. I was getting all excited then I found out that it was Dujon Sterling of Chelsea [emoji23]

 

[youngbob]

Needs to be played down the middle from now on. He's finished as a winger and easily capable of scoring 30 across all comps.

 

[CWMCFC]

He probably knows no top team in their right minds will fork over 60m for him…. So he’s running down the contract and banking big on that signing-on-fee.
I don’t blame him for it, honestly.
Would personally rather wait two years and go to madrid for free and then get shipped to arsenal now for reduced wages. It’s a no-brainer; really.

He's clearly down the pecking order at the moment as well and that's without Foden fit.

Obviously the games will ramp up soon and he will get plenty of starts once rotation kicks in, but for a senior squad member like Sterling, I think there's going to be some hesitancy committing long term right now until he sees how this season plays out.

If he doesn't regain a starting place in the team by the end of the season, he has a significant amount of leverage with 1 year left on his contract if he angles at a move next summer or wants assurances about his standing in the team.