#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2021/22 Performances

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Lavinda Past said:
Nothing to do with Phil Foden, Jack Grealish or Uncle Tom Cobley. The only thing that's changed is that we don't have a striker to provide a focal point / distract defenders away from Raheem. It's about movement - We've changed our attacking style to accommodate for not having a striker.

Raheem clearly has a problem fitting his natural game into the 'false nine' system, not least the fact that it seems to make it easier for teams to 'double up' on our wide players. Unlike our right side, Raheem doesn't have the benefit of a Kyle Walker type to use behind/alongside/ahead of him. Mendy was supposed to be that player, but instead he has a right back (Cancelo) and a midfielder (Zinchenko) - neither of whom fully 'fit the bill'.

Raheem isn't the one to blame - He's trying to adapt, but it's not been working. Pep clearly hasn't given up on him, so he must think it will 'click' one day. I think we'll see him back to his best when we sign a traditional striker.

You play your best players to their strengths - As long as we don't have a striker, Raheem will continue to struggle to make the same impact. If we don't sign a striker in January, a six-month loan to Barcelona would probably do him a world of good. Whether he'd want to come back after a spell in a better climate is another matter!
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His problem is that both Foden and Grealish look better on the left of this false 9 system.
 
robbieh said:
His problem is that both Foden and Grealish look better on the left of this false 9 system.
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That's what I'm saying, Pep clearly rates him highly, but the system doesn't suit him. A striker (even off the bench) would give the option to bring the best out of Raheem, and probably even more out of Phil Foden.

It's that famous 'plan B' that we've been looking for when we need to change tack during a game.
 
Players come and go, unfortunately for Raz he has struggled ,for whatever reason, for the last 18 months. I think he will see how it goes this season and Raheem and City will decided at the end of the campaign what is best for both parties.
 
Lavinda Past said:
That's what I'm saying, Pep clearly rates him highly, but the system doesn't suit him. A striker (even off the bench) would give the option to bring the best out of Raheem, and probably even more out of Phil Foden.

It's that famous 'plan B' that we've been looking for when we need to change tack during a game.
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I think this is the main reason his form is so much better for England than us at the minute.
 
Lavinda Past said:
Nothing to do with Phil Foden, Jack Grealish or Uncle Tom Cobley. The only thing that's changed is that we don't have a striker to provide a focal point / distract defenders away from Raheem. It's about movement - We've changed our attacking style to accommodate for not having a striker.

Raheem clearly has a problem fitting his natural game into the 'false nine' system, not least the fact that it seems to make it easier for teams to 'double up' on our wide players. Unlike our right side, Raheem doesn't have the benefit of a Kyle Walker type to use behind/alongside/ahead of him. Mendy was supposed to be that player, but instead he has a right back (Cancelo) and a midfielder (Zinchenko) - neither of whom fully 'fit the bill'.

Raheem isn't the one to blame - He's trying to adapt, but it's not been working. Pep clearly hasn't given up on him, so he must think it will 'click' one day. I think we'll see him back to his best when we sign a traditional striker.

You play your best players to their strengths - As long as we don't have a striker, Raheem will continue to struggle to make the same impact. If we don't sign a striker in January, a six-month loan to Barcelona would probably do him a world of good. Whether he'd want to come back after a spell in a better climate is another matter!
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some good points, but does not expliain why he often seems to have lost the basic skills that every "pro" should have. If it was "lack of confidence", which i now dont agree with, his inability to trap the ball, pass to a team mate, win one-on-ones, is painful to watch and getting worse.
Maybe a return to the Raz of old is possible, but needs to be very soon imho, for him , and for the team.
 
bellbuzzer said:
some good points, but does not expliain why he often seems to have lost the basic skills that every "pro" should have. If it was "lack of confidence", which i now dont agree with, his inability to trap the ball, pass to a team mate, win one-on-ones, is painful to watch and getting worse.
Maybe a return to the Raz of old is possible, but needs to be very soon imho, for him , and for the team.
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He's probably been trying too hard to do things that don't come naturally to him, and it's having a negative impact on the 'basics' of his natural game.
He'll come good.
 
Lavinda Past said:
Nothing to do with Phil Foden, Jack Grealish or Uncle Tom Cobley. The only thing that's changed is that we don't have a striker to provide a focal point / distract defenders away from Raheem. It's about movement - We've changed our attacking style to accommodate for not having a striker.

Raheem clearly has a problem fitting his natural game into the 'false nine' system, not least the fact that it seems to make it easier for teams to 'double up' on our wide players. Unlike our right side, Raheem doesn't have the benefit of a Kyle Walker type to use behind/alongside/ahead of him. Mendy was supposed to be that player, but instead he has a right back (Cancelo) and a midfielder (Zinchenko) - neither of whom fully 'fit the bill'.

Raheem isn't the one to blame - He's trying to adapt, but it's not been working. Pep clearly hasn't given up on him, so he must think it will 'click' one day. I think we'll see him back to his best when we sign a traditional striker.

You play your best players to their strengths - As long as we don't have a striker, Raheem will continue to struggle to make the same impact. If we don't sign a striker in January, a six-month loan to Barcelona would probably do him a world of good. Whether he'd want to come back after a spell in a better climate is another matter!
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You’re right in that having a proper striker occupying centre halves helps allow him to use his very good movement to ghost in and score tap ins. The main reason he’s out of the team though isn’t because he’s not scoring (Grealish will never be a big goal scorer) it’s because his all round game has been fucking appalling for close to 2 years now. It doesn’t matter who’s upfront or left back when you’re struggling with basic control and passing.
 
Craig said:
It doesn’t matter who’s upfront or left back when you’re struggling with basic control and passing.
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But that hasn't been the case when playing for England....? Kane and Shaw seem to work well with him at international level. A striker and a proper left back...

Surprise, surprise... Exactly what has been needed at City for quite a while; at least as long as Raheem has been out of sorts.

It ain't rocket science... The problem lies firmly at club level. Get a striker and a proper left back and we'll get the best out of Raheem Sterling, and any other left sided player.
 
I'm a big fan of Sterling and his legacy at our club.

That being said. He's on a downward spiral and we should offload him to Newcastle for £90m.
 
kaz7 said:
Dont be ridiculous
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I agree with many on here that his style of play suits having a talisman striker upfront causing chaos in the box (like Sergio did). Not only for the goals, but the sheer need to harass and move opposition defenders around and create gaps.

That being said. If, for example, we bring in Haland and his poor(ish) form continues. Do we then keep him to fall down the pecking order? That's not beneficial for Raheem or us. I think a striker is what's he needs to suit his game and he doesn't suit the current system. But, if he still doesn't improve, I'd cash in.
 
Lavinda Past said:
But that hasn't been the case when playing for England....? Kane and Shaw seem to work well with him at international level. A striker and a proper left back...

Surprise, surprise... Exactly what has been needed at City for quite a while; at least as long as Raheem has been out of sorts.

It ain't rocket science... The problem lies firmly at club level. Get a striker and a proper left back and we'll get the best out of Raheem Sterling, and any other left sided player.
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Does the club want to get the best out of Sterling though. I can't help but feel with signing Grealish and impact Foden is having, we are not going to be going back to the 18/19 days anytime soon. We have more technically gifted wingers, a bigger spread of goalscorers and assists and the defence works differently also.

Unfortunately Sterling is too high profile to keep around for a super sub or to play rotation or if we want to setup differently in a particular game. He needs to start every week.

Unless he magically becomes this false 9 we want I don't see how its going to work.
 
No actual A tier talent will go to newcastle in January, they still have to muddle through like the next 10 league fixtures with their current squad of pure crap, so come January they will be very low in the table. Im sure they'll get a couple of mercs on board, but the real surgery will start next summer assuming they survive. Maybe they get a Lingard or a Umtiti in but they wont get a sterling when championship is even a slim possibility.
 
Vicious111 said:
I'm a big fan of Sterling and his legacy at our club.

That being said. He's on a downward spiral and we should offload him to Newcastle for £90m.
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The Saudi cartel can afford to pay well over the odds. I hear the oligarch paid over $300 million for a fake painting recently. We should demand exactly the same as Levy demands for Kane, both equally skillful.
 
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