Aguero & to a lesser extent, Bony are City's only problems in attack. Sterling, DeBruyne, even Navas & Nasri, have functioned well enough as an attacking unit, that City have had enough ball in dangerous areas that a fully sharp top level striker, say Suarez for instance, would be banging in goals.
The fact is, Bony has done ok as a target man but not much in the box & Aguero has been basically a defender for the opposition, cocking up chances, slowingvdown moves whilst he tries to score himself & constantly failling to pass to players better placed, as well as failling to sniff out any six yard box chances, which most certainly have been there. Add to that a complete lack of aerial threat, effectively ruling out any kind of traditional cross from Kolarov, DeBruyne, or anyone else.
If/when he, or Bony, Start functioning properly, then so will Sterling.
At the moment he & the rest of the midfield are being expected to do the job of strikers, as we don't have any, & when they do nick a goal, rather than protect it, & hit on the break, which both Sterling & DeBruyne specialise in, we leave great big fucking holes for the oppo to equalise, thefefore end up facing a packed defence again.
None of this is Sterling's fault.
