Player Topic: Raheem Sterling (2015/16)

[Exeter Blue I am here]

He got caught whilst turning inside. Doesn't matter how easily it may have looked like he was going down, if you're caught at that speed you're going down.
Watched it back about 6 times now and it gets more blatant every time.

Contact was absolutely minimal, and if you're able to turn your head to look for the referee (the old Rooney special as it's known in the trade) as you're falling, it's a fairly safe bet that you've contrived to fall over. I'd have been fucking livid if it had been given against us. Someone needs to tell him he's not playing for Liverpool anymore, cos City don't get given anything soft

 

[Phil1]

Contact was absolutely minimal, and if you're able to turn your head to look for the referee (the old Rooney special as it's known in the trade) as you're falling, it's a fairly safe bet that you've contrived to fall over. I'd have been fucking livid if it had been given against us. Someone needs to tell him he's not playing for Liverpool anymore, cos City don't get given anything soft

He was caught, it was enough for him to lose his balance. Minimal can be enough.
My point here is I don't think it was a dive. He's already getting stick from some of our fanbase for it and on this occasion it's unfair.
I agree with your last sentence though.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Looked dangerous, but fucked up two big chances.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Back to being utter dogshit today.

3.5/10

 

[cookster]

Back to being utter dogshit today.

3.5/10

Rubbish, our biggest threat going forward. Why he was taken off fuck knows.

 

[Bad Santa]

Rubbish, our biggest threat going forward. Why he was taken off fuck knows.

+1

 

[Phil1]

Back to being utter dogshit today.

3.5/10

Nah, you're letting your agenda against him cloud your judgement. Or you're just really poor at reading a game.
Could and should have scored but he was a huge threat for the most part. His movement is getting better all the time. His passing is improving and he certainly shouldn't have been subbed whilst we were chasing a goal.

 

[City_Sean]

Back to being utter dogshit today.

3.5/10

Oh fuck off talking absolutely nonsense.

 

[avoidconfusion]

Rubbish, our biggest threat going forward. Why he was taken off fuck knows.

Because Pellers is a senile idiot

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Oh fuck off talking absolutely nonsense.

You're right. Missing sitters, making wrong decisions and giving the ball away is absolutely fine for a near 50m player because 'looking dangerous' is more than enough. This lads got a bigger fanclub than Dzeko had with the Bosnian's on here.

If you're happy with that performance then be happy with second place.