Raheem Sterling - 2016/17 performances

[Rolee]

Really? I think the way Sané is attacking, moving with pace behind the defence line with and without the ball and his shot efficiency is quite different from Raheem. That's just an honest view of Sané's ability. Nothing to do with Raz.

Why should that affect Sterling in any way? Or even denigrate. I can't see that.

Sterling has to improve a lot of aspects in his game. Technical ability, confidence, end product have to get better. For example the way Robben and Costa are cutting inside and score is a nice option to have.

That said Sterling is very important for City, he is working his ass off and he makes loads of assists. Still he has to improve a lot.

In hindsight I should've added the bit about social media to that quote. The usual thing you read on Twitter and the likes is that Sané is so much better than Sterling, there's no need to do Raheem down just to make the point that Sané is good.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Me too. While you're waiting I'd recommend reading the first half of this year's Sané thread.

The Silva one's a corker too!

 

[St.Pauli support]

In hindsight I should've added the bit about social media to that quote. The usual thing you read on Twitter and the likes is that Sané is so much better than Sterling, there's no need to do Raheem down just to make the point that Sané is good.

Oh I see.
Those likes in social media are surely a non indicator of someones abilities...
You know, I think I'm the last one who never had a smartphone, and still I think I'm quite well informed ;-)

 

[domalino]

Is Raheem Sterling underrated? Man City winger deserves credit.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ng-underrated-man-city-winger-deserves-credit

Big fan of this article by Adam Bate who seems to put out a lot of decent articles for sky.

Social media was alive with suggestions that Leroy Sane is "miles ahead" of Sterling after his performance at Sunderland. Seemingly the customary way of praising the German is to denigrate the chap on the other wing who just happened to set up the game's opening goal.
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Particularly like this point which is something that's been really pissing me off recently.

Other good points would be that Dele Alli is the only player under 23 to contribute to more goals in the league, and only Ibrahimovic (having played 3 whole games more) has had more touches in the opposition box.

 

[Clercqs]

What a shit decision to not even have him on the bench. With him in the side today I'm sure we'd won. Easy to see how much we need him.

 

[Don Karleone]

Missed him tonight

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Huge miss tonight.

 

[pudge]

What a shit decision to not even have him on the bench. With him in the side today I'm sure we'd won. Easy to see how much we need him.

Pep doesn't make shit decisions though.

Sterling clearly had a 9.7% chance of stubbing his big toe on the advertising hoardings and so his team of analysts told him to keep him at home.

 

[Callum Ramsey]

Sterling clearly had a 9.7% chance of stubbing his big toe on the advertising hoardings and so his team of analysts told him to keep him at home.[/QUOTE]

Yeah while I understand resting him, he should've at the very least been on the bench. He's provided the teams' breakthrough in the last 4 games and it showed in the game but its football the team should still be good enough to score without him.

 

[KCblue]

I'm fine with Pep resting players because we do have a fixture pile up atm but thought Raheem should have at least been on the bench to bring on if needed. This game was crying out for his play