Raheem Sterling - 2016/17 performances

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Terra Passenger said:
Sterling's improvement under Pep has been extraordinary - Kolarov's has been beyond extraordinary. It's amazing how much of an impact a first class manager can make on a team and on individual players.

Pep seems - to me - to have taken up Stones as his next project. I frequently see Pep advising Stones during games. I think that Pep sees Stones as a potentially brilliant defender who simply need guidance on how to play.

The Pep effect is in full effect - Stones, Kolarov and Sterling.

With regard to Sterling, part of the success is Pep's philosophy - in his recent post-match commentary, Pep said that if a player can dribble, let him dribble. If he cannot dribble, pass the ball.

In other words, Sterling has been given the encouragement and license to attack defenders with his dribbling skill. And he's doing that to deadly effect.
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This is the difference between a manger who recognises and uses each player's best assets or who buys a player specifically for them, to fit in a particular system and one who just expects a player to fit into the side because they're supposed to be good. The rest of the world will say that City are stock piling players they won't even play (Nolito??!!) or accuse them of signing a bunch of mercenaries with no team spirit (your average 5 pint pundit) but we all know there is a master plan and Pep's view is so much wider than anyone can imagine.

I think Pep speaks to Stones during games also because he's best placed to relay instructions and all play starts from him.
 
I'm going to keep reserved again this year with him. Flashes of utter brilliance...but, I want to see it against the big guns. That was missing last year and he should have a lot more space and experience this year.

So if he can do it against the top 6, we'll have unlocked that potential we are all starting to see in him.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
Yes by far his finishing is now the weakest part of his game, sometimes looks like a rabbit in headlights with a bit of luck better finishing he could have had 6/7 goals so far this season.

I'm sure the genius that is Pep can sort it out.
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His finish for the goal yesterday was "poor" but he had three really good efforts on goal that required a post and excellent saves to deny him more goals.

He had a lot of dribbles yesterday but I still think he needs to go for it a bit more and more quickly; the stunning runs he did make yesterday will hopefully encourage him to be even more dynamic.
 
mscenterh750 said:
The only thing I see missing from Sterlings game, is his lack of confidence in front of goal, or is it?.

The reason I say this is because when one on one he hits the keeper, and his goal yesterday could've gone horribly wrong. Another reason I say this is because when he's in a goal scoring position, he more often than not will take the option (to good effect I must add), to pick out a fellow player to shoot.

I'm more inclined to say he is very very tactically aware of players around him in better positions, but I do think that he isn't the most confident in a goal scoring position.

I'm one of his biggest fans and have backed him both on here and at matches, and he has been brilliant this season.

Please discuss.
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He took a shot on with his left foot from over 20yards out yesterday, I'd say he got plenty of confidence at the moment. He wouldn't use his left foot for anything last season he was that scared of messing up and getting crucified
 
citizen_maine said:
How was his finish for his goal poor? The ball was a yard over the line before a defender got near it
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The defender gave up when Iheanacho passed to him. If he would have kept going he probably would have saved it. Doesn't matter though as it went in and he had an excellent game.
 
Dicko69 said:
He took a shot on with his left foot from over 20yards out yesterday, I'd say he got plenty of confidence at the moment. He wouldn't use his left foot for anything last season he was that scared of messing up and getting crucified
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I'd say that was more instctive. If you watch him on a one on one situation then he struggles, and I put it down to a lack of confidence. What really impresses me is that when he is one on one, like yesterday and Stoke, is if another player is in a better position then he chooses to pass. I think that is really intelligent from him and very unselfish. I'm also glad to see him using his left foot more as that puts an extra string to an extremely impressive how.
 
Great pic from Saturday
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