Raheem Sterling - 2017/18 performances

[somethingelse]

he looked very dangerous as a no9, had two or three one on ones, needs to make his mind up early, to shoot or go round the keeper
the hardest part is being good enough to be one on one in the first place, and he did that bit easily
he can also thump them in with his head now, apparently

 

[RayCTID]

He is more than capable of covering for Leroy Sane's injury.

 

[cadds92]

He is more than capable of covering for Leroy Sane's injury.

He is half as effective on the left though.

Too predictable as he always wants to cut inside.

Not great when we have no left fullback in an attacking sense to overlap.

 

[TonyM]

I thought he was very good today/yesterday. He hadn't enough time to run or shoot around the keeper/defender in either opportunity.

 

[RayCTID]

He is half as effective on the left though.

Too predictable as he always wants to cut inside.

Not great when we have no left fullback in an attacking sense to overlap.

There has been a major tactical improvement in Sterling's game and there shouldn't be any major issues or concerns if he did move to Sane's flank.

 

[Dax777]

He is more than capable of covering for Leroy Sane's injury.

That's not the issue though. Who covers for him while he is covering for Sane?

 

[San Tropez]

 

[bert38]

That's not the issue though. Who covers for him while he is covering for Sane?

Ha and that’s the nail on the head. Keep reading Bernie will play with Sane out. He’s already playing! Our rotation has only been Bernie gundogan and Danilo. Injuries were always likely to stop us.

 

[kenzie115]

If he wants to become one of the world's best, he needs to improve his finishing and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that. Misses too many clear cut chances, mainly one on ones, to be compared to the very best. However, his movement and positioning, combined with his acceleration and speed, mean he gets plenty of what pundits will call "easy goals" or "tap-ins". It's no coincidence that he gets so many of these goals, his abilities allow him to consistently be in the right place at the right time and as such, he's proving to be one of the league's best right now. Hopefully he'll work on the finishing and by the time he hits his peak in 2 or 3 years, he may well be comparable to those at the very top.

 

[City_Sean]

Should have scored at least two more yesterday, the one where he hit it straight at the keeper after KDBs pass would have been one of the goals of the season.