I don't think he made a hash; I think the defender did really well but it was one of those moments where Raz could have borrowed Mario's t-shirt.
We disagree on this. He almost always hesitates in one on one situations and ends up trying to take it round the keeper instead of shooting. He either then gets caught by the chasing defender or takes a heavy touch and careers straight into the keeper. He’s the last player in the City squad I’d want my life to depend upon converting a one on one chance
On the flip side he has worked on his game year on year and made measured improvement, if he continues on the upward correlation he will be world class, it's that simple...
Ok.He’s not a patch in Leroy Sané. I think Sané is probably the second best young player in the world behind MBappe
He has the ability and it’s always noticeable how many problems he causes opponents in the CL. Not convinced he will ever be genuinely world class though
He is better than Sane. Yes, you can tell by Sane's best games that Sane's potential is way higher. But at the present tome, Sterling is just a better football player, period.
That this often goes unrecognized is a bit of a shame.
Potential is a funny word in this context.
I think in many ways Sané and Sterling's development mirror each other, Sané's work on the ball is better, Sterling's work off the ball is better. Sané seems to have a better shot, but Sterling is much better at getting in goalscoring positions; Sané's crossing is better, Sterling's better at cute passes in the box. All they need to do to see what to improve on is look across the dressing room at each other.
Sané has an arrogance about him that makes you think he's definitely going to the top, but Sterling has this dogged determination to just improve constantly despite all the shit that gets thrown at him along the way.
I think Sané is more likely to become a player who single-handedly decides huge games with one moment of world class brilliance, but Sterling might well end up being a consistent 30+ goal a season player who wins you league titles.
The fantastic thing for us City fans is that they're both young, not going anywhere and we get to see them develop under the best coach in the world.
We disagree on this. He almost always hesitates in one on one situations and ends up trying to take it round the keeper instead of shooting. He either then gets caught by the chasing defender or takes a heavy touch and careers straight into the keeper. He’s the last player in the City squad I’d want my life to depend upon converting a one on one chance
It depends what you constitute as world class, imo...
He's been a stand out performer in Europe for 2 years now, his game domestically has developed to where he's now the 4th top scorer in the league (as a genuine winger), and top 5 in the assists charts,.... like I said, he continues on the upward curve and he will be indeed world class...
People need to concentrate on his positives, it's like saying David silva is shit with his head, doesn't score enough etc...
He is better than Sane. Yes, you can tell by Sane's best games that Sane's potential is way higher. But at the present tome, Sterling is just a better football player, period.
That this often goes unrecognized is a bit of a shame.