Raheem Sterling - 2017/18 performances

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super_city_si said:
I think we'll see him playing a position that suits him as a support striker in the 3-5-2.
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Exactly where I think we'll find him, bit like the Spurs pre-season game. Jesus up top with Sterling sitting slightly off him, so he can time those deep runs and find space between the lines. Wouldn't be surprised if that's how we line up against Brighton.
 
Proy said:
The only thing he's done wrong this pre season is continue to run like a fairy.

If he can fix that we are laughing.
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I actually like his running. It must truly confuse defenders. It looks like he's no idea what he's going when he very clearly does.
 
My only problem with him is he lacks a bit of awareness of other players' movement sometimes, for example turning left when a simple pass right was on, holding onto the ball too long in the box.

But he's still a young player. He seems to be addressing various weaknesses in his game & improving, so no telling where it will stop.

Pre season, City have looked a better team, with him in it.
 
Enjoyed this vid:


Looks to be as though Pep's telling Sterling to touch and turn on it, instead of playing safe.
 
It is strange no one counts him as a striker when he in fact is :)

Genius Pep.
 
Dax777 said:
It is strange no one counts him as a striker when he in fact is :)

Genius Pep.
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Think it depends a bit on an individual's definition of striker. He is certainly a forward but for me he has generally played wide either side of, or withdrawn behind the main man so I wouldn't currently regard him as a striker as I understand the term which is the most advanced central forward either Individually or shared.
 
Cityfan said:
Think it depends a bit on an individual's definition of striker. He is certainly a forward but for me he has generally played wide either side of, or withdrawn behind the main man so I wouldn't currently regard him as a striker as I understand the term which is the most advanced central forward either Individually or shared.
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In a 352 system. He is extremely comfortable as one of the 2. I guess in your definition, the "shared" portion will apply.

But yes, describing him as a forward is more appropriate.

I've said it before. I'm extremely comfortable with him and Sane being the Striking backups to Kun and Gab.

I will be just as confident with those 2 as the starting strikers in a decent # of games this season.
 
Dax777 said:
In a 352 system. He is extremely comfortable as one of the 2. I guess in your definition, the "shared" portion will apply.

But yes, describing him as a forward is more appropriate.

I've said it before. I'm extremely comfortable with him and Sane being the Striking backups to Kun and Gab.

I will be just as confident with those 2 as the starting strikers in a decent # of games this season.
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I am not sure, I just haven't seen enough of Sterling or Sane in that kind of role to be confident of either playing as the centre forward, not saying they can't but for me as yet I would not be confident if it was necessary for a large part of the season.
 
MCFC1993 said:
Enjoyed this vid:


Looks to be as though Pep's telling Sterling to touch and turn on it, instead of playing safe.
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Not a criticism of Pep just a personal thing but I don't think I could have worked for someone who was that intense, it would have driven me nuts. Even Sterling looks a bit frazzled by the end of the vid and he's had 12 months to get used to it.
 
lancs blue said:
Not a criticism of Pep just a personal thing but I don't think I could have worked for someone who was that intense, it would have driven me nuts. Even Sterling looks a bit frazzled by the end of the vid and he's had 12 months to get used to it.
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Part of the reason he's successful is because he's charismatic enough, and nice enough normally that players are receptive to that intensity when they eventually get it.
 
Dax777 said:
In a 352 system. He is extremely comfortable as one of the 2. I guess in your definition, the "shared" portion will apply.

But yes, describing him as a forward is more appropriate.

I've said it before. I'm extremely comfortable with him and Sane being the Striking backups to Kun and Gab.

I will be just as confident with those 2 as the starting strikers in a decent # of games this season.
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I don't think a Sterling-Sané combo right now would do us well. On Friday during the match we played without proper strikers for some of the second half and the team seemed to lack a focal point, and no one was ready to be the person to go in the box and occupy defenders, we looked more like the toothless team of last year.

They could perhaps learn to do that, but at the moment, I'd only want to play Sané or Sterling in that 2 with one of the strikers.

Also perhaps it would have worked better if we weren't dominating possession and territory so much. If we were playing away to a possession side, and had more opportunities to attack from deeper and counterattack, then those two would probably do a great job.
 
domalino said:
I don't think a Sterling-Sané combo right now would do us well. On Friday during the match we played without proper strikers for some of the second half and the team seemed to lack a focal point, and no one was ready to be the person to go in the box and occupy defenders, we looked more like the toothless team of last year.

They could perhaps learn to do that, but at the moment, I'd only want to play Sané or Sterling in that 2 with one of the strikers.

Also perhaps it would have worked better if we weren't dominating possession and territory so much. If we were playing away to a possession side, and had more opportunities to attack from deeper and counterattack, then those two would probably do a great job.
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Yep. That's what I'm on about. There would be times where the counter speed of those 2 would probably serve us better. And I wouldn't judge Sterling on the 2nd half performance. He was playing tippy tappy with all the Silva clones (Bernado, Diaz, Robert, Zichenko and Foden) so clearly he got a little carried away and often wandered back into midfield to join the fun.

In a much more intense game with log splitters like Yaya, Gundo David NASRI or Kev in the game, I can we him doing major damage. Sane too with that glide speed
 
I can see why some former players are a bit funny with him, he's intense and straight onto any mistakes drilling what he wants them to do into them and some people don't respond well to that. Hopefully Sterling knows he's doing it because he believes in him and that he thinks he can make him a better player, Stones has had it a bit as well so it's a big season for them both.
 
domalino said:
Part of the reason he's successful is because he's charismatic enough, and nice enough normally that players are receptive to that intensity when they eventually get it.
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Exactly and there is a world of difference between being told by someone who you have total respect for and a coach like say Steve Bruce.
 
This cracked me up...

An FA bigwig has been courting players from the current England squad, hoping to drum up a bit of support for some football charity work that he's involved with in Cambodia at the minute.

Talking to one of the team's best known players, he couldn't believe his luck when the star immediately agreed to help. However, it quickly became clear that the player hadn't really been following the conversation too closely.

"Cambodia..." the player said. "That's that town near Oxford, right?"

That geography genius? Raheem Sterling.
 
Solid performance off the bench yesterday - and I really liked how he took an intentional foul to stop a breakaway - good performance.
 
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