Raheem Sterling - 2018/19 Performances

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The cutting inside from the left is getting a bit predictable now. Teams are reading it.

He was taking up some great positions in the second half away from that left wing.
 
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His run and set up for Sane went some way for his misses in the first half, and it was those misses that tell me he hasnt quite reached the pinnacle of the game yet. His improvement under Pep however has been remarkable and I think will continue. Rightly the standards expected of him both at club and international level are high and though he by no means played badly tonight, you have to say tonight he could have been better.
 
RandomJ said:
Did really well for the assist for the Sane goal. His acceleration just left the rag players for dead.
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He’s always had that. The difference over the last year so, and what made that goal was the confidence to wait until the perfect moment and then play the ball with his weaker foot right into Sané’s stride.

You don’t even bat an eyelid when he makes the right decision and executes perfectly anymore. Excellence is his default setting now
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
The cutting inside from the left is getting a bit predictable now. Teams are reading it.

He was taking up some great positions in the second half away from that left wing.
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Yeah, he's been a bit ineffectual on the left in the last two games. Much prefer him on the right so we can stretch the pitch more.
 
Wasn’t sterling’s fault in first half. Whole final third action was happening in front of united (which suited them fine) and we had minimal control of midfield, so no breaks or balls in behind. Everything was to his feet, pinned against the touchline with the imperative to beat every defender in front of him. Rags might be sh*t, but they can defend a little.

Once sane came on and gundo was conducting from deep, space opened for everyone, which led to better options and flow.

Any team with an attacking impulse is so vulnerable to sterling and sane on the wings because they’re a throughball or sprint away from being split open.
 
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