People need to understand that Raheem Sterling is 20.
Thats 20 years old.
Lets look at other top players when they were 19/20 years old
Messi - 26 games - 14 goals
C.Ronaldo - 33 games - 5 goals
Bale - 16 games - 0 goals
Reus - 17 games - 1 goal
Sterling
18/19 - 33 games - 9 goals
19/20 - 33 games - 7 goals
The only player with better goal stats at that age was Messi in a Barca team.
Sterling plays in a team full of losers fighting for 6th place...
Im not saying he is going to be Messi/ Ronaldo standard. My point being that he is only young and can only improve.
In the coming years if he signed for us he will be physically stronger, more experienced and playing with better players.
I think he would be a fantastic signing.
Your right to show these Stats, and they are very impressive, but i'm starting to get a little bit nervous about this lad. The more I here about him and his antics, I'm wondering if he's going to be a pain in the arse for us too? Will he do the same at City in 3-4 years and drag us through the mud. Not sure.................
Your right to show these Stats, and they are very impressive, but i'm starting to get a little bit nervous about this lad. The more I here about him and his antics, I'm wondering if he's going to be a pain in the arse for us too? Will he do the same at City in 3-4 years and drag us through the mud. Not sure.................
25m from rags in laughable and arsenal ain't spending anything over 10m on anyone ever.. Good times!
Your right to show these Stats, and they are very impressive, but i'm starting to get a little bit nervous about this lad. The more I here about him and his antics, I'm wondering if he's going to be a pain in the arse for us too? Will he do the same at City in 3-4 years and drag us through the mud. Not sure.................
Most top players carry baggage especially in their early 20s. Clubs always try to marry there stars off so they settle down.
I do think that over the next few season Sterling will have his share of bad press but it must be difficult being in your early 20s and learning how to live a life where everyone does everything for you, most birds through themselves at you and money doesn’t matter as you have so much. Your basically being set up to be a wanker of a person.
Jamie Carragher though said recently that he isn’t the guy the press are trying to portray him as and he is a football loving lad who just wants to play.
What I do think though is that there is a decent footballer there and if he can get his head focused over the coming seasons, be happy at a club and have a steady personal life then on the pitch one team will get to reap the rewards.
Your right to show these Stats, and they are very impressive, but i'm starting to get a little bit nervous about this lad. The more I here about him and his antics, I'm wondering if he's going to be a pain in the arse for us too? Will he do the same at City in 3-4 years and drag us through the mud. Not sure.................
I agree with all of this, Sterling will most likely not end up as Messi or Ronaldo, but why on earth do everyone judge him like he's at his peak of his career. I believe Sterling can be a world class player when he's at his peak, which will be in 8 years time. I could understand if he was 27 and many of you believe he's overrated, but he's 20 years old, he plays with a very poor Liverpool team. Look how great he was last season, when he had great attacking players around him, and on the national team as well, he was one of the top performers at the World Cup for England. I firmly believe he'll improve a lot playing alongside our world class players, and now is a great opportunity to get him.People need to understand that Raheem Sterling is 20.
Thats 20 years old.
Lets look at other top players when they were 19/20 years old
Messi - 26 games - 14 goals
C.Ronaldo - 33 games - 5 goals
Bale - 16 games - 0 goals
Reus - 17 games - 1 goal
Sterling
18/19 - 33 games - 9 goals
19/20 - 33 games - 7 goals
The only player with better goal stats at that age was Messi in a Barca team.
Sterling plays in a team full of losers fighting for 6th place...
Im not saying he is going to be Messi/ Ronaldo standard. My point being that he is only young and can only improve.
In the coming years if he signed for us he will be physically stronger, more experienced and playing with better players.
I think he would be a fantastic signing.
I agree with all of this, Sterling will most likely not end up as Messi or Ronaldo, but why on earth do everyone judge him like he's at his peak of his career. I believe Sterling can be a world class player when he's at his peak, which will be in 8 years time. I could understand if he was 27 and many of you believe he's overrated, but he's 20 years old, he plays with a very poor Liverpool team. I firmly believe he'll improve a lot playing alongside our world class players, and now is a great opportunity to get him.