Raheem Sterling | Joins Chelsea for £50m

[Phil1]

I’ll agree with that when he has half the number of goals and assists that Sterling has.

I'd rather concentrate on the here and now rather than the past. Grealish is a much better fit for this version of City.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I'd rather concentrate on the here and now rather than the past. Grealish is a much better fit for this version of City.

Maybe he will mate. Started well enough but very unconvincing the last few displays.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Wouldn’t that make him half as good ?

Depends on how quickly he gets there.

 

[Phil1]

Maybe he will mate. Started well enough but very unconvincing the last few displays.

That's close to my take. Thought he had a very good first month or so but not quite up to those same standards the last 3 games.
I've seen enough though to believe he offers us much more at the moment in our overall gameplan than Sterling does.

 

[Saddleworth2]

That's close to my take. Thought he had a very good first month or so but not quite up to those same standards the last 3 games.
I've seen enough though to believe he offers us much more at the moment in our overall gameplan than Sterling does.

Neither are starters just now and that right as I believe Gabby and Phil deserve the place. I am encouraged by Raheem starts for England and do think his form will return.

 

[Phil1]

Neither are starters just now and that right as I believe Gabby and Phil deserve the place. I am encouraged by Raheem starts for England and do think his form will return.

I’m desperate for Sterling to return to firm but I can’t get over excited by his England performances against mainly cannon fodder.
Agree that Gabby and Phil should start right now but that still leaves the false 9 so I’d be tempted to play Grealish and move Jesus into the middle of the 3.
That said it’s horses for courses depending on opposition.
I like the fact we have several options and variations in the front 6.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Keep on hearing about Barca wanting Sterling , what are they going to do start a "Go fund me" page , they havent got a pot to piss in , letting him go on loan in January is a waste of time if Barca can't afford the fee or his wages.
If we do get an offer of around £50m then i will pay his for his plane ticket , if we can get that fee and save £300k a week wages we could then sign a player who can knock the goals in.
Sterling has been a good signing , but he's done and needs a move to kick start his career , he has stagnated over the last 18 months , and if a coach like Pep cannot invigerate your career , then its time to find pastures new
Good luck Raheem its been a blast.

 

[mexico1970]

Keep on hearing about Barca wanting Sterling , what are they going to do start a "Go fund me" page , they havent got a pot to piss in , letting him go on loan in January is a waste of time if Barca can't afford the fee or his wages.
If we do get an offer of around £50m then i will pay his for his plane ticket , if we can get that fee and save £300k a week wages we could then sign a player who can knock the goals in.
Sterling has been a good signing , but he's done and needs a move to kick start his career , he has stagnated over the last 18 months , and if a coach like Pep cannot invigerate your career , then its time to find pastures new
Good luck Raheem its been a blast.

Give Barcelona nothing and watch them die a death, vile club akin to the English red tops.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Give Barcelona nothing and watch them die a death, vile club akin to the English red tops.

Absolutely they have run rough shod over clubs awarding players stupid contracts to sign the best in the world , now they have a 39 year old Alves returning on a wage of ONE EURO a week , throughly enjoying their fall from grace . just a shame Sergio signed for them , he deserves better.

 

[domalino]

I'd rather concentrate on the here and now rather than the past. Grealish is a much better fit for this version of City.

Is Grealish a better fit? He's more of the same. He can't do anything Phil, Bernardo, Gundogan, KDB or Mahrez can't do.

What this team is missing is an in-form Sterling, someone who can get on the end of all the attacks our possession makes and score the goals.

We're not as good an attacking side as were were 2 or 3 years ago and IMO the main reason for that is Pep replacing goalscorers like Sané and Sterling with creative players shoved out wide in Mahrez and Grealish. We keep buying players who don't score goals regularly and then act confused when the team full of them doesn't score regularly.

I'm pretty sure we'll still not be as good when we eventually get Haaland or Kane, because we'll be in the situation of getting 80% of our goals from one player and all it will take is a good defensive coach or the striker to have a bad day and we'll be back talking about not taking chances again.

So I don't think Grealish is a better fit for this side unless you think the idea of a football side is to have 4 or 5 players with all the same strengths and weaknesses. Forget Sterling for a moment, I think any goalscoring winger would have been a better signing.

But presumably they thought Bernardo was going, and that's why they bought another attacking midfielder who can play wide but is better in the middle.