To be fair to raheem he bottled it at anfield because of the abuse he got.He scored a perfectly good, winning goal against them at home this year which was disgracefully manipulated to look offside.
I actually thought he had a decent handle on his performances in the end against Liverpool, considering.
He scored against them in the Community Shield, tore them a new one and scored in the 4-0 and 4-1 wins during Covid.
He has always played well against Chelsea but my angst was his games against United, where you would forget he was playing unless he was missing gilt-edged chances?
Did he ever score against them? Seven years and never scored against that turgid shit?
Will always be a mystery to me.
Exactly how I feel about it.Weird one is Raz.
Contributed massively to our success under Pep. Which led him to demand the same wages as Kev. Since I assume we said no to that he's been probably been about 60% the player he was. Offer from us remained but he never really indicated that he'd sign the extension or that he massively wants to be here? Lack of connection with the fans/club is probably the reason people aren't particularly arsed we're losing a winger that can rack up 30+ goals and double figure assists a season. Leaves with my gratitude and well wishes but we keep moving forward.
The major negative of Sterling was his attitude and performances against Liverpool.
The shit that club gave him during negotiations with us and his career with us was a disgrace, I cannot believe that player did not want to rip them a new one whenever we played them.
The opposite seemed the case, he went into his shell with meek performances, I have to say I found that very bizarre.
What is this lack of connection with the fans? I don't understand this statement? I do understand that he's a quiet private lad which is allowed isnt it? and I do recall the Etihad singing his name frequently.Weird one is Raz.
Contributed massively to our success under Pep. Which led him to demand the same wages as Kev. Since I assume we said no to that he's been probably been about 60% the player he was. Offer from us remained but he never really indicated that he'd sign the extension or that he massively wants to be here? Lack of connection with the fans/club is probably the reason people aren't particularly arsed we're losing a winger that can rack up 30+ goals and double figure assists a season. Leaves with my gratitude and well wishes but we keep moving forward.
The lovely chelsea fans will be chucking bananas after a week.been very frustrating the last couple of years, at times looks worse than a sunday league player playing with a hangover as cant keep his feet and trips over the ball, then bobs up all smiles. could be a confidence thing but will be interesting to see if a new environment improves his foot work
It's not bollocks, how many times was he substituted when we played them?This is an often repeated narrative and, frankly, is bollocks. Against United it is another story but at least he didn't play against them this season...
I think this is an honest aprraisal:
17/18
0-3 (a) - CL away - came on as 2nd half sub, quiet but ripped Roberston a new one for the most blatant penalty (not given) that even Steevie effing G thought was harsh
1-2 (h) - CL home... mugs VvD and creates 1st goal
18/19
0-0 (a) - can't remember so presume not vg :)
2-1(h) - excellent 2nd half. Ran-off Robertson 4 or 5 times, should have had pen, created better chance for Aguero than the one he scored from, drive and assist for Sane goal etc etc
19/20
1-1 (N) - meaningless community shield friendly - at least he scores
1-3 (a) - single-handedly takes on Liverpool, the crowd and Gomez (lol). Wins Man of the Match on here by a mile.
4-0(h) - mugs Gomez to win penalty KDB scores from and then Sterling scores after mugging Gomez again and we go 2-0 up
20/21
1-1(H) - can't remember so presume not vg :)
1-4 (a) - Foden's match but Sterling brilliant and get's his goal
21/22
2-2 (a) - came on as sub for Grealish. Not great but stretched them more
2-2 (h) - shame about the toe-nail offside goal from the 1v1 against Allison which would have been an iconic one if it had given us the 3-2 win
2-3(n) - FAC semifinal - shit.
It is a job to him, that's so true, Liverpool, Us, England , he always gave it everything but there was no connection with any fan base.Exactly how I feel about it.
Like I said yesterday, footy is just a job to Raz isn’t it. Which is fine, but it is what it is.
Pretty much how I’ve always seen him, just think he’s one of those people who’s very guarded ( and with good reason I’d say) and has a very close knit inner circle, that’s not a criticism either, maybe it’s just him, or how his life experiences have shaped him, either way, I’m happy for him being who he is and standing up when it really counted.Not sure he got got anyone, some players don't gel with any club, it's a job at the end of the day, but whatever, he gave his all for us at all times and that is all that counts.
Will we look back in the year to come and think of him in legendary terms? Not for me, but that should not deflect from his efforts in our shirt.
His first couple of seasons under Pep were magnificent and that should never be forgotten.
It's not bollocks, how many times was he substituted when we played them?