Sterling’s contract - three year extension confirmed

As above please folks,keep this thread for updates and discussion regarding his contract.

Anything relating to his performances should be posted in the performance thread.

Much appreciated.
 
Of course he scored them but without his team mates he wouldn't of. Its a team game and always will be
Yeah, not saying he's done it by himself but the most important job is putting in the back of the net, and he did that more than anyone in our team bar Aguero. Yes he's missed some shockers but he's getting better, makes the team better and is an incredibly underrated player.

Put it this way, the opposition would be secretly delighted if he left, and not just because it'd sell papers.
 
At this point we're going in circles as others have tried to explain it to you but you still manage to miss the point. I will try to only answer your first point. A team that is supposedly about ball possession mainly constitutes of players with good understanding of time and space, ball control(especially in tight spaces), first touch and passing ability over mainly short distances. Sterling is arguably better than sane in all of those, so if you want a player for a possession based team sterling is the more technically suited for that team than sane is and seeing as only 3 players(de bruyne, otamendi, fernandinho) have had more minutes than him in the 2 seasons pep has been at the club then its fair to assume the manager and his staff think he is of the sufficient technical ability for a possession-based team that requires it.

So you really shoot yourself in the foot with your first response. On one hand you seem to be arguing that sterling is not of the technical ability to perform at the highest level for a team that is all about ball possession and technical ability when in actual reality he has been a key member of such a team over the past 2 seasons and you could argue his best performances have often been in the champions league at the highest level. So which is it, you can't seem to separate your opinion/bias from the fact which countless others have been trying to point to you but you're so stuck with your 'he's poor/average technically' mindset that you can't recognise that maybe you are wrong and he is not really as poor technically for a possession based pep side as you think he is. This will probably be my last response to you as I'm almost certain you will totally overlook or miss the point again but I tried
You are doing a great job discussing the whys and wherefores of your feelings, but missing the forest for the trees.

I’m saying Sterling is not of the same caliber as the top earners, and thus the press reports of him holding out for their level of pay is unjustified. I have justified MY OPINION by giving MY OPINION on where his calculus falls short.

In MY OPINION, he is technically a bang average player whom Pep has had to spend large amounts of coaching resources on to get him to this level.

You are bringing in tangential issues, comparing his work ethic and other attributes to other players, etc, etc, etc. I admire your tenacity and willingness to explore the long form of an Internet forum, but you are not changing anything.

As an example from the last game...Fernandinho had a stinker. Why? Was his use of time and space poor? No! His passing was out of sorts for him, and his job is to absolutely not give the ball away with our entire midfield and forward line ahead of the ball! In short, he was TECHNICALLY DEFICIENT that day, and his movement in both time and space made not one iota of difference.
 
You are doing a great job discussing the whys and wherefores of your feelings, but missing the forest for the trees.

I’m saying Sterling is not of the same caliber as the top earners, and thus the press reports of him holding out for their level of pay is unjustified. I have justified MY OPINION by giving MY OPINION on where his calculus falls short.

In MY OPINION, he is technically a bang average player whom Pep has had to spend large amounts of coaching resources on to get him to this level.

You are bringing in tangential issues, comparing his work ethic and other attributes to other players, etc, etc, etc. I admire your tenacity and willingness to explore the long form of an Internet forum, but you are not changing anything.
Zzzzz. ;-)
 
You are doing a great job discussing the whys and wherefores of your feelings, but missing the forest for the trees.

I’m saying Sterling is not of the same caliber as the top earners, and thus the press reports of him holding out for their level of pay is unjustified. I have justified MY OPINION by giving MY OPINION on where his calculus falls short.

In MY OPINION, he is technically a bang average player whom Pep has had to spend large amounts of coaching resources on to get him to this level.

You are bringing in tangential issues, comparing his work ethic and other attributes to other players, etc, etc, etc. I admire your tenacity and willingness to explore the long form of an Internet forum, but you are not changing anything.

As an example from the last game...Fernandinho had a stinker. Why? Was his use of time and space poor? No! His passing was out of sorts for him, and his job is to absolutely not give the ball away with our entire midfield and forward line ahead of the ball! In short, he was TECHNICALLY DEFICIENT that day, and his movement in both time and space made not one iota of difference.

Nonononooooo,

His decision making was poor He tried to make passes that were not on. I thought even the most casual of fan could have seen that.

If you could not see that ... give up.
 
Depends on your definition of technical ability.

If your definition is the ability to control and manipulate the ball then the guys with the best technical ability are probably freestylers who make a living from amazing ball control. They are not, however, footballers.

Playing football involves a whole lot more than controlling the ball, though a good level of control is, of course, necessary. An understanding of time and space is way more important than ultimate ball control.

There are many examples of players who had fairly basic ball skills but they had fantastic careers because they understood how to play the game. In short they knew where to be and when to be there and what to do next. In the City context I would say the Edin Dzeko fits that bill. He could easily play CF for Real Madrid.

It's a long time ago and I didn't play at a particularly high level but the opposition players who frustrated me most were those that always seemed to have time and space and didn't lose the ball. Often their skill levels were no better than anyone else playing but they looked much better because they had a better understanding of the game. As a high energy midfielder these guys pissed me off no end. Funny enough I also played with a guy who had amazing ball skills but no fucking clue how to play the game. At the level I played at he was a weapon but man was he frustrating to play with.

As for Sterling, his ball control is of a high enough standard which added to his game understanding makes him an outstanding player and anyone who doesn't think so clearly doesn't understand football. Thankfully the people who run our club do.

How come Dr Who is so shit at football ? ;-)
 
As above please folks,keep this thread for updates and discussion regarding his contract.

Anything relating to his performances should be posted in the performance thread.

Much appreciated.

Good call but looks like you are wasting your time!
 
At this point we're going in circles as others have tried to explain it to you but you still manage to miss the point. I will try to only answer your first point. A team that is supposedly about ball possession mainly constitutes of players with good understanding of time and space, ball control(especially in tight spaces), first touch and passing ability over mainly short distances. Sterling is arguably better than sane in all of those, so if you want a player for a possession based team sterling is the more technically suited for that team than sane is and seeing as only 3 players(de bruyne, otamendi, fernandinho) have had more minutes than him in the 2 seasons pep has been at the club then its fair to assume the manager and his staff think he is of the sufficient technical ability for a possession-based team that requires it.

So you really shoot yourself in the foot with your first response. On one hand you seem to be arguing that sterling is not of the technical ability to perform at the highest level for a team that is all about ball possession and technical ability when in actual reality he has been a key member of such a team over the past 2 seasons and you could argue his best performances have often been in the champions league at the highest level. So which is it, you can't seem to separate your opinion/bias from the fact which countless others have been trying to point to you but you're so stuck with your 'he's poor/average technically' mindset that you can't recognise that maybe you are wrong and he is not really as poor technically for a possession based pep side as you think he is. This will probably be my last response to you as I'm almost certain you will totally overlook or miss the point again but I tried

Cogently pointed out. 100% in agreement.
 

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