He really helps England by putting the defense constantly under pressure .
Can improve his finishing but very good player imo.
Can improve his finishing but very good player imo.
Raheem Sterling
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You see why Pep loves him.
Playing well tonight.
He has done well, he brings in others. Really good performance.
Done better tonight. He’s offered the outlet and has the pace to cause them problems but I wish he would actually beat a man like he does for city on a regular basis!
Playing well. I think he’s had a decent tournament with his energy and pulling defenders out of position. Just hasn’t happened for him in front of goal.
How come no one rates him? He’s probably one of the best players in this league
Because his finishing is abysmal 99% of the time
He was really clinical last year, thankfully not against us though.
If he was clinical last year, we would have pasted you guys in the first half at the Etihad. That match was sooo disappointing, it was one of the best halves we've played all season, couldn't believe we lost that match, but Sterling was the main culprit.
His manager rates him. Feck what everyone else thinks. Arguably City's best player today. Beautiful goal.
It was awful keeping. Nearly in the middle of the goal and at a good height. Bizarre stuff from Cech.
Two reasons: firstly, club loyalties, and secondly, a large proportion of football supporters lack any understanding of footballing intelligence.
Would absolutely love him in our side, always laugh when people question his ability.
Had a great game today.
Had a great game today.
Doubt he’d move to York City.
Pep played with inverted wingers today and Sane, who had the whole preseason, was benched for Sterling. That's a little revolution if you ask me. He was brillant today and I believe he could be even better and more productive on the left wing. Could be interesting. His goal today was in typical Messi/Robben fashion. I also don't think it was Cech mistakes. Sure, he could at least try to save it, but IMO it was out of his reach and would've went in anyway.
Sane played himself out of the side in the Charity Shield last week. He was terrible and had a face on.
Always been a very good player and still only 23.
Did get a lot of goals last season but his finishing is still suspect imo. Once/if he sorts that out he'll be world class.
Did get a lot of goals last season but his finishing is still suspect imo. Once/if he sorts that out he'll be world class.
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How is it out of his reach? OK he saw it late but any keeper worth his salt reacts and save that. It just shows that Cech has got old and doesn’t have those reactions anymore.
Played very well today. Looks in great physical condition, helps that he wasnt at the world cup.
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Not denying that Cech has declined extremely (some of his decisions were hilarious today) and a young iteration of himself could've got that shot but it would've been a good reflex. So I still wouldn't say it was a mistake or a "must have" shot. Cech not even trying to parry it makes it look worse than it was IMO.
Hope Leno will get his chance, however. All in all, Cech looks finished.
Sorry, I must be lacking in some sort of intelligence myself, but what do those two green things actually mean?
I thought your post was funny and accurate, no offence intended!
If he can deliberately improve his finishong by working on it like T. Henry and C. Ronaldo did in the past. He will become even more special
Interesting comments from Ian Wright saying the media are being racist against Sterling: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45177178
I do have to say I find the criticism of him unfounded. I thought he did a good job for England at the WC, and he had a very good game yesterday. And so what if he shops at Primark, why shouldn't he?
I do have to say I find the criticism of him unfounded. I thought he did a good job for England at the WC, and he had a very good game yesterday. And so what if he shops at Primark, why shouldn't he?
With regards to the criticism about Primark, it reminds me of the abuse Rooney got for eating a chocolate bar. We have a bizarre media.
This has been going on since he decided to leave us to join City. John Stones did practically the same thing as Sterling in fact he contributed way less to Everton than Sterling did for Livepool and there wasn't a peep out of anyone from the media when Stones kicked up a fuss to leave. The victimisation of Sterling is down to one thing and we all know what it is.
Can’t agree.
Leaving Everton for a big money move is what’s been going on for years. Leaving a football institution and a global brand like Liverpool needs to be done with consideration and awareness of the consequences.
Sterling may have felt it was the right move but it came with the customary criticism he should have expected. Playing for Pep it’s not unusual for his performances as an Englishman to be scrutinised especially as a forward player. Expectation is higher as a forward player and Sterling is seen as one the national team’s leading lights. It’s not surprising he’ll be criticised more. It’s not with any racist undertones at all. I find that trite
As said before, his finishing can be horrible at times and that sticks in the mind of the average fan far more than anything else. He's class though, no doubt.
I'd tend to say Wright is probably correct. It's the same with Pogba. While both of them do seem a little bit douchey, neither of them are dirty players at all or have a reputation for behaving horribly off the field, and both of them catch a tremendous amount of flak.
If Sterling improved his finishing he’d be unreal. Always gets himself in good positions, has pace and can beat a man.
Would anyone else take him here if he doesn’t renew at City?
Would anyone else take him here if he doesn’t renew at City?
Easily, yes.
What a load of bollocks from Ian Wright. Why does everything have to come down to the colour of someone’s skin these days?
The reason Sterling gets so much stick when he plays for England is that we all know what a bloody fantastic player he is and are frustrated that he doesn’t seem to do it at international level.
The reason Sterling gets so much stick when he plays for England is that we all know what a bloody fantastic player he is and are frustrated that he doesn’t seem to do it at international level.
Yes. In a heartbeat. He’d transform our right hand side.
I might get slammed for this but I think sterling is a quality player who was unfairly scapegoated at the The World Cup. I also sympathise with him as I have a tattoo that people often like make judgmental remarks about m.
Why was he scape goated when Kane missed a great chance to square the ball in that Croatia game?
I’m just saying that our media had him down as a villain from the start it seems like. And every time I went on twitter swathes of people were calling for him to be axed.
Seems everything is racist these days. It cant be the reason you mentioned. It cant be because getting a massive tattoo of gun on your leg is stupid, and will draw attention. It cant be because hes high profile and will get more stick just because of that. It cant be because the way he left liverpool put an idea in peoples heads about who he is(rightly or wrongly) as a person. No, its because the whole of the media is racist. Because like all black men, thats all there is to them. Skin colour. They have no other things about them that might be looked at and judged(rightly or wrongly).