Barkley and Sterling will be a deadly combination and will play well down there together, I suppose.
RAWK Goes into Meltdown 2014/2015 - The "We go again" Edition
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Barkley and Sterling will be a deadly combination and will play well down there together, I suppose.
For England they will be because we sell are best players to the manc clubs.Barkley and Sterling will be a deadly combination I suppose.
Coutinho looked the business yesterday too. Reminded me a bit of Juninho from the Boro of the early 90's.
Expect them to get another 15+ penalties this season with him in the team.
Only if he comes up against donkeys like Jones every week.
Was going to put that point in myself...it does help with headless chickens lunging at you in the box yes.
League is full of donkey defenders for few seasons. If teams allow him to run at their defenders like we did yesterday in first half we can expect more of that.
He must be full of confidence after running at the likes of Johnson and Toure in training.
Lol the season hasn't even started and this thread is already 35 pages long!
How is life over in North Korea? Are they still keeping up the 'We're on the up and United are relegation fodder' nonsense?
I'll bet any amount of money that they don't take 9 points in their first 3 games. 2 draws and a loss. That place will explode.
I'll bet any amount of money that they don't take 9 points in their first 3 games. 2 draws and a loss. That place will explode.
Even Bayern fans can get a chuckle out of rawk. It's about Pepe Reina joining Bayern for 2 million quid because Pep wanted a 2nd/3rd keeper in case both Starke and Neuer get injured like last year:
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I noticed haha. I also noticed how not a single one of em' has mentioned Gerrard picking the ball up cause' he thought he was fouled..Herrera is also getting ripped to shreds over at RAWK. They keep banging on about it only being a pre-season friendly, yet Herrera is shit based on that game.
JohnnoWhite. "United" fan.
Whose avatar is Shankly, btw.
Looks a brilliant player, could by a big player for the Euros.
Well, he's an aul' fella, so it's awrite. He has Stockholm syndrome or something.
Herrera is also getting ripped to shreds over at RAWK. They keep banging on about it only being a pre-season friendly, yet Herrera is shit based on that game.
Any criticism of United's team or players is obviously self-defeating, because however shite we were (and, understandably given the context of the match, we were pretty shite in the first half), they were worse. They think Herrera was bad? Still did a better job than either Gerrard or Henderson.
He's brilliant when it's going his way, but was bereft of ideas and initiative when playing in Brazil. He had a lot of chances and opportunity against Italy and ran out of ideas of how to get past a very average Italian defence.
He fits well at RAWK. I think he might be a Liverpool fan pretending to be United fan. After all, they need some living proof for all the stories they make about their 'manc mate.' He might be that manc mate.The season hasn't even started and the Louis Van Gaal thread on RAWK is already 123 pages long. Almost 5,000 posts.
I remember him from the newbies. Got banned a week from joining.
If I remember correctly, he was fixated on an idea that we, United fans, chill out during the Suarez being a racist incident.
The whole team was in fairness, but I thought he was very good against Italy and it was against Uruguay he struggled. Either way, when one of our highlights was a 19 year old he must have done something right.
The second half against Italy was dire, as was the rest of the tournament. My only point is that he isn't ripping up trees in the national shirt.
That's a bit like saying Iniesta lost his ability to play great football because the entire spain team sucked balls. It's pretty hard for a 19 year old to deliver when the entire team is playing shite.
He's 19 and had less than a handful if games before people started expecting him to light up a major tournament.
Lots of much more experienced players - Rooney included, failed to "rip up trees".
England lacked cohesion and direction. Not easy for a young load playing in the front three to do anything there.
As it is, if Januzaj can perform yhis year like he did for Liverpool last year I'd be delighted.
My point was responding that he could be a big player for the euros. There was no evidence for him or any of the other players that they would be big players at the euros. Nothing to see here....
Anyone who can't see that Sterling has bags of potential is a plank.
Agreed, he's deadly.
Sterling's certainly a big prospect, needs to shave his sideburns though. God awful.
If anyone has shown they're not ready fro success it's slippy g and his mates down the road as proven by their balls up last year!
That magic word potential.
We have heard so much much about so many of the English youth and potential. I have yet to see anyone really fulfil that potential. Owen was probably the last real deal. Rooney not done it at international or European stage in my eyes since his injury. Yet to see Wilshire or walcott come of age. Now it will be Ox, Barkely and Sterling.
What I don't see from Sterling is a football brain. The comments above about Brazil are quite true. Ignore the fact that the English side as team were very poor, when he had the ball he was pretty clueless. He did lots of running into defenders, kept the ball too long and so on. He didn't know when to do the right pass. Probably everything he didn't do for Liverpool in the second half of the season. He may have speed and potential, but if he doesn't think and learn when to do the right thing, it will just remain potential. Look at nani for evidence.
But that's a common problem with young players that a good manager can help him with.
It's not just potential though, he's already performing at a very high standard for Liverpool. His football brain is already miles better than Nani's ever was or will be, imo.
Spuds and Tim Nice but Dim must be gutted.
Aye, even if he stayed at his current level, he'd still be brilliant. He's 19 though and there's no reason why he won't keep progressing.
he reminds me of Aaron Lennon - used in a more fluid attacking team which suits his style of play better.
his raw pace means he doesn't necessarily need to be a football genius - simply run at defenders who invariably dive in or can't cope - if he plays on the shoulder he won't be caught by most defenders.
his raw pace means he doesn't necessarily need to be a football genius - simply run at defenders who invariably dive in or can't cope - if he plays on the shoulder he won't be caught by most defenders.
Hogwash.
Sterling is already a better player than Lennon ever was and can potentially be a world class player.
Lennon is just a pace merchant. Except when he's playing against Evra in which case he becomes George Best.
Their similarities end with their speed. Sterling is a totally different type of player.
Well in Nostradamus. Nani was arguably better than Bale in a Premier League season. Sterling is a very good player with great potential and had a cracking season as a young player. He may turn out to the dog's bollocks, but just stating that he'll definitely be better than Nani is quiet something. There are many reasons why young players don't develop as expected.
Think anyone questioning Sterling's intelligence needs to watch him more clearly. He's not going to ever rival Xavi for intelligence but his decision making last season was one of his best qualities.
His movement is very, very good for his age and his pass selection is improving rapidly. Running down blind alleys can still be a problem at times but if you think he's just another brainless winger you haven't seen how effective he's been as a number 10.
His movement is very, very good for his age and his pass selection is improving rapidly. Running down blind alleys can still be a problem at times but if you think he's just another brainless winger you haven't seen how effective he's been as a number 10.