sterling

[Hazy2]

Talk about hero to villain.
Not so long ago, anyone not wanking at the mention of his name was being treated as a traitor by some on here.

Sergio has missed them 1 at Spurs CL some need to get a grip

[stupot]

Sterling's missed 3 in a row in the Premier League apparently.
Kev's missed 1 since he got the job and scored the next time.
Gundo has also just missed 1.
He shouldn't take them, it's not rocket science.

[patrickblue]

TBH, I think the problem is Pep trying to get Sterling to think about what he's doing.
If Sterling plays reactively, he's fine, as soon as he starts to think he cocks up.
Shows most obviously in his one on ones with keepers, you know what he's going to do as soon as he breaks clear.
So in any rational person's view, he should be last on the list for taking penalties.

[aaron bond]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

[Nick]

Did kev bottle it ???

[nottsblue]

Anyone can miss a penalty

But he has now missed 3 in a row. As such he should be relieved of this duty. As for his form, it will come and go but he is nothing if not a fighter and he will come good again

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Did kev bottle it ???

Yes. He's missed more big chances(according to Opta) in the PL than any other City player this season, might be playing on his mind.

[Nigels Tackle]

SELL HIM!
and use the funds to buy haaland

[Nick]

Weve gone from alot of leaders with alot of mentally "weak" in some respects

[Dubciteh]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

[FA cup winners 2006]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

But what is he excellent at? Except for his knack (and it is a bit more than that) of being in the right place at the right time, he is not excellent at anything. Also, no point in being in the right place if he is shit at finishing or cant take on a defender.

At the moment, for whatever reason, Sterlings value in the market is dictated by factors outside his footballing ability (similar to Rashford). I'd happily get rid of Sterling for the inflated fee we would get relative to his footballing ability. To think some people have him in the same value bracket as Mbappe or Haaland is absolutely mental

[PeterParker]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

But what is he excellent at? Except for his knack (and it is a bit more than that) of being in the right place at the right time, he is not excellent at anything. Also, no point in being in the right place if he is shit at finishing or cant take on a defender.

At the moment, for whatever reason, Sterlings value in the market is dictated by factors outside his footballing ability (similar to Rashford). I'd happily get rid of Sterling for the inflated fee we would get relative to his footballing ability. To think some people have him in the same value bracket as Mbappe or Haaland is absolutely mental

Leave it, pal.
You cannot win this. People really think he is world class.

I really hope his fuck ups will not come and bite our ass again like it did with Lyon.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

But what is he excellent at? Except for his knack (and it is a bit more than that) of being in the right place at the right time, he is not excellent at anything. Also, no point in being in the right place if he is shit at finishing or cant take on a defender.

At the moment, for whatever reason, Sterlings value in the market is dictated by factors outside his footballing ability (similar to Rashford). I'd happily get rid of Sterling for the inflated fee we would get relative to his footballing ability. To think some people have him in the same value bracket as Mbappe or Haaland is absolutely mental

Leave it, pal.
You cannot win this. People really think he is world class.

I really hope his fuck ups will not come and bite our ass again like it did with Lyon.

It's not a case of people thinking he's world class, more that he's been very good for us and integral to our success since he signed.

[Dubciteh]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

But what is he excellent at? Except for his knack (and it is a bit more than that) of being in the right place at the right time, he is not excellent at anything. Also, no point in being in the right place if he is shit at finishing or cant take on a defender.

At the moment, for whatever reason, Sterlings value in the market is dictated by factors outside his footballing ability (similar to Rashford). I'd happily get rid of Sterling for the inflated fee we would get relative to his footballing ability. To think some people have him in the same value bracket as Mbappe or Haaland is absolutely mental

Leave it, pal.
You cannot win this. People really think he is world class.

I really hope his fuck ups will not come and bite our ass again like it did with Lyon.

You have made that up, give me one person who said hes world class?

He has his faults but he is a threat to the opposition and would be a nightmare to mark from a defenders point of view. Yes he misses chances and fuck me it annoys me as much as anyone but hes still a valuable player for us. He is just going through one of those phases.

[Tokyo Blue]

In typical mcf.net style, there is apparently nothing between "world class" and "should be sold immediately" and only those two opinions are allowed. It reminds of the happy days here when you had to call mark hughes "clueless" otherwise you "wanted to suck him off". You know who you are.

[london blue 2]

In typical mcf.net style, there is apparently nothing between "world class" and "should be sold immediately" and only those two opinions are allowed. It reminds of the happy days here when you had to call mark hughes "clueless" otherwise you "wanted to suck him off". You know who you are.

Remember those days. Forum was a bit busier then.

[aaron bond]

Sterling is an excellent player. He's proven that since he joined us.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have limitations.

When he's in a poor run of form, he should be dropped. But Pep doesn't drop him.

He's always been weak at penalties. So he should be down the pecking order when selecting a penalty taker.

Anyone demanding we sell him or claiming he's shit are clearly wrong. But every player has some weaknesses so we just need to consider that when deciding tactics.

Spot on.

But what is he excellent at? Except for his knack (and it is a bit more than that) of being in the right place at the right time, he is not excellent at anything. Also, no point in being in the right place if he is shit at finishing or cant take on a defender.

At the moment, for whatever reason, Sterlings value in the market is dictated by factors outside his footballing ability (similar to Rashford). I'd happily get rid of Sterling for the inflated fee we would get relative to his footballing ability. To think some people have him in the same value bracket as Mbappe or Haaland is absolutely mental

Leave it, pal.
You cannot win this. People really think he is world class.

I really hope his fuck ups will not come and bite our ass again like it did with Lyon.

You have made that up, give me one person who said hes world class?

He has his faults but he is a threat to the opposition and would be a nightmare to mark from a defenders point of view. Yes he misses chances and fuck me it annoys me as much as anyone but hes still a valuable player for us. He is just going through one of those phases.

Yep, agree with this.

He's a winger who has scored 23, 25 and 31 goals in the past 3 seasons. That's a great record and not many can beat that. But of course he's made mistakes in each of those seasons too and I'm not sure anyone here is pretending otherwise.

He's not scoring as many this season but as a squad we are scoring far less.

I actually think he would benefit if Pep didn't play him in every game or dropped him after a bad performance. But he's one of the few players that Pep always keeps in the starting 11.

[zuricity]

On Wednesday I knew he was going to miss that penalty. In the wait before the penalty was taken the Camera focused on his face and his eyes were fluttering and dilating as if he was ill. this went on the whole time the camera was on his face - a good five seconds. He clearly needs to calm down. Gündo , despite many negative opinions on here , is as cold as ice and knows what he is doing.

Sterling's best asset is his speed but sometimes it works against him - especially one on ones with the goalie.

[Kippax Sean]

On Wednesday I knew he was going to miss that penalty. In the wait before the penalty was taken the Camera focused on his face and his eyes were fluttering and dilating as if he was ill. this went on the whole time the camera was on his face - a good five seconds. He clearly needs to calm down. Gündo , despite many negative opinions on here , is as cold as ice and knows what he is doing.

Sterling's best asset is his speed but sometimes it works against him - especially one on ones with the goalie.

If he was an actor I think he'd have a headache and vomit just before going on stage, forget a few lines, but still give a good performance. Possibly puts too much pressure on himself and in certain situations is close to giving himself a heart attack which isn't nice to see. Hope he calms down.

[Nick]

On Wednesday I knew he was going to miss that penalty. In the wait before the penalty was taken the Camera focused on his face and his eyes were fluttering and dilating as if he was ill. this went on the whole time the camera was on his face - a good five seconds. He clearly needs to calm down. Gündo , despite many negative opinions on here , is as cold as ice and knows what he is doing.

Sterling's best asset is his speed but sometimes it works against him - especially one on ones with the goalie.

If he was an actor I think he'd have a headache and vomit just before going on stage, forget a few lines, but still give a good performance. Possibly puts too much pressure on himself and in certain situations is close to giving himself a heart attack which isn't nice to see. Hope he calms down.

Sounds like me internally, maybe I should give him a break.