Sterling’s finishing

[blues2win]

https://twitter.com/city_tactics/status ... 62210?s=21

Superb thread analysing a large number of Sterling opportunities and what he made of them. Worth a thread of its own given the amount of flack he gets on the site.

[stevefromdonny]

i sometimes think that he is shit scared of getting hit by a goalie when on a 1/1 instead of just shooting he tries to be too clever and try to go around the goalie
when he hasn't got the time to think about the shot then that's what he does just shoots but running on a 1/1 he has time to think and fucks it up

[carl_feedthegoat]

https://twitter.com/city_tactics/status/1364478019117662210?s=21

Superb thread analysing a large number of Sterling opportunities and what he made of them. Worth a thread of its own given the amount of flack he gets on the site.

He is shit one on one and he is shit when he has to think.

Those are the facts.

Other than that hes a great player to have in the team.

[PeterParker]

The worst I've seen on one vs one.
You don't need stats to see that.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Hopefully he will make up for us losing against Lyon by producing some great performances in the CL...starting today.

[patrickblue]

I'm quite intrigued by this statement.

"Raheem Sterling remains the world’s second most valuable player at €125M"

who worked that one out, and who's no1?

[Sideshow Bob]

sterling's "finishing" (can you even call it that??) has taken years off my life but to his credit he keeps going and keeps getting himself into good positions. grudgingly, id say we are a better overall team with him than without. imagine if we had to rely on mahrez to run the opposition ragged??

[PeterParker]

I'm quite intrigued by this statement.

"Raheem Sterling remains the world’s second most valuable player at €125M"

who worked that one out, and who's no1?

Kolarov.

[patrickblue]

I'm quite intrigued by this statement.

"Raheem Sterling remains the world’s second most valuable player at €125M"

who worked that one out, and who's no1?

Kolarov.

So Mase obviously worked it out then.

[patrickblue]

I've just looked at the list that valuation came from.

They also reckon Harry Kane's worth the same as Tintin.

It's good for a laugh, I suppose

[Scatman]

I'm quite intrigued by this statement.

"Raheem Sterling remains the world’s second most valuable player at €125M"

who worked that one out, and who's no1?

I don't care who worked it out, if we can get that much then I say sell him quick.

[Nigels Tackle]

shhh!
finishing is not an issue

[branny]

I wish finishing was his only problem. His end product is poor as is his decision making a lot of the time. Foden when he plays out wide gives himself room to accelerate and invariably beats the first man. Sterling waits until he’s been closed down then tries to either beat his man from a standing start or bludgeon his way through. He does it game after game and it doesn’t work. He gets in the box and loses the ball or fails to pick out a teammate time after time after time. He was different class second half v the dippers but it’s not often enough.

[Sparklehorse]

Oxymoron

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Really good lately, has picked up some form again and is a constant threat, that last night though was a stinker, tackling himself half the time.

[john@staustell]

I wish finishing was his only problem. His end product is poor as is his decision making a lot of the time. Foden when he plays out wide gives himself room to accelerate and invariably beats the first man. Sterling waits until he’s been closed down then tries to either beat his man from a standing start or bludgeon his way through. He does it game after game and it doesn’t work. He gets in the box and loses the ball or fails to pick out a teammate time after time after time. He was different class second half v the dippers but it’s not often enough.

That's about it.

[john68]

We are almost a perfect football team;
Our keepers are are solid & Eddie can at times be a playmaker from the back.
Our central defence is about as solid as any central defence can be.
Our full backsare defenders, midfielders or wingers, depending on what the phase of play calls for.
Our official midfield is mobile, fluid and extremely creative.......then
Then we come to the three ballerinas....Sterling, Mahrez & Jesus.

Occasional glimpses of magic, particularly from Mahrez are offset by all them seeking perfection. The perfect shot that never comes. The perfect opening that immediately gets closed down. All of them need that unecessary extra touch that then seems to need a 2nd and/or a 3rd & 4th extra touch, all ensuring that any chance has gone.
Our ballerinas act as a self imposed road block to many of our attacking moves.
Conclusion; they will score and for many, that seems to paper over the cracks, but time and time again they block chances.

[Hazy2]

Get Haaland and Messi we will be as close to perfect as it gets.

[brite blu sky]

We are almost a perfect football team;
Our keepers are are solid & Eddie can at times be a playmaker from the back.
Our central defence is about as solid as any central defence can be.
Our full backsare defenders, midfielders or wingers, depending on what the phase of play calls for.
Our official midfield is mobile, fluid and extremely creative.......then
Then we come to the three ballerinas....Sterling, Mahrez & Jesus.

Occasional glimpses of magic, particularly from Mahrez are offset by all them seeking perfection. The perfect shot that never comes. The perfect opening that immediately gets closed down. All of them need that unecessary extra touch that then seems to need a 2nd and/or a 3rd & 4th extra touch, all ensuring that any chance has gone.
Our ballerinas act as a self imposed road block to many of our attacking moves.
Conclusion; they will score and for many, that seems to paper over the cracks, but time and time again they block chances.

Spot on John
I would only add that those 3 ballerinas can kind of get away with tippy toesing around for most of the games IF they deliver just the once for a goal. But that just masks how expensive they are to the team generally. Gab and Sterling do contribute in work rate to be fair.

Last night with all three on at once just highlighted their defects in creating chances. Not going past defenders despite having the pace, not keeping the play moving enough due mainly to not good enough decision making fast enough. They are regularly underperforming from their best.
Can Pep continue to improve that out of them ?

Also Kev helps them when he plays as he glues them all together with his passing and vision and speed of thought.

For me all three of them need to go back to getting the basics right, starting with positioning, like someone pointed out about Foden giving himself a little space to get a start.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Get Haaland and Messi we will be as close to perfect as it gets.

We don't need Messi but we do need Haaland.

Most City fans would sell Sterling and or JG for Haaland...its a no brainer..