Raheem Sterling

[Jarv]

Seems to me who ever is advising him needs a slap. he'll probably end up having his career ruined sitting on the Bench at City while walking around with a limp from the weight of his Wallet

 

[JimJams]

Why do people keep saying he'll be on the bench at city? Who is going to keep him out of the starting 11?

 

[Humongous Fungus]

How this lad isn't a McDonald's employee is beyond me.

 

[GodsGift]

Why do people keep saying he'll be on the bench at city? Who is going to keep him out of the starting 11?

I don't get it either. Milner is off and they'll be desperate to add to their quota of English players. Sterling is far from perfect but he'd quite easily make 40+ appearances for City.

 

[Mr Bauer]

If Sterling goes to City he will be starting. He isn't just another one of those talents. He's clearly got something and in the right environment and nurtured correctly he will flourish which ironically he already has at Liverpool, but one suspects this is coming down to money.

 

[JimJams]

Liverpool would do well to go for a Jovetic and cash deal for Sterling, as they can conceivably get a better deal for a much needed forward. Add Milner to their ranks for nowt and they've got money to spend and a decent trade off.

 

[mistermagic]

Silva, Navas and Nasri are used on the wing which isn't an awful lot for a club like City and the squad they should have. However, if you look at Nasri's stint at City you get the feeling that he's wasting his career being a bench-warmer more often than not which I think will happen to Sterling if he does make the move (unless he starts with a bang and becomes like the best winger in the history of the world and forever after - but I doubt it). City owners want results right away which means that they are not the kind of club to give youth its chance and, more importantly, time to develop. He'll get that at a club like Liverpool (or Arsenal but he may lose his leg there) which is why he should stay.

 

[JimJams]

What?
Look at Citys starting line ups for the last 5 or 6 games. Lampard and Milner start the majority of them. Lampard is definitely off and Milner looks like he wants out.
If Yaya Toure also leaves as he's widely expected to, then who is their midfield?

Fernando - Fernandinho
Sterling - Silva - Nasri

Fer - Fer
Navas - Silva - Sterling

Playing Bony and Aguero could still benefit Sterling as he could be utilised in a 4-3-3

Fer - Fer
Silva
Sterling - Aguero
Bony
​

Silva is the only midfielder at City who is guaranteed a start on ability and merit. If Yaya goes then both Ferns will start with 'dinho the more forward thinking of the pair and the width possibly created by the fullbacks while having 2 defensive mids to cover back.

Factor in an injury to Silva and there's no question about him starting every game.

The only reason to think he might not nail a starting berth is that City buy other players for the midfield that are better. Currently I don't see anyone there to keep him out.

 

[silkyman]

City owners want results right away which means that they are not the kind of club to give youth its chance and, more importantly, time to develop.

So why spend big money on a 20 year old? Some diabolical scheme to ruin the prospects of every English player ever?

 

[silkyman]

I reckon if Sturridge was fit he would be joining Stirling in handing in a transfer request

If Sturridge had been fit all season and be in a position to be demanding a move, I suspect Liverpool would have been in the top four anyway...

 

[Steady]

Sterling owes about as much to Liverpool as he did to QPR when he left them as a 15-year-old. No-one criticised him claiming he'd be sat on the bench career there, so why is he all of a sudden blasted for (potentially) having the ambition to take another step forward in his career? Of course it could go tits up and he fails at City, but why should he not take that risk? Liverpool are a club who have not reached the level Sterling feels he can play at, and they aren't in a position to improve drastically in comparison to your Chelseas, Arsenals or either Manchester club. If he wants to leave then good on him, and best of luck.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

It's always the same thing. When a player no longer offers a club what they want it goes without saying that the club will seek to part ways, but when a player seeks to part ways when a club no longer offers him what he wants it's seen as some sort of outrageous betrayal. You can't have it both ways, if loyalty matters in club football then it has to be a two way street.

 

[mase]

Where was the loyalty when Chelsea decided they didn't want Lampard anymore or United didn't want Rio? Clubs use players all the time so why shouldn't it work the other way?

 

[silkyman]

I see John Barnes is saying the same thing. To be fair, he did spend his entire career at Watford.

 

[mistermagic]

What?
Look at Citys starting line ups for the last 5 or 6 games. Lampard and Milner start the majority of them. Lampard is definitely off and Milner looks like he wants out.
If Yaya Toure also leaves as he's widely expected to, then who is their midfield?

Fernando - Fernandinho
Sterling - Silva - Nasri

Fer - Fer
Navas - Silva - Sterling

Playing Bony and Aguero could still benefit Sterling as he could be utilised in a 4-3-3

Fer - Fer
Silva
Sterling - Aguero
Bony
​

Silva is the only midfielder at City who is guaranteed a start on ability and merit. If Yaya goes then both Ferns will start with 'dinho the more forward thinking of the pair and the width possibly created by the fullbacks while having 2 defensive mids to cover back.

Factor in an injury to Silva and there's no question about him starting every game.

The only reason to think he might not nail a starting berth is that City buy other players for the midfield that are better. Currently I don't see anyone there to keep him out.

I don't know if you're replying to my post but I'll asume you are.

What you say is a lot of ifs and buts and not really in contradiction with what I said above. Man City don't have a lot of wingers and Sterling would help a lot in this department. What I'm worried about is that if Sterling doesn't perform from the off he'll be shifted in positions he is unaccustomed to and will be a bench-warmer just like Nasri.

And that 3rd formation you posted? I don't like it. Aguero on the wing? Cmon!

So why spend big money on a 20 year old? Some diabolical scheme to ruin the prospects of every English player ever?

Beats me. Chelsea did put a serious halt to the careers of Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker. And they didn't come in cheap.

 

[JimJams]

It wouldn't be the wing, both could play free roles and roam like they're homeless.

 

[Steady]

Fernando - Fernandinho
Sterling - Silva - Nasri

Fer - Fer
Navas - Silva - Sterling

Playing Bony and Aguero could still benefit Sterling as he could be utilised in a 4-3-3

Fer - Fer
Silva
Sterling - Aguero
Bony
​

Sorry mate but that's a load of bollocks. I can hardly see City signing Leroy Fer, never mind ruthlessly cloning him.

 

[Red]

Wtf is happening here? I noticed earlier that underneath one of Steady's posts was a like awarded by me. I thought that's strange because I knew I'd not read the post previously. Now I've just opened this thread up and seen another like for Steady's post (above) from me even though I'd never seen that post either.

 

[Stagat]

 

[Red]

Is he trying to engineer winning something?

 

[Steady]

Seems like a glitch to me, mate. I'd let one of the admins know.

 

[Red]

Seems like a glitch to me, mate. I'd let one of the admins know.

Nah, it's not that much of a problem. If you were an out and out c*** I'd so summat about it.

 

[silkyman]

Sterling owes about as much to Liverpool as he did to QPR when he left them as a 15-year-old. No-one criticised him claiming he'd be sat on the bench career there, so why is he all of a sudden blasted for (potentially) having the ambition to take another step forward in his career? Of course it could go tits up and he fails at City, but why should he not take that risk? Liverpool are a club who have not reached the level Sterling feels he can play at, and they aren't in a position to improve drastically in comparison to your Chelseas, Arsenals or either Manchester club. If he wants to leave then good on him, and best of luck.

Well said.

I don't know if you're replying to my post but I'll asume you are.

What you say is a lot of ifs and buts and not really in contradiction with what I said above. Man City don't have a lot of wingers and Sterling would help a lot in this department. What I'm worried about is that if Sterling doesn't perform from the off he'll be shifted in positions he is unaccustomed to and will be a bench-warmer just like Nasri.

And that 3rd formation you posted? I don't like it. Aguero on the wing? Cmon!


Beats me. Chelsea did put a serious halt to the careers of Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker. And they didn't come in cheap.

You're suggesting they do it on purpose or something?

Perhaps it's that the English players just haven't been good enough. For all the moans about the likes of Scott Sinclair and Jack Rodwell not getting a fair chance, isn't it telling that both of them are in relegation battles this season?

If it was only about filling the homegrown quota then it's much cheaper to use kids from the academy as players who are in the squad but don't get a look in. Why spend £40m on someone if you have no intention of playing them.

The buying club sees something in the player. If that transfer doesn't work out, it's not because they were English.

 

[JimJams]

For all the moans about the likes of Scott Sinclair and Jack Rodwell not getting a fair chance, isn't it telling that both of them are in relegation battles this season?.

No. Certainly not in the case of Scott Sinclair anyway. He's been loaned to a club that were already in the relegation battle, so their position had nothing to do with his performances, and since his arrival their form has improved, he's scored goals, got assists, and they've pulled themselves out if it with him scoring vital goals en route to an FA cup final. Is that telling? Again, no.
Your point is almost as if you're arguing that these players are at their level at clubs trying to survive in the league. If that's true then your transfer policy is a right fuck up for buying them in the first place.

Of course that's not the policy though, the policy is to buy up young talent in the hope of nurturing it to it's potential max to aid the team, the problem is that City are very unlikely to do that, as are the likes of Chelsea, because playing at the top level you pretty much need finished articles or close to it in order to get playing time. The difference at the moment though is Chelsea are making profits on a large number of those youngsters and they are developing them/adding value to them on loan. City don't appear to be doing that.

 

[mase]

Nah, it's not that much of a problem. If you were an out and out c*** I'd so summat about it.

lol, it's just their sig

 

[Red]

lol, it's just their sig

 

[Red]

Seems like a glitch to me, mate. I'd let one of the admins know.

You out and out c***!

 

[TheWednesday]

Very brave taking on the club at such a young age, can't see it ending very well to be honest. He's getting a poor reputation now, and if he forced a move to a Real Madrid for example he'd be a bench warmer mainly. Not a great career move this.

 

[Stevencc]

I stared at one of his posts for a good five minutes the other day thinking "I definitely don't remember liking this", the worst part was that the post was only half an hour old or something so I thought I was losing the plot.

 

[Stevencc]

The Daily Mail decided to use this picture of Sterling for one of their numerous articles on him today...