01 Mar 2015 15:48:09
Ed001
It does my head in when sterling plays as a striker, is it just me who thinks he's useless at it?
Can't hold it up, constantly loses it, doesn't time his runs well & panics in front of goal, not to mention poor finishing half the time he does get a shot away.
Why not just play balotelli when wanting to rest Sturridge, at least he's good with his back to the defenders & isn't afraid to shoot
{Ed001's Note - Sterling tormented Kompany, Balotelli offers no forward runs at all. I don't see the issue with Raheem playing there as things stand, until Sturridge is ready to play every week.}
01 Mar 2015 16:06:37
All the front three played well today.
01 Mar 2015 16:23:07
I'd like to see Ibe played through the middle with Sturridge and Sterling either side of him
01 Mar 2015 17:12:18
Sturridge is the man for the middle.
01 Mar 2015 17:40:26
Ibe played through the middle? Are you having a laugh, he's a 17 year old kid, who you want to put all the pressure on to get us goals? Talk about burning a kid out before he even starts I think with the squad we now have Brendan should only give him 3 or 4 more games this season
01 Mar 2015 18:05:17
Ibe is not 17
01 Mar 2015 18:40:12
I don't think playing Ibe through the middle is going to burn him out at all. The reason I'd like to see him play there is because of his direct running, having him bulldozing his way toward you with the trickery of Sterling and Sturridge either side would be amazing! Also with Coutinho just behind to thread through would destroy a lot of defences.
Also ibe is 19 and do you think playing him through the middle is going to burn him out more than running up and down the wing all game?
01 Mar 2015 20:12:53
Sterling had two assists today. not bad if you ask me
01 Mar 2015 22:49:45
Kompany and Mangala ould be happy to see the back of Sterling with the way he ran them rragged, IMO. However, I will say that his decision-making in the final third needs some work and provided he is willing to learn, that will come with time.