How long can we carrry a player like Sterling?

[Newport]

Its a question I could have asked after every game since the beginning of last season really.

 

I was basically doing it early last season as well, but coul not find the thread, hence the new one. 

I said it during the pre season and I'll say it again, he is not as good as some people make him out to be.

[Jairzinho]

Something smelled with Assaidi - Rodgers was never going to use him.

 

The baffling bit of business for me is Alberto and Aspas in ( for 15) Suso loaned out.

 

Certainly in hindsight that looks ridiculous - keep Suso, loan or sign on a free a thirty something proven striker and address the center of the field with that money.

 

Yeah, weird one with Assaidi. Must have been utter shit in training..

 

Fully agree with the stuff about Suso/Alberto. Really strange bit of business. Suso has been pretty decent for Almeria so far by all accounts.

[TheHowieLama]

As much as I hate to give any thing Code says any creedence - the two players Sterling has been compared to here - Walcott and SWP - were both head and shoulders better at this age. 

[Newport]

Then maybe start a thread called "How many players are we carrying this season?" instead of using Sterling as an example? Perhaps then, the thread would go a bit farther and you'd have more players than just Sterling to single out for special consideration?

Why? He's making a valid point. Why do we send out other young players on loan but not him when he probably is the one who need it the most?

[Guest LFD]

I think all the players except Henderson and Toure were poor today.

 

Why pick on the 18 year old?

[s(k)aturation]

If anyone looks to our bench and thinks "thank God we have Sterling to come on and change the game if we need to" then I'd like some of what they are drinking.

 

Not surprised, given the cost of a 0.4l beer in Stavanger.

[rEddie]

Bit harsh this thread. I think Sterling needs to get his head out of his arse and stop the off-field shenanigans, but today on the field of play, aside from his poor touch when played through, he did OK. I don't mind constructive critique, but this is OTT.  

[BCM]

I think Code is basing his argument on Sterlings progression over the last year or so and not just todays performance. Which some posters seem to be thinking.

[dennis tooth]

Shaun Wright-Phillips at moment, lots of pace, no real footballing brain, able to run up a blind alley aimlessly at will. He's only young so he's got plenty of time to develop but in truth you can usually spot something about players and unfortunately I just don't here.

 

Whatever happend to him?

[Josef Svejk]

Sterling has horrible technique. The ball always looks like it's stuck under his body, like he's battling against it. Consequently, his crossing and shooting is dismal. No end product, put simply...

[Dante]

Then maybe start a thread called "How many players are we carrying this season?" instead of using Sterling as an example? Perhaps then, the thread would go a bit farther and you'd have more players than just Sterling to single out for special consideration?

 

Yes.

 

I think a more uncomfortable question would be how long must we persevere with Gerrard's below par performances,

[Batigol]

The real question should be why are we relying on a kidm who's done nothing of note at senior level in the game, to change games for us.  A lack of investment, poor buys or both?

[Ne Moe Imya]

Well I don't think we carry Sterling. Carry would imply he plays often with long minutes with no contribution at all. 

 

Exactly.

 

We carried Downing.  We're not carrying Sterling, or anything close to it.  This thread will look awfully shortsighted in 2 or 3 years.

[therevivalist]

An 18 year old promising Liverpool star who's still learning his trade is being slated as useless by his own fans. With supporters like these who really needs opponents?

[bossy]

He's just a kid.

 

 

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[Tyler Durden]

Sterling is a level above Ibe at present.

 

Far too much has been expected of Sterling too soon, way too much expectation has been placed on this kid.

He's getting a big wage for his age and I didn't see any complaints last year when his new contract was getting negotiated.

 

Too much pressure was put on him last year but he needs to be doing more when he gets a chance, it's one thing not expecting him to come on and play fantastic but it's another when you expect him to at least contribute something.

[Trucker Paddy]

He hasn't started a game, how the hell are we carrying him.

 

 

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[KopOut]

I think all the players except Henderson and Toure were poor today.

 

Why pick on the 18 year old?

Because this time last season due to a lack of imports, and with injuries, we had to play Stirling every game, and Code is now worried that we'll promptly plummet down to the depths of the prem.

 

Stirling is 19 and older than Rooney or Owen when they first started to really shine. The boy is quick and works hard, but for me, there is no X factor.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Jayzus! The lad is 19 and still learning his trade.

[Liverpool lad]

I think I called this a while back

 

He is the new SWP

 

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

At 19 Walcott was pretty good. 

He was shite right up to last season or season before that. Arsenal fans to a man hated him and thought him useless.

He could run and run and run that is without doubt. The problem arose when he had to do his running with a ball (except for a one game a season in which he managed to do something with the ball).

I have to be honest and I wasnt keen on Sterling after his first few first team games. Though I then found out he was carrying  a injury for the majority of games he played.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Shows that despite our busy transfer window our squad is still short on talent

[Jairzinho]

Jayzus! The lad is 19 and still learning his trade.

He shouldn't be doing it in our first team.

[Gym Beglin]

This thread should have been called 'whats the point in Sterling'.

[Red Banjo]

Fucking hell.

 

Destroy the kids, that's the way to success. Forget letting them build their confidence. If they are not scoring the winner at least on a weekly basis then they must be shit and castigated for eternity.

 

Pathetic. The entire starting 11 were shite, why pick on the 19yr old substitute? Negged.

 

Equally hilarious is LFD coming into the thread to hail Henderson who was absolutely useless. Give over man, he was wank. He deserves his place in the team, but we are allowed to criticise him, and yesterday he stank the fucking place out.