Sterling - 'Money is not everything in my life'

Brendan Rodgers biggest mistake during the summer was signing Mario Balotelli. How many goals has he scored?
Now, we are facing Arsenal on Saturday..understand Daniel Sturridge would be be asked to play through the pains.
Mario Balotelli cannot be relied upon.

 

You have fallen for the MOTD hype just like the rest of the sheeple, one good strike and a half decent game doesn't make you a good player/great prospect....if it did James Vaughan would be worth £50m and leading the line for England

 

If you would like to throw Barkley into a discussion about Sterling then be my guest, again like the rest of the sheeple you lap up the price tag put on him by the press

 

Yeah because ive formed my whole opinion on 1 shot and a few cameo appearances

 

He was signed for £16m - there were 2 other players who cost more and have had even less of an impact.

Plus - Mario has been played out of position and without a partner, not to mention not getting a real run in the side (other than when we played the dreaded 4-5-1 formation).

Rodgers's biggest mistake is not not signing a big name. It was wasting £50m on Soton dross who have done nothing for this team.

 

Balotelli is a striker. He has four goals and no assists. Lallana has five goals and three goals. Criticise Lallana if you want, but you can't say that Balotelli has had more of an impact (footballing-wise at least).

 

Balotelli is not a striker and has never excelled when doing so - he's always played best as a support striker.

Gerrard scored over 10 goals and got 10 assists last season - that didn't make him a good player though.

I think Lallana has more goals/assists than Coutinho - but who would you prefer?

I tend to look at overall game play - when playing alongside Sterling or Sturridge (i.e. a partner), he and the team have looked far more dangerous.

Not saying Balotelli has been brilliant but he has been better considering he cost a lot less and hasn't had the luxury of playing in his favoured position unlike Lallana.

 

I didn't say that Lallana has been brilliant, just that he's had more of an impact. And that's irrelevant of any excuses. Maybe if Balotelli had a run in the team with a partner he would look really good and have a big impact. But so afr he hasn't , and therefore hasn't had the impact.

P.S. Coutinho: 5 goals and 4 assists, so marginally better than Lallana on those stats.

 

Gerrard was very good last season, those stats back that up.

 

That's absolute pap.

He is a striker, he leads the line and holds the ball up, he's never a No. 10, the only reason you're trying to suggest he is, is to excuse his crap goal return.

He's been an abyssmal signing for Liverpool, which virtually everyone in the game predicted he would be, as he's the complete antithesis of the work rate based team play that you developed last season.

 

Jimmy, if that's true (and I don't accept that it is), it means Rogers lost the league's top scoring striker and, knowing his other striker was injury-prone, replaced him with a 'support' striker that he knew wouldn't score many goals. Begs the question - just whom is Balottelli supposed to be supporting?

 

No, I formed my opinion on Sterling over the last two seasons. On Ibe I have only that one appearance and MOTD swooning over one strike to go by. Sterling has done it on a cold night at Stoke.......Ibe has yet to complete a season in the first team

 

So explain how because you've only seen him once means that I can't form an opinion on his strengths as a player

and at the moment Strrling isn't doing the business anywhere which is really frustrating but why a lot of people wouldn't be too upset if he went for big money.

and you're right, one appresnce and shot doesn't make you a great prospect, but having league experience at 15/16, being the top player in the youth and reserves over last 2 years and seem least fitting into the first team for a handful of appearances in an unknown position makes you a good prospect. Not a great player, but potential which needs to be developed.

 

Did you read this comment before you pressed 'post', it's hilarious ?

 

Worked for Barkley.

Got his first assist this season and now too tired from it to play in the U21 Euros.

 

This is the issue - the committee and Rodgers let us down by going all or nothing for Sanchez. When that failed, it's as if we had no other alternatives.

 

Is he, who said that.....are you basing that opinion on paper talk <biggrin>

 

Marginally better but complete gulf in overall performance.

Coutinho creates far more - either the hockey assist, or clear cut chances which is a far more telling statistic than assists.

 

Then I suggest you actually follow his career before commenting on him. He's not a lead striker, never had been and never will be.

And whilst he gets pelters for 'work rate', again, I would urge you to actually watch him because he certainly covers a lot of ground. Reputations plays a big part when watching players - Sturridge has never been a hard worker yet he was lauded as a Suarez-lite. His performances have been shocking since he returned but no one questions his work rate though.

 

Aren't supporting forwards meant to pass the ball occasionally rather than attempting to shoot at every opportunity including from forty-five yards out despite never having hit the target from that distance?