KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum 50 MILLION POUND BID FOR RAHEEM STERLING!

Who have you been watching? His finishing is inconsistent, but his passing is great. He's partnered with Sturridge and Suarez exceptionally well over the past 2 years, and he's our leading scorer. He makes mistakes with his final ball, but he's 20, and that's normal. But look at when he gets it right, like that goal against chelsea. It's as pure an instinctive finish as you'll ever see.

As far as the next Walcott, I'd say Raheem is miles ahead of where he was at this age. People used to say Walcott had no footballing brain and couldn't finish, either.

That's my point, Walcott was a similar player, super fast with a few tricks, no end product, injury problems led to his demise. I can see Wenger taking a punt on Sterling to replace Walcott.

he has probably done more than anyone at this club ever has at his age.
he is brilliant, we should keep him. sour grapes you here from some that write him off when he was 18 and now can barely admit that he might be a great player. his attitude on the pitch is stellar also.

the fella starting this thread points out faults but thinks he is worth 50m? doesn't make any sense

Walcott's problems come from injuries. He became a 20 goal in one season forward (not even from a striker position). If Raheem can match that then I'd be very happy with that development.

None of his threads make any sense.

Inconsistent? his finishing is non-existant. His passing isn't great, that's an exaggeration. Makes mistakes with his end ball, half the time there is no end ball, he either runs in to trouble or he fluffs his shot at the expense of the team, 20 isn't young for an attacker, at that age Owen was scoring for fun, that's the benchmark.

Saying he's our leading goalscorer this season is hardly anything to write home about, he has 5 league goals having played just about every game. Stewart Downing has scored the same amount of goals and has more assists, you know that so called [oops] player that Rodgers couldn't wait to get rid of and we made a massive loss on.

Behave.

Michael Owen hit 23 goals at the age of 17/18 in his first full season.

Steve McManaman was twice the player at 18/19 than Sterling is at 20/21.

I'm not even going to mention Redknapp, Fowler, Gerrard and others.

So he's shitt because he hasn't scored as many goals as michael owen did, when he's been shoehorned into a striker to make up for injuries? Lunacy.

Comparing him to Stewart Downing is daft. I thought he got more stick than he deserved, and he worked hard for the side, but every time Downing touched the ball the Kop got nervous. Every time Sterling has the ball, the Kop's expectation rises. He was a workman-like player. He was honest, direct, and a decent crosser, but he was nothing special. Sterling has everything Downing never has and never will have as a player: Blistering pace, acceleration, and change of direction; guile with and without the ball; marvelous touch, dribbling, and close control; deceptive strength for a player his size; flair, confidence, and audacity. He's a completely different player, and he's a different class. Downing is at his peak, Sterling is just beginning.

Downing is past his peak, he's 29. He's just being played to his strengths. Sterling isn't beginning, looks like the finished article to me.

The point I'm making is that people are going over the top with Sterling, yet at the same time they call someone else [oops] who has a better record this season than boy wonder does.

At 20, he's finished? He won't develop and improve at all? Are you serious? He's still a baby. A person's brain doesn't even fully develop until 25. Players don't peak at 20. Look at Bale or Walcott at 20 vs 24, and the difference is astounding. Bale didn't even move from left back to a winger until he was 22, and he kept improving every year until his worldy season at 24 in 2013 before Real came calling. You might argue that he's stagnated there, but he surely didn't peak at 20. Walcott didn't have his first 20 goal season until he was 24. Neither did Sturridge. Sturridge matched his entire Chelsea total in one season here!