I get that he's not been good lately but he still got double figures for both goals (11) and assists (10) for the season in all comps. Compared to Coutinho (12 goals & 7 assists), Firmino (11 goals & 11 assists) and Lallana (7 goals & 8 assists) he did just as good if not better so that 10m valuation is complete bollocks to be honest.
When he left I was surprised at the fee we got and I did wonder how great he could become in the future. It's still not even close between Ibe and Sterling IMO. Ibe showed two good moments last season (goals against Southampton and West Brom) but other than that he was terrible. If Ibe is being spoken about as being worth around 8-10m as part of a deal for Mane then how on earth can Sterling be worth that little?
Sterling is over rated. This is just my opinion;
Sterling pros;
Fast and can dribble.
Good deliveries.
Cons;
Useless infront of goal
No ability to tackle.
People claim he can play anywhere along the front 3 or as a play maker, it is absolute rubbish in my opinion because even as a defensive play maker you need to have a better ability to defend. For number 10 role he needs to be more clinical on goal.
I don't think he will ever get that much better infront of goal, but he can be a very good winger as long as he passes and does not take the chances himself. Also he seems to get pushed away from the goal at times and end up closer to the corner flag than the goal.
For England he just kept running into players and I will compare it to Ibe now.
Ibe Pros;
Reasonable at shooting.
Can run down the wing
Cuts inside.
Cons:
Often runs into players
No ability to tackle
Poor marking
Ibe has an end product so he can play on the wing or number 10. For a lower side he would even make a decent centre forward, we have Sturidge, Firmino and Origi ahead of him. Ibe is a more handy utility player in my opinion. Regardless of money, would I would I rather have Sterling or Ibe? I think Ibe. I don't think Ibe is brilliant either, but I have never rated Sterling because I think he has no end product. When you say how many he scored, he missed a lot of sitters to get those goals.
Sterling was never worth 50m. 30m was about right, we got the English premium and additional money for going to a rival. Since then he has had a terrible season and his value has absolutely plummeted. If he goes to a lower side, I think 15m max for Sterling.
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