Prior to the 'I am gooner' tripe
Sterling is going to be a star, He got all the skills needed to be a top attacking player. He is also very mature in his play for a player of his age. he will take the league by a storm next season. I think Sterling is the key player for LFC not sturridge
As for OX, I havent anything of him to warrant a comparison, He may develop into a top player but at the moment Sterling is miles ahead
they'd both be at west brom if they weren't english
"Whilst I'm not sure I'd say Chamberlain is more talented - I think they're both pretty even - I fully agree that if Chamberlain
had had the sort of regular first- team exposure that Sterling has
had over the last year or so, he'd be held in the same regard"
This may be true but it's conjecture. We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. If I'm honest, I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox.
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"Whilst I'm not sure I'd say Chamberlain is more talented - I think they're both pretty even - I fully agree that if Chamberlain
had had the sort of regular first- team exposure that Sterling has
had over the last year or so, he'd be held in the same regard"
This may be true but it's conjecture. We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. If I'm honest, I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox.
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What an idiot you are. I'm sure if I put a Coates vs Koscielny three you will say Coates is better. Do you have anything to say about any Arsenal player?
"If you want a brainless player with a bit of pace then Sterling is the man."
Sterling for such a pacey winger has intelligence in his game that you very rarely see from any English forward let alone a 19 year old. This is in stark contrast to the likes of other English pace merchants like Lennon, Adam Johnson, Downing and the failed Shaun Wright Phillips. He knows exactly when to take on the shot, have a dribble at players or play the pass. For such a small guy his upper body strength is also ridiculous and he very rarely loses possession.
Also Digby regular starter for Liverpool not England. I don't think anybody would have begrudged Walcott starting over Sterling at the world cup had he been fit. Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain" at times and simply being a pace merchant especially early on in his career like many other English wingers. Sterling is a very rare type of winger in that he does seemingly have the intelligence to go along with the pace which has surprised many.
Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
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they were different times in his career
"What an idiot you are. I'm sure if I put a Coates vs Koscielny three you will say Coates is better. Do you have anything to say about any Arsenal player?"
I just said something about an Arsenal player: that Ox is well inferior to Sterling. You don't read too well, do you?
Dont kid yourselves guys. At this point in time absolutely no one who is not an Arsenal fan would take Ox over Sterling. Not even close. This might change in the future but for now its no contest IMO.
"We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. "
We can only judge based on what we've seen from them. Whilst we haven't seen as much of Chamberlain, having watched him every time he's played in a wide position in the past couple of seasons, I believe he's generally been one of our best players.
"I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox."
I can appreciate what you're saying, but I'd argue they're different players, which is part of the reason I said I couldn't choose between them.
Sterling is very intelligent with the ball, and tends to use short-passing and movement to help open the opposition up.
Chamberlain is perhaps a bit more profligate in possession, but this is partly due to his proclivity to go for the killer ball or the Hollywood switch. Whilst he does give the ball away a bit more than Sterling because of this, I would argue his directness actually makes him a very creative player.
I'm not trying to say either one isn't capable of the other style of passing, or one is more creative than the other because of their style, but I believe that Chamberlain, in his own way, is a very creative player.
In terms of dribbling and pace, I would again argue that they are different players.
Sterling is incredibly agile and has an amazing burst of acceleration that allows him to beat his man in very tight spaces.
Chamberlain doesn't have this, but when he has room to run, his top-end speed combined with his upper body strength and ability to change direction whilst retaining speed makes him very difficult to defend against.
Whilst I'm not saying either one is at this level, I would say their dribbling styles of Chamberlain and Sterling are akin Bale and Hazard respectively.
Sterling, like Hazard, is incredibly agile and can escape even the tighest of spaces with his burst of acceleration.
Chamberlain, like Bale, is a more powerful runner, relying on a bit more space to build up speed, but very difficult to stop when if full-flow.
Shouldn't this be titled Zaha vs Oxlade Chamberlain instead?
Always cute when people try and pretend they have a deep knowledge of football, but are actually clueless
Both are fantastic young players, and both tactically good for their ages. Sterling is clearly superior at this current time.
Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
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they were different times in his career
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AW had Theo 'watched' for 50+ games prior to signing him and stated Theo had 'a football brain'. Then the French chap turns the youngster from a prolific striker to.........................a winger! Nice one AW
You had the next Owen in your team that would've ended the trophy drought but AW blew it.
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Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
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they were different times in his career
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AW had Theo 'watched' for 50+ games prior to signing him and stated Theo had 'a football brain'. Then the French chap turns the youngster from a prolific striker to.........................a winger! Nice one AW
You had the next Owen in your team that would've ended the trophy drought but AW blew it.
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oh dear another angry old man with an irrational hate of wenger
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games. Instead wenger turned him into an england starter and our highest goalscorer, what a blow out
Its not even close.
Sterling is a long way ahead of Oxlade Chamberlain at the moment, as someone mentioned above, OC has not really burst onto the scene at all but just slowly sputtered along.
If you offered both to every club on the planet, not many would take OC ahead of Sterling.
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games.
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He was a kid then and done well. What's your point?
2-3 season from now Ox will be going for the b'alon dor
Sterling will be at some nothing club
comment by TUX (U5315)
posted 12 seconds ago
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games.
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He was a kid then and done well. What's your point?
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that you're wrong
The proof is that AW has stifled not only Theos progression but also the OX.
Keep up the good work bud
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posted 41 seconds ago
The proof is that AW has stifled not only Theos progression but also the OX.
Keep up the good work bud
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Theo is 25
When is he going to live up to the hype?!?!
"And once again AW is at fault for stifling young talent."
Agreed. Wenger keeps on destroying guys like Ramsey, Walcott, etc.
One can accuse Wenger of many things. But the guff you came out with shows how far you've reached with your idiocy.
we will with out failed players going for trophies, enjoy your relegation battle
jack Wilshere, another one not fulfilling his potential
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 8 minutes ago
2-3 season from now Ox will be going for the b'alon dor
Sterling will be at some nothing club
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Yeah,Ox will be going for the Ballon D'Or, only to hand it to the winner, Raheem Sterling
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Sterling vs Oxlade Chamberlain
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posted on 15/8/14
Prior to the 'I am gooner' tripe
posted on 15/8/14
Sterling is going to be a star, He got all the skills needed to be a top attacking player. He is also very mature in his play for a player of his age. he will take the league by a storm next season. I think Sterling is the key player for LFC not sturridge
As for OX, I havent anything of him to warrant a comparison, He may develop into a top player but at the moment Sterling is miles ahead
posted on 15/8/14
they'd both be at west brom if they weren't english
posted on 15/8/14
"Whilst I'm not sure I'd say Chamberlain is more talented - I think they're both pretty even - I fully agree that if Chamberlain
had had the sort of regular first- team exposure that Sterling has
had over the last year or so, he'd be held in the same regard"
This may be true but it's conjecture. We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. If I'm honest, I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox.
posted on 15/8/14
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posted 3 minutes ago
"Whilst I'm not sure I'd say Chamberlain is more talented - I think they're both pretty even - I fully agree that if Chamberlain
had had the sort of regular first- team exposure that Sterling has
had over the last year or so, he'd be held in the same regard"
This may be true but it's conjecture. We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. If I'm honest, I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox.
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What an idiot you are. I'm sure if I put a Coates vs Koscielny three you will say Coates is better. Do you have anything to say about any Arsenal player?
posted on 15/8/14
"If you want a brainless player with a bit of pace then Sterling is the man."
Sterling for such a pacey winger has intelligence in his game that you very rarely see from any English forward let alone a 19 year old. This is in stark contrast to the likes of other English pace merchants like Lennon, Adam Johnson, Downing and the failed Shaun Wright Phillips. He knows exactly when to take on the shot, have a dribble at players or play the pass. For such a small guy his upper body strength is also ridiculous and he very rarely loses possession.
Also Digby regular starter for Liverpool not England. I don't think anybody would have begrudged Walcott starting over Sterling at the world cup had he been fit. Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain" at times and simply being a pace merchant especially early on in his career like many other English wingers. Sterling is a very rare type of winger in that he does seemingly have the intelligence to go along with the pace which has surprised many.
posted on 15/8/14
Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
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they were different times in his career
posted on 15/8/14
"What an idiot you are. I'm sure if I put a Coates vs Koscielny three you will say Coates is better. Do you have anything to say about any Arsenal player?"
I just said something about an Arsenal player: that Ox is well inferior to Sterling. You don't read too well, do you?
posted on 15/8/14
Dont kid yourselves guys. At this point in time absolutely no one who is not an Arsenal fan would take Ox over Sterling. Not even close. This might change in the future but for now its no contest IMO.
posted on 15/8/14
"We can only judge from their progress so far and Sterling has developed a lot more and faster. "
We can only judge based on what we've seen from them. Whilst we haven't seen as much of Chamberlain, having watched him every time he's played in a wide position in the past couple of seasons, I believe he's generally been one of our best players.
"I actually believe Sterling is more talented. He's more creative, a bigger goal threat and a better dribbler. He's even quicker than Ox."
I can appreciate what you're saying, but I'd argue they're different players, which is part of the reason I said I couldn't choose between them.
Sterling is very intelligent with the ball, and tends to use short-passing and movement to help open the opposition up.
Chamberlain is perhaps a bit more profligate in possession, but this is partly due to his proclivity to go for the killer ball or the Hollywood switch. Whilst he does give the ball away a bit more than Sterling because of this, I would argue his directness actually makes him a very creative player.
I'm not trying to say either one isn't capable of the other style of passing, or one is more creative than the other because of their style, but I believe that Chamberlain, in his own way, is a very creative player.
In terms of dribbling and pace, I would again argue that they are different players.
Sterling is incredibly agile and has an amazing burst of acceleration that allows him to beat his man in very tight spaces.
Chamberlain doesn't have this, but when he has room to run, his top-end speed combined with his upper body strength and ability to change direction whilst retaining speed makes him very difficult to defend against.
Whilst I'm not saying either one is at this level, I would say their dribbling styles of Chamberlain and Sterling are akin Bale and Hazard respectively.
Sterling, like Hazard, is incredibly agile and can escape even the tighest of spaces with his burst of acceleration.
Chamberlain, like Bale, is a more powerful runner, relying on a bit more space to build up speed, but very difficult to stop when if full-flow.
posted on 15/8/14
Shouldn't this be titled Zaha vs Oxlade Chamberlain instead?
posted on 15/8/14
Always cute when people try and pretend they have a deep knowledge of football, but are actually clueless
Both are fantastic young players, and both tactically good for their ages. Sterling is clearly superior at this current time.
posted on 15/8/14
Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
----------------------------
they were different times in his career
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AW had Theo 'watched' for 50+ games prior to signing him and stated Theo had 'a football brain'. Then the French chap turns the youngster from a prolific striker to.........................a winger! Nice one AW
You had the next Owen in your team that would've ended the trophy drought but AW blew it.
posted on 15/8/14
comment by TUX (U5315)
posted 2 minutes ago
Funnily enough Walcott is so important to Arsenal's play yet he has so often been critisiced for lacking a "football brain"
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they were different times in his career
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AW had Theo 'watched' for 50+ games prior to signing him and stated Theo had 'a football brain'. Then the French chap turns the youngster from a prolific striker to.........................a winger! Nice one AW
You had the next Owen in your team that would've ended the trophy drought but AW blew it.
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oh dear another angry old man with an irrational hate of wenger
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games. Instead wenger turned him into an england starter and our highest goalscorer, what a blow out
posted on 15/8/14
Its not even close.
Sterling is a long way ahead of Oxlade Chamberlain at the moment, as someone mentioned above, OC has not really burst onto the scene at all but just slowly sputtered along.
If you offered both to every club on the planet, not many would take OC ahead of Sterling.
posted on 15/8/14
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games.
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He was a kid then and done well. What's your point?
posted on 15/8/14
2-3 season from now Ox will be going for the b'alon dor
Sterling will be at some nothing club
posted on 15/8/14
comment by TUX (U5315)
posted 12 seconds ago
he was pretty prolific at southampton, with his 5 goals in 23 games.
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He was a kid then and done well. What's your point?
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that you're wrong
posted on 15/8/14
The proof is that AW has stifled not only Theos progression but also the OX.
Keep up the good work bud
posted on 15/8/14
comment by TUX (U5315)
posted 41 seconds ago
The proof is that AW has stifled not only Theos progression but also the OX.
Keep up the good work bud
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Theo is 25
When is he going to live up to the hype?!?!
posted on 15/8/14
"And once again AW is at fault for stifling young talent."
Agreed. Wenger keeps on destroying guys like Ramsey, Walcott, etc.
One can accuse Wenger of many things. But the guff you came out with shows how far you've reached with your idiocy.
posted on 15/8/14
Both,
posted on 15/8/14
we will with out failed players going for trophies, enjoy your relegation battle
posted on 15/8/14
jack Wilshere, another one not fulfilling his potential
posted on 15/8/14
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 8 minutes ago
2-3 season from now Ox will be going for the b'alon dor
Sterling will be at some nothing club
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Yeah,Ox will be going for the Ballon D'Or, only to hand it to the winner, Raheem Sterling
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