Raheem Sterling

[baitman]

...it's a great song that's wasted on Aspas.

...and he will be off soon anyway

[red g]

Did I **** make it up

bet you wouldn't say that if people liked it

[Shaggy]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/raheem-sterling-praises-dr-steve-7051037

Sterling: Dr Steve is brilliant for me

Teenager says sessions with sports psychologist have helped him improve

Liverpool FC teenager Raheem Sterling has revealed how working with top sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters has helped him light up the Premier League this season.

The 19-year-old has been in outstanding form since Brendan Rodgers recalled him to the side in December.

Sterling has been fearless throughout the Reds’ title challenge and believes his regular sessions at Melwood with ‘mind mechanic’ Peters have paid off.

“The way he works is brilliant,” Sterling said.

“At first I thought it wasn’t for me. On the outside you might think it’s complicated, but all the messages are very straightforward.

“He understands the players and the emotional side of the game. What he says really helps you.

“We use a motto ‘focus on the ball, focus on the team’. I had a meeting with him before the (Manchester) City game.

“I thought it was going to last 20-25 minutes. So I walked in, sat down and he just said: ‘focus on the ball, focus on the team’. ‘Is that it?’ I asked him. But it was really important.”

England boss Roy Hodgson has snapped up Peters’ services for the duration of this summer’s World Cup and Sterling appears certain to join him in Brazil.

After a slow start to the campaign the winger has blossomed – scoring nine league goals in 31 appearances this term.

Sterling believes his ice-cool finish in the thrilling victory over Manchester City showcased his new-found belief.

“Maybe on the outside people had the impression I’ve always been really confident,” he said.

“But after a good start (to last season) I started looking for easy options rather than taking a chance myself, beating a man, taking a shot on myself.

“I’d stopped being natural, all the things that I’d done which got me into the first team in the first place.

“You could look at the City goal as an example. I’m not trying to sound cheeky or over confident but three or four months ago I would have squared rather than take the responsibility all for myself.

“My goal was always to play for Liverpool when I first came here and maybe for a while I thought that goal was achieved because I was one of the lucky ones to do it. But you realise that is not enough. There always has to be the next challenge, to achieve things and win things – making your mark.

“From December time I realised I had to start stamping my personalty, running with the ball, running into the box, making goals, scoring goals. Not playing with that barrier, not to be worried about making mistakes.”

Sterling, who initially broke into the side as a left-winger, has showcased his versatility this season. He has shone on the right flank and Rodgers has also utilised his talents in a central attacking role behind Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge.

“Since coming here as 15, I was on the left,” Sterling told the June issue of Liverpool FC’s official magazine.

“I only thought I could play left wing. But in the first team my best performances have probably been on the right or behind the strikers.

“I feel like I’m a different player now with more to offer. I realise too that playing in all positions has helped me this season. Being a No 10 is something I’d like to do more of in the future. It suits me.”

[Sarb]

Focus on the ball, focus on the team. Repeat 100 times and I might get over Sunday

[Alex]

9 goals this season is a brilliant return, especially given he wasnt really playing much at the start of the season.. A midfield player who can chip in with 10 goals or more is pretty rare usually. But we have 2 in him and Stevie.

[The_weatherman]

Focus on the ball, focus on the team. Repeat 100 times and I might get over Sunday

Isn't the game on monday?

[Roboklopp]

So. Has Shaggy's magnum opus taken the terraces by storm then?

[Mostar]

We really like him
Ra-heem Sterling
Ra-heem Sterling
We really like him
Repeat

In going to keep repeating this until it gets used, it's a great song that's wasted on Aspas.

[baitman]

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its not that sunny... and get some socks on, ye sweaty footed meff

[Lee]

Needs a song.

Any suggestions?

Any advance on this?

We've got Rahee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-eem........Sterling
We've got Rahee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-eem........Sterling
Too many people take second best
But we won't take anything less
We got Raheem, yeah, Ster-er-er-er-er-erling

Like it.

[Rigadon]

Agreed we need a song for Raheem (and one for Sturridge)

Like it.

Never liked that Fairground Attraction (?) song, back in the day, but (in a funny kind of way) it might just work for young Sterling

Crazy how football fans (especially Liverpool fans) can take a bog standard song and turn it into something that's both humorous and sounds good My favourite recent song is the Maxi Rodriguez one (sung to the theme of 'Heartbeat' ). Who the **** comes up with these?

[Beastie]

Raheem Raheem will rock you.

To Queens We will rock you

[Roboklopp]

I detest that song.

[Beastie]

I used to as well, I have heard it so many times its sort of grown on me.

[Shaggy]

Result: Game 40 - Norwich City - Away - PL

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1. Sterling............................622 votes.........................5 points

2. Skrtel...............................349 votes.........................3 points

3. Allen.................................191 votes.........................1 point.

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All sites had it as above...except...

IK had Allen 2nd and Skrtel 3rd.

BR had Allen and Suarez joint 3rd.

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Squeaky bum time...

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Current table:
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1. Suarez..........................10MOM............ .....52nd.........53rd............................ .....................70
2. Sterling..........................10MOM........... .. ... 12nd..........33rd................................ ................56
3. Skrtel..............................3MOM.......... .......82nd..........53rd.................... ...........................44
4. Gerrard...........................4MOM............ ......62nd.........13rd.................... ............................39
5. Henderson....................2MOM................. .72nd..........63rd............................... ..................37
6. Sturridge........................3MOM............. ...42nd..........33rd............................. ...................30
7. Coutinho.......................2MOM............... ...22nd..........53rd............................. ....................21
8. Mignolet.........................2MOM............. ....12nd.........33rd.................10CSB....... ..............21
9. Toure..............................2MOM........... .....32nd......................................... ..........................19
10.Allen...............................1MOM....... ..........12nd..........23rd...................... ............................10
11.Sakho............................1MOM.......... ...........................13rd................... ...............................6
12.Lucas.......................................... ... ............12nd........13rd................. ................................4
13.Aspas.......................................... .................12nd............................. .....................................3
14.Moses.......................................... .. ..............................23rd................ .................................2
15.Agger.......................................... ....................................13rd.......... ........................................1
16.Flanagan....................................... ................................13rd.............. ...................................1
17.Johnson........................................ ... ............................13rd.................. .............................. 1
18.Jones.......................................... .................................................. ..........2CSB......................1

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Thanks for voting.

What an absolutely sensational effort from Sterling. 10 MOMs, the same as Suarez!