The sky is the limit with Sterling. Every time you doubt him he comes back with more brilliance. I actually thought Januzaj had more about him (what do I know eh?), mainly because of his creativity and passing but then Sterling comes back and illustrates his own wonderful passing and creativity, to go with his pace and dribbling.
I thought a few months ago he should use Marco Reus as a benchmark in terms of what player to try to aim for. With his level of progression though, he should now probably be looking beyond that.
That's the thing will all young players, no matter how talented (well, unless they're Messi and freakshows by the time they're 20), they'll have marked peaks and troughs in form. Within the space of 6 months last season, Sterling went from looking like a player who needed a loan in the Championship to looking every bit a deserving starter in arguably the best attacking side in the division, with hardly any under 20 player near his standard of performances.
If this kid can go onto become as consistently top class as Marco Reus is, it'd be amazing. Sterling can definitely become that level of player, IE, one of the best in the world in his position. Beyond Reus? Its tough to say. At some point in the next year or two, he'll need to make another massive jump like he made last year. Reus's don't grow on trees you know, if he exceeds that level in a few years, he could be Ballon D'or material. He might very well be
. To the older reds, has there been this much excitment about a young prospect at the club since Gerrard ?
Also, can we sign Reus?
