Couldnt agree more.

Not sure if trolling

I'm happy to have both

Sané has not started 7 PL games so far and got hooked before 60 in the last one.

Sterling has something like 20 more points than him.

You kinda contradict yourself in that comment. You say rotation is imminent but also say Sane is nailed without Mendy. He's not nailed because Sterling can also play in his position.

Check hot topic on same - I agree they look dodgy for captaincy

Agreed completely about the Sterling plays 90 or 0 rubbish. People keep going on about this and stating it as fact. Obviously he isn't going to come on if City are 3-0 up but if they're drawing or losing in the second half of course Pep will bring him on.

By your logic, Sterling is way better than Salah. Much cheaper with almost equal returns. (Sane is not even close to Sterling.) Those holding Salah must be nuts.

There was no "foregone result" in the latest game where Sterling stayed on the bench. The score was 2-1 in an away game. Sterling has 12 ppg in home games...

You should have both anyway.

Get both

Thank you for your insights. It is always good to discuss some City assets and try to guess Pep’s next move.

Despite agreeing with the most you mentionned, I have to say I still consider Sterling a great FPL asset. Crucial in City’s attacking procedures, both in creating chancea to assist and scoring goals. He’ll get some rotation, for sure, yes, but when he plays he usually delivers a good performance.

Sane... I was convinced on shipping him out and bring Bernardo in this GW, but it just feels wrong in fact. With Mendy out and with a great form and motivation, I agree he is a very good ond to own as well. You consider him nailed mate?

Cheers

If you have sane and sterling in a decent home game, best thing to do is (C) Sterling and (VC) Sane

This was my take on same from a few days ago:

Man City's fixture run:

I'd be struggling to guess which games Sterling starts vs. which he's benched, and also wouldn't want to rely on Pep not subbing him on in the games he's benched...

Any fellow Sterling owners getting concerned at this from a captaincy perspective? Would you be comfortable captaining him for Palace for example with the notes below??

With Ville Ronka for example, having no City attack, or outfield players and absolutely storming up the rankings - has he cottoned onto this early in avoiding them? Are they a rotation graveyard in waiting?

Hoffenheim (Home) 12th Dec - CL [If City lose, they may not win group - so strong team needed?]

3 days rest

Everton (Home) 15th Dec - PL [Probably strongest team needed - bounce back from Chelsea]

3 days rest

Leicester (Away) 18th - LC [Qtr final - so strong team?]

4 days rest

Palace (Home) 22nd - PL ['Easy' home game - rest/rotation?]

4 days rest

Leicester (Away) 26th - PL ['tougher' away game - strong team needed?]

4 days rest

Southampton (Home) 30th - PL ['Easy' home game - rest/rotation? - especially with Liverpool 3 days later?]

4 days rest

Liverpool (Home) 3rd - PL

3 days rest

Rotherham (Home) 6th - FA Cup

If Sterling is benched midweek for example, are we really saying he's going to be an unreliable option at home to Palace on the weekend?

Get it if they've played a few consecutive games etc (like Sane this weekend) but Sterling will not miss two in a row, he's far too important to City.

I've got both and I'm worried about Mahrez ruining the party for me captain wise. I'm just happy to own both for now, I captained sane twice recently when I felt he had more chance of playing but currently I feel it's safer going with a more nailed player like hazard/Kane etc...boring as that may be.

Nah, your head seems clouded for some reason. And no, OR has nothing to say for a discussion in a forum, that is just a Trumpish technique of winning a debate.

I'll give my reasoning.

"Sterling plays 90 or 0" is just as likely to happen if you just look at the 2018/19 history as "Sane will play all matches where Mendy is unavailable". Because so far it has happened that way. We have no way of knowing which of these will fail first, and imho both will fail within the next month. So perhaps we should change to "both are just as UNlikely to happen".

"...this has only been the case due to the foregone result in those fixtures" is guesswork. You have no idea of knowing what Pep thinks, more than the rest of us here. We can all play a guessing game, and my guess today is that Sane's minutes per match is falling the more he plays, hence he will soon play only one half. Not likely, still a guess based on some stats.

Sane and Sterling are both good picks. Sane has more points per minute, but he plays less minutes each match, and Sterling has more points per match. We DO still play this game by the match, and not by the minute, I reckon. Hence, Sane being "far superior" to Sterling is biased and not supported by anything else you say. Yes, the price is lower, but that doesn't mean he will score more. Better hauls means less stable, and some would say that means a more risky captain option.

You are perfectly welcome to give us your thoughts. However, you seem to overlook the fact that you're arguing with feelings and loaded adjectives, as well as attacking those who disagree in the comments. If you give me more stats or facts to support your argument, you might even convince me in the future ^^

Good luck!

... but you wouldnt captain Sané either?