He's more skillful than Sinclair and faster than Adam Johnson but unless he develops some sort of aggression/will-to-win he is destined for a career in The Championship. The reason I think he could be worth a punt is that he is ridiculously skillful and very fast which are 2 huge bonus points but I'm not sure he has the "balls" for EPL football.
I don't tend to listen to supporters opinions of players, I once had an argument with Northampton Town (Division 2) fans about Bradley Johnson and they laughed when I told them he could play Championship level OR HIGHER. He then went to Leeds in The Championship but struggled. I then debated with Leeds fans about how they've completely mis-used him and he was one of their best players - they suggested I was mad and he was a 2nd division player. To say Leeds fans were gobsmacked when Norwich bought him to play in The EPL is a huge understatement and they were very happy to see him go. He looks very much at home in the EPL.
My wife (and others) find it very amusing when I check out all 92 teams at 2:30 on a Saturday and am so agitated and animated at some of the team selections which basically go like this....."Stevenage.......what the fuck! Why is he leaving Freeman and Akins on the bench? What's the point in having Zoko up front if you don't pick players who can get the fucking ball to him.....and I bet if he brings Freeman on he'll take Morais off the clueless prick!. Right now onto MK Dons.........ah for Jaysus sake.......etc etc etc"
Ok put it this way, I've seen Sterling many, many times and Zaha about 20 times....Zaha is more skillful and faster than Sterling but Sterling has enough speed and skill allied to a great attitude (in recent times), a will-to-win, and an inspiring manager ergo his career is blossoming whilst Zaha's is going down the shitter.
I wouldn't have agreed with you at the start of the season but I think he has learned loads from listening to BR and playing with Suarez, Gerrard et al. The best thing about Sterling is that he's probably going to continue to improve
He looks so nervous every time he plays in the EPL, I don't know if he'll ever have the "balls" to play at this level BUT he's one of the most skillful player I've seen in The Championship but then he also oozed confidence too.
It's quite sad that I can tell you who played for Shrewsbury* at the weekend and where the manager went wrong with his team selection.
