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No, I am saying what i said
Sterling was damn good and damn dangerous before Pep got his hands on him but the raw materials were there. There was never a debate to be had of whether or not RS was even good enough. Surely you see the difference between these two scenarios. Pep has made him one of the first 5 names on any teamsheet in European football.
Pep has honed what was an exceptional talent/prospect but Raheem had already shown his X-factor beforehand lest you forget his time at Liverpool. But teaching someone to move into areas that magnify their threat and weaken their marks is a hell of a lot different than teaching someone to be aware in 360*.
And I've made this argument to you before, even at his best that you can remember it wouldn't be good enough. I can still see levels for Raheem to go up. There are levels to player's potential and Dier's ceiling is a hell of a lot lower than we should be looking for.
Just look at how much more you can imagine Ndombele giving us to what Dembele gave us. We know how vital Mousa was but he had no offensive ability nor much of a pass. No coach was going to coach those into him - his ceiling was lower. And I'd still take a healthy, younger Mousa back now because what he did have was unparalleled. There was something there. For Dier there is nothing there beyond the hope that he can get back to a serviceable player.
But take heart my friend as you have @Shadydan on your side of the argument. That always puts one on a good foundation to being right. His eye for a player and football mind are peerless. As such, Shady how's Chelsea doing without Hazard? And Hazard without Chelsea? Good stuff ol'boy. Keep up your consistency.
It's not really an argument. It's an opinion and if you read back through everything I have said I doubt you will find that I have stated with any certainty that I believe Dier is going to be a world class DM for us or even a useful one, just that I personally think he deserves a chance under a new manager.