Media persecution of Raheem Sterling

[mat]

Shitstirrer being slapped down by proper journalist.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Young, Lingard, Trippier and (goal hanger) Kane all had very bad games if you ask me. If one one of them put in that performance for city I'd ask for them to be shot

 

[ROCKET80]

He had a poor game but no worse than the rest of them. He was our only creative threat too and was constantly surrounded by Tunisian players.

The commentary said over here that even if he scored the goal would have been ruled out as Lingaard was offside.

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Poor display by the lad and should ahve found the net. He didn't stand out as being overly poor, but nobody stood out as being terribly great, even The Harry Kane Team's striker, I forget his name, the lad who bagged two goals and was mostly used as a Tunisian climbing frame.

 

[Shirley]

Young, Lingard, Trippier and (goal hanger) Kane all had very bad games if you ask me. If one one of them put in that performance for city I'd ask for them to be shot

Trippier was my motm.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Henderson my MOTM. Some excellent through balls, never looked over run in midfield, even though he was a lone midfielder, and had a great volley from edge of box. Unspectacular, but strong and steady.

For those looking for an attacking scapegoat, his name is Jesse. Missed a sitter in the first couple of minutes, then two more. On Sterling’s only obvious chance, Jesse was offside, too.

Stones will have nightmares about his whiff, but that header that created the goal reminded me of Dave Watson the way he came into the ball.

 

[jayfx]

I celebrated him being subbed like it was a goal. As ever completely useless for England

Yes yes, we've all heard you. You don't like sterling, we know. You're like a petulant child, Sterling is crap,
Sterling is crap, Sterling is crap....
You're welcome to your opinion of course but it doesn't get any more interesting the more you say it.

 

[paulchapo]

I thought Sterling was poor but so was almost everyone else. His miss, offside or not, was almost identical to the Burnley one. I have no idea what goes through his mind in those situations just side foot the fucker in.

Trippier, Henderson, Stones and Walker were okay and the two sub's were lively but the whole second half we were flat. Kane was poor but two goals I guess you can't argue with, that's his job to score. I am surprised Lingard isn't getting hammered for missing three relatively easy chances but there again maybe not given who he plays for.

 

[Boney]

Yes. A lot worse than a few others. People can actually say fuck me that wasn’t a great show from the lad but no one will. Everyone is so uptight to defend him to high heavens they cant see the light. He was shit, that miss will probably go down as miss of the tournament and sadly it wasn’t a one off. Other players missed chances but I’d imagine people on here will slam Lingard and probably try and defend Sterling somehow. Absolute wank yet again for England, lost the ball countless times and people have said he doesn’t get it on a plate for England well raheem there was your plate, there was your knife and fork and as ever you couldn’t sort your feet out. Pants.

He did not miss because lingard was offside. But obviously this doesn't fit into your agenda.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Absolutely unbelievable some of the comments i have seen and especially on social media. He might not have had a greatvgame, but for fuucks sake did you not see the rest of the front line - or did they do themselves justice !!!!

Lingaard, was absolute shite in front of goal. The first attempt was a sitter and he totally choked his attempt and didnt even connect properly with the ball - but lets not mention it.

Alli was useless

Kane was average at best

Young was predictable and limited

Glossed over though because the whipping boy will get it all his way regardless that their was performances up their with his

 

[Blue Pete]

Let's put this in perspective, England beat a poor team from two corners.

Did Sterling play well? Not really
Did any individual play well? Not really
Did the team collective play well? Not really.

The press, pundits and manager can talk this performance up as much as they want. England were not great as individuals or as a team.

Lingard, Sterling and Walker are all at fault according to the press. But Sterling missed nothing he was offside, Lingard missed a few but was there to miss them, Walker made a mistake (it was a foul) but worse offenses were ignored in the Tunisian box.

When Sterling came off and the chosen one came on did we carve them open from open attacking play - not really.

England are not great with or without Sterling. People should realise that if Sterling is dropped the team will not suddenly become world beaters. Is Sterling great? Not really but he can, and does, do a job for City and England. Is there a replacement better than him, that's down to opinion, but the other option isn't Pele, Maradona, Messi or Ronaldo.

 

[chesterguy]

Absolutely unbelievable some of the comments i have seen and especially on social media. He might not have had a greatvgame, but for fuucks sake did you not see the rest of the front line - or did they do themselves justice !!!!

Lingaard, was absolute shite in front of goal. The first attempt was a sitter and he totally choked his attempt and didnt even connect properly with the ball - but lets not mention it.

Alli was useless

Kane was average at best

Young was predictable and limited

Glossed over though because the whipping boy will get it all his way regardless that their was performances up their with his

And this exactly the point of this thread. No-one is saying Sterling played well but the point is he did not play any worse than many others (Lingard, Alli, Walker, Young I will leave Kane off this list because whilst his general play was poor he scored 2 goals) yet the papers the BBC and @Tom_mcfc have singled Raz out for criticism if you dont believe me check out the BBC match report and read many of today's papers and see the drivel Tom has written in this thread. Why any City fan would cheer when one of his owns team players is subbed is beyond me

It is interesting that James Ducker seems to get what is happening it will be interesting to see what Southgate does I personally hope he sticks with Sterling but I dont think he will. Unforutnately England do not have creative players like Silva, Silva or KDB who can play the sort of passes that the likes of Sterling Sane and Aguero thrive on and until England do players like Sterling will struggle. Loftus-Cheek has shown glimpses that he might be that sort of player we shall see

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I think there is some paranoia on here. I’m not talking about what goes on on on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. That is rag-infested know-nothing bile, and I don’t dignify it by giving it my attention.
I can see nothing to take exception to in, say, Phil McNulty’s assessment on the BBC. Yes, nobody else was very good. The whole point is that a lot is expected of Raz for England because a) he’s been brilliant for his club this season b) he is recognised by the more serious journalists as one of the most exciting players to have emerged for years. He was poor (like, say, Dele Alli) and that’s partly because he’s being played out of position. We should be big enough to say it if we see it, precisely because we know how good he is, and will be.
By the way, I thought overall, for the first round, England were o.k. If England are shit, then Argentina, Brazil and Germany are shit. John Stones looked perfectly the part, although he wasn’t put under much pressure by the opposition. Hated Tunisia’s spoiling tactics. And I was boiling with anger about the penalty right through the game. If that’s a penalty, then there’s three or four in every game.

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

I think there is some paranoia on here. I’m not talking about what goes on on on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. That is rag-infested know-nothing bile, and I don’t dignify it by giving it my attention.
I can see nothing to take exception to in, say, Phil McNulty’s assessment on the BBC. Yes, nobody else was very good. The whole point is that a lot is expected of Raz for England because a) he’s been brilliant for his club this season b) he is recognised by the more serious journalists as one of the most exciting players to have emerged for years. He was poor (like, say, Dele Alli) and that’s partly because he’s being played out of position. We should be big enough to say it if we see it, precisely because we know how good he is, and will be.

That's the thing though isn't it? nobody is clamoring for Deli Alli, Lingard etc to be dropped, just Sterling.

 

[give it to gordon]

So Sterling didn't play great but he didn't play any worse the most of the England team. To Take him of when Ali was carrying a knock was madness.
The BBC highlights of Rashford was of him with his head down running into trouble, yet saying how good he was !!
I feel sorry for Sterling I think he tries to hard for England and over thinks things were as at City its natural for him he knows were his team mates are.

 

[tonea2003]

its just relentless on the lad it really is, i thought he was ok last night, no worse than anyone else, i was glad when he came off just in the fact that he wasn't injured,

even seaman on talksport was at it this morning pushing for rashford for no good reason

 

[chesterguy]

I think there is some paranoia on here. I’m not talking about what goes on on on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. That is rag-infested know-nothing bile, and I don’t dignify it by giving it my attention.
I can see nothing to take exception to in, say, Phil McNulty’s assessment on the BBC. Yes, nobody else was very good. The whole point is that a lot is expected of Raz for England because a) he’s been brilliant for his club this season b) he is recognised by the more serious journalists as one of the most exciting players to have emerged for years. He was poor (like, say, Dele Alli) and that’s partly because he’s being played out of position. We should be big enough to say it if we see it, precisely because we know how good he is, and will be.

This is one quote from McNulty "Jesse Lingard is usually assured in front of goal and can still be relied on, but there is no escaping the brutal truth that Raheem Sterling's England goal record is wretched and must improve soon." Lingard assured in front of goal really but hey he can be relied upon....to do what exactly!!!!!

If Sterling had missed the chances that Lingard did last night he would be getting slated. He was actually slated on Talksport and by Piers Morgan for missing when offside had already been given against Lingard

 

[Fred_Quimby]

I am all for Raheem saying f..k you and coming home. Can you just imagine the media outcry...letting the team down, thinks himself bigger than anyone else. He can't win. The statement last night by Keown about Lingard could usually be relied on to score goals was a laugh. How many does he score 'normally' ?

 

[JASR]

I am all for Raheem saying f..k you and coming home. Can you just imagine the media outcry...letting the team down, thinks himself bigger than anyone else. He can't win. The statement last night by Keown about Lingard could usually be relied on to score goals was a laugh. How many does he score 'normally' ?

One. Iirc, in his entire England career

 

[GaudinoMotors]

If Sterling was a rag player I wonder how these posts would differ. He had a below par performance - Yes, worse than Lingard and Alli and even on a par with Rashford's cameo.
He never seemed to have control of the ball and lacked composure.
A below average performance. Get over it.
Hopefully he gets another go. But if he does, he needs a much improved performance.