Yeah, scary because it seems to work the other way round too when they flock to condemn him. Proves it can be orchestrated to meIve just been saying similar to the other half,its almost as if a memo has gone out across all outlets to start recognising and praising his contributions.
Luckily for England, the only game they lost was the one Raheem didn't play in. Where would they be now if he'd have played and won?
Good point scoring point.
Maybe ...after 335 pages, and after the general pundit/experts outpourings of the past 24hrs, the title of the thread needs to be changed to:
‘Armchairs, Hoddle and Tom persecution of Raheem Sterling’
"If Rashford had been starting in Sterling’s place through this World Cup he’d be in contention for the golden boot by now and that is the problem with Sterling - not that he’s not good or not trying he’s just not the best man for that job"
Ive just been saying similar to the other half,its almost as if a memo has gone out across all outlets to start recognising and praising his contributions.
If Rashford was as good as he's made out to be he'd have wrapped up the golden boot with the gametime he's had.I think this comment must have been from Hoddle!
"If Rashford had been starting in Sterling’s place through this World Cup he’d be in contention for the golden boot by now and that is the problem with Sterling - not that he’s not good or not trying he’s just not the best man for that job"
I think its because the general public are beginning to realise that the media have a downer on him, they are trying to distance themselves from it so as not to be left holding the baby when everyone else starts backing him.Ive just been saying similar to the other half,its almost as if a memo has gone out across all outlets to start recognising and praising his contributions.
Been arguing this on fb with various rags and two answers stand out.
He's been shit compared with how good he's been for City. We expect him to be a level above everyone else in the attack. Therefore although he's played as well as most of the oters if not better, we still say he's shit because he's not playing at a world class level
He’s playing out of position, therefore should be dropped for someone who actually plays that position cause my nan could have scored those goals...
I think its because the general public are beginning to realise that the media have a downer on him, they are trying to distance themselves from it so as not to be left holding the baby when everyone else starts backing him.
I think the media - particularly the newspapers have wised up to the fact that the general public are starting to see through them and it is racism that is driving the criticism. Therefore a 180 degree handbrake turn needed to be executed and it has been in stunning fashion.
I think the media - particularly the newspapers have wised up to the fact that the general public are starting to see through them and it is racism that is driving the criticism. Therefore a 180 degree handbrake turn needed to be executed and it has been in stunning fashion.
I must be an cynical old fart then because you two have a better impression of the general public than I do.I think its because the general public are beginning to realise that the media have a downer on him, they are trying to distance themselves from it so as not to be left holding the baby when everyone else starts backing him.
How have you come to that conclusion?
By the constant and sustained persecution of Sterling over a long period of time - particularly in the tabloid newspapers.
It's not just his football that gets torn apart. It's also his private life, his family and his character.
If not what other reason(s) can you give for it?
Well all the reasons you cite having nothing to do with racism.
Before the comp had began Hoddle and Le Tisser were both saying they would not have taken Sterling and they have continued that message, Interesting though is Southgate saying 2 weeks before naming his squad ` Rashford will be going with the u21 squad`. The change in attitude maybe down to a number of things, like Southgate using Sterling as Englands media outlet, it is going to be a bit hard to pull him down at the moment the stat that he has not scored may well go against him but all the others including being the English player to leave the pitch with his side in a winning position the most, or it could be all the media outlets have foreign commentators and all have praised Sterling, thus making the English look very inept at tacticsI think the media - particularly the newspapers have wised up to the fact that the general public are starting to see through them and it is racism that is driving the criticism. Therefore a 180 degree handbrake turn needed to be executed and it has been in stunning fashion.
The stories that stood out for me as having an undercurrent of racism were the ones regarding him buying his mum a new house with expensive fittings. Do you really believe that if Harry Kane had done the same it would have been portrayed in such a negative light?Well all the reasons you cite having nothing to do with racism.
Before the comp had began Hoddle and Le Tisser were both saying they would not have taken Sterling and they have continued that message, Interesting though is Southgate saying 2 weeks before naming his squad ` Rashford will be going with the u21 squad`. The change in attitude maybe down to a number of things, like Southgate using Sterling as Englands media outlet, it is going to be a bit hard to pull him down at the moment the stat that he has not scored may well go against him but all the others including being the English player to leave the pitch with his side in a winning position the most, or it could be all the media outlets have foreign commentators and all have praised Sterling, thus making the English look very inept at tactics