#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

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Agree. He tried to make things happen but was quickly surrounded and had no outlet. Kane was abysmal. And with two DMs there was no opportunity to go back and retain possession and the attack.

We were impatient in possession and tried to force things in the final third too much. But Southgate was moronic to take Foden off. The key to us winning the game was more patience and quality in possession and Foden for Grealish was stupid. Both needed to be on the pitch. He ended up switching Sterling to Foden's wing and putting Grealish wide left...where Foden has been best for City. Inexplicable.
Just posted something very similar. The timing of that change was all wrong, disrupting both sides of the pitch just when we were dominant. If Grealish was coming on it should have been either earlier or later and he should have played in the hole.
 
The lad gets a lot of abuse but that was a penalty just like the Dutch one, but unlike the Dutch one the ref made the decision before VAR looked at it, as for Grealish coming on that was pointless he was always going to get fouled just like all the others with the same result.
 
The lad gets a lot of abuse but that was a penalty just like the Dutch one, but unlike the Dutch one the ref made the decision before VAR looked at it, as for Grealish coming on that was pointless he was always going to get fouled just like all the others with the same result.
When the contact involves players moving in opposite direction, ala Dumfries, it’s much easier to give, and Sterling, alas, now has a reputation of going to ground in the box too easily.
 
Biggest threat? Christ we must have been really bad. Shite again but let’s defend with nonsense that sounds good. Don’t know how Foden gets subbed before him
 
When the contact involves players moving in opposite direction, ala Dumfries, it’s much easier to give, and Sterling, alas, now has a reputation of going to ground in the box too easily.
Yep and that reputation was built on such decisions but we now have VAR, and it still exists, even the commentators denied it was a penalty before seeing replays showing a definite penalty and then saying he went down too easily, where is too easily in the law book?
Thanks i have had my rant now, i will just cool off with, that god at utd Giggs played 963 scored 168 Sterling 292 games 114 goals for us , brings it into perspective :)
 
Just posted something very similar. The timing of that change was all wrong, disrupting both sides of the pitch just when we were dominant. If Grealish was coming on it should have been either earlier or later and he should have played in the hole.
Got to wonder if Southgate secretly wanted a draw and is angling to come second in the group to dodge Mancini's boys
 
When the contact involves players moving in opposite direction, ala Dumfries, it’s much easier to give, and Sterling, alas, now has a reputation of going to ground in the box too easily.

I wonder if it's more the position. It looked like Raheem had just overrun the ball and wouldn't have time to play it, so it would be harsh on Scotland to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Those are the worst kind of pens for me - even if legit, but where the attacking player is going nowhere.
 
Biggest threat? Christ we must have been really bad. Shite again but let’s defend with nonsense that sounds good. Don’t know how Foden gets subbed before him
Yes we were really bad so lets defend with some Shite, he was not the worst, the player the media wants to sell to us for a £150 million was far worse, Foden probably got taken off because he was knackered after carrying 10 others all match.
 
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