#7 | Raheem Sterling - 2020/21 Performances

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Ric said:
It was getting a bit tetchy again last night tbf. I'll try and move it all back into a separate thread though when I get a minute.
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Thanks sorry about my ranting earlier I just love Sterling and I feel I owe him my support after I have found my self been way to critical if him a few times.
 
Cityfan1977 said:
Thanks sorry about my ranting earlier I just love Sterling and I feel I owe him my support after I have found my self been way to critical if him a few times.
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No worries mate, I've put the posts back now (apologies if I've missed any):
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Sterling and the hate he gets

As soon as Sterling went down for the pen I knew what all of us would be reading in the media the next day. Pen or not it was a soft pen granted but I am 100 % that no other player in the world would be called diver for this from so many.
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BillyShears said:
To get it back on topic - be interesting to see if Sterling plays from the right or the left tonight. He's been brilliant when he's right and Italy do have a weakness at left back.
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Yeah, I'm still of the opinion that he plays better on the right. I know he's had his better goalscoring season on the left but I still feel like he's better overall there.

To be honest, I'm not particularly sold on Florenzi and I think Sterling will give any of the back four a hard time.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Yeah, I'm still of the opinion that he plays better on the right. I know he's had his better goalscoring season on the left but I still feel like he's better overall there.

To be honest, I'm not particularly sold on Florenzi and I think Sterling will give any of the back four a hard time.
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For sure. Chiellini and Bonucci are not the most mobile. If either of them follows Kane into midfield there will be gaps for Raz to run into.

I'm absolutely buzzing for this game now.
 
BillyShears said:
For sure. Chiellini and Bonucci are not the most mobile. If either of them follows Kane into midfield there will be gaps for Raz to run into.

I'm absolutely buzzing for this game now.
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Di Lorenzo looked like giving a penalty away every time Doku ran at him in the Belgium game. I suspect Sterling will start on the left, looking to run across Di Lorenzo and in behind Bonucci who is the CB who will be drawn out by Kane, if the Spain match is anything to go by.

Im sure he will swap to the right when Grealish comes on after an hour.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Yeah, I'm still of the opinion that he plays better on the right. I know he's had his better goalscoring season on the left but I still feel like he's better overall there.

To be honest, I'm not particularly sold on Florenzi and I think Sterling will give any of the back four a hard time.
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Florenzi hasn't played a game since the first round when he was taken off at half time.
 
BillyShears said:
Currently the subject is why was the thread from the main page merged with this one?

Think it's only fair to ask the question. Almost as if whilst the country is celebrating Sterling, here on Bluemoon the negativity of a tiny minority dictates conversation about him must be buried in this thread.
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There has always been a question of WHY there is the negative reaction to Sterling by a tiny minority, it is constant, everlasting, and totally over the top. It seems to mirror the stereotypical media standpoint and cannot be totally football related. Therefore it needs open and frank discussion, rather than a head buried in the sand approach.
 
asahartford1 said:
There has always been a question of WHY there is the negative reaction to Sterling by a tiny minority, it is constant, everlasting, and totally over the top. It seems to mirror the stereotypical media standpoint and cannot be totally football related. Therefore it needs open and frank discussion, rather than a head buried in the sand approach.
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From my POV,and i can only speak for myself.....he receives negative criticism because he is a senior player,one the team and supporters should rely on,and often placed in the world class bracket,yet he is the most frustrating player on the planet,and over the past 18 months has rarely justified that hype.

That's all there is to it for me.....So why do you think he receives criticism?
 
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FantasyIreland said:
From my POV,and i can only speak for myself.....he receives negative criticism because he is a senior player,one the team and supporters should rely on,and often placed in the world class bracket,yet he is the most frustrating player on the planet,and over the past 18 months has rarely justified that hype.

That's all there is to it for me.....So why do you think he receives criticism?
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He has recieved alot of critiscm on this forum since his transfer from Liverpool. Nothing to do with being a senior player.

I have been sat in the East stand where a small group of Season card card holders were calling him a soft scouse black ××××÷ , critical of his running style, his reluctance to dive into challenges. They seemed happy enough when he got the winning goal, not so happy when I pointed out that they had slagged him off for 65 minutes.

First choice for every top professional coach he has worked under. Just perhaps they know and see something other players , who they could select have not got, and some fans cannot see.
Or perhaps it is a mix of justification bias and football ignorance.
Perhaps Pep and Southgate have a better answer.
 
asahartford1 said:
He has recieved alot of critiscm on this forum since his transfer from Liverpool. Nothing to do with being a senior player.

I have been sat in the East stand where a small group of Season card card holders were calling him a soft scouse black ××××÷ , critical of his running style, his reluctance to dive into challenges. They seemed happy enough when he got the winning goal, not so happy when I pointed out that they had slagged him off for 65 minutes.

First choice for every top professional coach he has worked under. Just perhaps they know and see something other players , who they could select have not got, and some fans cannot see.
Or perhaps it is a mix of justification bias and football ignorance.
Perhaps Pep and Southgate have a better answer.
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England’s best attacking threat all tournament, that’s what he’s paid for.
 
asahartford1 said:
He has recieved alot of critiscm on this forum since his transfer from Liverpool. Nothing to do with being a senior player.

I have been sat in the East stand where a small group of Season card card holders were calling him a soft scouse black ××××÷ , critical of his running style, his reluctance to dive into challenges. They seemed happy enough when he got the winning goal, not so happy when I pointed out that they had slagged him off for 65 minutes.

First choice for every top professional coach he has worked under. Just perhaps they know and see something other players , who they could select have not got, and some fans cannot see.
Or perhaps it is a mix of justification bias and football ignorance.
Perhaps Pep and Southgate have a better answer.
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I can honestly say, I'm in the South stand level 1 and have never heard any racism against Sterling or any other player. Thank God. Am I living in cloud cuckoo land? But I'm genuinely serious.
 
dronefromsector7G said:
Wipe your fanny he’s not exempt from a bit if criticism. I was in a pub full on blues tonight and plenty were asking why didn’t Sterling fancy taking a penalty
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Bullshit.

I literally don't believe any pub full of City fans is so ignorant of a player who's been at the club for 5 years that they don't know he's a shit penalty taker.
 
Sterling is a very good player but against better opposition like tonight he can at times look average. Italy denied him the space to exploit and just like for city he could not impact the game.

He is not world class but as I said at the start a very good player. Expectations need to be lowered imo.
 
domalino said:
Bullshit.

I literally don't believe any pub full of City fans is so ignorant of a player who's been at the club for 5 years that they don't know he's a shit penalty taker.
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Whats Saka and Sancho’s penalty taking like?
 
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