Media persecution of Raheem Sterling

[Tom_mcfc]

As much as I agree that Sterling does get treated disproportionately badly by the press, there’s a fair bit of revising history going on too, or at the very least I’m not sure where people are reading to be labelling it so generally.

Rooney did get criticism after the Iceland game. Even the Daily Mail scored him less than they did Sterling. The bbc report of the game said this about Rooney (and Sterling) -

“Hart has had a nightmare tournament, young hopes such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli failed to live up to their performances last season, and captain Rooney, who had been England's best player up until this game, chose this night to give one of his worst performances in an international.”

“Hodgson's thinking had been muddled even before England arrived in France, with constant changes of personnel and approach exemplified by the sudden re-introduction - and subsequent substitution - of Raheem Sterling, although the Manchester City forward did win the penalty from which Rooney scored.”

Don't mate, their heads will explode with the truth. They have convinced themselves the world is out to get us and wont let the truth get in the way of that.

 

[Rolee]

Pre Iceland he was, he didn't perform well but neither did many players who were in much better form. This came to light and the Iceland game he got praised for doing some very basic stuff. Swayed the other way if anything.



So out of everyone it is just Stones and Sterling yes? I presume you are a sane adult? All i have seen today is Kane stories, how he wants to be top scorer, get a hatrick tonight. If that isn't being set up to fail then I don't know what is? Or do you miss that and see any city player story and have to swing it to make it look negative. If Sterling and Stones are bigged up it is rightly so after their seasons. If they bigged Phil Jones up we would cry media bias rather than suggest he is being set up to fail.

It didn't sway the other way at all, the fact he won the penalty was acknowledged but he was still slated for his general performance in that game.

In fact, the first player ratings I came across when I googled was from the Guardian in which he got a 3, every othrr player bar Hart was marked higher.

 

[kaz7]

You are, you have singled me out and attacked me over something not even being discussed.

Baby,i might have adressed it to the wrong post of yours but you change it to england when you get challenged over his city form

Back to the thread if at all possible and not all about you

 

[kaz7]

I get the feeling that Tom just enjoys winding people up on this subject. He loves to end his posts with a little snippet that will get a few more replies. Perfect example is 'if he keeps improving as he has we will have some player on our hands.' Funny, he says he rates Sterling for City yet ends with a comment like that knowing it will just stoke the flames. Now he's saying Sterling didnt get stick after the Iceland game. The same sterling who got absolutely ripped to pieces straight after for having a fancy sink in his house.

It's called moving the goal posts to suit your arguement my friend,i'm out,good luck lol

 

[Tom_mcfc]

Baby,i might have adressed it to the wrong post of yours but you change it to england when you get challenged over his city form

Back to the thread if at all possible and not all about you

It isn't so i would appreciate you not making it about me with the random attacks.

It didn't sway the other way at all, the fact he won the penalty was acknowledged but he was still slated for his general performance in that game.

In fact, the first player ratings I came across when I googled was from the Guardian in which he got a 3, every othrr player bar Hart was marked higher.

As someone posted above he got a higher score than Rooney in some, it is selective memories when it suits.

 

[Tom_mcfc]

It's called moving the goal posts to suit your arguement my friend,i'm out,good luck lol

I think you will find I am the only person in the thread who doesn't move the goalposts. Everyone else does when talking about him for City and it changes completely when talking about him for England. I may be wrong in my views however one thing I pride myself on is never changing my opinion on something/someone to suit an argument.

 

[FantasyIreland]

@Tom_mcfc

Putting his on field displays to one side.......Do you believe the media,in general,treat Sterling different to other footballers?

 

[Gazza]

Sterling's rifle tattoo < Saudi Arabia scimitar flag

 

[chesterguy]

Tom

You have stated in this thread that Sterling has to perform as he is England best players which is fine. I have tried to explain to you that the reason he has played so well is that the players he plays with at Man City are great players who when he makes runs find him and he scores or when he makes those runs and crosses into the box his teammates score.

So my question to you is if he continues to do those runs but is not found by his England colleagues and continues to make those same crosses but nobody is there to score them is the faults Sterling's or his England colleagues? I know what Hoddle would say as he said often enough "his final ball was poor" perhaps it might be that the other players aren't as good as Sergio

Therefore it is impossible to judge any player on his club form when playing for his country as you are comparing apples and oranges. What he should be judged upon is his form when he plays for his country only but you like most of the media are doing that which is not fair on the player

 

[2sheikhs]

Hoddle was being interviewed before and he was wearing a t-shirt with a dagger on it. With stabbings in London rife, perhaps he should have chosen alternative attire. If Sterling would have worn it, the British press would probably compare it to wearing a top with a picture of a car mowing people down on the pavement.