Media persecution of Raheem Sterling

[journolud]

He's a tough cookie, he will be fine, that's what I think anyway, don't we all generalise on this forum & say what we think.

Another generalisation

 

[mccity]

It absolutely affects him. Watch him for City the two games prior to an international and the two games following, there's a difference.

He's done better than most in his life, and he's constantly shown signs of great maturity. But I don't think he's the steely type who can just brush all of it off. He's a young, clearly sensitive lad and you can see it does get to him. He puts on a brave face and never admits to letting it bother him, that's a sign of his professionalism which I doubt is ever spoken about outside of this city. Kind of like a duck on water, on the surface he seems calm but underneath his feet are flapping like mad.

The 35 year old Raheem will be one the wisest and most level headed players going having got through all this. But I'm sure 23 year old Raheem would rather not have to deal with it. As I'm sure all of we would too.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Yes, but most of us at least try to base our opinions on some sort of evidence, however tenuous.

Your opinion, on this subject at least, seems to be based on belief that can be summarised as “I can feel it me bones!”

Fair enough, tell me about your evidence that Raheem isn't ok with everything at the moment.

 

[balotellishaircut]

It absolutely affects him. Watch him for City the two games prior to an international and the two games following, there's a difference.

He's done better than most in his life, and he's constantly shown signs of great maturity. But I don't think he's the steely type who can just brush all of it off. He's a young, clearly sensitive lad and you can see it does get to him. He puts on a brave face and never admits to letting it bother him, that's a sign of his professionalism which I doubt is ever spoken about outside of this city. Kind of like a duck on water, on the surface he seems calm but underneath his feet are flapping like mad.

The 35 year old Raheem will be one the wisest and most level headed players going having got through all this. But I'm sure 23 year old Raheem would rather not have to deal with it. As I'm sure all of we would too.

You say it effects him just by looking at him, I say it doesn't, the difference is you won't get messages baying for blood from every cry baby on this thread, I will, that's the narrative nobody can have a different opinion from the masses without posters jumping down your throat, this is the last time I speak on this thread.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Fair enough, tell me about your evidence that Raheem isn't ok with everything at the moment.

He has said several times that the criticism doesn’t bother him or that he uses it as motivation to work harder, but much of that is just media training and knowing that speaking out about how it affects him personally will only worsen the problem, as the media would love to paint him as an “ungrateful”, “spoiled”, soft lad, who “expects everything to be easy for him”, because their readers will swallow it whole and ask for more. Some of those words are—especially “ungrateful”—are coded for other meanings, as well—another aspect he has to manuever with the same finesse he exhibits on the pitch.

But anyone with even a cursory understanding of the human psyche and condition will know that everyone, no matter how resilient and hardened, will be impacted by constant and unwavering criticism and vitriol at some point (especially the public variety, which leads to the dissection of your every action or utterance). And that is exactly what he has had to endure, for years now.

Every so often he has opened up, just a little, just enough to peak inside his state of mind, and the below statement was one of those times. It’s likely one of the more honest things he has said about the media portrayal of his life and yet he was still far more guarded than he should have needed to be. Which illustrates the shackles public scrutiny and schadenfreude has put upon him.

I think there is much more evidence that it is burdensome for him than this, of course, but I think others can probably elaborate further, and you can locate it yourself, as well.


http://www.espn.com/soccer/england/...media-criticism-makes-me-want-to-stay-at-home

The Manchester City winger, heavily criticised after England's poor performance at Euro 2016, told Copa 90: "I remember my first game at the Euros -- I thought I did alright. Got past my opponent a couple of times, got a couple of balls in, and you just get caned [by the media].

"Now I am constantly thinking: 'If I do this, something bad will come of it, if I go out tonight something bad is going to happen."

Sterling said his mother, Nadine, has supported him in difficult times.

"Anything that happens, my mum is always on the phone," he added. "She is more the one who is stronger than me. She will tell me how to get through, not to pay attention, but there have been times when she is close to breaking.

"Until football is finished I will try and stay in as much as I can, watch TV and no one can say nothing."

 

[balotellishaircut]

He has said several times said that the criticism doesn’t bother him or that he uses it as motivation to work harder, but much of that is just media training and knowing that speaking out about how it affects him personally will only worsen the problem, as the media would love to paint him as an “ungrateful”, “spoiled”, soft lad, who “expects everything to be easy for him” because their readers will swallow it whole and ask for more. Some of those words are, especially “ungrateful”, are coded for other meanings, as well—something else he has to manuever with the same finesse he exhibits on the pitch.

But anyone with even a cursory understanding of the human psyche and condition will know that everyone, no matter how resilient and hardened, will be impacted by constant and unwavering criticism and vitriol at some point (especially the public variety, which leads to the dissection of your every action or utterance). And that is exactly what he has had to endure, for years now.

Every so often he has opened up, just a little, just enough to peak inside his state of mind, and the below statement was one of those times. It’s likely one of the more honest things he has said about the media portrayal of his life and yet he was still far more guarded than he should have needed to be. Which illustrates the shackles public scrutiny and schadenfreude has put upon him.

I think there is much more evidence that it is burdensome for him than this, of course, but I think others can probably elaborate further, and you can locate it yourself, as well.


http://www.espn.com/soccer/england/...media-criticism-makes-me-want-to-stay-at-home

yeah I get that and its understandable why you say this, but that is 2016 and I did read something of that sort back then, but im on about now, is he the same now is of 2016, because I don't think he is, im sure Pep said he just ignores it, but I might be wrong.

 

[SebastianBlue]

yeah I get that and its understandable why you say this, but that is 2016 and I did read something of that sort back then, but im on about now, is he the same now is of 2016, because I don't think he is, im sure Pep said he just ignores it, but I might be wrong.

He gave that interview last month.

 

[balotellishaircut]

He gave that interview last month.

thanks a lot blue that's tidied things up, although he gave that quote whilst wearing an England shirt, I still feel that he is ok (mentally wise) whilst playing for City, and it doesn't affect him as much in a blue shirt that's my opinion.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

All I can say..is that Sterling is the only professional footballber that I know who has been physically attacked prior to a match. .AND racially abused at the same time,with racial comments about his Mother and his children. ..Mentally abused......with the attacker targeting his right foot......two hours before kick off....and shrugged all that off.turned out for City, scored two goals and helped us to a vital 4-1 win.
Now that takes Bollocks.
Not even sure why we are debating weather he can cope with all the abuse.
Quite clearly, a strong minded individual.

 

[Indaparkside]

What’s he going to do now pound worlds shut down