Sterling and the hate he gets

[Pingu the Penguin]

A “modern” penalty for me. Whether I agree or like it they get given every week. So, not much debate for me

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Whilst I agree that Sterling has been the most unfairly treated of all England players for years, he’s turned it around this summer through his performances. Finally there’s no hate any more in this country. Let’s hope he wins it for us on Sunday and he’ll become a national hero like Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Lineker, Gazza etc.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Whilst I agree that Sterling has been the most unfairly treated of all England players for years, he’s turned it around this summer through his performances. Finally there’s no hate any more in this country. Let’s hope he wins it for us on Sunday and he’ll become a national hero like Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Lineker, Gazza etc.

The keyboard warriors will still racially abuse him next season, regardless of England, it’s naive to think any differently

 

[Metalartin]

The number 24 checks him around the hip but the number 5 doesnt foul him.

Are you saying there was no contact or are you saying it was not a foul?

If it was the former, please pay attention to that slowmo again and answer these questions:

Does the number 5 stretch his leading leg out infront of Sterling?
Where was the ball when he did this, infront of him or behind him?
Is that grounds to say it was not an attempt to play the ball or atleast a late challenge in the box?

Finally:
Was there contact with Sterling's back leg as he lifted if off the ground?
Is it reasonable to accept that this would be enough to at least send a player who's running off balance?

Sorry but anyone saying he was already on the way down before "any" contact was made, is clearly not being objective. He was possibly on the way down before the second player checked him but not the first one and both knocks were unavoidable for Sterling.

If he was looking for the first contact then why was he not leaning right, instead of the opposite direction to where the players leg was? It's clear as day that as he pushed off his right foot, his momentum was to the left. That's why the contact wasn't as heavy as it could have been. The second contact was due to a chain reaction caused by the number 5 putting his leg out in front of Sterling. Sterling looks like he's trying to avoid the number 5s leg/knee if anything but doesn't quite manage it.

I don't think it should have a been enough for a pen but it's not the worst penalty decision I've seen and it certainly wasn't a dive.

 

[WestGorton]

He is disliked because he left the dippers who are emotional Nazis.

 

[portisheadblue]

When let’s say More Salad feels someone has breathed on him and he goes down - what happens?

The pundits and commentators and the rest of media say “he felt the contact and so he’s ENTITLED to go down” and seek a penalty.

I call that cheating.

#ratherbuyacoffee

 

[bennyboy]

Whilst I agree that Sterling has been the most unfairly treated of all England players for years, he’s turned it around this summer through his performances. Finally there’s no hate any more in this country. Let’s hope he wins it for us on Sunday and he’ll become a national hero like Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Lineker, Gazza etc.

Just has to win over a large percentage of City fans now.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

When let’s say More Salad feels someone has breathed on him and he goes down - what happens?

The pundits and commentators and the rest of media say “he felt the contact and so he’s ENTITLED to go down” and seek a penalty.

I call that cheating.

#ratherbuyacoffee

Should be more “Selfless Sterling risks his reputation by buying a penalty to send his country through to its first final in 55 years.”

 

[domalino]

He is disliked because he left the dippers

Quite often when someone tells me they don't like Sterling or Aidy Ward because of the way he left Liverpool, I ask specifically what he did that was egrigious.

The problem is...they didn't actually do anything wrong.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

He definitely gets much more criticism than others, completely unjust and at best he's scapegoated, at worst there's a media agenda fuelled by racism.
However he did dive last night, as a city fan I was really disappointed to see it. The 'it's part of the modern game' argument is ridiculous, every player is in control of their own morality and I want to see more honesty and fair play from the players I love.

Watched it several times - no way he dived in my opinion. Whether there was enough contact to warrant a pen was down to the ref and VAR. We're seeing a standard of reffing we never see in the Prem and seeing VAR used properly.