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Post by Olivier on Jul 7, 2018 21:11:04 GMT
Pre-tournament I was advocating Sterling as England's main man but tbh today he was poor IMO. Yeh he gets credit for getting himself into positions but if you don't finish them it's a bit pointless. He should have had a couple of goals and there were times he was in possession and make the wrong passes. Shows just how fine the line is at that level though as if he'd finished 2 of those chances as he would have on another day and suddenly he's Englands golden boy again and has 30m added to his value.
Comparing his runs with what Rashford did when he came on isn't valid. The situation of the game is different at that point and team instructions will be much different and focus on retaining the ball rather than playing riskier passes to create.
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Post by sween on Jul 7, 2018 21:11:21 GMT
England are in the semis and I’ve got a semi at the Jordans being our best players
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Post by The Quito Diet on Jul 7, 2018 21:26:32 GMT
VAMOSSSSSSS
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Post by allah on Jul 7, 2018 21:39:59 GMT
We don't play well with two strikers in this formation. We just don't, we need that extra player linking between the opposition defence and midfield and Sterling is our best choice to play that. The only way I'd have Sterling out of the team is if we put RLC into Lingard's position and moved Lingard up the pitch. Even then that would be weakening our line up, Sterling made unselfish run after unselfish run today. The only reason Sweden are as deep as they are for Alli's header is cause Sterling has stretched their defence length-ways.
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jul 7, 2018 22:13:49 GMT
Daily mail as fuck this, reading through the thread but if you’re actually criticising Sterling for his first half performance Jesus Christ, his job is to be the one England player that’s far more direct than anyone else. By far our best attacking player first half Took apart a decent team so professionally today, absolutely buzzing, it’s coming home he was shit and and anti-daily mail/sun england fans have given him a lifeline. Rashford should start the semi Howay you can’t think this, constantly got on the ball in between the lines and easily our most dangerous outlet first half. Not ideal final ball for sure but when you’re asking players to find one player within three how harsh do you want to be?
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Post by The Quito Diet on Jul 7, 2018 22:16:17 GMT
Can't get enough of that BBC intro music. How the fuck have we only got four games left already
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Post by Heung-Min Pleat on Jul 8, 2018 6:47:28 GMT
he was shit and and anti-daily mail/sun england fans have given him a lifeline. Rashford should start the semi Howay you can’t think this, constantly got on the ball in between the lines and easily our most dangerous outlet first half. Not ideal final ball for sure but when you’re asking players to find one player within three how harsh do you want to be? Getting on the ball and doing the wrong thing with it time after time, a fair observation and perfectly valid criticism. Getting on the ball and getting in positions doesn't really mean having a good game does it? Especially in a blood World Cup quarter final, thats normally the critique you'll give a gutsy Brighton player in a narrow away defeat to a Man United, 'at least they're trying and touching the ball in the right places every now and then'. Come on man how often anyone touches the ball is not a reflection of how we'll he's played and how can that be the main base of defence of a players performance. Its more reflective of the team mates for a kick off and its an incredibly vague critique no? Its what you do with that ball in those positions that defines what kind or game or tournament you're having no? Or do we only move the goalposts for certain players. Sterling will look Englands most dangerous outlet in most games until he gets in or around the box and it falls apart. It always falls apart. Go back to watch England since his debut, he's incredibly selfish at times and his final ball is either the wrong choice, indecisiveness or poor technique or a mix. His pass in the final third and shot conversion stats for England must be horrible Okay if he's got to find one man between the lines its going to be hard so when he has him and that player unmarked with an open goal vs the keeper he's got to be making the right choices, I'm not suggesting 'oh pass to kane coz i want him to win the golden boot', but if a Newcastle player went for goal with a player open a few yards away in that situation would you really still be saying 'at least he's touching the ball and getting in positions doesnt matter he's pissing the ball and those positions away'. Especially at only 1-0, especially because it was only a wonder save by Pickford a few minutes later stopping what should have been a 2-0 lead into a 1-1 and then whatever kind of game it becomes who knows. He got away with being that wasteful against Sweden I'm not saying he shouldn't be in the team, or player x is better, or he is a poor player, or he doesn't make good runs but it can't be denied by anyone with the right combo of eyesight and memory that when he plays for England he makes the wrong choices, loses the ball too much, gets under players feet, players get under his feet Too many very poor calls and even worse balls and that's Englands Raheem Sterling
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Post by Heung-Min Pleat on Jul 8, 2018 6:58:38 GMT
Do you wanna talk about your Daily Mail comment aswell while we're here cos thats a steaming pile of shit
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Post by Maskya Yoshida on Jul 8, 2018 8:06:33 GMT
Do you wanna talk about your Daily Mail comment aswell while we're here cos thats a steaming pile of shit nah he'd rather make sweeping generalised statements if someone has a different opinion to him.
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Post by Heung-Min Pleat on Jul 8, 2018 8:10:50 GMT
He ignored when I replied the first time cos he knows it was a Fail on Sunday
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jul 8, 2018 9:55:55 GMT
England in the semi final of the World Cup and you want to keep going on about a comment made last night please get a grip
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Post by Heung-Min Pleat on Jul 8, 2018 10:05:39 GMT
Your cleaners gonna be pissed when he finds out you've swept your shit under your own rug
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jul 8, 2018 10:11:23 GMT
Keep trying I’m sure you’ll get a decent one in eventually
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Post by Heung-Min Pleat on Jul 8, 2018 10:14:20 GMT
Talking about me or sterling?
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Post by daveyposhboy on Jul 8, 2018 10:22:12 GMT
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