As usual he does well to get into these positions, only to screw them up. Hard to drop him but really something needs to change.
Raheem Sterling
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I'll rephrase it so. He has easily been Englands only threat from open play.. is that better.
You must be joking, surely.
His movement has been quality. Missed the first 20 odd mins but he's easily been the best attacker in the other 25. Terrible finisher mind, would have been game over otherwise.
You said scoring goals is offering more in an attacking sense.
You're words "It's a goal than Sterling has contributed." that is exactly why he's offered more in an attacking sense than Sterling. Your exact words.
John Stones has scored a goal more than Messi. Do you believe he has offered more in an attacking sense at this WC? Has he feck. It's your stupid logic that more goals = offering more in an attacking sense.
No, he has not been England's biggest attacking threat. Lingard offers better movement, better link-up play and fits the system more than Sterling.
I'd argue Rashford would offer more than Sterling on current form.
His finishing has been atrocious, but who has contributed more for England going forward (I'll add open play here so it doesn't come across as me saying setpieces don't count)
Because he's been our only one. Lingard is hiding a bit in this game in fairness, though I have said he's been better than Raheem in every other game.
Rashford may offer more and probably should have got the nod but he didn't and Sterling has done well today.
That’s just not true for this game though is it. Sterling had a better half than Jesse
His end product is still so erratic. It's amazing how many English players seem to brilliant until it comes to the final pass/shoot.
Lingard has been everywhere. Unlike Sterling, Lingard is not only contributing to attacking.
Lingard, Kane, Trippier and Henderson (by far Englands best player today) have all, at various stages of the tournament, offered a great deal more to England's attack than Sterling (and Alli).
We need changes for the semi's.
Trippier.
What a world cup for Sterling so far 
Surprised he made it out on the pitch for the second half.
Surprised he made it out on the pitch for the second half.Agree, need to shake up the front line, the 3 at the back with 2 WBs look solid.
I agree with without doubt. My point was he's been England's best attacker today and he was still getting shit. I've said that along with Alli he's been our worst attacker this tournie and wouldn't have cried to see Rashford start ahead of him today. Today he's been much better though.
Just about every pundit has said he's been Englands best player first half.
He's been one of the better players.
Lingard has been somewhat stifled by an extremely efficient Sweden unit today (all the England players have to be fair) but overall Lingard has outperformed Sterling by a large margin.
No, I didn't say that. But keep making shit up.
You're giving Lingard (whose just got a great assist, get in) a pass for being stifled, but Sterling didn't get one for Colombia literally tripling up on him and kicking the shit out of him.
Take your red tinted specs off mate. Jesse had a quiet first half. Sterling was dangerous on multiple occasions and his direct running was causing serious problems for Sweden.
yes you did, you exact quote is in the post. He's offerend more in an attacking sense because.. "It's a goal than Sterling has contributed." (thats your exact words)
Those are my exact words. Where did I say "scoring goals is offering more in an attacking sense."
Alli would probably be doing a lot better than sterling if he was playing also alongside kane upfront
Rashford was being criticized for the same type of performance the other day.
He's certainly contributed more in an attacking sense.
He's not up top with Kane, Sterling is up top on his own.
I still don't understand this, the chances are falling to a player who struggles to finish while the best number 9 in world football is a midfielder.
2 goals in 42 games. Blunt and toothless.
Best player on the pitch.
Sterling worst player at the world cup. Facht
Can't believe that, on this horrible showing, Sterling is going to finish the game and Rashford didn't get a sniff of a runout. Unreal.
Zero goals, zero assists. Two absolute sitters missed (one saved by a flag which he wasn't aware of). Legend.
Sterling is proof that De Bruyne can make any attacker look top quality. England would do much better with Rashford in his role.
Despite the missed chances, Sterling played well. He made really important runs that really disrupted a usually solid Swedish defense. Focusing only on sitters is pretty short sighted thinking.
Zero assists?
Made an assist against Panama.
Good game by Sterling today. Unforunately, people judge people by goals and assists.
For example, Sterling was much, much better than Alli today, but because he scored, people will say Alli was better.
Sterling was constantly running channels, holding it up, linking play. Sweden's back line could not live him.
All that was missing today was a goal.
For example, Sterling was much, much better than Alli today, but because he scored, people will say Alli was better.
Sterling was constantly running channels, holding it up, linking play. Sweden's back line could not live him.
All that was missing today was a goal.
I actually foresee him scoring the goal that wins the World Cup for England. All his rotten luck will produce a silver lining in the end. I can smell it. I wonder how DailyMail will write the headlines when it happens.
He played very well.
Decision making in the box let him down 1-2 times. Second best player after Pickford for me.
Decision making in the box let him down 1-2 times. Second best player after Pickford for me.