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Originally Posted by h8kurdt
Thank you! Someone agrees!
I had an argument with a friend of mine. He was saying he's doing just fine and should be kept in the squad. My point was that the job he's meant to be doing-setting up goals and scoring he just absolutely isn't doing. The fact that he's not scored since 2015 for England is insane. Something isn't clicking for him and Rashford has shown he can score when he comes on.
All through this tournament I've been desperate for Sterling to score, in the the hope that once he gets rid of the albatross around his neck it'll fit into place for him. Alli looks a doubt anyway doesn't he? Suspect Loftus-Cheek will help bridge that gap between Henderson and the forwards. Unless that's the bollocks talking.
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I like Sterling but I do increasingly wonder if he has anything besides pace. His finishing isn't great, his 1st touch is actually pretty bad and he doesn't seem to be a great crosser or anything like that. Maybe he scores a lot for Man City simply because of the sheer number of chances they create.
But the thing we really miss most is a creative midfielder. Our strength is our pace and, in Kane, a truly world class finisher, but we don't have anyone who can provide that clever little through ball to unlock a well-drilled defence. Wiltshire was the obvious candidate but that's its own story and I can't pretend I was fighting for him to be selected before the tournament. Kane tried to play that role last night when Vardy came on. It's not his strength and only really managed to reduce his own threat up-front. It's more a problem for the future but one we're gonna have to solve eventually.