Sterling & Gomez Bust Up

[radjee gadjee]

Had to be pulled apart in England training today and Sterling now not being considered for the Montenegro game.

Apparently stemmed from Gomez continuing to wind him up after yesterday’s game.

Typical scouse kernt !!

 

[Be Here Now]

Statement: Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling to miss England's game against Montenegro

www.thefa.com

 

[BIG BAZ]

Sterling’s been withdrawn from the squad

 

[seaburnmackem]

Sterling has now been dropped for the Montenegro game.

 

[Jonesy57]

Frigging hell, this is quite serious.

 

[radjee gadjee]

Sterling’s been withdrawn from the squad

Ridiculous that, kick the scouse kernt Gomez out. He wouldn’t be missed

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Looks like Sterling was to blame

 

[cooky]

On the face of it ridiculous to drop your best player for a qualifier.

 

[Deleted member 26022]

Seems like sensible management from Southgate, as he went on to say.


Gareth Southgate said: “We have taken the decision to not consider Raheem for the match against Montenegro on Thursday.


“One of the great challenges and strengths for us is that we’ve been able to separate club rivalries from the national team. Unfortunately the emotions of yesterday’s game were still raw.

“My feeling is that the right thing for the team is the action we have taken. Now that the decision has been made with the agreement of the entire squad, it’s important that we support the players and focus on Thursday night.”

 

[tenpins]

On the face of it ridiculous to drop your best player for a qualifier.

Not if he's acting like an arsehole and causing issues for the team.
Well done Southgate.

 

[radjee gadjee]

Another report states that Gomez was continuing to wind Sterling up following yesterday’s game, where they had to be pulled apart at the end of the game too.

 

[Jonesy57]

“My feeling is that the right thing for the team is the action we have taken. Now that the decision has been made with the agreement of the entire squad, it’s important that we support the players and focus on Thursday night.”

This is the reality. Well played Southgate

 

[ExileBFG]

Seems like awful man management that. Keep it in house, sit them down, discipline them internally if needs be and itll blow over. Instead hes chosen to alienate just the one player publically and create a media storm. That's before you even consider hes Englands best player by a considerable margin.

 

[Deleted member 26022]

Another report states that Gomez was continuing to wind Sterling up following yesterday’s game, where they had to be pulled apart at the end of the game too.

If the gaffer and the squad thinks its best that, Sterling sits this game out then i am behind him, after all we have Sancho and Hudson Odoi, and Ox Chamberlin, who can fill in for him if needed.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Seems like awful man management that. Keep it in house, sit them down, discipline them internally if needs be and itll blow over. Instead hes chosen to alienate just the one player publically and create a media storm. That's before you even consider hes Englands best player by a considerable margin.

And what if it leaks out to the press, Southgate and the team discussed it and decided to send Sterling home. Great management of a tricky situation.

 

[radjee gadjee]

If the gaffer and the squad thinks its best that, Sterling sits this game out then i am behind him, after all we have Sancho and Hudson Odoi, and Ox Chamberlin, who can fill in for him if needed.

Sorry mate but there is no way that Hudson Odoi or the Ox are suitable replacements for Sterling.

 

[nelford_safc]

150k + a week.

Sad bairns.

 

[Blakey]

Looks like Sterling was to blame

This. No reference to Gomez in the statement suggests Sterling at fault.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

This. No reference to Gomez in the statement suggests Sterling at fault.

Yep, if it was mutual or both to blame then surely they would have sent them both home.

 

[seaburnmackem]

I get yesterday was a highly charged game but am I the only one thinking sterling should be more man enough/professional to rise above being wound up?