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Anybody tried telling their boss they are tired this morning and can they have a bit of a restProfessional footballers pah
Young players should be looked after in my opinion. Sterling did the right thing.
Good grief back in the day, a long long time ago, I trained twice a week played for Broddie on a Sat, out on the lash Sat night then to the Outlook, played for Coal house Wanderers Sun morning a couple of beers and then played for SunFC/Scawsby Rangers on a Sun afternoon Youngsters these days!!
He's played every week the second half of last season and then had a world cup and playing football abroad all summer. He's come back this season and Liverpool are relying on him I think he has the right to be feeling the fatigue. Most players his age are playing development squad football or lower level not a World Cup, premier league, champions league and capital cup and playing nearly every minute in them games. If it was a top team in sure he would have played but he's thinking for the team and we have more than enough cover in his position with top players.
Quote from: Donnyrovers on October 13, 2014, 09:27:53 pmHe's played every week the second half of last season and then had a world cup and playing football abroad all summer. He's come back this season and Liverpool are relying on him I think he has the right to be feeling the fatigue. Most players his age are playing development squad football or lower level not a World Cup, premier league, champions league and capital cup and playing nearly every minute in them games. If it was a top team in sure he would have played but he's thinking for the team and we have more than enough cover in his position with top players. I'd swap places with him and play for FREE in a heartbeat. Puff.
Surprises me Sterling gets this much stick. For me, its nowhere near as bad as what Ben Foster has done and he never got any stick as far as i can remember.If he's tired is it not better he says so that someone (Lallana) who is at 100% goes for it. Rather than Sterling who never felt right.I think Hodgson has played this terribly, he should of said 'We felt he needed a rest', the lad is onlu 19 and has now got all this on him! But at least its taken up all the news about Raheem, rather than how bad England were
Quote from: RJHeader on October 13, 2014, 11:53:05 amSurprises me Sterling gets this much stick. For me, its nowhere near as bad as what Ben Foster has done and he never got any stick as far as i can remember.If he's tired is it not better he says so that someone (Lallana) who is at 100% goes for it. Rather than Sterling who never felt right.I think Hodgson has played this terribly, he should of said 'We felt he needed a rest', the lad is onlu 19 and has now got all this on him! But at least its taken up all the news about Raheem, rather than how bad England wereI do feel that Sterling is to some extent "piggy-in-the-middle" here. He's got his club manager wanting him to train in one way and telling him he doesn't want him coming back from international duty fatigued or injured. On the other hand, Hodgson sees him as a key component of his team. He's one of the few match-winners we have in the team at the moment and wants him ready to play.I know there's an argument that you could field half the Rovers first-team and still beat the likes of San Marino and Estonia easily, but from Hodgson's point of view he wants to use these games to get players playing together. He's also conscious that unless he wins these games in some style he'll get crucified by the media. I think he had to front up over Sterling because his frustration wasn't aimed at the player- it was aimed at Brendan Rodgers.You could argue, of course (and Hodgson probably would) that Liverpool ought to be managing Sterling's workload better. The problem for them is that they overachieved massively last season (hence raising expectations), they've lost their best player and they don't have a particularly big squad. Their form this season suggests that they need to play their better players (including Sterling) whenever they're available if they're going to compete at the top of the League and qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League.Of course the managers should be trying to establish a dialogue, but at the moment that seems unlikely, especially given Rodgers' implied criticism of Hodgson's training methods.I do feel a bit for Sterling- rock and hard place spring to mind.
Stirling must have got over his tiredness, he starts for Liverpool today, it's time managers like Rogers are told to stop meddling in England team affairs!
Quote from: Filo on October 19, 2014, 12:37:13 pmStirling must have got over his tiredness, he starts for Liverpool today, it's time managers like Rogers are told to stop meddling in England team affairs!Well seen as it was a week later, id of thought he'd of got over it? Was always gonna start today and there's nothing wrong with that imo