England manager Roy Hodgson told media ahead of England’s game against Estonia on Sunday evening that Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling had complained of feeling tired, hence he was not included in the starting 11.
Speaking on ITV immediately after, former England and Arsenal forward Ian Wright appeared sceptical that Sterling would complain of being tired, saying he had never known of a player telling a manager he felt tired.
It was an incredible claim from Hodgson, whether true or not, to hang out the player in such a public manner.
Of course, it’s extremely naive to believe Hodgson’s words as gospel. But that didn’t stop England fans from taking to social media to criticise Sterling:
These people would be better off not believing Hodgson. This is, after all, a manager who previously decided to play Daniel Sturridge while injured to “test his resolve”.
Thankfully, there are some journalists who can see through the England manager’s words:
Incredibly, Hodgson had stated just 24 hours earlier that “It’s a question about man-management” regarding Sterling not being over used by club and country. Now he’s hung him out to dry with publicly claiming he had told he was tired.
It’s staggering that the England manager made such a statement.
Adam Lallana replaced Sterling in the starting 11 for England.
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