Forward’s meagre haul for Gareth Southgate’s side is a puzzle but he remains intent on casting open the floodgates
It is not easy to understand how a forward with Raheem Sterling’s penetrative qualities has found it so difficult to replicate his scoring form with England and when the question is put to both the player and his manager, Gareth Southgate, it is clear they find it equally perplexing.
How, after all, can anybody make sense of the fact there have been only two occasions in a 45-cap international career, covering nearly six years, when one of the Premier League’s more reliable scorers has been on target for his country? Or that, going into the game against Spain on Monday, a player who is so prolific for Manchester City, with 23 goals last season, has gone 27 appearances since managing one for the national team?
Written by Daniel Taylor in Seville
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/14/raheem-sterling-england-gareth-southgate-spain-nations-league under the title “Unruffled Raheem Sterling confident goals will soon flow in England shirt”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
