Good to see the Mirror is taking its usual even handed and balanced view...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/raheem-sterlings-spiteful-cowardly-attack-6043184
doesn't deserve the tidal wave of bile and disgust that has flowed his way. What SHOULD inspire that level of disgust though,
is his spiteful attack on Rodgers in recent days. He has used the media to suggest the manager is the reason he is leaving – and make no mistake here, that is not a media invention, they are merely reporting the words that have come directly from the Sterling camp.
For that, Rodgers has every right to be angry. In fact, make that disgusted. If he hadn't picked Sterling as a teenager, promoted him well beyond his level at that time, and given him the opportunity to blossom (and learn) alongside Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, would he have a chance right now of a £50m payday? Of course not. Had he been a teenager at City, would he be in their first team now on those wages? Almost certainly not. So the ingratitude towards a man who has potentially earned him millions and millions and pounds is staggering in its hypocrisy.
Rodgers may have many faults, but his ability to develop young talent is not one of them. Arguably, there is no better manager in English football at doing so, and Raheem is lucky - £50m worth of luck – to have spent his formative years under him. He should never forget that.
The attack on the manager seems cowardly, especially when placed in contrast to Suarez's humility. The Uruguayan didn't always see eye to eye with the Liverpool manager, and was even unceremoniously ordered to train with the kids when his desire to join Arsenal got too strident. But for all the animosity that generated, Suarez knew his Reds boss had played a massive part in his development... and his ability to join the greatest front three in the history of football. For that, he was – and is – humbly grateful.
If Raheem Sterling has even a shred of decency within him, then he should bear that in mind.
