Chief football writer at Wembley Stadium-3
Southgate, who admitted he briefly
considered dropping Sterling after that
late arrival to join up with England,
will have relished some aspects and
the signs of promise in that link with
Kane but will demand much greater end product. Sterling never stopped
running and
probing but was too wasteful, chipping
a good chance wide of the far post in
the first half and failing to find the final
delivery on occasions. He was also rightly booked for diving
in the second half as he tumbled
theatrically when confronted by
Nigeria keeper Francis Uzoho as he
raced into the area. Sterling's energy and application,
however, could not be doubted and he
will play a key role in Southgate's line-
up when their World Cup campaign
opens against Tunisia in Volgograd on
18 June.BBC Sport
considered dropping Sterling after that
late arrival to join up with England,
will have relished some aspects and
the signs of promise in that link with
Kane but will demand much greater end product. Sterling never stopped
running and
probing but was too wasteful, chipping
a good chance wide of the far post in
the first half and failing to find the final
delivery on occasions. He was also rightly booked for diving
in the second half as he tumbled
theatrically when confronted by
Nigeria keeper Francis Uzoho as he
raced into the area. Sterling's energy and application,
however, could not be doubted and he
will play a key role in Southgate's line-
up when their World Cup campaign
opens against Tunisia in Volgograd on
18 June.BBC Sport
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