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Southgate salutes the influence of Sterling
Gareth Southgate once again praised Raheem Sterling after hearing that Croatia had surrounded him in the semifinals of the Cup of the World
. Russia 1018, but Southgate continues to keep confidence with the Manchester City speedster
And the English manager revealed that he is not the only one to think that the 23-year-old is vital to the hopes of England, with a lot of big names. 19659003] On the eve of Wednesday's clash in Moscow, he said: "I'm not surprised that Croatia has identified Raheem as a key player." 19659003 "If you look at all our diagrams of attack and combined and played, he played a role in this game, so I think he's a very much appreciated player by the team.
"I've seen a lot of ex-players and I've had a lot of ex-player posts as well that we're very pleased with his contribution, and his rate Working without the ball was amazing for us.
"I think that Raheem played a fundamental role in the way we played – the movement, the positions he took, his pressing of the ball, his rate of work for the team, the victory of free kicks and turns, his speed to stretch the teams
"He was a constant threat to Sweden. Of course, he did not score the goals he would have liked to score but for me and the players, he played a crucial role in the way we played. "
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