Raheem Sterling – Vast Improvements Vs Sunderland:
Everything about Raheem’s game improved in this game, he attempted more take on’s, more chances created, more challenges & his passing accuracy improved.
[quote]Raheem Sterling was Liverpool’s most accurate passer Vs Sunderland with 94% pass completion
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Playing out wide means you’re going to be playing with a lot of opponents around you and Raheem Sterling managed to keep the ball with a 94% accuracy against Sunderland whilst playing out wide right. He gave Sunderland’s full-back, Rose, a torrid time that afternoon as he attempted ten take ons completing five of them! This was his most impressive performance against a full-back and the goal came from Sterling totally fooling Rose with a few step overs and then crossing to Suarez who missed with his first attempted but slotted home a ricochet off Titus Bramble! Raheem created four chances in this game, more than he’s created in any of his other starts for Liverpool.
[quote]Raheem Sterling attempted an astonishing 26 ground duels Vs Sunderland. He won 17 of them which was more than any other player even attempted!
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Raheem also completed 100% of his passes in the Final 3rd against Sunderland – needless to say that this was also the highest in the side. One amazing statistic was the fact that Raheem had won all five of his tackles but attempted an astonishing 26 50-50 duels on the ground – yes you read that right – 26, as shown below in the Tackling Stats from our Quick Match Stats area on EPLIndex.com (Subscribe Now). You will notice that Raheem won 17 out of his 26 duels which is more than any other player in the Liverpool FC side even attempted. His battling qualities as Liverpool were fighting to come back from a goal down at the Stadium of Light clearly shown below.
Raheem was also the most fouled against Sunderland, in fact in the whole game, once again showing that he’s dangerous anywhere near the opposition’s 18-yard-box. There were some free kicks in very dangerous positions on the edge of the area as his ability to ghost past players at speed ensures that he’ll get clipped by those that cannot keep up with his pace – none of his free kicks won were dives either as he was cynically hacked down on multiple occasions against Sunderland.
Next Page: Raheem Sterling Vs The Premier League – some very interesting duel stats!
