home. how crucial is he to the squad right now? t home. how crucial is he to the squad riaht now? ~ , , home. how crucial is he to the squad riahtnow? , , right now? i think yesterday is the first time in right now? i think yesterday is the first time in the right now? i think yesterday is the first time in the gareth right now? i think yesterday is the first time in the gareth southgate| first time in the gareth southgate where raheem sterling hasn t started a tournament match. it wasn t under southgate s control. raheem sterling gets criticism but generally he always performs for england, he is there to score big goals at big times and is a leader in the squad and is one of the most experienced players alongside the likes of harry kane. do not have his voice in the dressing room and his influence on the pitch will be quite difficult for england but thankfully there seems to be such an array of characters in the squad that hopefully they can survive without him for now. hopefull