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Despite a slow start to the season for Chelsea, Raheem Sterling looks to have regained his form under Mauricio Pochettino.
The England star is flourishing in his new role in this Chelsea side – but just what is the Argentine doing to help fix the problems he faced last season? Sam Tighe is here to explain.
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31 Comments
Sterling running with the ball is like a headless chicken
Mudryk Sterling (wide forwards)
Nkunku (false 9)
Enzo Palmer (8 10 hybrid)
Lavia (deep lying playmaker)
Chilwell Gusto (inverted fullbacks)
Colwill Chalobah (ball playing defenders)
Sanchez (sweeper keeper)
Manager: Fabregas
Spanish midfielder, La Masia graduate, learned from Pep as a player, learned from Arteta (indirectly from Pep) in management.
No. Just like Southgate, some players could play in any system and they’re individually so good they make the manager look half decent. If he’s fixed the LW issue, Mudryk should be bagging at the same rate as Sterling, he’s literally a 1 of 1 of Sterling. But because Sterling is so good, he’ll get in the right spots; he’ll do well no matter what manager as long as he’s fit, he does sensational under a clued up manager. You watch England and I worry I could manage them and win games, doesn’t mean I have a clue what am doing, it just means these guys have/has such dynamic and fantastic managers, Pep, Klopp, Eddie, Arteta, Ancelotti that when they play they know what to do anyway regardless of what the manager said
Sterling doesn’t matter when Chelsea captain is Gallagher🤣🤣🤣
Gallagher is Chelsea captain🤪
GAME OVER🤏
He played well against Luton and now people think he's back to his best? With all due respect, he's not. It's rare that he runs through any decent defense even though he is a decent dribbly boy, and it's even rarer to see him with a proper end product. Luton defense was just bad.
Sterling was really happy ehen pochetino was coming, and pochetino has really transformed him and it will only look positive for the rest players
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Sterling was astonishing against West Ham. His acceleration was almost unnatural.
i think its more sterling's dedicated preseason works that's setting him apart from the other players at chelsea
Easy to see Sterling's improvements this season. More effective. Probably the only bright spark at Chelsea. Yet, Southgate remains oblivious.
What’s the point of this video when they’re at 5 points 😂
I mean…well, hmmm
Raheem Sterling is actually holding Jackson back, the amount of times he refuses to play simple passes into Jackson is staggering. This guy is just a flat track bully!
opposite-foot inside forwards are rarely worth it. salah, saka, messi, not many others. we'll see more correct-foot inside forwards who play situationally as wingers
9 GA in the prem last season isn't even that horrific all things considered
So should I hold sterling in my fpl then?
Lol really… best ball playing cb at LB, 3 cdms every game! Jackson and sterling isolated. No creativity. So easy to defend against
Why are we calling it the "Chelsea Project"?.. does giving it a cute name ameliorate or sidestep the fact that they've spent an ungodly amount of money by openly abusing a loophole in FFP, or that their players and manager haven't a clue what they're doing, and have little to no loyalty to the club or its fans. Chelsea's opening fixture list looked kind on paper.. and they fluffed it hard. Can't see it turning around over a full season just because Sterling is playing well.
Omg what's that intro song? The Jazz? The smoothness? Love it.
Potter didn't play him at wingback. It just didn't happen. The period of time you're referring to (his first few games in charge), Chelsea played a 4231 with Sterling at left wing. It looked like a back 3 because the left back didn't push up as high, but he had practically zero defensive responsibility. It was about as close to being a wing back as Grealish is for city, which is to say not at all.
The lose the ball merchant? Pep fixed Sterling bc he made him actually keep possession and stop wasting it 24/7, Poch just let him attack recklessly and kill almost all our attacks and gives the other team momentum. Stop the nonsense
Honestly
Why did Chelsea even sign this guy?
He scored twice against Luton lmao
Poch is ruining Chelsea
Is that even legal???? What if he wanted to have children?? Damn, I don't know if the money is worth it…
do eddie nkietha
He had 1 good game against the worst team in the league
His dribbling is not the issue. His decision making and quality in the final third is absolutely awful. Hesitant to make a pass and takes that extra touch.
I think Sterling has lost a little bit of pace and athleticism; that’s why he’s declined, and the athleticism is not coming back. He’s been playing top level football non stop since 16, and it’s take a toll on his body. Some players just decline a little earlier, and that’s his real problem
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