The Truth About Raheem Sterling Being Frozen Out at Chelsea

I completely agree with Maresca. Footballers, especially in the big leagues, are a privileged bunch. And sometimes are completlly detached from the lives of regular people, who come to the stadions and pay the subscriptions to watch football and from where the money in the football world come. Regular people pay the salaries of the football players, so they should at least be aware of this. They do not have hard lives, despite the fact they like to complain a lot

I said to a friend of mine when Chelsea bought Sterling "hes effectively done, he started playing at 17, thats a lot of wear and tear, maybe he'll have one last year in him, but Pep wouldn't have sold him if he thought there was a lot left", itll be a struggle to get rid of him because of his insane wages, well unless he took a massive pay cut, he'll probably just go on loan after loan until his contract expires

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Yes his life isnt "hard" compared to most ppl but still, not like its all rainbows and roses.
"He gets paid this much to do nothing". Yep, not a bad proposition but wanting to do what u love but not being able to isnt "easy".
"He could just move elsewhere to get playing time". Sure, but leaving ur family, even if just for a short time, isnt "easy".
R many athletes detached from the average life? Yes, because they dont live an average life. Do many of them complain too much? Absolutely. But again, that dsnt mean someone in his position should just be happy even though some very crappy circumstances r currently in play.

He wasn’t loaned to arsenal in jan. It was a full season.

It doesn't sound like Sterling is complaining about his situation tbf, he seems fine with it
I'd love to train football everynight as my job. Even for an average wage

I was never in favour of the move. There were so many, easy to predict issues (declining output, reliance on pace for most of his career, dependence on a tactical system under Pep that emphasised prolific chance creation) that no one is surprised really that it worked out like this. He stated in one of his first interviews that he came to Chelsea to be the 'main man', but he has never been rounded enough as a player to bear that responsibility. You can say that the team was inconsistent, and poorly optimised, and you would be correct, but Palmer had a breath taking season in the same team and system. It was doable. Cole Palmer is a 'main man', he's genuinely world class. Sterling had elite pace and movement, and that worked when he was being supplied by KDB, but that's because KDB is the main guy, not Sterling. Across his two seasons in the first team, it became clear that what 'main man' meant to him was that he could pull rank on free kicks, take most half chances for himself and press at leisure, and still he delivered mediocre numbers. The idea around Maresca judging Sterling too quickly or harshly ignores the fact that when we played Leicester in the cup under Poch, Sterling dropped a masterclass in being both ineffective and selfish. Maresca was in the opposite dugout. He saw first hand what Raheem brought to the table. I was, personally, delighted when he stated publicly that Sterling wouldn't play for us again. Even with all of that being the case, I have no problem with the choices he's making. He's accruing generational wealth while being close enough to home to be with his wife and help raise his children. That's the right thing to do. We agreed to pay him that money, and he should get every penny. What I do not understand is this insistence in trying to create this philosophical perspective on the situation. He was told early and in no uncertain terms that he was surplus to requirements and he had several offers on the table from a host of teams that wanted him. Sterling's requirements for leaving the club seemed to boil down to the fact that he refused to earn less than he would at Chelsea, he wouldn't leave London and he wouldn't leave for a club that wasn't elite. That only left Arsenal. And even they came in for him. He was given ANOTHER chance at a big club and was still found wanting. I have never given a moments thought for Sterling's mental health simply because at every step of the way he has chosen what's best for himself and his family, willingly, from a host of superb options. I will not second guess his choices or give more consideration to his frame of mind than he will. I find it weird people are trying to do so. Sterling himself is not claiming ill treatment. Ostensibly he's at peace with his decision. If you're going to ask what Chelsea's obligations are to Sterling as a person and a professional, should you not also ask Sterling what his obligations are to football and to his fans? He was one of the best players in the league for years, and is likely a hero for tens of thousands of people that grew up watching him. Is it okay for him to walk away from the last productive years of his professional career simply for more money? Does he really need it at this point? So few professionals ever get to play at the level he did for the clubs that he has. Does he not owe it to the universe, or to other aspiring professional footballers, to give that all that he can, for as long as he can? I believe he would still comfortably be a 10-15 g/a player per season for a different club. He's not useless, just not as good as he once was. But Sterling refuses to move. Why is it easier to understand Sterling's perspective than Chelsea's? Ghosts, typically, are spirits that are trapped in this world. They're not permitted to find peace. Sterling is exactly where he has chosen to be. He's not a ghost, he's living his best life.

Pirlo and Beckham Sterling is not.

I remember Beckham running 13 km per game as a winger. 13 km per game. Up and down. 13 km/game. Every game.

Beckham owned his renown. Earned his place in the Galaticos. He was a fantastic player all his career.

Sterling owns crap.

Clearly it was Pep's doing, in the 22/23 season, Sterling somehow went back to default factory settings.

Haha Sterling isn't a victim! I do not feel bad for Sterling at all. He has had plenty of opportunity to get out of the situation if he wanted. He clearly doesn't mind collecting millions to train on his own. If there was a mental issue from training in isolation then he's also got millions to pay for therapy.

"elevate himself above" mate i think you are really underselling how dogshit sterling was. Now none of us expected him to be like the old sterling. physical wear and tear is a thing. but what we did expect is someone that can come off hte bench and just do a job. boy how wrong we all were. He could not make a simple pass to save his life. He could not keep the ball, basically it was like watching a toddler try and play.

3:33 Good, now calculate how each of his open misses are worth ? 😂

I want him to go on loan to Spurs and United so he would have played for all big 6 clubs.

People are always ready to make the player a villain when issues like this arise. The club is equally as responsible for this situation for giving him such a huge deal.

When you sign a big contract with any player, you assume the risk that it may not workout.

Sterling's one of the best British players of his generation and he deserves to be remembered that way. He's been pilloried by the tabloids over here since he was a teenager, which has only served to undermine how good of a player he is.

I don't think he was ever a clinical finisher. The numbers were high at hus peak but he did miss quite a few simple chances.
Once his speed declined he wasn't able to adapt th his new situation.

that's my dream job, getting a massive bag with little to no effort

At least the money is paid so😂

Wherever he goes, I'll always support Razza 🇯🇲

300,000 a week and you don’t have to chase a ball at high speeds for 90 minutes. Sounds nice

just like what Carlo Ancelotti said about Hazard : "he isnt in a place that deserve to be pitied"

I would take a year from Sterlings contract ANY DAY. On a heart beat. You paid 16 million for going to the gym and keeping yourself healthy and match ready even if you dont have to pay 1 minute

what a life