His best game was City at home and he only played like because it was his old team and he wanted to prove Pep wrong.

And with the way his season turned out all he's done was prove Pep right. 

According to Garth crooks him coming on is the reason we won last night🫠

1 hour ago, bisright1 said:

According to Garth crooks him coming on is the reason we won last night🫠

TBF it was a good run and pass from the middle of the pitch in the build up to the second goal.

But the attempted finish, when Palmer gave him the ball in acres of space in their box, was typical Sterling. An awful first touch meant a good chance was gone.

Seems to me that Sterling gets judged by a different standard than everyone else in our team. Alongside Palmer he's been our best attacker by far this season and created the opening for our winning goal last night so not entirely sure what the problem is.

2 hours ago, bisright1 said:

According to Garth crooks him coming on is the reason we won last night🫠

He has such a hard on for certain players, an abysmal prick with zero intelligent input into any discussion. 

27 minutes ago, OriginalS said:

Seems to me that Sterling gets judged by a different standard than everyone else in our team. Alongside Palmer he's been our best attacker by far this season and created the opening for our winning goal last night so not entirely sure what the problem is.

Sterling isn't going to improve and I'm convinced that the way he plays makes our team worse, not better. 

And I'm sorry but in a team with no real striker, in the way he plays, a goal every 335 minutes, shouldn't have anyone saying he is our best attacker.

I've always hated Sterling and his style of play, every club he's been at and for england. 

Edited February 13, 20242 yr by bisright1

Tell me how you really feel, Biz Markie.

Guess who said:

"Chelsea's FA Cup victory over Aston Villa last midweek was impressive, but I wasn't convinced they could repeat the same performance against Crystal Palace in the league. For 45 minutes I was right. Chelsea were slow, laborious and altogether dull, and Palace deserved their first-half lead. Suddenly Raheem Sterling comes on and Chelsea find a spark and a rhythm to their game."

 

"Gallagher and Cole Palmer start to come alive and you start to ask yourself: why wasn't Sterling on the park from the start?"

Sorry, lost my chance to edit had to pop out...

IMHO, he wasn't on from the start because most of the time he's crap, occasionally turns up and puts in a full shift but very predictable and tends to seek glory for himself over the team.

Obviously Garth Crooks thinks differently... looks like he only included Gallagher in his team of the week so he could whinge about Sterling not starting - wot a plonker.

14 hours ago, dkw said:

He has such a hard on for certain players, an abysmal prick with zero intelligent input into any discussion. 

Chris Eubank without the lisp 

Quote

Chelsea are planning to move on from a number of big names this summer and Raheem Sterling is one of those who does not have a long term future at Stamford Bridge - @GraemeBailey

I imagine it's this lot. 

 

Sterling

Silva

W.Fofana

Cucurella

30 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

I imagine it's this lot. 

 

Sterling

Silva

W.Fofana

Cucurella

Can't see us wanting to, or being able to, move Fofana on without giving him a chance to prove himself and prove he can stay fit.

If Sterling doesn't get into the Euro 2024 squad I can see him being open to leave as long as Al-Whothafuq come in with a £500k pw package.

19 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

Can't see us wanting to, or being able to, move Fofana on without giving him a chance to prove himself and prove he can stay fit.

He won't ever get to considering he gets a season ending injury every season for the past 3 years. 

59 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

I imagine it's this lot. 

 

Sterling

Silva

W.Fofana

Cucurella

I'd be very surprised and disappointed if Sterling is pushed out while we have deadwood like Mudryk and Madueke in the squad.

If it happens it will be the final nail in the coffin because it clearly won't have been a football decision or one that's come from the manager or anyone with any interest in seeing us compete on the pitch.

2 minutes ago, Whats_The_Mata? said:

I'd be very surprised and disappointed if Sterling is pushed out while we have deadwood like Mudryk and Madueke in the squad.

Mudryk and Madueke are not dead wood, they are developing players and they should get some game time and some minutes from the bench.  So far they have been okay.  They need to do more.

AND Sterling is a good player.  He's a very good player. I don't think he was ever the right type of player for us. He would not be in my ideal Chelsea starting line-up, but i would have started him against sh1tty teams like Palace - because they park the bus and that is when you need more experienced players. Sterling could still play a useful role in our squad this season. 

6 minutes ago, Whats_The_Mata? said:

I'd be very surprised and disappointed if Sterling is pushed out while we have deadwood like Mudryk and Madueke in the squad.

If it happens it will be the final nail in the coffin because it clearly won't have been a football decision or one that's come from the manager or anyone with any interest in seeing us compete on the pitch.

 Getting rid of Silva and Sterling would be ridiculous if they aren't replaced properly. 

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

 Getting rid of Silva and Sterling would be ridiculous if they aren't replaced properly. 

Exactly. Everybody wants the new shiny player, but we are really suffering at the moment from too many new shiny players and not enough continuity.

 

We've got Alfie Gilchrist to replace Thiago Silva.

Job done.

12 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Exactly. Everybody wants the new shiny player, but we are really suffering at the moment from too many new shiny players and not enough continuity.

 

It worries me that we are looking at those two CBs from Portugal (Sporting/Benfica) to replace Silva, when they are only 20 years old. 

5 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Mudryk and Madueke are not dead wood, they are developing players and they should get some game time and some minutes from the bench.  So far they have been okay.  They need to do more.
 

They haven't been ok. they're players you'd expect to see coming off the bench at Luton or Southampton but nothing to suggest either will ever be Chelsea calibre players

Palmer is younger than both, there's a massive gulf in ability between a real top young talent and the deadwood we've signed.

It isn't about Sterling  specifically but if we're moving experienced better performers on and keeping struggling kids while we sign more kids we're in big big trouble.

4 minutes ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

We've got Alfie Gilchrist to replace Thiago Silva.

Job done.

Love Alfie. Great kid. But. . . .

Essentially why we need European football next season, no matter what competition. This one match a week stuff doesn't do anyone any good. 

That being said, the fact players are dropping like flies and Poch complaining about fatigue, in a one match a week season, leaves me very worried. 

2 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

It worries me that we are looking at those two CBs from Portugal (Sporting/Benfica) to replace Silva, when they are only 20 years old. 

Oh that would be very silly.  Unless we are loaning them out?  I mean Chalobah will most likely move on. Badiashille, Disasi and Colwill will still be with us. Wes Fofana most likely with us too.  imho - my very humble opinion we could need an experienced CB to replace Thiago. As we know it is all about 'balance' and not about stats and potential.