Raheem Sterling: Chelsea Fan Sympathizes with Winger for Interesting Moment During Everton Game

Raheem Sterling: Chelsea Fan Sympathizes with Winger for Interesting Moment During Everton Game

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Chelsea began their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday, August 6
  • The Blues boss Thomas Tuchel also gave a Premier League debut to Raheem Sterling
  • Sterling however had a Manchester City moment when he made a classic Pep Guardiola run but was not picked out by his midfielder
  • A video of the incident led to one fan declaring Kevin de Bruyne would have found Sterling with the pass

A Chelsea fan made an uncanny observation during the Blues’ game against Everton on Saturday, August 6.

Jorginho’s first half penalty was all Thomas Tuchel’s side needed to secure the win, in what was a largely scruffy opener between the two sides.

In truth, Chelsea were largely helped by the fact that Everton were playing without attacking power at Goodison Park, with the situation made worse by the injury to Ben Godfrey.

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Raheem Sterling of Chelsea gestures during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Chelsea FC at Goodison Park on August 06. Photo by Chris Brunskill.
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While Jorginho proved to be the match winner for his side, concerns were raised by hawk-eyed fans over the Italian’s ability to pick a decisive pass.

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Concern was particularly raised over whether Raheem Sterling will be able to adapt to Tuchel’s tactics, and clip towards the end of the first half spoke volumes.

In the clip, Sterling made his trademark run in behind the defence when the ball was deep in midfield, but his run was in vain as there was no indication that Jorginho would attempt the long pass.

Sterling will be hoping to get off the mark for Chelsea when they play Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby on Sunday, August 14.

Granit Xhaka on why he stayed at Arsenal

Elsewhere, Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka recently opened up in a brutally honest interview on his decision to stay with the club in 2019 when it looked like his fallout with fans was the last straw.

The Swiss international had a row with fans in 2019 when he was substituted by his former manager Unai Emery.

According to Xhaka, the arrival of Mikel Arteta changed everything.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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