![]() It’s been a hard year to be Raheem Sterling. He took disproportionate blame for Chelsea’s underperformance entirely because of the high expectations based on his elite reputation. “He was the victim of armed robbery while doing his darndest to carry England to the World Cup, before being dropped by Gareth Southgate throughout 2023. He has been attempting to find stability at a new club in chaos, under four different managers, after choosing to leave a side which would win the Treble the same season. “This has been a tumultuous, psychologically challenging year for Sterling. “That may sound like a simple ask for an 82-cap England international, but after the year Chelsea have had, Sterling’s penchant for turning nothing into something may as well be a talent for turning water into wine. For much of the first half of the eventual 4-1 win over Burnley, Chelsea needed someone to take responsibility of the situation, to act to improve it – and Sterling actually did. “He was signed in July 2022 to be the marquee exhibit in Chelsea’s planned gallery of superstars, and despite the delayed onset, he’s beginning to meet the brief. “No one embodies this atmospheric alteration quite like Raheem Sterling,” Simms continued. ![]() Over an 11-day halcyon run of three wins, seven goals scored and one conceded, there has been a vibe shift at Chelsea.”Īnd then he hones in on Raheem Sterling to give him some deserved praise. By every tangible statistic or intangible sense of burgeoning optimism, it is better. ![]() In Simms’ opening paragraph, he says: “It looks better. And as I said, what Simms has written is actually bang on. But simply winning three games in a row, the narrative does a 180’. When the chips are down, they are all over you. It really made me see how the media are shifting their narrative after Chelsea won three games on the bounce. George Simms of iNews has written a very good article this week, and his article is what prompted me to write this. I think I mainly just do that for my own sanity more than anything else.īut there is certainly a vibe shift right now, in more ways than one. I think all the above is just why I try so hard to stay as balanced and level-headed as possible throughout this process and project at our club. The game is full of ups and downs, and that is why I am just enjoying and soaking up the good feelings we have right now. There’s also nothing wrong with people doubting Chelsea under the ownership – we have all had our concerns of late, and these concerns are probably still there for many, and will come back again down the line for many others. I think it’s absolutely fine to change opinions by the way, it’s completely natural and all football fans do it. Neville is now saying he thinks Chelsea can finish top 4/5, just weeks after predicting our demise.Īnd it’s not just Neville, who I think sometimes can have some good opinions, but the media are generally shifting their views on Chelsea. Talk about fans flip flopping opinions and being reactionary both ways, it seems the media are just the same as well. T was literally just a few weeks ago when people like Gary Neville were predicting total gloom for Chelsea under our current ownership.īut this week, the narrative has changed, and there has been a ‘vibe shift.’
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