‘If he keeps playing like this, he’s not a consideration for the World Cup!’: Ex-Chelsea star Pat Nevin says Raheem Sterling’s ‘absolutely terrible game’ at Brighton should see him DROPPED from Gareth Southgate’s squad
- Sterling struggled playing a wing-back position for Chelsea against Brighton
- The former City man looked uncomfortable and unfamiliar with the role
- He was hooked after 63mins as Graham Potter looked to recover the match
- Pat Nevin said that Sterling’s alarming form means he shouldn’t go to Qatar
- Chelsea were beaten 4-1 as Potter returned to Brighton for the first time
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Raheem Sterling has been told he’s ‘not a consideration’ for England‘s World Cup squad given his poor form for Chelsea, by club legend Pat Nevin.
The England international was used in a wing-back role as Graham Potter‘s side visited the Amex. He struggled in the role and was subbed off in the 63rd minute as the Blues searched for a way back into the game.
After the match, former Blues winger Nevin ripped into the wide-man and suggested Sterling’s alarming form could see him dropped from England’s squad for Qatar.
Raheem Sterling has struggled to reach his best form since joining Chelsea in the summer
Ex-Blues winger Pat Nevin ripped into Sterling after his disappointing game against Brighton
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live after the game, Nevin said: ‘I’m watching Raheem Sterling right now and I’ve said that Graham Potter has got the best from every player since he has been there, with one exception. Raheem Sterling.
‘If he keeps playing the way he is right now, he’s not even a consideration for the World Cup. He is having a really really bad time and today he is having an absolutely terrible game.’
Sterling was played in Chelsea’s left-wing back role – with Christian Pulisic on the other side – but struggled to adjust to his new position.
The Blues were ripped apart and found themselves three goals down within the first-half. Sterling was replaced in the 63rd minute with his side chasing the game.
Sterling played in a left wing-back role for Chelsea as they lost 4-1 away to Brighton
Nevin suggested that Sterling should be dropped for England given his current form
Despite Sterling’s shaky performance – and a humiliating 4-1 defeat – Chelsea boss Potter refused to throw any of his players ‘under the bus’.
The Blues boss said: ‘It’s the Premier League, so everywhere is difficult. Brighton are a good side, I know that and with the crowd and the atmosphere they created, they put you under pressure.
‘We made a couple of unforced errors to start everything off but that can happen.
‘I’m not going to throw the players under the bus at all because they’ve been brilliant for us – they’ve given everything for me.’
Graham Potter returned to Brighton for the first time on Saturday in Chelsea’s 4-1 defeat
Sterling has failed to make the expected impact after his £47.5 million from Manchester City earlier this summer.
All three of Sterling’s Premier League goals this season came in August and he’s since struggled to get back on the scoresheet.
He’s managed to get one goal in the Champions League as the Blues drew in their first encounter with RB Salzburg last month.
Sterling’s only goal since August was a strike against RB Salzburg in the Champions League
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