Micah Richards, however, admitted that Sterling is not the only Chelsea player performing below their best this season
By Kehinde Okeowo
Football pundit and ex-Man City defender, Micah Richards, has said England forward, Raheem Sterling is still trying to find his feet under Chelsea boss, Graham Potter and that he seems ‘lost and frustrated’
Sterling left the Etihad after seven years to join Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in the summer after completing a £50 million move to Stamford Bridge.
However, the 30-year-old has made an underwhelming start to his Chelsea career and struggled to repeat the form he showed at Man City under both Tuchel and his replacement, Potter
He has so far found the net just five times in 18 appearances across all competitions for the Blues.
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Reflecting on his performance since joining the West London club, Micah Richards told BBC Sport that he believes Sterling is still figuring out how to play under Potter.
He said, “I still rate Raheem very highly, but he looks a little lost.
“It’s like he is a bit frustrated in terms of Chelsea’s set-up and, tactically, does not know what they want him to do.
“Raheem joined another top club in Chelsea, and it looked like the perfect move for him. But then they changed their manager, and we have all seen the upheaval that has followed.”
He went on to say Sterling is not the only one playing below their best at Chelsea, saying it seems they are all trying to figure out how the manager wants them to play.
“The whole team are still figuring out how they play under Potter, so Sterling is not the only one who has to work that out.
“Using him in different positions has not helped. Ideally, I want to see him high and wide up the pitch, preferably on the left.” Richards added.
