Chelsea lead!
It was a total freak goal – a Christian Pulisic cross was flicked onto the bar and just dropped perfectly for Sterling to finish – but they all count, and this puts Chelsea into a much more comfortable position in this game, after a start where they looked a little rattled and the crowd were increasingly influential.
It was also good play from Kai Havertz, who made the run to put the defence to the test and forced the error. Now let’s finish it off.
You can see the goal in the footage embedded here:
STERLING! 💥
Raheem Sterling makes no mistake from close range to give Chelsea the lead! 💪 pic.twitter.com/rdugKzmBvO
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 1, 2023
[Footage from Sky Sports Premier League]
https://twitter.com/LDNFootbalI/status/1609592235204710402
[Footage from BeinSport]
Calculated pass from Kai Havertz to find Raheem Sterling who opens the scoring for Chelsea!
📺: @peacock #MyPLMorning | #NFOCHE pic.twitter.com/PJavoa1WdZ
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) January 1, 2023
[Footage from NBC Sport]
Christ almighty!! what is wrong with this useless coach. He appears totally incapable of motivating the team, look at it, all us first half, now hanging on. Has nobody at the club noticed that Spurs lost, so we can get right up their back. Given a free kick, we play it backwards, For God,s sake bring back Tuchel he at least used to put passion into the team. Why spend millions of pounds on players, if the coach hasn’t got a clue. they get fed up, and lose form.
CRAZY.
That’s enough for me, after 60 years of loyal support I have had it. SORRY BUT IT IS UP THE ROAD NOW FOR ME TO CRAVEN COTTAGE, AND WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER RETURNING UNTIL THIS IDIOT WHO IS OUT OF HIS DEPTH, IS GOT SHOT OF. THE CLUB MAY WELL BRING IN TALENT THAT MAY SUCCEED, BUT IT WILL NOT BE THROUGH HIS COACHING. FILL A TEAM WITH STARS THEY WILL PROBABLY WIN WITHOUT A COACH.