Sterling dazzles as Chelsea get off the mark below Mauricio Pochettino
The Blues are up and operating with an encouraging victory during which Nicolas Jackson scored his first aim for the membership.
Sterling more and more seems like one of many greatest beneficiaries of Pochettino’s appointment. Revitalised after a tough maiden marketing campaign with the membership, the England worldwide constructed on a formidable efficiency towards West Ham final week with a high-quality aim to open the scoring.
Dancing between defenders, Sterling jinked contained in the field and rolled a fragile end previous Thomas Kaminski for the opener within the seventeenth minute. If Pochettino can yield something just like the form of performances out of Sterling that made him such an essential determine below Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Chelsea have an actual chief on their fingers.
Enzo Fernandez is one other who continues to thrive. Continuing in his extra superior function, the Argentine dictated play all whereas placing in a combative show off the ball too. As Moises Caicedo finds his ft, the Chelsea midfield is beginning to take form.
A scarcity of a killer intuition, nonetheless, stays an issue. Though Luton restricted the hosts to few actually clear lower possibilities, Chelsea’s paucity for leading edge was completely summed up 5 minutes into the second-half.
Ben Chilwell, enjoying on the left wing, latched onto a ball from the industrious Jackson. With the aim gaping and the ball on his stronger left foot, the England worldwide bizarrely opted to attempt to sq. to Sterling somewhat than capturing at aim.
The solace is that the previous City ahead does supply one thing of a assure in entrance of aim, even when there stays a doubt about his ending regardless of plundering over 100 Premier League targets. That proved to be the case simply because the nerves had been setting in after Ryan Giles went near levelling the sport, Sterling sweeping in a second after snappy play from Caicedo and Gusto on the correct.
A profitable night time for the ahead was not executed there. Sterling’s deflected cross-shot was deflected into Jackson’s path, with the striker bundling in his first aim for the membership.