William Gallas blames Raheem Sterling for Chelsea ousting

William Gallas, a former Chelsea player, feels that Raheem Sterling should take responsibility for his own benching at Chelsea following two years of underperforming.

After being taken out of Chelsea’s starting lineup for the first few games of the season by new manager Enzo Maresca, Sterling had an interesting summer.

The England international was invited to find a new club before the transfer window closed and it was made plain that he was not a part of Maresca’s ambitions.

He successfully completed his loan transfer to Arsenal, happy to join the team that had placed second in the previous two Premier League seasons.

Sterling scored 19 goals across all competitions in his two seasons with Chelsea and Gallas feels that was not enough, nor was the 12 assists he provided.

While some have looked at the very unusual transfer policy at Chelsea and the pretty chaotic running of the club for Sterling’s exit, Gallas thinks the player should be looking at himself.

‘Sometimes players need to blame themselves when things don’t work out at their club. Raheem Sterling was in the situation that he was at Chelsea because he didn’t perform for two years,’ Gallas told Gambling Zone.

‘He didn’t score or create enough goals and the new manager would’ve watched him and made the decision that he doesn’t want him in his squad, that’s not the manager’s fault.

‘Now everybody is interested to see how he does at Arsenal and sometimes players need to feel the love of their manager to get the best out of them. For me personally, I didn’t need to feel that from a manager. Even if the manager didn’t like me I had to make sure I was playing well enough that he couldn’t afford to put me on the bench.’

Despite the criticism for Sterling, Gallas expects his move from west to north London is going to be a successful one for the 29-year-old.

‘I think Raheem Sterling is going to enjoy himself at Arsenal. He had a big smile on his face during the announcement and I think it’s his dream to play for the club,’ said the Frenchman.

‘As a footballer, it’s very important to enjoy yourself on the pitch and to have that passion.

‘His experience of working with Mikel Arteta at Manchester City could help him get back to his best, but we need to see how much he’s got left.’

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