{"id":8467,"date":"2025-02-18T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=8467"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:09:14","slug":"raheem-sterling-told-to-stand-up-and-seize-arsenal-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/raheem-sterling-told-to-stand-up-and-seize-arsenal-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Sterling told to stand up and \u2018seize Arsenal opportunity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Raheem Sterling was criticised for his performance against Leicester City last weekend (Credits: Michael Zemanek\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Raheem Sterling<\/a> has been told to take a look in the mirror in a bid to turn his dismal Arsenal<\/a> loan spell around. <\/p>\n

The 30-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by Chelsea <\/a>in the summer<\/a> before joining the Gunners on deadline day on loan. <\/p>\n

Sterling announced ‘you’re about to see the best of me’ upon his arrival at the Emirates Stadium<\/a> where he was reunited with Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n

The Arsenal boss was credited in playing a key role in Sterling’s development at Manchester City where he cemented a reputation as one of European football’s most feared wingers. <\/p>\n

Rather than provide a launchpad to kickstart his flagging career, Sterling’s spell in north London has only served to heighten the fear that his best days are behind him<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A raft of injuries provided Sterling with a are opportunity to impress from the start against Leicester City on Saturday, but he failed to make any impact and was replaced by the eventual matchwinner Mikel Merino<\/a> with 20 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

Despite another lacklustre display, the absences of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli mean Arteta has little option but to rely upon Sterling playing his way back into form.<\/p>\n

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Raheem Sterling is yet to score a Premier League goal for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan, however, fears that plan is doomed to failure with the writing firmly on the wall for a player whose career appears to be in terminal decline. <\/p>\n

He told talkSPORT<\/a>: ‘Now whether Sterling is going to do anything meaningful, I don’t think it’s about getting Sterling right it’s about getting himself right. <\/p>\n

‘There is a clue in the title, didn’t want him at Man City and slung him off to Chelsea. Didn’t do bugger all at Chelsea and they slung him back to Arsenal.<\/p>\n

‘Somewhere along the line someone is going to have look at the player and say it’s about time you stood up because there’s a clear opportunity for him to take. <\/p>\n

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Raheem Sterling was replaced by Arsenal’s eventual matchwinner Mikel Merino against Leicester City (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘You give him the opportunity and I suspect the way Merino comes on and changes the game is because the preferred option was Sterling and Trossard and the other young boy who I agree is a remarkable talent coming out of their academy.’<\/p>\n

Later in the same show, addressing the issues currently engulfing Sterling’s parent club, Jordan tore into fans who claimed the Blues made a mistake in allowing the former Three Lions star to leave.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘I sat on this show with people going ‘poor old Raheem Sterling’. I said ‘he’s crap, sling him out the door’.<\/p>\n

Arteta was asked about Sterling’s performance against the Foxes last weekend but the Arsenal boss claimed the winger’s ineffectiveness wasn’t all his own fault.<\/p>\n

‘Everybody [needs rhythm],’ he said. <\/p>\n

‘In the first half, especially in the first 20-25 minutes, we weren\u2019t at our standards and when that happens, you look to the front players. ‘<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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