Chelsea fans are fearing Raheem Sterling could be the latest victim of a longstanding curse that has plagued the club for years.The Blues' new £50m signing has now been labelled the "new Timo Werner" after he missed a chance early in his side's 3-0 hammering at the hands of Leeds United this afternoon.
The former Liverpool and Manchester City forward was far from his free-scoring best at Elland Road as Leeds quickly took the lead after his miss.
Thomas Tuchel's men collapsed as they went into half-time 2-0 down thanks to a howler from goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and a spectacular header from Rodrygo.
The second half was no better for the West London side as Jack Harrison sealed his side's victory before Chelsea new boy Kalidou Koulibaly was given his marching orders when he was shown a second yellow for a foul on Jack Gelhardt in the 84th minute. READ MORE: Four things Thomas Tuchel got wrong as 10-man Chelsea thrashed by Leeds United 3-0Now Chelsea fans look to be spiralling as they fear Sterling is suffering from the side's curse that has plagued the likes of Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata, seeing all three flop over the years.
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