Chelsea were booed off at the break against struggling Forest, trailing to Taiwo Awoniyi's header after Edouard Mendy had flapped at a cross on his return to the side.
It then took just seven second-half minutes for Sterling to turn the game on its head and remind those same supporters of the potential the England forward still has to transform a match single-handedly.
His first he owed to good work from Noni Madueke and Trevoh Chalobah down the right and to a fortunate deflection off Ryan Yates who lay stricken on the turf, but his second was a sublime solo effort, ramming the ball into Keylor Navas' bottom corner after finding space inside the box.
Lampard said Sterling's example was one the whole team would need to follow going into next season if Chelsea are to put this miserable campaign behind them.
To see him score there (the first goal) was Raheem. Arriving for a cross, and then individual brilliance to score the (second) goal. I'm very happy for him. It's what we need across the top end of the pitch.
Chelsea's season is not far away from ending but things at Stamford Bridge and Cobham will only get busier behind the scenes ahead of pre-season
In many senses, Chelsea's season is already finished and there isn't much left to play for after Real Madrid eliminated them from the Champions League. The Blues still have two games left to play, though, as they take on Newcastle and Manchester United, two more top-four opponents. The team will already be focusing a lot of emphasis on the upcoming season. The squad will be reduced to a more manageable size following this season's incoming transfers, and Mauricio Pochettino is expected to be hired at Stamford Bridge. That process is not far away from the beginning. Joao Felix and Denis Zakaria reach their last possibilities for playing time before the end of their respective loans and final decisions on a number of out-of-contract stars await. Last term, it was on June 10th that Chelsea announced their released and retained lists and confirmed the departures of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Danny Drinkwater, Charly Musonda and Jake Clarke-Salter. If that date is r...
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