Inside Raheem Sterling's nightmare start at new club as Premier League legend could be fired

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Former Liverpool star Raheem Sterling joined Feyenoord in February but has underwhelmed in the Eredivisie, with his disappointing performances adding pressure to manager Robin van PersieRaheem Sterling has had a tough start to life at Feyenoord(Image: Wart Brinkerhof/Marcel ter Bals/Getty Images)Former Premier League player Raheem Sterling arrived in Rotterdam hoping to revitalize his career at Feyenoord. While his arrival initially generated considerable excitement, Dutch football expert Michael Statham has revealed that Feyenoord supporters are now feeling rather disappointed by his contribution, or absence of it.READ MORE: Steven Gerrard names moment that Liverpool's problems under Arne Slot beganREAD MORE: 'Mohamed Salah has two choices after Liverpool exit — one transfer would be wrong move'"I think the expectations aren't as high as they might have been if he were at an English club," Statham told the Mirror.

But they've obviously gone, 'Oh wow, there's a star from England that's come to join us', and it was exciting for the fans."However, I do think that there have been some comments, there have been some people [who are] maybe not thinking it's the most successful move and are a bit surprised he's not actually as good as people thought he would be."Statham, who operates a Dutch football-focused X account (@FootballOranje_), acknowledged that Sterling's displays have shown signs of improvement. After initially coming off the bench, he's now established himself in Van Persie's first XI and has registered one assist across five appearances.Robin van Persie is facing pressure as Feyenoord manager(Image: Pim Waslander/Soccrates/Getty Images)Securing a top-two league position is crucial for Van Persie to rebuild confidence amongst the supporters.

But they thought, 'Bring in Sterling and his wage over X games that he's got left before the end of the season is less than the money we'll get in the Champions League next season'."So it's a gamble worth taking because paying his wage for the rest of the season, it's like, well if we pay this we're probably going to get Champions League football because we know that with him and his talents [we'll likely qualify].So they've kind of put that faith in him that it will make a difference. However, there's no escaping the pressure his arrival will create for Van Persie as much as the player himself.