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‘Ex-player in legends charity game’ – Federico Chiesa savaged in Jadon Sancho & Raheem Sterling comparisons after shocking performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat at Plymouth

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<p>The Italy international, who helped his country to European Championship glory in 2021, moved to Anfield from Juventus as part of a cut-price transfer in the summer of 2024. Arne Slot hoped to rekindle a lost spark in the winger despite <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/great-player-federico-chiesa-liverpool-mo-salah-asset-arne-slot/blt40c82ba11b0bacbc" target="_blank">questions being asked of his injury record</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Chiesa has struggled to make an impact in England, with the 27-year-old yet to start a Premier League game. He was included from the off in the cup clash at Home Park, but looked a shadow of his former self throughout a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-player-ratings-vs-plymouth-diogo-jota-luis-diaz-flop-fa-cup-championship/bltd2b0f1b1a069e5a4" target="_blank">shock 1-0 defeat for the Reds</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>It did not take fans of various clubs, including Liverpool, long to tear into Chiesa on the back of his abject showing in Devon. </p><p><a href="https://x.com/adma23/status/1888613770240385327" target="_blank">@adma23</a> said: “Chiesa looks like an ex player playing in a legends charity game.” <a href="https://x.com/Jackobrfc999/status/1888632299195133987" target="_blank">@Jackobrfc999</a> added: “I'm actually a fan but this Chiesa performance is possibly the worst I've ever seen from a Liverpool player.” </p><p><a href="https://x.com/M1878D_/status/1888633142732337165" target="_blank">@M1878D_</a> hit out with: “Chiesa has got to be the biggest fraud ever.” <a href="https://x.com/TheFergusonWay/status/1888634594305708342" target="_blank">@TheFergusonWay</a> went on to say: “How did Liverpool spend just €15m on Chiesa and still got scammed?”</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>In unfortunate comparisons to other flops, <a href="https://x.com/AmorimBalll_/status/1888632850729034108" target="_blank">@AmorimBalll_</a> said: “Chiesa is worse than Sancho. I didn’t think that was possible.” </p><p><a href="https://x.com/allthatyouget/status/1888632670474694789" target="_blank">@allthatyouget</a> added: “Chiesa is worse than Sterling, someone always has it worse than you”, and <a href="https://x.com/_callumfowler/status/1888633076269330608" target="_blank">@_callumfowler</a> said: “Chiesa wouldn’t get a game for Plymouth that guy stinks.”</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Chiesa saw out the winter transfer window on Merseyside, despite <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/can-confirm-agent-reveals-federico-chiesa-transfer-plan-123-minutes-liverpool/bltdc29d986d0488bef" target="_blank">seeing a return to Serie A speculated on</a>, but will face more uncomfortable questions heading towards the summer as Liverpool fail to bring the best out of him.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR FEDERICO CHIESA?

‘Ex-player in legends charity game’ – Federico Chiesa savaged in Jadon Sancho & Raheem Sterling comparisons after shocking performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat at Plymouth | Goal.com

Federico Chiesa has seen his performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat at Plymouth savaged, with the Italian looking like “ex-player in charity game”.

‘Ex-player in legends charity game’ – Federico Chiesa savaged in Jadon Sancho &amp; Raheem Sterling comparisons after shocking performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat at Plymouth

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