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Chelsea's 2-goal attacker Sterling delighted after victory over Luton: I have season target

Chelsea attacker Raheem Sterling was delighted with his double in Friday night's victory over Luton Town.

The Blues cruised to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge with Nicolas Jackson also on the scoresheet.

Sterling said, "I was happy, obviously I think we started half decent against Liverpool and then with the loss last week we needed to get a win here, I'm just happy to contribute with that.

"It was a bit of frustration from last season from myself personally because I felt like I was always coming with my back to goal. A bit deep and I wasn't giving myself enough chances to get into the box.

"I had a conversation with the gaffer earlier last week and we've gone through the role and I know exactly what he needs from me and it's as simple as that, I need to get on the back foot and do what I do and drive at players and get on it and that's when I'm most effective.

"I came in a difficult period, that's all finished.. I think the most important thing, I've had a look at myself and I'm a person who always tries to analyse what I've been doing, what I've done wrong, what I can change.

"It's as simple as that, I want to get back to being obsessed with football. Just football 24/7 and nothing else and focus on top performances and goals and assists."

The England international also said: "It's a target I had to set myself [being Chelsea's top scorer this season], it's something I know I can do. If I'm 100% at something, I know what I can do and that's what I'm doing this year, just 100% focus on scoring goals and helping my team.

"A lot happens in your career, a new challenge, coming into a challenge is difficult and your head can be a little bit blurry and sometimes you need that clear vision to see exactly what you want and my love for football is too much at this age, at 28, to kind of fizzle out.

"I want to make sure that I'm maintaining those standards that I have set myself for the last couple of years and keep going."

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