The way Chelsea let Swansea back into the match suggested the vulnerability of last season, when they finished 10th, still lurks. Liverpool’s pressing game is more effective away from home, yet the Reds now have so much attacking quality that they should be able to stretch those teams who arrive in an unadventurous mood. Are players banned from having sex before matches? The numerous bust-ups with Martin Skrtel. Although many Liverpool fans would love to think they have every tool required to mount a title challenge, they remain as far as ever from being considered genuine contenders.
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“After the game if we said Matip had a problem with Costa then we had 10 other problems for sure because that can not be the plan”. In the 2-2 draw against Swansea on Sunday, Costa scored both of Chelsea’s goals and was nearly impossible to keep down. On being sent to the stands: “I’m a bit proud of my first red card as coach”.
Costa, put simply, is never far from a flashpoint.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hails “brilliant” midfielder Adam Lallana, who he claims has got better and better over the past year. “He is a real warrior on the pitch”.
Maverick striker Diego Cotsta is expected to lead the line for Antonio Conte’s men.
“It is quite impressive what he has done until now, but I don’t play against Antonio Conte”.
Having also scored his first goal at global level for England, now is the time for Lallana to step up and show some real consistency in a Liverpool shirt. “I’ve not spoken to him this week but I’m looking forward to playing against him”.
Chelsea, yet to lose this season, face a Liverpool side fresh from a 4-1 win over reigning Premier League champions Leicester City.
“Adam was, from the first second, important”, said Klopp on his thoughts about the midfielder when he initially took over nearly a year ago. “It’s important to show his passion in the right way, and he is doing this”.
I could not have been more wrong in fancying champions Leicester at the revamped Anfield last weekend as Liverpool’s speed of thought and execution was breathtaking at times in a 4-1 victory.
The Blues will certainly be without captain John Terry, who suffered an ankle injury at Swansea and will be out for 10 days.
Luiz was signed from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported 32 million pounds ($42 million) on the final day of the transfer window, about 20 million pounds less than Chelsea sold him to PSG for in 2014.
Pep Guardiola still hasn’t tasted defeat as City manager.
Liverpool will have Dejan Lovren available at Stamford Bridge after the Croatian defender missed the Leicester match with a badly swollen eye.
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Also Sunday, it’s: Tottenham vs. Sunderland; Crystal Palace vs.
