Fabregas has found himself reduced to a substitute role in the early weeks of former Italy manager Conte’s time at Stamford Bridge, leading to speculation regarding his Chelsea future.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has discussed his pleasure at the attacking players he has at his disposal, despite doubts from some.
German Klopp said: “He is a real warrior on the pitch”.
Chelsea saw their ideal start to the campaign ended by a 2-2 draw at Swansea City in which they went 1-0 up, fell 2-1 down and then rescued a point through Diego Costa’s acrobatic 81st-minute equaliser.
“But I’m not anxious about this”, Conte said.
“You have to give him that freedom to express himself but sometimes you have to pull him back a little bit and tell him to calm down”. He’s a passionate man.
Love him or loathe him, you can not doubt the quality that Diego Costa has and for FanDuel players, he’s a must for your team. “It’s important to show his passion in the right way, and he is doing this”.
The odds point to a home victory with Chelsea at 5/4, but don’t rule out Liverpool, who won at the London club’s home venue twelve months ago. They managed to get a point at Spurs and beat Champions Leicester in emphatic fashion since then. Costa does not just commit fouls, he induces them. Conte even admitted he was not averse to the occasional “necessary” booking.
And Moses is adamant the 46-year-old will continue to bring the best out him and his teammates: “He is a great manager if you look at what he did at Juventus and he is a very passionate manager”.
Klopp insists Liverpool’s prowess in front of goal stems from the attitude and work-rate of the entire team, not from having the league’s finest strikeforce, and admits buying improvement was not straightforward this summer. Only for a tackle.
Meanwhile, Chelsea will be without injured captain John Terry, though David Luiz is expected to make his second debut for the Blues after returning to the club from Paris Saint-Germain last month. I never said in my life to a team “he’s always close to a red card do whatever you can so he gets it”.
“He played in the national team 100 times, and won a lot”.
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They played against Leicester City on the fourth match day and won the game easily by 4-1. “When you win, you are a good player”. Keep going. That is the way it is for him and that is the way I like to play.
