In fact, he was one of the few Chelsea players not taking a gamble.
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“It’s always the same speech (from Klopp), always positive”. No passengers, no one-man show, no problem.
And Anfield boss Klopp beamed afterwards: ” The beginning was brilliant.
“The more we believe in our way, the more likely it is we can go through whatever it will lead us to”. In the second half it was a bit more hard. “I love this really”. Klopp’s dynamism is what has led to the emergence of Lovren as a dependable centre-half, who looked at his best at Stamford Bridge as well. Liverpool are far from flawless – still no clean sheet in the league, and their capacity to make momentum-shifting errors remains – but boy do they work for each other. He accepted a clearance from Chelsea on the left side of the box, had time to sight the posts, and unleashed a dipping shot into the top right corner of the goal. Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana formed the front two and pressed at the top, while Daniel Sturridge, who is not known for his work rate, dropped into the midfield or went out wide.
“It’s not too important. That is why I changed it”, Klopp said, via NBC Sports.
Chelsea, without Terry, lacked direction and leadership in defence on Friday, even though they were able to re-introduce the returning Luiz as Terry sat this one out through injury.
“For this reason he didn’t see me”. It’s going to take much more than Conte clicking his fingers and marching up and down the touchline to make the bad news all go away. “Now, having something like this in the dressing room and seeing them there all smiling. that’s really nice”.
Liverpool’s English midfielder Jordan Henderson (2R) celebrates with Liverpool’s Croatian defender Dejan Lovren (R) after scoring his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London on September 16, 2016.
The match ended with Conte throwing on three players (Victor Moses, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro) after the 80th minute.
In fact, in 14 games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs since arriving nearly a year ago, Klopp has lost only twice. His response that day?
First, a free-kick wasn’t properly cleared, which allowed three Liverpool players to ghost in at the back post unmarked. “We know this, we must work and keep our concentration”.
“We have deserved all these points”, he said.
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“It was satisfying of course, the first half especially was brilliant – we played football like hell”, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told United Kingdom broadcaster Sky Sports after his side joined third-placed Chelsea on 10 points from five games.
