Diego Costa pulled a goal back for the hosts after the interval, but Chelsea could not find an equaliser to leave Liverpool unbeaten after three games in London this term. My answer was: ‘Are you crazy?’ We played football like hell and it was brilliant to watch, it was wonderful. It became 2-0 with a cracking goal from Henderson.
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“I’m really not interested in what people say”, said the German. “In the second half our approach was good, we scored and could have had another through Costa”.
Klopp was dismissive when it was put to him that his players might struggle to sustain such a rhythm and said their dominance of possession in the first half had actually helped them save energy. We can come through the lines by running. They scored a goal in a situation where we had a counter-attack and it was really hard (physically) at this time because both sides were counter-attacking. “We have to improve, but we don’t run like insane all the time”.
Only a surprise defeat at Burnley blots Liverpool’s early record but Lovren believes talk of a first league title in 27 years is premature.
The second Chelsea debut for expensive defender David Luiz finished like his first in 2011, a home loss to Liverpool.
Daniel Sturridge threatened after only two minutes, curling a shot from the edge of the area that slipped from keeper Thibaut Courtois’s grasp and nearly trickled over the line, but it was not long before Liverpool grabbed the lead.
Antonio Conte wants Chelsea to stick together after a weak defensive performance saw them crash to defeat to Liverpool.
“I don’t want that”. That’s important because it was a bad season and I don’t want to repeat that. But I can’t remember too many chances from them.
“When you give away two goals in this way, I think it’s very hard because against Liverpool you play with a great team, these are tough games and I think that you must pay attention in every moment, in every single minute of the game, every second, because the details make the difference”. “In the past that happened, but this time it didn’t happen”. Chelsea are a great team but we sometimes don’t pay enough attention.
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The Blues, who had to come from behind last weekend to secure a 2-2 draw with Swansea, seemed at least a step slow against the visitors throughout the first half on Friday, reports Efe.
