Carragher went on to add that Luiz will struggle to break in to the Chelsea first-team if both Gary Cahill and Terry are fit, and suggested the former PSG defender’s expansive style doesn’t mark him out as an Antonio Conte player.
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Liverpool secured a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to move level on points with the Blues in the Premier League standings.
They then showed their defensive mettle to hang on for a deserved 2-1 victory after Diego Costa halved the deficit.
“The beginning was brilliant”, Klopp said.
“We had the ball, so it’s about movement, playing football simply”. Very lively, very flexible.
The Brazil worldwide joined Chelsea on Deadline Day from Paris Saint-Germain for £30million and was brought into the fold against the Reds as a replacement for John Terry, who suffered ankle ligament damage against Swansea. He accepted a poor clearance from Chelsea on the left side of the box, had time to sight the goal, and unleashed a dipping shot into the top right corner.
“But when you give away two goals in this way, i think it’s very hard”.
“These are tough games”.
“I told the lads before the game, everything can happen, there’s no guarantee of getting anything at Chelsea, but if we lose our way, the probability we get something, if we are really convinced about the kind of play it is bigger”.
“We paid a lot”.
“With Liverpool when you concede space it’s very hard – they have three fast strikers all with good technique”.
“In the second half, the approach was better, and we scored the goal – another through Costa – but in the end it’s a pity”.
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.
“I don’t want to repeat a bad season like past year”, he said.
Claudio Ranieri: “Of course we want to win”.
But despite Conte sending on Cesc Fabregas, Victor Moses and Pedro, it was Liverpool who came closest to scoring again, substitute Divock Origi’s header drawing a fine goal-line stop from Courtois.
Klopp may have got carried away with his side’s first-half display, but he was not making the same mistake about his side’s prospects this season. On Friday’s evidence, his team are title contenders.
“Those cups are important and we want to win a trophy this season”. My answer was: ‘Are you crazy?’ I remember it. “We took a player with a great personality, good technique and who likes to play”.
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“It’s a challenge for all of us to be 100 per cent in training and that’s what keeps us improving every day”.
