FNF Podcast - Chelsea v Liverpool
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How did Liverpool secure their 2-1 victory over Chelsea?
Around the back, Dejan Lovren, not picked up at all, it still needed some finishing, but he finished it splendidly. It's a decent try, it's more than that for Jordan Henderson, it's a sumptuous goal. Here's Matic, he's done very well, he picks someone out now, he hands Diego Costa, his hot streak continues.
Well, the score finished 2-1 to Liverpool, and if the first half was the Liverpool show, Chelsea certainly woke up in the second half. Let's see what the match stats show us across the 90 minutes. Well, Liverpool had four shots on target, and four of those came in the first half. They also ran seven kilometres further than Chelsea, and even though Liverpool won, they had the lowest season touches in the box for themselves. We can see there that Chelsea actually have more possession, more passing accuracy, Yet one goal to Liverpool's two.
Well, you look at the statistics there and it sounds very close, doesn't it?
But actually, Thierry, Liverpool dominated the great majority of the game, didn't they? Well, sometimes the stats don't tell you a story. I think that Chelsea tried in the second half to have a go for 15 minutes. Other than that, I think Liverpool managed the game better than what we saw in some games before. But was it enough from Chelsea to see how great Liverpool were defensively? I don't know, but you have to give Liverpool a lot of credit They came at Stamford Bridge to play the way they played, with passion and desire. They were passing the ball on the ground, making them run in the first half, and they had an opportunity in the second half after, I think, 300 passes together. If Divock Origi scores that goal, it would have been an amazing goal, but they deserved to win at the end of the very day.
Did Chelsea, Jamie, did they intentionally sit back in that first 20, 25 minutes? And if so, did that cost them the game, ultimately? When you look at a game like that, you don't know how the managers sent them out. Now, is that Liverpool's great player, I think Gary Neville mentioned it in commentary, forcing Chelsea back, or is that Chelsea being passive, sitting off? Now, I go back to the manager's interview with Thierry before the game, and he was saying, this is a bad time to play Liverpool. Why? Chelsea are flying as well, Chelsea are above them in the league, they're at home, I don't understand this, it's a bad time to play Liverpool. Yes, they've had a few good results... But not as good as Chelsea.
Chelsea are at home. And then you see Matic in the interview before the game saying, we've watched the video, we've seen the clips of Liverpool, they're playing really well. So basically it felt to me as if Chelsea went into that game obsessed about Liverpool and forgetting about their own game. Obsessed about stopping Liverpool. and frightened to actually go and play and do something themselves. Hence why they've got so many players behind the ball.
What were the standout moments from the first half of the match?
That's the only thing I can think of. It was transformed in the second half because, of course, the 2-0 down, they have to go for the game. But what you saw second half is what we expected for 90 minutes. A game from end to end, Chelsea being more on top and Liverpool trying to play counter-attack. OK, we'll come back to you. I'm delighted to say that we're being joined live from Stamford Bridge now by the Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp.
What match statistics highlight Liverpool's performance?
Jürgen, congratulations. How satisfying was that?
It was satisfying of course, especially the first half. It was brilliant, eh? Starting the game from the first second we were there, we had unbelievably good movements in our playing side. Everybody who ever played against Chelsea in all times knows that it's really difficult to play against them. They were organised, especially with Antonio Conte, they were really good organised. We created a space, we found them, we played in them, But we didn't score the goals in these moments, so we were quick in mind after set pieces, we did really, really well. We deserved a lead, I would say, for half-time. Before half-time we had these moments when Chelsea came a little bit better in the game, it was only because we stopped playing football,
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did Liverpool secure their 2-1 victory over Chelsea?
0:06–2:56
2
What were the standout moments from the first half of the match?
2:56–3:14
3
What match statistics highlight Liverpool's performance?
3:14–7:37
4
How did Chelsea respond in the second half against Liverpool?
7:37–10:00
5
Did Chelsea's tactics contribute to their defeat?
10:00–14:57
6
What did Jürgen Klopp say about Liverpool's resilience?
14:57–33:39
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