Chelsea must beat Liverpool at present to remain within the race for the Champions League. It’s so simple as that. It’s a superb time to play them, given we’re at dwelling and so they might have relaxed somewhat, having received the title final weekend.
However it’s by no means straightforward enjoying them, and our file exhibits that. We haven’t crushed then in any competitors anyplace in 10 video games. Our final Premier League win over them at Stamford Bridge was, extremely, in Might 2018.
Conte’s fading giants nonetheless a pressure to be reckoned with
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We appeared again at that group and the . At that cut-off date, Antonio Conte’s season season was coming to an finish and issues have been fraying somewhat behind the scenes. It was changing into clear he wasn’t going to stay round.
No person knew at that time that issues have been going to pattern steadily downwards. We’ve had some glory years since, particularly beneath Thomas Tuchel, however the nice group you see under is a great distance from the group we now have now.
There’s a world class participant in purpose, in defence, midfield and assault.
Chelsea’s final group to beat Liverpool
Tiemoue Bakayoko in midfield in opposition to Liverpool in 2018.
Gary Cahill heads a ball on course.
In Thibaut Courtois we had a world class goalkeeper, enjoying one in every of his closing video games for the membership. We’ve definitely by no means had anybody nearly as good in purpose since.
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Cesar Azpilicueta was on the peak of his powers at proper again.
Gary Cahill and Antonio Rudiger shaped a fearsome, bodily defensive duo and in our report we famous how the latter had “locked down” Mo Salah.
Victor Moses was in his proper wing again period beneath Conte, not everybody’s favorite however creating havoc down the precise.
Amazingly, , though once you’ve acquired a midfield with Cesc Fabregas and N’Golo Kante, you possibly can afford one passenger. He truly performed nicely, based on our rankings.
Marcos Alonso was going his standard good work down the left and virtually scored a screamer.
Olivier Giroud led the road – what we might for for a striker of his expertise and high quality at present.
Lastly we had Eden Hazard – what extra do we have to say?