by Kenny Kan » Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:17 am
Very impressive display that. We were "brilliant" in the first half, and on that point it's interesting to note the mentality of both managers in re. to their teams' set-up. Klopp carried on with 'get out the traps, attack and dictate', while his counter-part at home sat back typical of the Italian-conservative mindset. In the first half Chelsea looked nothing more than an expensive Burnley side and Conte's tactics never drew the sting out of our play.
15 mins had passed and I thought we still looked comfortable even though Chelsea tried to take the initiative, we were never really bothered up until their goal. Then I thought, 'ere we go, we could capitulate here' but credit to the lads who kept the heads and showed the character to weather the surge of an inevitable Chelsea storm, which lasted for all of 10 minutes, and then our boys got their foot back on the ball, realising they could still dictate the rent boys on their own patch.
Credit to Henderson, who had an excellent match all round, capped off with a wonderful goal, although he perhaps didn't track Matic as well as he should for their goal.
I must admit, I've been miffted at how a trio of Gini, Henderson and Lallana would work in midfield and thought that a lack of steel and specialty (Hendo deeper, Lallana CM), would get too easily overrun; as to me it looks unbalanced. But they stood up again, and at one of the hardest places to go in the league it certainly looks as though Klopp knows more about this football stuff than I do. lol.
Matip (who looks a class act), and Lovren I thought were superb and both had Costa in their pocket for the most part, and Clyne had a good game too, along with Milner.
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