LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will not be haunted by their Premier League title collapse five years ago when they face Chelsea in another seismic showdown on Sunday (April 14).
Liverpool are chasing their first English top-flight title since 1990. A victory over the Blues at Anfield would be a big step toward that dream.
But Chelsea stirs some extremely unpleasant memories for everyone connected with the Premier League leaders.
Back in 2014, Liverpool, then managed by Brendan Rodgers, sat top of the table when they were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea at Anfield in a match made famous by a costly slip from Steven Gerrard that gifted a goal to Demba Ba.
That painful loss came at a similar stage of the campaign and current title rivals Manchester City went on to lift the trophy by two points.
With Liverpool sitting two points clear of City, who have a game in hand, there is just as much at stake for the Reds in their latest meeting with Chelsea.
Few Liverpool players remain from that game and Klopp is adamant that past failures will be a burden for this generation.
"I'm not sure that's in anyone's mind. You can tell all the fans out there to ignore it. It has nothing to do with us. It is a completely different story," Klopp said.
"It's all about the game on Sunday. Anyone who wants to talk to any of my players about what happened years ago, don't do it. We want to write our own history.
"I'm not nervous. I feel the intensity of the competition, but we see the positivity of the moment.
"We want to make the next step because it's not over yet. We try to encourage them to play 'big balls' football. We will make mistakes and we have to deal with them."
For all Klopp's optimism, Liverpool have not beaten Chelsea at Anfield in their past eight encounters, a barren run that includes a 2-1 League Cup defeat this season inspired by Eden Hazard's superb late winner.
Klopp is well aware of the threat posed by Hazard, who is in fine form after scoring sublime goals against West Ham and Brighton recently.
"Hazard is in very good shape. On his day he can be the world's best," he said. "In a one-on-one situation you can't defend him. If he plays his best game we have to live with that.
"But he has to play against us as well. We have to stop a few passes to him, read the game and react a bit quicker."
By the time Liverpool kick off on Sunday, they will find themselves knocked down to second place if City win at Crystal Palace a few hours earlier.
But if City slip up in south London, Liverpool can stretch their lead by beating Chelsea in the last major obstacle on their road to the title, with four eminently winnable games remaining.
"We have to create the power of Anfield and use it," Klopp said. "We have only big games now. We have really big targets, that is clear. We have to fight for it."
Chelsea are determined to spoil Liverpool's title ambitions again as they cling to third place in a tense struggle to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.
Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta played in the 2014 upset in a team that included current Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, who was given extra motivation to beat his old club when a group of Chelsea supporters were filmed chanting racist abuse the about Egyptian in midweek.
"It was a few years ago, but we went there and they had the party ready because they were smashing every team at Anfield," Azpilicueta said.
"We enjoyed that day and hopefully we can replicate it on Sunday."
British crash investigators on Tuesday launched an underwater operation to recover a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in the Channel. UK rescuers
UK rescuers launch bid to recover body from Sala's plane
Everton Football Club (/ ˈ ɛ v ər t ən /) is a football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.The club have competed in the top division for a record 116 seasons, missing the top division only four times (1930-31 and three consecutive seasons starting with 1951-52) since The Football League was created in 1888.
Spurs poised for new era as they officially open new stadium Pochettino says club now have the infrastructure in place to compete with the best
Tottenham's new stadium roof lift will weigh 600 tonnes
Klopp not falling for title talk trap. Jurgen Klopp said he was wary of falling into the trap of talking up his team's chances with 18 games of the 38-match campaign remaining.
Klopp not falling for title talk trap - theworldnews.net
City were in seventh heaven in the 85 th minute when Sane found the net with the aid of a marked deflection past Rodak with Gundogan providing a fourth assist of the match. Rotherham had their first on target attempt in the 88 th minute when Michael Smith's shot was turned over by Ederson.
Sterling, Foden, Jesus, Mahrez, Otamendi and Sane all on
Train travel in Japan is really easy. Language is hardly ever a problem, stations have signs & departure boards in English as well as Japanese. You can see for yourself in the travel tips section below.
Synonyms of high-stakes gambler | Thesaurus.com
Home Manchester United Lukaku agent supports Man United's huge transfer been unfathomably targeted as United look to rebuild after Jose Mourinho United pair after taking Inter job.
Manchester United's transfer policy: A quick fix or time to
Manchester (United Kingdom) - Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri said he could not understand what happened after Manchester City crushed his side 6-0 on Sunday — their biggest ever defeat in the Premier League.
Chelsea boss Sarri baffled by 6-0 humbling at Man City
Today's crunch game between Liverpool and Tottenham will arguably be the biggest game of this game week, and prior to the tie Jurgen Klopp took time to heap praise on Spurs' recent progress. Liverpool know that the club need to win to stay in touch with Man City in the Premier League title race
Official Spurs Website | Tottenham Hotspur
Jun 06, 2010 · Under-10 players at work at the Ajax academy in Amsterdam. Credit Joachim Ladefoged/VII, for The New York Times . The youth academy of the famed dutch soccer club Ajax is grandiosely called De
Japan failed to break down a determined and well-organised Argentine defence in Paris on Monday in the first goalless draw of the Women's World Cup. Argentina hold Japan for historic first World
Women's World Cup: Dogged Argentina Hold Japan to Goalless
Football: Liverpool's TV income may top record £250 million
Jan 06, 2019 · The magic of the FA Cup is alive and well in this corner of south Wales. Newport County, 74 places below Leicester City on the league ladder, served up a giantkilling that will be talked about for
6 Things We Learned From a Pulsating Fourth Round in the FA
Football: Ikhsan Fandi scores first competitive goal for
watch coppa america live streaming indonesia
watch champions league live streaming jamaica
watch usa soccer live stream
best site to watch live soccer streaming
watch coppa america live streaming match
watch coppa america live streaming without cable
watch the champions league live stream
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online reddit
watch champions league live stream gratis
watch soccer online free streaming live no registration
watch sky sports premier league live streaming
watch soccer live stream links
tv soccer live stream sky
watch champions league live streaming live
watch premier league live streaming xbox
watch coppa america live streaming vivo
watch premier league net live stream channel
watch coppa america live streaming ronaldo7
where to watch free live soccer streaming online
watch live soccer online free streaming now
watch soccer game live now
watch coppa america live streaming india vs england
watch soccer online free streaming live in english
watch champions league live stream uk
watch sky sports premier league online free streaming live
watch coppa america live streaming hotstar
watch bangladesh premier league live streaming free
watch live soccer game today
watch coppa america live streaming totalsportek
watch coppa america live streaming kenya
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online india
super soccer tv live streaming piala dunia
watch premier league live streaming xbox one
watch soccer live stream apk
watch coppa america live streaming total sportek
watch epl live streaming free no sign up
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online
super soccer tv live streaming persib
watch uefa champions league live streaming sportek
watch soccer live - live football streaming
watch sky sports premier league live stream
watch soccer online free streaming live espn
watch champions league live streaming mobile
free live football streams watch live streaming tv premier league
watch live stream soccer games online free
watch soccer games online free streaming live
watch coppa america live streaming uk
watch coppa america live streaming ronaldo 7
watch coppa america live streaming canada
watch coppa america live streaming free
khan tv pw watch indian premier league 2018 live streaming
watch champions league live streaming malaysia
watch coppa america live streaming hd free
watch premier league live streaming vk
watch soccer online free streaming live cricfree
free watch soccer live streaming
watch champions league live streaming manchester united
watch champions league live streaming zee tv
watch champions league live streaming vf
watch soccer live streaming xbox
where to watch champions league live streaming
watch live english premier league online free streaming
watch champions league final live streaming online
watch coppa america live streaming online free
watch soccer online free streaming live p2p
watch live streaming soccer online espn3
watch champions league live streaming vk
watch champions league draw live streaming free
free watch champions league live streaming
watch champions league draw live streaming
watch premier league live streaming jamaica
watch karnataka premier league live streaming
watch premier league live streaming zimbabwe
watch premier league matches live streaming
watch coppa america live streaming mobile
watch soccer live streaming juventus
watch premier league live streaming live free
watch champions league live streaming xbox one
watch coppa america live streaming gratis
watch premier league live streaming yify
watch coppa america live streaming sctv
where to watch premier league live streaming
watch soccer live stream hunter
watch premier league live streaming juventus
watch champions league live streaming canada
live football watch free live football streaming free soccer
watch premier league live streaming online
watch usa soccer live stream online
watch premier league live streaming online - soccer portal
watch live soccer streaming free android
super soccer tv live streaming napoli vs juventus
watch coppa america live streaming spain
watch live streaming soccer games
watch champions league semi final draw live stream
#sixtimes #arsenalfantv #433skills #liverpoolfans #commentimemorabili #comico #oasisofficial #transfernews #tokyo #hoffenhiem #league1 #GarageCafeDxb #manchestercity #americanfootball #oasis #calciatoribrutti #trollfootball #comics #leicestercity #uefanationsleague #football #thomasmeunier #mensnightout #lionelmessi #rugby #lfc #soccermemes #mancity #serieatim #alissonbecker #paulmcartney #acmilan #thebeatles #MyDubai #frasitrap #streamingbolaid #ronaldo #manunited #gunners #villarealcf #4Series #livestreams #livesports #PartyTime #ignoranza #girlsniteout #klopp #risate #cr7 #ucl #romania #valcea #winner #manchestercity #roadtrip #footballschedule #sumbertv #manchestercity #juventus #midnight #coutinho #londoncity #footballstreaming #goodday #neymar #kickoff #realmadrid #arsenal #nutmeg #arsenalnews #liverpoolcity #chocolatecoffee #chocolate #noelgallagher #panini #coffeebreak
0 comments:
Post a Comment