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Jurgen Klopp explains why he ‘really liked’ Liverpool’s draw at Chelsea.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp lauded his team’s efforts in Tuesday night’s dull 0-0 stalemate against Chelsea on Tuesday evening.
After the Reds’ humiliating 4-1 loss to Manchester City the previous weekend, Klopp decided to make six changes for the trip to Stamford Bridge. Players like Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, and Mohamed Salah were all benched.
In their first game following Graham Potter’s sacking and with Bruno Saltor at the helm, Chelsea suffocated Liverpool but were guilty of some horrendously wasteful finishing, with Klopp’s men perhaps a little fortunate to return to Merseyside with a point.
Nevertheless, Klopp stated after the game that he was pleased with how his team responded and battled for the draw.
“Reaction must always be [important],” he said. “I saw a lot of great challenges, people flying into tackles and that’s what we need. Midfield, the three of them [Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones] didn’t play that often together.
“That’s what we have to build on it. If things don’t go your way you have to fight through this and make steps. Sometimes smaller ones, sometimes bigger ones and this was a smaller one.
“From a passion point of view I really liked the game. Yes it was not the best football but these boys are really good footballers and tonight they put in a proper shift.
“I thought really for the six changes especially, it was good tonight and that’s what I take. They wanted to win desperately, we did as well, but we have to take a point.”