{"id":1240356,"date":"2022-01-02T19:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1240356"},"modified":"2022-01-02T19:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T19:44:18","slug":"mateo-kovacic-ngolo-kante-chelsea-2-2-liverpool-player-analysis","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/mateo-kovacic-ngolo-kante-chelsea-2-2-liverpool-player-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bossed and bullied&#8221; &#8211; Chelsea&#8217;s 100% duel-master duo exposes the difference between Liverpool and Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<fw-storyblock channel=\"squawka\" playlist=\"5L00K5\" mode=\"pinned\" autoplay=\"autoplay\"><\/fw-storyblock><\/p>\n<p><strong>It was a breathless afternoon of football as Chelsea and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But while Liverpool came away with a point at Stamford Bridge, it really should have been a win as two wondergoals from Sadio Man\u00e9 and Mohamed Salah gave the Reds a commanding 0-2 lead by the half-hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>But Chelsea fought back and through goals from Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic, pulled it back to 2-2 just before half-time. The game ended that way, meaning the big beneficiaries of the day&#8217;s play were Manchester City, a side who are now 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League and of whom Graeme Souness said: <span>&#8220;Man City have the strongest group of players in the history of English football.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Graeme Souness speaking on Sky Sports: &quot;Man City have the strongest group of players in the history of English football.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Wy0OjuV7y\">https:\/\/t.co\/4Wy0OjuV7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Play Squawka Selector for Free (@Squawka_Live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka_Live\/status\/1477717036834951188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>So why and how did Liverpool give up such a massive lead? Well, it was down to their midfield. What used to be such an unheralded unit in Liverpool&#8217;s trophy-winning sides, it turns out, had a very important role. A fully fit Fabinho, a fully fit Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum would have suffocated Chelsea in the middle, bored the life out of everyone, and given the Reds a huge win.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s midfielders were so meek in the face of the Chelsea pressure. <span>&#8220;That&#8217;s why Liverpool won&#8217;t win the league,&#8221; said Jamie Carragher during Sky Sports coverage, &#8220;w<\/span><span>hat Liverpool are lacking now that they had in their title-winning season is their control over games.<\/span><span class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"><\/span><span>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner were not at the races today,&#8221; Graeme Souness added. <\/span><span>&#8220;They were bossed and bullied by Chelsea&#8217;s midfield [&#8230;] I think Liverpool&#8217;s midfield were exposed today by Chelsea&#8217;s midfield being first to the ball.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool failed to complete a take-on against Mateo Kova\u010di\u0107 and N&#39;Golo Kant\u00e9 at Stamford Bridge:<\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 Kova\u010di\u0107: 6\/6 tackles made<br \/>\u25c9 Kant\u00e9: 1\/1 tackles made<\/p>\n<p>Neither player even conceded a foul. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bsplKxUGe7\">pic.twitter.com\/bsplKxUGe7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477715062689173505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mateo Kovacic of course scored a sensational strike to pull Chelsea back into it and their equaliser was set-up quite beautifully by N&#8217;Golo Kant\u00e9, but the goals were just the icing on the cake. 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Deposit min \u00a3\/$\/\u20ac10 using promo code 888ODDS \u2022 Bet up to \u00a3\/$\/\u20ac5 on your selection at normal odds in the regular market \u2022 If your selection wins, we\u2019ll pay you out at the normal price and any extra winnings from the advertised enhanced price will be paid to you in Free Bets \u2022 Free Bets are granted within 72 hours and expire after 7 days \u2022 Free Bet stakes are not included in returns \u2022 Deposit balance is available for withdrawal at any time \u2022 Restrictions apply to withdrawals, payment methods and countries &amp;\u00a0Full T&amp;C\u2019s apply<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>N&#8217;Golo Kant\u00e9 has been suffering with injury and ill health this season due to Covid and such, but today he was at his roaring and relentless best. Defensively he didn&#8217;t put that many tackles in as expected, but he carried the ball superbly with 3\/3 take-ons completed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">N&#39;Golo Kant\u00e9&#39;s game by numbers vs. Liverpool:<\/p>\n<p>100% tackle success<br \/>100% take-ons completed<br \/>100% long pass accuracy<br \/>85 touches<br \/>71 passes<br \/>61 passes completed<br \/>14 ball recoveries (most)<br \/>4 duels won<br \/>3 take-ons completed<br \/>3 chances created (most)<br \/>2 interceptions<br \/>1 assist<\/p>\n<p>Pure class. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xIX1F7GIGU\">pic.twitter.com\/xIX1F7GIGU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477711144982925318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kant\u00e9 also created a game-high 3 chances, including the assist to Pulisic which wasn&#8217;t even his best pass. That came when he cut the Liverpool defence in half with a beautiful ball to find Marcos Alonso who, if he had crossed the ball, could have won the game for Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Kovacic, meanwhile, was an absolute animal. He had a game-high 105 touches, completed 61\/76 passes, won 4\/4 take-ons as he blew by Liverpool&#8217;s midfielders. And when the Reds tried to get at the Chelsea defence they couldn&#8217;t do it because Kovacic threw a massive 6 tackles their way to present a brutal barrier for the Reds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mateo Kova\u010dic&#39;s game by numbers vs. Liverpool:<\/p>\n<p>100% tackle success<br \/>100% take-ons completed<br \/>100% aerial duels won<br \/>13 duels won (most)<br \/>11 ball recoveries<br \/>11 final \u2153 entries<br \/>6 tackles made (most)<br \/>4 take-ons completed (most)<br \/>2 shots<br \/>1 sensational goal<br \/>0 fouls<\/p>\n<p>Jaw-dropping. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/di2jzadjqK\">pic.twitter.com\/di2jzadjqK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477709675776909316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span>The game ended 2-2. &#8220;Five times now they&#8217;ve taken the lead but haven&#8217;t won the game, and that&#8217;s the difference between Liverpool and Manchester City,&#8221; said Jamie Carragher post-match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That is not the kind of record that a team chasing the colossus of consistency Manchester City needs to be setting. 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