Chelsea vs Liverpool
Preview
The time has come for Liverpool who go to Chelsea for the
second leg of their league cup semi - final. The question will be whether they
can build on the 1 all draw at Anfield.
Stamford Bridge will be a battleground on Tuesday night as
Liverpool and Chelsea slug it out yet again. Both teams are coming off the back
of disappointing results. However while Liverpool will be frustrated they
couldn’t win Chelsea will be especially disappointed with their collapse at
home to Bradford in what has been described as one of if not the biggest FA cup
shock of all time.
Liverpool will be looking to capitalize on what must surely
be a huge dent to the confidence of Chelsea.
The reds go to Chelsea needing just one win to progress to the final at
Wembley.
It only seems right that Steven Gerrard should win something
during his final year at Liverpool and this could be the best chance he gets
against a wounded Chelsea side.
However it could be the worst possible time to face Chelsea
as they will be wanting to makes amends for their performance on Saturday.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has said there will be
trepidation in tomorrow’s game. He will not underestimate the size of the
mountain Liverpool must scale.
Liverpool will look to expose newly found defensive
frailties in Chelsea that were exposed by Bradford. Chelsea meanwhile will want
to attack Liverpool from set plays as they have shown themselves, particularly
keeper Mignolet being frail from crosses. In the first leg Chelsea did not win
a single corner and they will be looking to improve on this.
Rodgers will be eager to progress to and win his first major
final as Liverpool manager. While there has been progress, he will want to add
to Liverpool’s history of winning trophies.
Chelsea’s elimination from the FA cup will add extra
importance to the game for both sides as both teams will be hungry to win
trophies. This could be an exciting game with it so delicately poised after the
first leg.
Gerrard is likely to return to Liverpool’s starting line-up
for this ever so important game. Daniel Sturridge is back in training but is
unlikely to be risked so early on. Raheem Sterling will probably continue up
front.
Mario Balotelli was left out of the squad to face Bolton,
despite being fully fit. Despite Rodgers insisting he has a future at Anfield
it seems unlikely he will be recalled for such important game.
This is a difficult one to predict as anything can happen in
a semi-final. However I think the Reds might clinch the win in extra time.
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