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Liverpool 2, Chelsea 1: 5 Lessons Learned

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Sadio Mane of Liverpool and Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Sadio Mane of Liverpool and Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool look on from the touchline during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool look on from the touchline during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

2. Liverpool are one year ahead of Chelsea

Perhaps we shouldn’t be so surprised that Liverpool managed to take out Chelsea. After all, Jurgen Klopp has had more time than Antonio Conte at his current club.

That extra time has given Klopp the chance to do several important things at Liverpool. First, he’s had extra time to bring in players that fit his image of what the squad should be. Secondly, he’s had more time on the practice pitch to teach those players his preferred methods.

Both of those facts were clear yesterday in the match. In particular, Conte had no answers off his bench. Forgive me if I wasn’t impressed with the trio of Cesc Fabregas, Victor Moses and Pedro. Conte brought them on too late in the match, but I doubt it would’ve mattered if he brought them on much earlier.

That’s a positive for Liverpool now, but Chelsea fans shouldn’t be too concerned. Their roster will only get stronger the longer Conte is in charge. They’ll have a bench capable of changing a match sooner, rather than later.

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