Fakta Menarik Chelsea vs Liverpool

Laga penuh emosi antara Chelsea dan Liverpool akan berlangsung di markas The Blues, Stamford Bridge, malam ini. Berikut fakta menarik kedua tim seperti dihimpun Opta:

1 . Fernando Torres sudah mencetak lima gol ke gawang Chelsea dari empat pertandingan di Premier League yang dilakoninya saat masih berkostum Liverpool. Namun, dia masih belum bisa mencetak gol ke gawang The Reds setelah pindah ke Chelsea pada Januari 2011.

2 . Liverpool hanya kalah dua kali dari 11 pertemuan terakhir dengan Chelsea di Premier League (menang 7 kali, seri 2 kali dan kalah 2 kali). The Reds selalu menang di empat pertemuan terakhir.

3 . Di lima pertandingan terakhir di Premier League, Chelsea selalu gagal melakukan clean sheet, yang terburuk sejak Januari lalu. Mereka juga selalu kebobolan lebih dulu di dua laga terakhir di kandang.

4 . Liverpool menjadi satu-satunya tim yang belum pernah mencetak gol di 15 menit terakhir laga pada musim ini.

5 . Liverpool menjadi tim yang paling banyak memainkan laga Premier Leaguedi hari Minggu daripada klub lainnya. Dari total 187 laga, The Reds menang 87 kali.

6. Luis Suarez berperan besar dalam terjadinya semua gol Liverpool di musim ini (82 persen). Ia hanya kalah dari striker Sunderland, Steven Fletcher (100 persen) yang berperan sangat penting bagi klubnya di Premier League.

7 . Sejauh ini, Frank Lampard telah mencatat 499 kali jadi starter di Premier League. Itu termasuk saat bermain untuk West Ham United dan Chelsea.

8 . Torres melakukan debut untuk Chelsea saat melawan Liverpool di Stamford Bridge. Tapi, sejauh ini El Nino sudah kalah tiga kali dari The Reds di EPL dan juga ajang Piala Liga, musim lalu.

Scholes, Giggs longevity inspires Lampard

koclokindoblog, 29 April 2012, Frank Lampard wants to emulate Manchester United's Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs by continuing his career at Chelsea for several more years.

The 33-year-old revealed that he had considered a move to a foreign league previously, but is now looking to stay at Stamford Bridge, with contract talks set for the summer.

He told the Daily Mirror: "I love Chelsea and, ideally, I will be here longer than just one more season.

"I look at people like Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs at Manchester United and see what they are still doing and I would love to do the same for Chelsea. I want to emulate them.

"I considered playing abroad three or four years ago. But I decided to be here at Chelsea for the long haul.

"You can see what can be achieved by players like John Terry and Steven Gerrard who have been one-club men. Talks are planned with the club in the summer and as long as they want me, I would be more than happy to continue.

"As you get that bit older, you can't play the same way as you did five or six years ago. But I still feel I can contribute. I still feel good and I feel fresh in training and I am enjoying my football as much as ever."

Chelsea take on QPR on Sunday with controversy already surrounding the clash at Stamford Bridge.

The pre-game handshake ceremony has been scrapped with Anton Ferdinand's lawyers suggesting they could have an effect on John Terry's court case for allegedly racially abusing the defender.

Lampard believes Chelsea will have to maintain their composure in order to pick up a much-needed win as they chase a place in the Premier League top four.

"We will need cool heads and concentrate on winning the three points," he said.

"It was a very hot atmosphere when we played there and their crowd were really up for it. It was very hostile. But we have to just set out targets on winning the three points.

"All the talk that will go on is not something for the players.

"There is a lot at stake for both clubs – they want to stay up and we want to get in that top four."

 

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