Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino left unhappy after Liverpool Premier League draw
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has opened up after Liverpool Premier League draw
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has delivered his verdict following his side's 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.
The Blues went into the game hoping to get life under their new manager off to a positive start.
But Liverpool were the better team during the early stages and went ahead through Luis Diaz, with the Colombia international breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute.
Chelsea were fortunate to avoid falling 2-0 down when Mohamed Salah had a goal chalked off by VAR.
Chelsea star Axel Disasi celebrates his goal in Liverpool Premier League draw
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"I don't believe it is. I think we deserved a little bit more overall. We feel pleased, but at the same time disappointed because we wanted to win and we deserved to win, but it is only the beginning.
"We have created a very good way to work here and that is important. It is about belief and about work and to trust each other. The connection from day one has been fantastic.
"The fans were always with us. Even in the difficult moment they were there, they never gave up and always believed in the team and the team felt the energy from the crowd.
"It was difficult from the beginning but how we grew in the game and how we found the way to play and how we started to dominate and push Liverpool deeper and deeper, I am very pleased about everything.
"We need to grow every single day."
"We feel pleased, but at the same time disappointed because we wanted to win and we deserved to win, but it is only the beginning.
"We have created a very good way to work here and that is important.
"It is about belief and about work and to trust each other. The connection from day one has been fantastic.
"The fans were always with us. Even in the difficult moment they were there, they never gave up and always believed in the team and the team felt the energy from the crowd.
"It was difficult from the beginning but how we grew in the game and how we found the way to play and how we started to dominate and push Liverpool deeper and deeper, I am very pleased about everything.
"We need to grow every single day."
Chilwell also spoke out following the battle and admitted he understood why his goal was disallowed.
He said: "I haven't seen it back but to be fair I thought I was offside so I didn't know what was going on behind me.
"I was just delighted to score, I didn't even contemplate that it would be offside.
"Obviously I made the most of the celebration and then unfortunately was offside.
"We had a lot more frustrating draws last season.
"This game was frustrating but in a different way because we were the better team.
"We created chances, the effort was brilliant but we just couldn't get that final goal. I should have scored in the second half as well so I was annoyed about that."
He also said: "In the first half an hour, Liverpool were the better team and then we conceded.
"When the second one went in and it was disallowed, we got a bit of a boost.
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Liverpool star Luis Diaz put Chelsea ahead in Sunday's Premier League clash
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"We turned it around and the confidence started to come and then we started to play the rest of the game as the manager wanted.
"We did set pieces the day before the game as you usually do and he was put all the deliveries away. I said he would score, he said he would love to so we manifested it."
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