2023-08-13 18:36:33
LONDON (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino’s return to the Premier League did not start with a win, but Chelsea made a splash in their first game under the Argentine manager.
Pochettino saw his team dominate possession as few can once morest Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, although the Blues lacked the necessary punch as they settled for a 1-1 draw at their home ground of Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
In the most attractive game of the first date of the Premier League, the Colombian attacker Luis Díaz put Liverpool ahead by completing a counterattack in the 18th minute. Defender Axel Disasi, in his debut with Chelsea, scored the equalizer by defining point-blank at 37.
Both teams had goals that were disallowed following VAR queries in a back-and-forth first half, one that showcased why both want to pay more than £110 million ($140 million) for the signing of Ecuadorian midfielder Moisés Caicedo from Brighton. .
According to press reports, Caicedo prefers to sign with Chelsea than Liverpool, something that might be a more important result. Both teams showed that they need to have a midfielder who recovers balls like the Ecuadorian international.
Chelsea, in any case, seemed to be a very different team under Pochettino, displaying an intensity that was often seen at Stamford Bridge last season, one in which the club had three managers.
The hosts dominated possession and locked up Liverpool for long periods of the match, although newly signed striker Nicolas Jackson did not create any danger. His best chance came in the 71st when he broke free to face, but Brazilian keeper Alisson Becker parried his shot.
In contrast, Liverpool’s new midfield failed to mesh in their first test. Both the Argentine Alexis Mac Allister and the Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai, signed in the summer, suffered so that Liverpool might control the game. Those led by Klopp obviously miss the experience of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson.
But Chelsea always looked vulnerable to rival counterattacks.
THE POST-KANE ERA
Tottenham ushered in a new era without Harry Kane with an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford.
All the goals were scored in an emotionally charged first half that reflected what Tottenham will be like without their talismanic striker under new manager Ange Postecoglou.
The day following Kane sealed his departure to Bayern Munich, the Spurs seized the initiative and pierced the nets with their two shots on goal from the first. But they had to overcome an adverse 2-1 due to defensive neglect.
Argentine center-back Cristian Romero put Tottenham ahead following 11 minutes, but Bryan Mbeumo executing a penalty at 26 and Yoane Wissa at 36 turned the score around. Emerson Royal made it 2-2 final in the fourth minute of added time.
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