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 | Rogers: 'Courtois saved Chelsea'28-01-2015 |
Brendan Rodgers is of the opinion that the Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois was the decisive factor for the loss of his team after extra time (0: 1) in semi-final football rematch of the League Cup.
Branislav Ivanovic has scored the only goal of the match in the 94th minute, while Merseysiders had more than one chance to restore parity to reach the penalty shootout after 1-1 in the first meeting.
According to the Northern Ireland Manager, the Reds are back its identity in terms of tournament and deserved to reach the final at Wembley.
'I think we had a lot of situations, most notably by Raheem Sterling and Philippe Koutinho.', said Rogers.
'If a rate clearly both matches, Courtois bring them victory. He is a world class goalkeeper.', he added after his team headed goals 19 shots on goal to the 'blue' in the first game.
'We were better in almost every aspect of the game, but could not get the important goals. Sometimes the way you approached the barrier, and tonight and last week she was Courtois.'
'I think the press was tactical to very, very good. We created a lot of positions and caused them headaches. The break did not think they had a clear shot to our door. Chelsea, however, has always been a top team. This tournament helped us to reclaim our identity. Now we need to move forward.', said Rogers.
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