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Liverpool vs Chelsea: Combined eleven

By Rush the Kop Staff

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Kolo Toure of Liverpool challenges Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea on May 11, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Kolo Toure of Liverpool challenges Eden Hazard of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea on May 11, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool shoots at goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool shoots at goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /

RB – Nathaniel Clyne

The ever-consistent Clyne gets a place in this team quite easily. Branislav Ivanovic isn’t, for me, as effective as Clyne.

Heading onto Chelsea’s website, it says that Ivanovic has only made 1 successful tackle and 14 clearances. Similarly, heading onto the Liverpool website you can find that Clyne has made 10 tackles, winning 80% of them, and he’s also made 11 clearances.

The defensive statistics seem to support Clyne as the more effective player, but statistics are never the full story. I like Ivanovic because he’s a tougher and taller defender, but I feel that Clyne’s pace and ability to burst up and down the flank makes him a better full-back.

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