BREAKING NEWS: Ben Chilwell reasons why he want Mohamed Salah to play in Carabao final Cup.
Ben Chilwell wants Mohamed Salah to repr esent Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final for two reasons.
In addition to revealing his strategy for containing Liverpool’s offensive in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, Ben Chilwell also expressed his optimism that Mohamed Salah will be fit for the game.
In order to get ready for a game, the 27-year-old left-back acknowledged visualizing several situations. On Saturday night, he will concentrate on stopping Salah, the leading scorer for Liverpool.
The Chelsea player stated prior to the encounter at Wembley, “Yeah, I’ll visualise moments in the match and what they are going to want to do in certain moments.”
“With Salah, trying to visualise what he’s going to do and how I am going to combat that and try to neutralise him as best as I can.”
Due to a minor muscle ailment, Salah was unable to play in the Reds’ Premier League victory over Luton on Wednesday. Chilwell is hoping to participate in the championship game, though.
“Personally I’d love him to play because you’re playing at Wembley in a cup final,” he stated. “If I’m playing against Salah it would be exciting.”I have played against him frequently enough to know he is a top player. He is a professional athlete, so whomever tags him ought to make an effort to prevail in that one-on-one match.”
When Chilwell was a teenager trying to make a name for himself at Leicester City, he was briefly linked to a move to Liverpool. This came after a successful loan spell at Huddersfield, who were then coached by David Wagner – Jurgen Klopp’s
Chilwell discussed his goals for the future and his experiences from the past, saying, “I was 18 when I was at Huddersfield. That was the link, I believe. David Wagner and I got along well when we were at Huddersfield. Playing for him was so much fun. He played at Huddersfield in a way that I adored.
The similarity between that approach and Liverpool’s play is likely what led to the development of the relationship. I’m not sure whether that was even close. Although it was a while ago, I had heard that they were considering it.I’m not sure why that didn’t work out, but I was still getting settled at Leicester. Since I hadn’t played at Leicester at the time, my main concern was getting into the Leicester
The Chelsea vice captain stated that winning on Sunday would let him and his teammates to exact revenge for their losses to Liverpool in the 2022 domestic final.
For me personally, it’s enormous. We desire retribution. A Wembley cup final is about as big as it gets,” he remarked. “For the team in general, if we can get that first trophy it can give us the confidence, drive and hunger to get more.”