Reece James and Filip Jorgensen helped Chelsea to end their awful run of defeats in the Premier League on Saturday.
After losing six consecutive games in the English top flight, Chelsea were able to draw 1-1 with Liverpool at Anfield.
Jorgensen came in for Robert Sanchez, who was unavailable for selection after sustaining a nasty head injury against Nottingham Forest, while James was a second-half substitute.
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Reece James screamed at Filip Jorgensen to go long
As is the case with most of the Premier League’s top clubs, Chelsea like to play out from the back. However, towards the end of their game at Anfield, James was not having any of that!
According to journalist Bobby Vincent, in the final 10 minutes of the match, James was heard shouting at Jorgensen to go long.
Chelsea really needed that point to end their streak of losses, while Jorgensen has been guilty of making mistakes with his feet in the past.
With that in mind, Blues fans would not have blamed James for wanting his goalkeeper to be more direct at that stage of the game.
Despite his errors this season, Calum McFarlane has faith in Jorgensen, though you would expect Sanchez to start in goal in the FA Cup final next Saturday.
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Filip Jorgensen’s passing stats at Anfield
Jorgensen’s short and long passing on Saturday was not too accurate. According to Sofascore, he only completed 53% of his passes overall.
When it came to long balls, the 24-year-old had a very low success rate, completing just 15% of the passes he attempted.
Jorgensen’s goals prevented was also -0.49, so the Denmark international clearly did not have the best game.
At least he was able to limit Liverpool to just one goal, though, and help Chelsea earn their first point since the beginning of March. That is the most important thing and why the former Villarreal man does not have to beat himself up too much.
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