Ibrahima Konate 'petrified' as Liverpool duo seen 'arguing' in Chelsea draw

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Liverpool could only draw with Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, with Arne Slot's side lacking intensity and attacking quality in a frustrating Anfield stalemateIbrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella during Liverpool vs Chelsea.(Image: PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images)Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock spotted Ibrahima Konate looking "petrified" as the Reds were held by Chelsea in their pursuit of the Champions League spots.Arne Slot's men still need another three points to confirm their top-five place this season. Matches against Aston Villa and Brentford are up next to conclude the campaign, with Bournemouth the closest challenger to Liverpool after it beat Fulham at Craven Cottage."There's no pressure on the ball, there's no intensity, they look lost in the system as Chelsea come forward.

The line is really deep from Liverpool's point of view."Konate drops all the time; he's petrified of the ball in behind him. The Reds did not create much, with only three shots on target in total.Virgil van Dijk and referee Craig Pawson during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Chelsea.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Slot insisted, though, that he had not instructed his team to step off the gas.

Liverpool was simply unable to dominate the midfield battle, he said, with Chelsea flooding the middle of the park."Of course it's not the idea for us to back off," Slot said. But then afterward, we were much more able to press them high to keep them in their half."[It was] not perfect because they were still a few times able to play through us, but not as much as in the first half."Liverpool.com says: While it might not have been the plan, there is no question that the Reds were passive for a lot of today's game.