Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 091

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Tottenham’s opening attack was very patient, with continuous link-up play and organization in the middle and on the right, earning Son Heung-min a brief one-on-one opportunity on the left. The Tottenham fans in the stands became excited.

Facing Li Qing, who had limited defensive ability, Tottenham fans firmly believed that Son Heung-min could score in this attack!

Tottenham’s head coach, Pochettino, looked on with anticipation, a stark contrast to Klopp, who appeared worried.

Players with strong offensive capabilities often have weak defenses.

Clyne being drawn forward by Ben Davies meant that the defensive responsibility for Son Heung-min fell on Li Qing.

Just then, Son Heung-min used the outside of his right foot to push the ball forward and to the right, a clear acceleration and change of direction in the ribs. After Li Qing used the [Iron Wall Card], his body naturally moved closer to the inside, which was the direction Son Heung-min seemingly intended to break through.

The temporary experience brought by the [Iron Wall Card] was quite rich, and he kept a wary eye.

As expected!

The moment Li Qing retreated backward to the left, Son Heung-min suddenly changed direction, sharply cutting the ball with the inside of his right foot. The ball, changing its trajectory, quickly rolled in the opposite direction of Li Qing’s movement.

“—Change of direction!”

Park Ke-ho, the commentator for SBS Sports TV in South Korea,’s voice rose by eight octaves, shouting hysterically.

No sooner said than done, Li Qing suddenly exerted force with the front of his left foot. The powerful explosive force caused his body to receive a huge, and his not-so-long right instep happened to block the path of Son Heung-min’s cut.

Son Heung-min, whose mouth had already blossomed with a victorious smile, had his pupils contract slightly, and his smile froze on his face. Due to the resistance from his leg and the inertia of his body, his upper body fell forward.

“Why?”

Son Heung-min couldn’t understand, even after falling to the ground, whether Li Qing was an attacking player or a defender?

Li Qing, who had blocked the ball with his right foot, saw that Oliver had not blown his whistle and directly passed the ball horizontally to Henderson, who had some space in the middle.

Ben Davies paused when he saw Li Qing pass the ball to Henderson.

It was this pause that infuriated Pochettino.

In his tactical philosophy, in such a situation, one either rushes the player with the ball or blocks the passing lane. Ben Davies, on the other hand, was actually at a crucial moment…

Henderson had a wide field of vision, and he noticed a large open space in front of Li Qing. Without stopping the ball, he directly sent it forward and to the right.

Tottenham’s head coach, Pochettino, standing in the away team’s coaching area, realized something was wrong. He took two steps forward and shouted to the players on the field: “Defend!”

In fact, the players on the field knew what to do without Pochettino’s reminder.

Wanyama and Alderweireld both consciously rushed towards Li Qing, while the other center-back, Dier, and right-back, Kyle Walker, were influenced by the quick forward runs of Mané and Firmino and chose to hold the center, to avoid a major defensive lapse.

Henderson knew Li Qing was fast, and his lead was significant, perfectly suited for Li Qing’s full-speed chase.

Fans in the main stand and the Centenary Stand suddenly became alert at this moment, holding their breath and watching Li Qing run at high speed.

Li Qing, dressed in a red jersey, was like a super red sports car accelerating to its limit, swiftly sweeping past the halfway line of Anfield, his soles kicking up countless blades of grass.

Speed has never been Wanyama’s forte; on the contrary, tracking back is one of his weaknesses. Facing Li Qing running at full speed, he was helpless and could only pin his defensive hopes on Alderweireld and Dier, who was moving towards the center.

Wanyama’s game reading ability was strong. Realizing he couldn’t catch up to Li Qing, he observed the Liverpool players within his coverage area.

Mané was very fast, but Kyle Walker was equally matched in speed and physique with Mané. The two were neck and neck, meaning Wanyama only needed to keep an eye on Firmino, who was following up in the middle.

At the same time, Li Qing, while running at high speed, used the outside of his left foot to push the ball forward and to the left, killing his way into the center without slowing down.

Alderweireld and Dier, having held their positions, exchanged glances. Their excellent allowed them to know what the other intended in a flash.

Left center-back Alderweireld retreated while defending, and Dier was responsible for covering.

“aoaoaoaoooo—”

As the shouts from Anfield grew louder and louder, Li Qing, with the ball, also reached about forty meters from the goal. Tottenham’s left center-back, Alderweireld, had a solid frontal defense and good positioning, which Klopp had mentioned during halftime. It would be difficult to get past Alderweireld with pure technique.

But Li Qing remembered that Alderweireld wasn’t particularly fast, nor was his turning speed quick. With Ben Davies left behind, he could completely rely on speed to beat his opponent!

About five meters from Alderweireld, he slowed down. Alderweireld retreated while defending, holding his breath, unsure which way Li Qing would try to break through.

Until the distance was only two to three meters, Li Qing suddenly cut the ball with the inside of his left foot towards the front right of his body.

Alderweireld had long anticipated that Li Qing would use speed to beat him, and he had also planned how to counter it. But when he truly witnessed Li Qing’s acceleration, he understood why Chelsea’s defenders were repeatedly beaten by Li Qing’s speed.

Too fast!

Couldn’t keep up at all!

Sliding tackle?

Given Li Qing’s explosive power in a flash, there was a high probability he wouldn’t get to the ball, or even touch the person.

Alderweireld made a very smart choice. Realizing that Li Qing wanted to overtake on the outside, he chose to turn and run in a straight line, trying to block Li Qing’s angle into the box as much as possible.

Before the match, coach Pochettino had instructed that Li Qing’s preferred foot was his left. If he accelerated to the right, he would definitely cut back. As long as he wasn’t given a chance to force an overtake.

No sooner said than done, Li Qing, with the ball, suddenly changed direction, using the outside of his left foot to bring the ball towards the center. Alderweireld, being tall and strong, had a lot of inertia, and he only slowly turned towards the center after Li Qing completed his change of direction.

Dier quickly moved closer to Alderweireld, not giving Li Qing a chance to force his way through the middle.

Li Qing had no intention of forcing a bloody path through the middle. He once again dribbled the ball with the outside of his left foot, the ball clinging to the grass where Dier had originally been. This meant he moved diagonally from the attacking right rib to the attacking left rib.

Compared to Alderweireld, Dier was slower.

Coupled with the lack of positional awareness from his long tenure as a defensive midfielder, he instinctively turned to chase Li Qing.

One known for speed, the other for being slow. The outcome was already set.

Dier watched helplessly as Li Qing visibly pulled away and entered the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Lloris saw Li Qing dribble to the right rib of their penalty area and held his breath, guarding the near post.

Li Qing’s teammates, with his wide vision, hadn’t caught up yet. He unleashed a powerful shot from about seventeen meters out.

Dier’s gaze followed the ball, and he saw the rapidly flying ball strike the upper part of Alderweireld’s right thigh, who had thrown himself to block it. His heart swelled with joy!

However, the next moment…

The ball deflected off the upper part of Alderweireld’s right thigh, taking a clear parabolic trajectory towards the far goal.

Li Qing, who had just shot, was filled with surprise: “That works too?!”_

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