Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 099

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Regarding the East Asian Derby reports by media and Sun Country media, Li Qing was quite speechless. For Shinji Okazaki, who was dedicated but limited in strength, Son Heung-min, who had previously competed, was obviously stronger. But even in this context, comparing the two, Li Qing felt it was a bit low-class…

It wasn’t that he looked down on Sun Country players, but… Shinji Okazaki’s strength was really average.

media and fans were full of expectations for this match. Le Sports, which had exclusive live broadcast rights to the FA Cup, seized the opportunity to make a fortune, launching an event for fans to cheer for Li Qing.

Those fans who wanted to watch Li Qing’s match had no choice but to spend money to buy virtual tickets to watch the FA Cup fifth round.

Who told Tianchao Channel 5 and other online TV stations not to buy the secondary broadcast rights?

Back to the main topic, Li Qing, who had always yearned for a starting position, finally got to start in this almost certain FA Cup fifth round match. Arnold and Harry Wilson from the U 23 youth team also successfully made it into the starting lineup.

Leicester City also sent out a substitute lineup. Core players like Vardy and Mahrez didn’t even appear on the match roster. Clearly… this was a selective.

BBC commentator Gary Lineker said in a deep voice, “It seems Claudio Ranieri is really preparing to give up on the FA Cup.”

Klopp had already learned of Ranieri’s strategic through Leicester City’s 18-man roster, but as an experienced professional coach, he knew the principle of a lion using its full strength even against a rabbit. Even playing at home, he couldn’t be careless.

Although many youth team players were sent out for this match, the central axis consisted of main players.

With Mignolet, Matip, Wijnaldum, and Firmino, plus the recently in-form Li Qing, beating a substitute Leicester City at home was basically a sure thing.

Shinji Okazaki, who was highly anticipated by Sun Country media and fans, started the match, but… he was destined to have few opportunities to perform because Liverpool, playing at home, would definitely dominate the match, and Leicester City could only defend passively.

Le Sports commentator Zhan Jun looked at Li Qing on the broadcast screen and smiled, “This is Li Qing’s first start for Liverpool. I think fans in front of their TVs must be very curious whether he will score in this match. In the past three substitute appearances, he contributed six goals and two assists. So… what about this match?”

Li Qing, appearing in the starting lineup for the first time, was very excited. Standing in front of the ‘This is Anfield’ plaque, he felt a strong sense of pride. He subconsciously clenched his fists, cheering himself on, “Come on! Must score!”

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Anfield Stadium. For Li Qing, this stadium had changed somewhat. His efficient goals and his status as a Kirkby Academy product gained him more support from Liverpool fans.

Besides posters, there were many banners and slogans.

As the team anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone” sounded, Li Qing, standing facing the main stand, instantly felt a surge of adrenaline, wishing the match would start immediately.

About three minutes later, the 2016- 2017 FA Cup fifth-round match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield officially began.

Leicester City, with the kick-off advantage, directly. Drinkwater, who got the ball, sent a long pass directly to Shinji Okazaki, the Sun Country international who had pulled wide to the left. However, Okazaki’s judgment of the landing point was clearly inferior to Arnold’s. The latter nudged the ball forward, and it fell perfectly to Li Qing, who was covering.

“Leeeeeeeeeeee——”

The Liverpool fans in the stands subconsciously stretched out their voices, giving them to Li Qing, who had received the ball, obviously hoping to see another spectacular breakthrough performance.

However, Leicester City defender Ndidi chose to be decisive, pulling Li Qing at the moment he touched the ball. Li Qing, leaning back, spread his hands, indicating helplessness. Referee Anthony Taylor clearly blew his whistle, and the cheers from the Liverpool fans in the stands were instantly replaced by boos.

Clearly, this was Liverpool fans expressing their dissatisfaction with Ndidi in this way.

In the subsequent match time, Li Qing was frequently fouled by Leicester City defenders, so much so that Liverpool manager Klopp repeatedly complained to the fourth official.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. No one expected that the match, which was predicted to be one-sided before kickoff, had not changed until now.

0:0

Taking advantage of a dead ball, the live director gave Li Qing a close-up shot of his face.

Li Qing, appearing on the broadcast screen, had a furrowed brow, making him look a bit lost.

Le Sports commentator Zhan Jun frowned and said, “Leicester City’s defensive tactics are very effective. Liverpool, with Li Qing as their main attacking point, has become somewhat weak in attack. Now… it depends on how Klopp modifies the team’s tactics…”

In fact, Li Qing, who seemed to be tightly marked, was not completely suppressed. Leicester City defenders had already paid the price of two yellow cards to defend Li Qing, and as the match progressed, he slowly discovered some problems exposed in Leicester City’s defense.

In the thirty-fourth minute, Li Qing, running, received a pass from Wijnaldum. Facing the tight marking of Ndidi, he did not choose to pass the ball but instead moved it horizontally to the middle, picking up speed.

The young Ndidi didn’t think much. He strictly followed manager Ranieri’s instructions before the match, staying glued to Li Qing.

Ndidi was like chewing gum stuck to Li Qing. However, at this moment, Li Qing suddenly stepped on the ball with his left foot and stopped abruptly in place. Ndidi subconsciously slammed on the brakes. Li Qing, with the initiative, used his explosive power to restart in place, and the defensively strong Ndidi followed suit.

At the same time, Li Qing took a step forward with his right foot, quickly flicked the ball to the right-back with his left heel, and stopped abruptly again. Ndidi, trying to stop abruptly again, couldn’t keep up with the rhythm.

Li Qing took small, quick steps to adjust in place, accelerating towards where Ndidi had originally stood!

No one expected that Li Qing, who had been restricted for so long, would suddenly get past Ndidi. Drinkwater, who was covering, was half a beat slow. Li Qing directly used the outside of his left foot to push the ball towards the center of the field and accelerate, directly facing the entire backline.

Firmino, Harry Wilson, and the recovered Sturridge made forward runs, taking away three defenders.

It wasn’t until he carried the ball to the edge of the penalty area arc that center-back Huth realized the danger.

Li Qing was waiting for this opportunity. With a flick of his right instep, the ball rolled along the ground to Firmino, who had stopped at some point. The latter, without stopping the ball, directly threaded it into the left side of the box.

Center-back Wague looked at Li Qing, who was sprinting in, and then at the ball that had entered his defensive range. In a flash, he chose to slide tackle, but Li Qing’s foot speed was faster. With a gentle flick of his left toe, he smoothly jumped over Wague.

The broadcast screen switched, and the Le Sports commentator shouted, “Li Qing——”

Along with this shout, Li Qing looked up at goalkeeper Schmeichel’s positioning, took a step forward with his right foot, placing it to the right of the ball, lifted his left foot, and quickly kicked the middle of the ball with the part between his instep and the top of his foot.

The ball zipped across the grass towards the far corner of the goal. Schmeichel’s dive was half a beat slower than the ball’s speed. The Liverpool fans at Anfield Stadium hysterically stretched out their voices: Leeeeeeeeeeee——

The score on the scoreboard changed from 0:0 to 1:0.

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