Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 111

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Liverpool led 2- 0 at home, and the Liverpool fans at Anfield were ecstatic, creating a fervent home atmosphere from time to time.

Li Qing hadn’t even come on, and they were already two goals ahead. So… what about when Li Qing comes on as a substitute?

Is Arsenal still going to play?

Liverpool fans haven’t been as relaxed this season as they are now. The team’s powerful striker, Li Qing, is still leisurely sitting on the bench, but the score is two goals ahead, which means that this match… is a sure win!

It wasn’t until the fifty-seventh minute of the match that Alexis Sánchez, who came on as a substitute, made a through ball in a counterattack, finding Welbeck, who had run into the defensive gap between Clyne and Matip. Welbeck let the ball pass as he ran, then entered the penalty area, and then completed a low left-footed shot before goalkeeper Mignolet came out.

The 2- 0 displayed on the Anfield scoreboard instantly became 2- 1.

Liverpool’s head coach, Klopp, clearly felt the pressure from the opponent. A one-goal lead is the most insecure score on this planet, so he needed the team to extend the lead back to two goals in the shortest possible time.

How to extend it?

Find Li Qing!

As Arsenal players excitedly celebrated the goal, Klopp turned to look at the bench, not needing to look much, and directly said to Li Qing: “Li, come back in ten minutes.”

Arnold, who was on the eighteen-man squad, looked at Li Qing with envious eyes. When he looked again, Li Qing had already run to the warm-up area, doing simple back-and-forth running.

“Leeeeeeeeeee——”

The Liverpool fans at Anfield saw the familiar figure come to the warm-up area, and they instinctively erupted in a massive, tsunami-like roar.

“Liverpool’s transition from attack to defense has problems again…”

The live director quickly showed the broadcast screen to the sideline. Le Sports commentator, Zhan Jun, changed his tone: “Liverpool’s situation is unclear now. Arsenal are only one goal behind. Klopp’s choice to send on young player Li Qing is a wise one.”

“Arsenal are currently fifth with a game in hand. To participate in next season’s Champions League, they must defeat Liverpool away. There’s still more than half an hour left in the game, and Arsenal will definitely strengthen their attack if they want to win. In this case, Liverpool will have many counterattack opportunities. Li Qing, who is incredibly fast and technically excellent, only needs to seize a few of these opportunities, and Liverpool will win without worry.”

Andy Gray, a commentator for Sky Sports in Great Britain, smiled: “I thought Liverpool would win the game without much effort, thus completing a double over Arsenal. Now it seems… that possibility is constantly decreasing, but… Jürgen Klopp still has a trick up his sleeve. His super-sub, Li, is about to come on as a substitute. Arsène Wenger, are you ready?”

The Anfield director was clearly professional. The broadcast screen once again showed the away team’s coaching area. Wenger, who had just finished celebrating the goal, looked at the warm-up area, his brows furrowed, clearly feeling a hint of pressure.

Some might think that Leicester City’s comeback from four goals down against Li Qing’s Liverpool was due to the defending champions being overrated, but Chelsea and Tottenham are strong enough, right?

Those were all comebacks thanks to Li Qing’s excellent performance.

Even at only sixteen years old, he should not be underestimated.

However, for Wenger, any choice is difficult. Continuing to strengthen the attack will certainly lead to constantly expanding defensive vulnerabilities, while not strengthening the attack will lead to a smaller chance of equalizing.

Considering this, Wenger decided to take a risk.

Walcott, who is also very fast, left the bench and ran to the warm-up area.

In addition, Wenger knew that his disciple Bellerín was also very fast. As soon as Li Qing came on, he would have Bellerín swap positions with Monreal, with Bellerín, who is excellent in both speed and physicality, defending Li Qing.

Counterattack?

Who’s afraid of whom!

At the same time, Lallana’s heart sank when he saw Li Qing heading to the warm-up area. According to coach Klopp’s recent substitutions, it was highly likely that he would be replaced by Li Qing. Therefore, he put all his effort into performing brilliantly in the restarted match.

Unfortunately, his individual ability was truly limited, and he was unable to create any decent opportunities for the team.

Instead, Arsenal, who had narrowed the score, launched continuous brilliant attacks led by their key player, Sánchez. Fortunately, goalkeeper Mignolet performed excellently during this period, making great saves and keeping the goal safe.

Li Qing was anxious watching the game, but the Liverpool fans in the stands weren’t worried, because their hope, Li Qing, was warming up, meaning he would be coming on as a substitute in a few minutes.

Even if they were behind, it was no big deal!

If Li Qing could hear the fans’ thoughts, he would definitely roll his eyes…

Do you really think I’m a god?

Time ticked by second by second. Arsenal, playing as the away team, took the initiative, with wave after wave of attacks, so much so that Liverpool, playing at home, couldn’t even carry the ball past the halfway line.

As Sánchez cut in from the left wing and shot high, the referee blew his whistle, signaling a substitution from the sideline.

“aoaoaoaoaoooo——”

The Liverpool fans at Anfield instinctively roared, welcoming Li Qing, who was preparing to come on.

Lallana subconsciously looked at the sideline. It was indeed Li Qing who was preparing to come on, but he held onto a glimmer of hope that the red number displayed on the electronic substitution board wasn’t 20.

As it turned out, it was 20.

He sighed and ran to the sideline.

Although Lallana had no actual contribution in this match, he helped Liverpool create some opportunities in the front field. The Liverpool fans in the stands would not forget, and they erupted in thunderous applause, sending off Lallana, who was substituted.

“papapapaaaa——”

Le Sports commentator Zhan Jun’s voice was noticeably more excited than in the past few minutes: “Chinese-American youngster Li Qing comes on as a substitute for Lallana. I believe Liverpool’s attack will be greatly enhanced! Now… Arsenal, who can’t break through, are in trouble…”

As soon as the substitution ceremony ended, the live director’s close-up shot was given to the away team’s coaching area.

Wenger’s brows, seen in the broadcast, were even more furrowed than a few minutes ago, looking almost like a twisted rope.

Mignolet took a long goal kick, and the ball flew to the right side of the attacking half. The Liverpool fans in the stands began to feel their hearts pounding, waiting for Li Qing’s performance.

Li Qing, whose gaze was fixed on where the ball would land, noticed Xhaka coming from the right. He positioned himself early, and at the same time lowered his center of gravity, intending to chest the ball down in front of him.

Xhaka directly collided with Li Qing’s back from the right. Since Li Qing had already lowered his center of gravity, and he had added 5 of the 10 attribute points from the ‘Player of the Month’ system reward to ‘Strength’, with the remaining five points added to ‘Stamina’ and ‘Ball Control’ ( 2 points to ‘Stamina’ and 3 points to ‘Ball Control’), bringing them to 70 and 80 respectively.

Li Qing’s current ‘Strength’ value is 70. When faced with Xhaka’s collision, he didn’t fly off the field like a kite with a broken string. He merely lost his balance a little, but managed to control the ball while stumbling. _

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