Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 154

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Chelsea secured three points without much trouble, bringing their total points to 89. The pressure naturally shifted to Liverpool, who had only 84 points. They had two fewer matches played and were five points behind. If they failed to win at the London Stadium, they could only hope that Sunderland, who had already been relegated, would upset Chelsea in the final away match.

Clearly, this possibility was minuscule.

The destination of the 2016- 2017 Premier League title had reached its most intense moment.

The winning Chelsea fans were ecstatic, and many decided to support West Ham in their upcoming match against Liverpool, hoping that West Ham, who had nothing left to play for this season, would defeat Liverpool at home, thereby increasing their team’s chances of winning the league title.

Local London media supporting Chelsea put considerable pressure on West Ham, suggesting that West Ham should show some professional spirit. West Ham United’s coach, Bilic, was a tough character. When interviewed by the media, he stated directly, “The team has completed its mission this season. From now on, we’ll play as we should.”

Chelsea fans were dumbfounded, feeling that Bilic was too rigid.

However, Bilic’s starting lineup made Chelsea fans laugh and cry, causing them to apologize automatically, feeling that the previous online public opinion had mistakenly harmed their ally, Bilic.

This was because West Ham, hosting Liverpool, fielded most of their key players in various positions, with only a few positions filled by promising young players from their youth team.

Liverpool coach Klopp, upon receiving West Ham’s starting lineup, muttered, “They’re really good at smoke screens.”

Despite this, the visiting Liverpool controlled the initiative from the start of the match, taking the lead and forcing West Ham United into passive defense.

In the eighth minute, Li Qing, accelerating suddenly down the right flank, received a penetrating pass from Coutinho. With a single touch, he controlled and dribbled past West Ham defenders Fernandes and Fonte, who had no time to react. Li Qing, like an eel, slipped into the penalty area, directly facing goalkeeper Adrian.

Fighting for the top scorer title, Li Qing struck decisively, a precise missile-like low shot into the far corner, scoring and giving the visiting Liverpool the lead.

Ten minutes later, it was Li Qing again. He broke through multiple West Ham players on the right flank, cutting into the box. Fonte and Nordtveit dared not make a challenge. Li Qing chose to be direct and decisive, feinting a pass before cutting back. From the right corner of the six-yard box, he unleashed a powerful shot.

Everyone thought Li Qing would pass from that angle, but instead… a powerful shot rocketed into the near post. Goalkeeper Adrian reacted half a beat too slow and Li Qing scored his second goal of the match.

Sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast, Conte angrily threw the remote control to the ground. He had just praised Bilic on Instagram, but now it seemed pointless!

MMP!

Although West Ham United strengthened their defense against Li Qing in the remaining time, Li Qing still managed to score before halftime.

This time, he played a one-two with a teammate on the right flank of the attack, entering the penalty area. Fonte was half a beat slow in blocking, and the ball was kicked by Li Qing into the bottom left corner of the goal.

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During halftime, Xin Ying Sports commentator Jin Xiang Kai expressed his curiosity: “Li Qing’s desire to shoot in this match is very strong. Seven shots, five on target, three goals. His goal count this season has reached…”

As Jin Xiang Kai spoke, he looked at the Premier League statistics. What he saw surprised him. He exclaimed, “What? Li Qing’s Premier League goal count this season has reached 22?”

However, as Xin Ying Sports’ top commentator, he reacted very quickly, changing the subject: “Chinese-origin youngster Li Qing has scored hat-tricks in two consecutive matches. His goal count has jumped from 16 to 22, and he has now caught up with Sanchez, ranking third in the top scorer list! Congratulations!”

Fans who were still in front of their screens, not having turned them off, were stunned for a moment, then quickly switched to the Premier League top scorer list.

Since the match hadn’t ended, the top scorer list hadn’t updated immediately. The data displayed still showed 19 goals, ranking fourth.

But that was enough to shock the domestic fans who followed Li Qing. A few days ago, South Korean media were gloating because Son Heung-min had scored ten goals in a single Premier League season, publicizing it everywhere, afraid that fans from other countries wouldn’t know.

Now, it was good. A -hearted Chinese-origin player had directly achieved 20+ goals in a single Premier League season. And this number was based on the premise that Li Qing had not participated in most of this season’s Premier League matches.

Compare?

Let’s compare!

So, fans swarmed over the Great Firewall to South Korean social media platforms to inform them of Li Qing’s latest achievements.

In fact, many South Korean fans already knew Li Qing’s goal count, they just didn’t want to admit it, after all, they had always hoped that Son Heung-min could surpass Li Qing.

Given the situation, South Korean fans had to resort to their ultimate move. They asserted that Li Qing was of British nationality, not , and that the fans blindly supporting him were merely driven by vanity.

fans were not flustered at all. Li Qing was a second-generation immigrant of Chinese descent, with 100% blood, and he himself had openly admitted this. Even if the Football Association remained inactive, it could not shake Li Qing’s position in the hearts of fans.

Some fans felt an inherent sense of inferiority, believing that the South Korean fans had a point. They did not join the verbal battle but instead turned to criticize the inactive Football Association.

If the Football Association could step forward to naturalize Li Qing, wouldn’t Li Qing getting a passport solve the problem?

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and players from both sides gradually returned to the field to begin the second half.

Li Qing had scored three goals in the first half, naturally becoming the main target for West Ham United’s defensive players. Li Qing was agile in his movements, graceful in his posture, and had a series of cards in his inventory waiting to be used. He was not flustered at all; on the contrary, he greatly enjoyed this superstar-level treatment.

In the 56th minute, Li Qing received the ball, dribbled past two defenders, and cut into the penalty area. Fonte was half a step slow in extending his leg, tripping Li Qing who had already poked the ball away with his left foot. The referee decisively blew his whistle.

“Penalty!”

If it were a normal match, Milner would undoubtedly take the penalty without question, but Li Qing was eager to score now. Milner voluntarily handed the ball to Li Qing: “Li, you take this one.”

Li Qing shook his head and smiled: “No, I’d rather score from open play.”

Milner: “…”

Perhaps influenced by Li Qing, Milner, who had only missed one penalty this season, made a rare mistake. The ball was saved by West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian.

Before the home fans could cheer, a fluorescent green figure appeared at the landing spot of the ball before any other player could react.

With his right foot for support, he gently nudged the ball, which Adrian had saved, with his left foot.

“It’s Li Qing! Beautiful! Goal!”

Xin Ying Sports commentator Jin Xiang Kai was overjoyed: “Li Qing has scored a super hat-trick for the first time this season!”

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