Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 172

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Ramsey saw the landing spot of the ball, leaped up, intending to clear the ball out of the penalty area, but at that moment, a Liverpool player in a fluorescent green jersey suddenly appeared in front of him.

The large Arabic numeral 55 on his back was particularly dazzling. Ramsey, who had already jumped to his limit, suddenly constricted his pupils. Li Qing, who had not scored from set pieces in the past 15 Premier League matches and 4 FA Cup matches, actually jumped higher than him.

However, the surprise was yet to come. Ramsey found that Li Qing’s body was still rising. His eyes were level with Li Qing’s lower back, and he was extremely surprised: “He… how can he jump so high?”

“Hiss~”

Zhan Jun, the commentator for LeSports sitting in the commentary box, gasped: “He jumped really high!”

“wowowoowo——”

The fans at the New Wembley Stadium subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.

Klopp, in the away team’s dugout, was very surprised, his mouth wide enough to fit a duck egg.

As the Liverpool manager, he felt he wasn’t competent enough!

He was completely unaware that Li Qing’s jumping ability was so outstanding!

If he had known this earlier, he should have added Li Qing to the set-piece tactics. This would bring a crucial change to Liverpool’s set-piece offense.

After all, Li Qing’s height had grown to 1.82 meters, and he could completely compete for headers in the penalty area. Even if he couldn’t get to the landing spot, he could still shield his teammates.

Using the active skill [Superstar Moment], Li Qing seemed to have transformed into a master of headers. Leaping high, he twisted his waist and swung his body, heading the falling ball fiercely towards the top left corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Ospina was inherently short, so even with his excellent jumping ability, he couldn’t do anything.

Fans watching on TV could clearly see Ospina diving sideways on the spot, his outstretched right fingertips flying within ten centimeters of the ball heading towards the goal.

And it was precisely these ten centimeters that declared Ospina’s efforts futile…

“Goooooooooooooa 1——”

The powerful ball slammed into the top left corner of the goal. Andy Gray’s signature prolonged voice, the commentator for Sky Sports in Great Britain, echoed in the commentary box.

However, at this moment, almost all commentators were caught up in their own extreme commentary frenzy, and no one was paying attention to him. Commentator Martin Tyler, taking advantage of Andy Gray’s pause, shouted: “If I’m not mistaken, this goal is Li’s first goal from a non-open play situation! It’s also his tenth goal in the FA Cup! An incredible performance! His 39th goal in all competitions this season!”

“Header goal!”

LeSports commentator Zhan Jun hysterically exclaimed, “Li Qing’s goal helps Liverpool equalize in just two minutes! This goal will definitely affect Liverpool’s future offense! I believe fans watching on TV should easily remember that this is Li Qing’s first goal from a set-piece attack! Next season, Li Qing will be a scoring threat.”

“In the past 2016- 2017 season, Li scored 31 league goals from open play. With his scoring ability becoming more comprehensive, how many goals will he score next season? 40 goals? 50 goals? That’s insane!”

Zhan Jun couldn’t help but shiver as he said this. To him, it was simply unbelievable!

Arsenal manager Wenger looked at Li Qing celebrating his goal, speechless. He had already made corresponding deployments against Li Qing’s characteristics before the match, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes, ultimately leading to a lightning-fast conceded goal.

Li Qing, who had scored the goal, spread his arms wide at the New Wembley Stadium and sprinted wildly. Reaching the Liverpool fan section, he made a gesture of listening closely, and the roaring cheers, like a tsunami, instantly swept across the entire stadium.

“Leeeeeeeeeeeeee——”

Li Qing thoroughly enjoyed this overwhelming enthusiasm. He closed his eyes until Firmino and Mané pulled him onto the grass, then he looked up at the night sky of the New Wembley Stadium.

Tong Shenbing, sitting in the front row, felt proud of Li Qing’s performance. Like the Liverpool fans around her, she cheered almost maniacally.

The match returned to the starting line. Arsenal players, who had the kickoff advantage, didn’t dare to intensify their attack. Under manager Wenger’s, they gradually organized their offense, looking for opportunities.

Liverpool players no longer employed their signature high-risk pressing, retreating their defensive line to the 40-meter defensive zone. However, Arsenal, wary of Liverpool’s quick counterattacks, didn’t commit enough players to their actual attacks.

Welbeck wasn’t Giroud, and Arsenal rarely chose to cross high balls from both flanks. As time elapsed, the match gradually entered a stalemate.

The hallmark of high-level matches is often that time flies by quickly without you noticing. Fans watching on TV looked at the match time again, and it was already over half an hour, with the scoreboard still showing 1:1.

However, looking at the past half an hour, Liverpool had a certain advantage. Their offensive organization and quick counterattacks were well-executed. Arsenal’s ability to maintain the 1:1 score was largely due to Ospina’s excellent performance and their sufficiently quick fouling.

However, the yellow cards for Xhaka, Monreal, and Ramsey were very likely to have a significant impact on the rest of the match. Therefore, Wenger, standing in front of the home team’s dugout, paced back and forth, his eyes filled with worry.

In a blink of an eye, a few more minutes passed, and the ball came to Li Qing’s feet. Having successfully drawn fouls repeatedly, he prepared to break through again. Xhaka and Sánchez retreated while fighting, and Ramsey was ready to cover.

However, at that moment, Li Qing’s wide vision noticed that Arsenal’s defensive line was pressed very flat, with their clearly shifted to the left side of the defense. Milner was quietly making a forward run on the left flank.

This was an opportunity!

Li Qing precisely timed Milner’s forward run and quickly kicked the lower-middle part of the ball with the inside of his left foot.

The ball soared into the air, flying towards his team’s attacking left flank.

Arsenal’s three central defenders, employing a three-center-back defensive system, were all in the middle. Right winger Oxlade-Chamberlain also tucked in centrally. Turning to chase would clearly be too late, so right center-back Holding had to pull out to defend.

Old ginger is hotter. Milner swept the ball directly to the edge of the penalty area without stopping it, effectively delivering a cutback from about ten meters off the byline.

Mané and Firmino’s forward runs attracted all of Monreal and Mertesacker’s attention, leaving the crucial area at the top of the penalty arc unmarked.

Coutinho, while running, stopped the ball with his right foot, followed up with his left foot for support, and kicked the ball with the inside of his right foot.

The ball arced with a clear inswing towards the top right corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Ospina flew to his maximum extent but still couldn’t touch the ball. He only closed his eyes in frustration when the ball hit the snow-white net…

“Li Qing’s long pass opens up the game! Milner’s cross is clear!”

Liverpool fan and LeSports commentator Zhan Jun shouted ecstatically: “The ‘Cloud-Piercing Arrow’ reappears! Coutinho helps Liverpool take the lead!”

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