Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 177

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As a coach, Klopp is very clear that any coach, when giving tactical guidance to his players, will tell them that their goal is to put the ball into the opponent’s goal again and again to win the final victory.

In order to fully inspire the fighting spirit of the players on the field, many coaches will individually instruct substitute players to target a certain opposing player, just like Milner, who was specifically arranged by Hodgson to come off the bench to target.

I should have taken Milner off earlier, otherwise we wouldn’t be a man down now, it’s going to be difficult!

Klopp regretted not taking action earlier, watching Milner fall into the opponent’s targeted trap.

Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it is! Hodgson, this old coach, still has some tricks up his sleeve!

Klopp was pondering in his mind, considering how to make adjustments to maintain the current situation, but a scene on the field made his eyes light up.

Li Qing was waving at him, while his position retreated to Milner’s previous position.

His ace was telling him with actions that he was going to take over Liverpool’s right flank!

Receiving Klopp’s affirmative nod, Li Qing stood in his new position, staring at the Crystal Palace players in front of him, his mind already calm.

Noticing the changes in Liverpool’s formation on the field, a hint of doubt flashed through Hodgson’s mind, and he involuntarily looked at Klopp.

Just as Klopp also glanced at Hodgson, their eyes met. Klopp grinned at Hodgson, showing his cold, big front teeth. Hodgson frowned and turned his gaze away.

Li Qing playing as a defender? What kind of move is Klopp making this time? Could it be that he had already anticipated such a situation? Impossible! The old man muttered to himself, completely baffled.

Crystal Palace began to take the free kick, the ball was headed out by Van Dijk, and it just landed at Li Qing’s feet on the right. After taking the ball, Li Qing faced Meyer, directly poked the ball forward, and then accelerated breakthrough without any reason.

Pass the ball to myself one second later!

Li Qing’s current behavior fully explained the true meaning of this sentence. Meyer only felt a gust of wind blow past him, and when he looked back, he only saw a number ten rapidly shrinking in front of his eyes.

He broke through!

Hodgson’s eyes widened, and Klopp was also surprised. This was Li Qing’s first breakthrough in this match, and it was such a decisive one, immediately attracting countless eyes.

Li Qing, who broke through with the ball, was as fast as lightning, like a walking hurricane. Crystal Palace captain Milivojevic tried to stop him, but only managed to grab Li Qing’s jersey corner, and he stumbled forward clumsily, almost falling.

Van Aanholt and Sakho wanted to join forces to stop Li Qing, but Li Qing, facing the two-man pincer, directly shot. The loud shooting sound startled the two who were about to press, causing them to instinctively turn their heads, but they didn’t feel the heavy impact of the ball.

“Middle! You two idiots!” Hodgson cursed from the sidelines, an exasperated expression on his face.

But Hodgson saw the scene just now clearly. Li Qing’s sudden shot was indeed surprising. Even he, at that moment, thought Li Qing was going for a long shot.

But in reality, Li Qing’s shot was a pass, and what was even more amazing was that although the sound of Li Qing’s kick was very loud, the speed of the ball he passed was not very fast, and it still drew an arc, making a large-scale transfer to the left.

Mané had arrived by then, and he volleyed the ball directly. Speroni immediately saved the ball.

Speroni was startled by Li Qing’s shot just now, but when he saw the ball’s trajectory, he immediately understood, so he immediately moved into position, just in time for Mané’s shot.

However, Mane’s shot was very powerful, and Speroni could only exert himself to punch the ball out, but his punch did not send the ball out of the penalty area. Firmino seized the loose ball in the middle and directly fired a shot.

This time, Speroni was helpless and could only watch the ball go into the net. Liverpool 3:1 Crystal Palace.

On the sidelines, Klopp punched the air vigorously, excitedly rushing towards his assistant coach. Liverpool’s bench and coaching staff instantly erupted in cheers.

“Goooooooooooa 1——”

Andy Gray’s prolonged sound echoed in the live broadcast room once again. In the eightieth minute of the match, Li Qing performed a magnificent long-distance run and orchestrated the team’s attack.

Although this goal’s assist wasn’t officially credited to Li Qing, there’s no doubt that without Li Qing’s long-distance run, without his pass that attracted almost everyone’s attention, Mane wouldn’t have been able to take an easy long shot, and Firmino wouldn’t have had such an easy rebound shot.

Two goals down, and with only ten minutes left in the game, the Crystal Palace players instantly became incredibly frustrated.

However, the old coach Hodgson, who had experienced countless defeats, slapped his hands vigorously on the sidelines, roaring loudly to remind the Crystal Palace players on the field to quickly kick off.

“All of you, cheer up! There’s still time in the game! Within ten minutes, get the ball back! Don’t give me that dejected look! Are you telling me that eleven of you can’t beat ten of them? Are you just going to surrender willingly like this?”

The old coach’s roar woke up the Crystal Palace players on the field. They now realized that they could play with more players against fewer!

Soon, the kick-off was taken in the center circle, and Crystal Palace players began to press forward in large numbers. Liverpool, playing with one man less, could not withstand the opponent’s impact in the midfield with only Henderson and Fabinho.

Even though Li Qing defended very hard on the right, there was still a gap in the middle. Schlupp, who had just been substituted by Hodgson, broke through in front of Matip. Although Matip reacted in time, he still accidentally touched the ball out of bounds.

Corner kick!

Milivojevic sent the ball to the far post, and Crystal Palace defender Tomkins headed the ball into the net from the edge of the small box. The Crystal Palace players instantly erupted in cheers.

“What’s going on!” Alisson roared at Matip. Just now, Matip, in his entanglement with the goal-scorer Tomkins, failed to mark his opponent, allowing him to score with an easy header.

They were just two goals up, but in the blink of an eye, Crystal Palace retaliated, narrowing the gap to one goal. Indeed, when masters spar, you know who’s got it just by a move!

Klopp felt a slight sigh, but he was still very confident that this goal should be Crystal Palace’s last gasp, and there should be no more opportunities like that in the rest of the game.

However, in less than three minutes, Crystal Palace made a comeback, still targeting Matip’s side, but this time the person who broke through was Zaha. Crystal Palace got another corner kick opportunity.

Immediately after, Meyer took a tactical corner kick. Milivojevic received the ball and played a one-two with Meyer. Then Meyer took the ball into the penalty area and shot into the net. Crystal Palace equalized the score with less than three minutes left in the game. _

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