Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 181

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“Oh my god, what an incredible performance! Two goals in less than five minutes after the start of the match! Should I say the Korean players are too weak, or… Li’s strength is greater? It’s not even a contest of the same level!”

Marcel Reif, commentator for German Sky TV, loudly exclaimed, “I have to say, the FA is a bit shameless. Li is a top player who can dominate the Premier League and the FA Cup. To use him to play in the U 20 World Cup? In layman’s terms, it’s an overkill! A waste!”

England U 20 head coach Simpson looked like he had everything under control, sitting leisurely in the dugout. Li Qing’s goal only made him slightly excited.

His assistant teased, “Paul, are we being a bit of a bully?”

“Hey~”

Simpson shrugged his shoulders and said seriously, “Where is it? Li is only sixteen years old. Look at how old the other players are? There are a lot of 18, 19, and 20-year-olds. In the end… we’re still at a disadvantage.”

The assistant’s mouth twitched slightly, thinking to himself that he had seen shameless people, but never someone so shameless.

However, on the other hand, Li Qing was only sixteen years old, much younger than the other players on the field. A super genius like him might only appear once every hundred years in world football.

The match restarted, and the fervent atmosphere in the Suwon World Cup Stadium noticeably diminished. The previously high-spirited Korean fans were now dispirited, sighing, as if the match was already lost.

Li Qing, who had already scored two goals, was closely marked in the subsequent match time. Considering the shamelessness and dirty tackles of the Korean players, he rarely used his exquisite dribbling skills to break through. Instead, he mostly used precise long passes and wide vision to create opportunities for his teammates.

In the sixteenth minute, Li Qing, who received the ball on the right flank of the attack, attracted three defenders. Right-back Arnold surged forward, and Li Qing flicked the ball with the tip of his left foot, sending it flying between Woo Chan-yang and Paik Seung-ho towards the penalty area.

Arnold, in motion, stopped the ball with the instep of his right foot and then unleashed a powerful shot. The ball flew like a cannonball towards the top right corner of the goal.

Jung Tae-wook had no reaction to the close-range explosive shot; it was beyond his reach.

“The match… has already ended early.”

He Wei, commentator for CCTV- 5, smiled and said, “Li Qing’s strength is clearly several times stronger than all the players on the field. He plays effortlessly. If England U 20 wins this match, it’s not impossible for them to win the championship…”

Arnold, who scored the goal, was very excited. He hugged Li Qing tightly with both hands, his heart pounding as he shouted, “Li, your pass was great.”

“Hehe~ It’s your good run and good shot. Everything else is just fleeting.”

Li Qing said indifferently.

Although Solanke was very unhappy that Li Qing had taken his number ten jersey, it had to be said that Li Qing was much stronger than him.

If Li Qing had been able to play in the last match, how could they have drawn with Guinea U 20?

Korean U 20 head coach Shin Tae-yong stood in the home team’s coaching area with a furrowed brow. He was very worried now, worried that his players would lose their fighting spirit in this match.

Six points from two matches had already secured a group qualification spot, but if they lost by a large margin, then… it might be difficult to regain their fighting spirit in the Round of 16, and… they would most likely be eliminated…

This… such a result would obviously be unacceptable for the host nation.

Attack!

Must strengthen the attack!

England U 20 had Li Qing, and his team had Lee Seung-woo and Paik Seung-ho!

The La Masia twins!

However, sometimes football is just that cruel. Li Qing is a recognized prodigy in world football. How could he be compared to Lee Seung-woo and Paik Seung-ho, two young players who had never played in La Liga?

The defensive gaps created by strengthening the attack were huge. England U 20 scored another goal in the 23rd, 29th, and 34th minutes, respectively, through Solanke, Lookman, and Li Qing.

Before the end of the first half, no one expected England U 20 to lead Korean U 20 by a massive 6- 0.

The Korean fans at Suwon World Cup Stadium were ashen-faced, and those who felt humiliated even left the stadium early.

On social networks like INS, Twitter, and Facebook, a large number of Korean fans posted statuses that could be summarized in two words.

Disgrace!

He Wei, commentator for CCTV- 5, sighed as he looked at the crestfallen Korean U 20 players: “This is not the actual gap between the Korean U 20 national youth team and the England U 20 national youth team, but rather Li Qing’s ability is too strong. His three goals and two assists directly led England U 20 national youth team to a 6- 0 lead!”

With England U 20 leading by six goals at halftime, head coach Simpson felt he could let Li Qing rest, as he had just participated in the FA Cup final not long ago.

According to his negotiations with the FA hierarchy, Li Qing, after participating in the U 20 World Cup, would also participate in the senior national team training camp to prepare for the World Cup qualifier against Scotland.

In fact, it wasn’t really about needing Li Qing to make any contribution, but rather the FA hoped Li Qing would represent the England senior national team earlier, thereby cutting off Li Qing’s path to represent other national teams in the future.

After all, a talent like Li Qing is a once-in-a-century occurrence.

The last time England had such a player was back in the 1960s and 1970s, a man named George Best, who was inducted into the FIFA Hall of Fame and was rated by the English industry as England’s greatest athlete of all time.

The past George Best could not be seen and compared, but… the current Li Qing… is abnormal enough. Compared to that era which advocated offense, Li Qing’s goal rate is even higher.

The second half of the match between Korean U 20 and England U 20 had completely turned into garbage time. The main task of the substitute players was to reasonably consume match time, control the pace of the match, and maintain the score until the end of the full match.

However, when the final whistle blew, the scoreboard showed a score of 0- 8, a record that could completely be written into Korea’s history of humiliation!

Spaniards and Italians watching the live broadcast cheered loudly, feeling a great sense of satisfaction.

The evil deeds committed fifteen years ago were repaid at the U 20 World Cup!

And the Korean fans in the stadium and those in front of their televisions were ashen-faced; for them, it felt like the end of the world had come.

At the routine post-match press conference, England U 20 head coach Simpson remained low-key, stating that the big win against the host nation was entirely due to the players’ good form and had nothing to do with the upcoming knockout stage…

Subsequently, Korean U 20 head coach Shin Tae-yong, who attended the post-match press conference, was very emotional, constantly apologizing to the Korean reporters present, stating that the large defeat was his responsibility and hoping that everyone would not put too much pressure on his players…

It must be said that Shin Tae-yong is a good youth coach, but he overestimated the professional ethics of journalists and the moral quality of fans.

The next day, England U 20 traveled to Jeonju according to the schedule for the top team in Group A, preparing for the Round of 16 match that would start three days later.

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