Football: The strongest post-2000s Chapter 149

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“Harry Kane scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a very difficult situation, which was a great encouragement for the Spurs players at home!”

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray shouted loudly.

Commentator Martin Tyler quickly added: “There are about forty minutes left, including injury time. I think Tottenham, who have narrowed the score, will definitely have a chance to equalize!”

Park Kehao, commentator for SBS Sports TV in South Korea, roared hysterically: “Son Heung-min is great! His cross accurately found Harry Kane! He deserves credit for this goal! The FA Cup semi-final is not over yet! Come on! Son Heung-min! Next, you will equalize the score!”

“The suspense is back.”

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhan Jun’s voice, the Le Sports commentator, but as a recognized fair commentator, he quickly returned to normal: “Tottenham finally narrowed the gap at home, they are only one goal away from Liverpool! In a strong match, one goal is nothing!”

Pochettino, standing in the home team’s coaching area, felt the hope of a comeback and promotion to the FA Cup final. Standing on the sidelines, he rarely incited the fervent atmosphere of White Hart Lane. The fans were very supportive, creating an even more fervent home atmosphere.

“aoaooaoaooooo——”

The Tottenham players on the field were clearly inspired by the fans in the stands, all of them boiling with passion, wishing the game would start immediately.

Harry Kane held the football at the kickoff point and urged referee Atkinson to make the Liverpool players kick off quickly.

The Liverpool players clearly felt immense pressure, their brows furrowed, but only Li Qing remained as calm as ever, giving people a sense of being in control.

Perhaps it was Li Qing’s calm facial expression, but the Liverpool fans in the stands showed a calmness that surpassed that of the other Liverpool players on the field, choosing to cheer and shout as always.

Before long, the familiar melody of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” echoed over White Hart Lane, slowly sweeping across the entire stadium.

It wasn’t that the Tottenham fans were cooperating, but many fans couldn’t help but hum along to this well-known song.

Against this backdrop, the Liverpool players quickly recovered their emotions when the game restarted, as if they hadn’t been affected by conceding a goal at all.

In fact, for them, a little thought would bring relief.

Tottenham’s offense had never been great; the goal was merely an accident. Moreover, Li Qing was in excellent form, and the Liverpool players believed the game would ultimately end in their victory.

In the fifty-seventh minute, Liverpool made their first substitution, with Henderson being replaced by Mané.

The signal from this substitution was very clear. Pochettino, standing in the home team’s coaching area, raised an eyebrow and thought to himself, “Strengthening the attack?”

Logically speaking, shouldn’t Liverpool just be content with what they had?

Why strengthen the attack?

Thinking of Klopp’s personality, Pochettino could only shake his head. Klopp’s tactical characteristics were strongly related to his personal character. The team’s defense seemed to have hidden dangers, but they would choose to sit back in the attacking end.

With Mané on the field, both wings could flourish.

Full-backs like Trippier and Vertonghen, who were fast, would have a hard time dealing with continuous attacks from two players in the upcoming match.

“I hope we can equalize the score as soon as possible…”

In Pochettino’s view, only scoring first could solve the problem.

In the following game time, both sides had their share of offense and defense. Overall, Tottenham launched continuous attacks with the advantage of playing at home, but in terms of actual threat, Liverpool was more impactful.

Li Qing and Mané, the two wingers, constantly tested Vertonghen and Trippier with their speed and skill, so much so that Pochettino considered bringing on Kyle Walker, the Premier League’s fastest right-back.

But this guy always wanted to join Manchester City, and his mind was no longer with the team. Bringing him on… wouldn’t be good, would it?

After half a minute of thought, he still called Kyle Walker to the warm-up area to warm up.

Li Qing’s physical fitness had declined to a certain extent, and for this, he was also prepared to take medicine, which was a stamina potion. As long as his stamina was close to exhaustion, he would use it directly to ensure he had the stamina to deliver a fatal blow.

2:1 was not enough to secure victory; at least one more goal had to be scored without conceding.

As Eriksen’s long-range shot was caught by Mignolet, Tottenham’s attack ended.

Tottenham’s three lines retreated very quickly, not giving Liverpool a chance to counterattack.

But Liverpool had no intention of counterattacking either. Mignolet threw the ball to Matip, who then passed it forward to Emre Can.

As soon as the ball reached Coutinho’s feet, the Tottenham players near him pounced from all directions like hungry tigers seeing meat after days without food.

Coutinho’s footwork was excellent, and his vision was broad. Unaffected by Tottenham’s sudden high-pressure press, he calmly passed the ball to Clyne on the right wing.

Clyne’s footwork naturally couldn’t compare to that of Brazilian player Coutinho, but as a defender, he always aimed for no mistakes rather than seeking glory. He chose to kick the ball forward directly without stopping it.

Just then, Li Qing cut behind Vertonghen, and the direction of Clyne’s clearance was surprisingly consistent.

Vertonghen looked at the incoming ball and couldn’t help but curse in his heart, “Damn it!”

His reaction was very fast. Clyne’s clearance, which was very purposeful, was a bit high, meaning Li Qing would need time to receive the ball, so there was enough time to interfere with Li Qing.

Son Heung-min saw Vertonghen going to defend Li Qing, and to be safe, he ran towards the ribs.

Li Qing noticed Vertonghen approaching out of the corner of his eye, and the ball started to drop again. He first positioned himself.

Since Vertonghen had already received a yellow card for defending Li Qing, he didn’t dare to foul again, only sticking to him with his body, while raising both hands to show his innocence.

Li Qing accurately judged the ball’s descent, and with his incredibly familiar left foot instep, he suddenly flicked the descending ball towards the byline, stopping and dribbling at the same time. He pushed off with his right foot, his body like a loach, sliding past Vertonghen’s body.

Vertonghen saw Son Heung-min guarding the inside line, and with a yellow card, he didn’t foul from behind.

Facing Son Heung-min, who was fighting and retreating, Li Qing’s feet quickly moved above the forward-moving ball, continuously doing step-overs.

Unbeknownst to him, Son Heung-min had already retreated from outside the right side of the penalty area to inside the box.

Li Qing’s right forefoot suddenly pushed off the ground, and his left foot instep fiercely flicked the ball to the left. Son Heung-min instinctively stretched out his right foot to tackle the ball.

But Li Qing’s foot speed was faster. Son Heung-min’s outstretched right foot was half a beat slow, firmly kicking Li Qing’s trailing right foot…

“Beep~”

The referee, Atkinson, decisively blew his whistle, while pointing his left index finger to the penalty spot.

“Penalty!”

Le Sports commentator Zhan Jun’s voice went up an octave: “Li Qing’s breakthrough creates a penalty!”

The fouling Son Heung-min thought to himself, “Damn it, why me again?”_

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