Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Chapter 45: Just score a goal and that’s it!

Contributing a goal and an assist in just three minutes, Sancho seemed very excited. The onlookers Manchester City fans shouted "Sancho, Sancho, Sancho" in tacit understanding, wave after wave, as if they saw The one-sided massacre in the third round of the Youth Super League was repeated.

The chants echoed throughout the City Academy stadium, with Sancho clearly enjoying being the one being championed.

Before returning to his own half, he consciously looked at Li Qing, who helped Liverpool U18 open the scoring, and made a shrug.

Li Qing was a little speechless at Sancho's provocative actions. Wasn't he just contributing a goal and an assist?

The game only started less than thirty minutes, so I had plenty of time to equalize the score and take the lead.

However... what is depressing is that in this case, the passive task is not triggered, otherwise the motivation would be greater.

The on-site photographer responsible for debugging the scene captured this very meaningful scene, and then gave Li Qing a close-up shot of his face. Klopp looked at Li Qing in the broadcast and had expectations: "Game time. It's enough. If you can give me enough surprises, maybe... I will consider temporarily moving you up to the first team."

Tong Shenbing, who was standing aside to watch the game with the few Liverpool fans, stared at the frowning Li Qing and chose to cheer silently.

The game restarted. Liverpool U18, who had a kick-off advantage, did not create a very threatening offense. It didn't take long for the possession of the ball to change hands. Manchester City U18, who was sitting at home, once again took control of the game.

Li Qing was determined to help the team equalize the score, but his teammates were frustrated by two consecutive goals from Manchester City U18. He made a mistake after just a few passes after the kick-off.

Of course, he didn't blame his teammates.

The disastrous defeat suffered at this stadium four months ago left a huge shadow. After finally taking the lead, they were quickly overtaken. How could they react?

Actively assisting in defense may not reduce the overall pressure. On the contrary, it will bring huge hidden dangers.

According to his understanding, only hanging around Manchester City's U18 defensive players will bring maximum pressure relief to defensive teammates.

The two full-backs of Manchester City U18 took turns to advance forward to participate in the attack, and the central defender did not dare to advance to participate in the attack. This meant that there were three defensive players guarding Li Qing, and nine people were defending seven. It was relatively easy to defend.

As time went by, the defense gradually stabilized as Li Qing imagined, and Manchester City's U18 offense returned to a state of heavy thunder and low rain.

Liverpool U18 did not only defend but not attack. In the limited number of attacks, they still completed two shots under the leadership of Li Qing, but they missed the goal.

The Manchester City U18 defensive players were very smart and knew to foul immediately during the transition from offense to defense, so that Li Qing could only bring the football back. In this way, the best offensive opportunity disappeared.

After a period of fast-paced offense, Manchester City U18 slowed down the pace. Liverpool U18 got a rare chance to breathe and gradually gained more offensive opportunities.

Li Qing knew that this was done intentionally by Manchester City U18 in order to counterattack on their own side. Sancho and Nmecha are extremely fast, and Diaz and Foden have strong ball-handling and passing abilities. As long as they have the right opportunity, they are likely to expand the score.

Thinking of this, Li Qing slapped his forehead: "Why do I think so much? Just score a goal and that's it!"

All his attention was focused on scoring a goal, and he had a clearer idea of ​​scoring a goal in his mind.

After several passes, the football came to Li Qing's feet. The Manchester City U18 defensive players immediately focused on him and did not dare to neglect.

Although the first goal conceded was very accidental, the subsequent offensive opportunities obtained by Liverpool U18 were all created by Li Qing, so that they had to pay attention to them.

Facing two defensive players, Li Qing continued to play with his feet, swinging his feet above the football. Neither of the two defensive players dared to take the initiative, for fear that the space behind him would be exploited.

At this moment, Li Qing suddenly pushed the football outward with the instep of his left foot and made a long pass.

No one expected that Li Qing, who had always chosen a personal breakthrough before, would suddenly pass a long pass, so no one took precautions.

The football flew quickly towards the penalty area, and the placement was very particular. It just went around the head of Manchester City U18 central defender T Wilson who took off. It was difficult for goalkeeper A. Muriqi to attack. Unfortunately, Glenn Macaulay was a little slow to react. By the time he realized that the pass was coming to him, it was a little too late. The amount of his forehead rubbing was too thin, causing the angle of the top ball to be too wide and miss the goal post.

Glenn McCauley put his head in his hands and was upset after missing out on a great opportunity.

Li Qing shook his head. The tacit understanding between him and Glenn McCauley was really bad.

It seems...you still have to rely on yourself before Brewster comes up.

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley raised his eyebrows slightly. He remembered that in the highlights of Li Qing, he made such precise diagonal long passes to find teammates at the far end or in the penalty area. This... was not an accident!
If we continue to defend more and less in the next game, it will inevitably lead to a serious shortage of defenders in the penalty area. If Li Qing passes such a high-quality pass again, we will be in trouble...

So, he took advantage of the dead ball opportunity and made a gesture to indicate to the players that they no longer need to focus on defending Li Qing.

Li Qing is far enough away from the goal and needs to break through several players to break into the penalty area. After all, not every left-footed player has Messi's skills.

Judging from the quality of the pass just now, the pass is more threatening.

The on-site broadcaster gave a slow-motion replay of Liverpool U18's closest attack. Klopp, who was sitting in the office and watching the live broadcast of the game, couldn't help but praise: "The quality of this ball pass is really high. If the striker could have made an early warning, Judgment, even if it was half a second, the ball would probably have been missed, which is a pity."

(End of this chapter)