Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Chapter 74: The youngest player in the Premier League?

Before the end of training, assistant coach Kravitz announced the 23-man roster for the rd round of the Premier League at Anfield Stadium tomorrow night at o'clock, and Li Qing is the only player selected from the youth team.

The other seventeen are Karius, Mignolet, Milner, Lovren, Matip, Klein, Klavan, Moreno, Emre Can, Henderson, Viner Doom, Lucas, Lallana, Coutinho, Origi, Firmino and Mane.

Li Qing was able to be selected into the squad, naturally not because he outperformed Mane in a straight line, but because his ability impressed Klopp's coaching staff.

When the full list was announced, Arnold and Woodburn had been mentally prepared for a long time, so there were no emotional fluctuations. When they heard that Li Qing had been shortlisted, they immediately sent their blessings and hoped that Li Qing could compete in the red match tomorrow night. He made his debut in the Blues War and then showed off like he did in the FA Cup.

"I'm not bragging. As long as the boss gives me a chance, I will definitely make it difficult for Kong Lengzi's team to find fault!"

"Who is Kong Lunzi?"

Arnold asked curiously.

"Chelsea manager Antonio Conte!"

Firmino, who was passing by, gave Li Qing a thumbs up: "Hahaha~ Kong Lunzi, this description is so appropriate!"

Compared with the FA Cup, which is not taken seriously, Liverpool attaches great importance to the Premier League. The players shortlisted for the 18-man match go directly to the hotel after training, instead of going on the day of the FA Cup.

As soon as Li Qing was shortlisted for Liverpool's 18-man squad for the Premier League, it appeared on the Premier League's official website. A large number of media paid close attention to it. Personal social networking sites such as INS, Twitter, Microwave, and Facebook quickly forwarded it, and Qi Qi Di was the first to do so. Send to official recommendation.

Li Qing, who is only 15 years and 348 days old, has set the record for the youngest appearance and the youngest goal in the FA Cup. So tomorrow, at 15 years and 351 days, can he set the record for the youngest appearance in the Premier League?
Youngest Premier League goal scorer?

At the same time, Chelsea head coach Conte couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Li Qing appearing in Liverpool's 18-man squad.

He didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy when he saw this boy under the age of sixteen appearing on the competition roster.

Could it be that...his appearance will threaten the team to score points on the road?
Thinking of this possibility, he shook his head. Can a boy who is not even sixteen years old decide the outcome of the Premier League?

impossible!
Everyone in the team is a star player known to fans all over the world. How can they lose points on the road?
It’s still impossible!

Moreover, he knows Klopp well, and where the main framework is, how can such an important league abandon experienced and capable star players and use young players without any experience in the Premier League?
If it's the FA Cup or League Cup, you can still try it, but it's definitely not a game that involves a place in next season's Champions League!

After filtering his thoughts, Conte focused on Firmino, Mane and Coutini. In his opinion, only these three players can threaten his defense.

Li Qing took the team bus and arrived at the parking area of ​​his hotel. He saw from a distance that the door was crowded with Liverpool fans wearing red jerseys. They held up banners, slogans or fan scarves. Some players and fans held up player posters to express their personal support. The player loves it.

Oddly, more fans held up Klopp posters than players. Li Qing, who was waiting in line to get off the bus, felt a little sad because he didn't even see a poster of himself.

snort!
Wait!

Don't let me play in tomorrow night's game, otherwise I will let fans all over the world know about me!
The next morning, Li Qing got up early, washed up and had breakfast before his roommate Firmino got up. After resting for about an hour, he went to the gym provided by the hotel to warm up.

Li Qing's enthusiasm was noticed by Klopp's coaching team. They looked at each other and could see the slightest movement in each other's eyes.

The 2016rd round of the Premier League in the 2017-23 season is different from usual. There are only two time points in the ten games of this round of the league. Seven of them are in Great Britain, kicking off at 1pm on January 31st, and the remaining three games are It was at eight o'clock in the evening the next day, that is, eight o'clock in the evening on February 2.

Liverpool's home game against Chelsea can be said to be the most eye-catching match in this round. Therefore, there are many reporters coming to Liverpool. In addition to local reporters in England, there are also a large number of media reporters from Europe and around the world.

Claiming to have the largest fan base in the world, dozens of reporters came to bring the most cutting-edge information to domestic fans on the front line of the red-blue war.

Of course, this was a long-planned arrangement, and Li Qing's unexpected appearance gave them more news points to explore.

Lu Lu, a reporter who understands the game, has indeed become popular with Li Qing's outstanding performance in the past two days, but several domestic media with a keen sense of smell have sent reporters to Liverpool to get a piece of the pie, which makes him very depressed.

There were still two hours before the start of the game, that is, at 6 p.m., the entire Liverpool team took the bus to Anfield Stadium. Compared with the fourth round of the FA Cup two days ago, the Premier League obviously deserves more attention. You can easily tell by the enthusiasm of the fans.

Starting from the hotel where Liverpool stayed, you can see a large number of home team fans on the way to Anfield Stadium.

London is only more than 300 kilometers away from Liverpool, so it’s hard to say how far it is, so you can see many Chelsea fans wearing blue jerseys from the center of Liverpool to Anfield.

Sitting on the bus, Li Qing felt that his heartbeat was gradually accelerating. The nervous feeling was like the uneasy first time.

Along the way, the song "You'll Never Walk Alone", which is characteristic of Liverpool fans, resounded throughout the city. Li Qing closed his eyes to adjust his mentality and felt the blood in his body slowly speeding up. His fists were naturally clenched, as if he had endless energy. strength.

The square outside Anfield Stadium was already overcrowded, and the buses carrying Liverpool players had to be escorted by security personnel to slowly enter the designated parking lot.

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" was still loud. Li Qing followed Firmino out of the car door. Countless flashlights illuminated the side, and the clicking sound kept ringing in his ears.

Although Li Qing is not a big-name player, at 15 years and 351 days old, he is likely to become the youngest player to debut in the Premier League. The previous holder of this record was former Fulham player Matthew Briggs, who was only 16 at the time. Years old and 65 days old.

If Li Qing can appear in the red-blue battle, then...these materials shot in advance will be of great use.

(End of this chapter)