Chapter 129: Steal and Counterattack, First Goal Scored

Chapter 129 Steal and counterattack, first goal·Part 1

Liverpool and Manchester City are in direct competition. When the DJ read the names of Liverpool's starting players, huge boos broke out in the sky above the Etihad Stadium, dedicated to the Liverpool players.

This is the treatment that every away game will have, and Liverpool players are accustomed to it.

When the DJ read Li Qing's name, the boos from the Etihad Stadium increased significantly again, deafening.

Li Qing said speechlessly and darkly: "Lun Jia is just a minor, do you want to treat me like this?"

The live director just gave the broadcast camera to Li Qing. Jin Xiangkai, the commentator of New England Sports sitting in the live broadcast room of the Etihad Stadium, smiled and said: "The Etihad Stadium seems to be not very friendly to Li Qing. The boos are much louder than other teammates, but... from another perspective, it is a kind of fear of Manchester City fans towards Li Qing. Who made him score so many goals recently?"

The dark-hearted Li Qing has turned his grief and anger into a desire to score goals. He decided... to help the team win the game!

When the DJ on the scene read Milner wearing the captain's armband on his left arm, thunderous applause rang out over the Etihad Stadium, surprising Li Qing.

But on second thought, there was nothing strange about it. From the time Milner transferred to Manchester City in the summer of 2010 to the time he left in the summer of 2015, he won two league titles, one FA Cup, one League Cup and one Community Shield for Manchester City.

Milner worked diligently for Manchester City in his five seasons, and the fans saw it. His departure was not for a better future, but because Manchester City was unwilling to offer a 30-year-old veteran a generous contract extension.

There is a classic saying in the world of football, it is better to part ways in peace.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of the referee Michael Oliver on duty, the last game of the 29th round of the 2016-2017 English Premier League, Manchester City's home game against Liverpool, was officially announced.

Aguero kicked the ball at the kick-off point to Sterling, and the on-site commentator Jin Xiangkai began to explain: "Manchester City, who are at home, are wearing traditional sky blue jerseys and white shorts, attacking from the left side of the broadcast screen to the right side, and Liverpool, who are visiting, are wearing traditional red jerseys and red shorts, attacking from the right side of the screen to the left side..."

The weather in Great Britain is very unpredictable, and it often rains. Some people say that if you have been to Great Britain and have not seen rain, it is incomplete. This focus battle at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester is a veritable rain battle.

Fortunately, the rain is not heavy, and the players of both sides will not slip when running, otherwise the viewing of this focus battle arranged as the last game of this round will be greatly reduced.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City obviously learned from Liverpool's experience in eliminating Manchester United in the last game, and the offensive choice was gradual.

Because Manchester City players have excellent footwork, Liverpool's high-pressure effect is not obvious, Klopp waved his hand and signaled the players to return to their own 40-meter area for defense.

Manchester City's two wingers Sane and Sterling are very fast and have good footwork. Leaving too many spaces behind them is not conducive to the team taking three points away from home.

Li Qing's defensive task is the smallest in Liverpool. He only needs to stand in the team's defensive process.

Li Qing saw his teammates running without hesitation, but he knew his responsibility.

The two teams that are equally strong in attack and weak in defense are definitely not competing in defense, but in offense!

Guardiola, standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, was wearing a warm windbreaker, a hat on his bald head, and half of his face was tightly wrapped by a black scarf. He was used to the warm sunshine in Barcelona, ​​Spain, and was obviously not used to the cold weather in England, revealing only two heavy eyes.

He could easily see that the team took the initiative, but as the formation moved forward, the gaps exposed behind him became larger and larger.

Li Qing's average of 2 goals and 0.5 assists per game in the past few games was like a thorn hanging in his throat, which was very uncomfortable.

Unless the team can score first, everything will be in vain.

Guardiola turned his head to look at the visiting team coach's command area. Klopp was wearing a heavy black hooded windbreaker, staring at the court with his sharp eyes like an eagle, and his mouth corners were raised from time to time, with an expression of winning.

Time passed second by second, and Guardiola's worries were gradually dispelled by his team's continuous attack and shots.

Aguero, Sane, Sterling and De Bruyne all got shooting opportunities in succession. If it weren't for Mignolet's divine help, Manchester City, which he coached, would have opened up the situation.

The rain gradually became heavier, and the drizzle turned into moderate rain. Li Qing, who was pretending to defend, felt a little chill. He felt a thump in his heart and thought to himself: "If I don't run more, I'm afraid I will become the first professional player to catch a cold in the rain on the court..."

Li Qing increased the range of running, trying to warm up his body as much as possible, so as not to strain his muscles in the sprint later.

Two minutes later, in the 16th minute of the first half, De Bruyne saw Aguero's position and passed a powerful through ball. Central defender Klavan stretched out his foot at the critical moment and kicked the ball to the arc of the Liverpool half.

Central defender Stones passed the ball directly to Yaya Toure in front of him without stopping. David Silva, who was about to receive the pass from Yaya Toure, saw a player wearing a Liverpool jersey in his peripheral vision and blurted out: "Yaya, be careful!"

Yaya Toure is experienced in the game and is used to looking around before receiving the ball, so that he will not panic when the opponent steals the ball at the moment of receiving the ball.

According to memory, Firmino was behind him and interfered, but David Silva suddenly reminded loudly that it was very likely that other Liverpool players were rushing to the side and back. In order to avoid mistakes, Yaya Toure passed the ball to Otamendi who was opening the receiving angle with his back to the attack.

Li Qing, who was running at high speed, turned a corner and rushed to Otamendi, the left center back, who received the ball.

Yaya Toure's pass was not strong, but the football had a significant acceleration when running on the grass full of water. Otamendi chose to raise his foot to stop the football for safety.

When he looked up again, his heart almost jumped out.

Li Qing, who was more than five meters away from him just now, appeared in front of him!

Distance, no more than two meters!

Is it that fast?

Otamendi was obviously panicked, and he quickly kicked the ball to Stones, the right center back, with the arch of his left foot.

Li Qing, who was running at high speed, saw the opportunity and stretched out his left foot. Otamendi's hasty pass just hit the tip of Li Qing's outstretched left foot and deflected towards the arc of the center circle of his own half.

"aoaoaoaooo——"

The exclamations of Manchester City fans rang out over the Etihad Stadium.