books44 Chapter 641 Targeting
Chapter 641 Targeting
Liverpool's record in the past half-season can be described as jaw-dropping.
Liverpool currently maintains a complete victory in the league, and with one game less, they are 11 points ahead of Manchester City, who have one game more.
Therefore, the Manchester City soldiers sitting at the Etihad Stadium are working hard to defeat the leader.
Li Qing was on the court, moving his body while winking at Arnold. Arnold turned pale when he saw this and stared back fiercely.
Before the game, Li Qing was still teasing him and telling him not to be stupid. Arnold almost went berserk. As a player who also grew up from Kirkby to the main force, the most unpleasant thing for Arnold on weekdays is being underestimated, even by his teammates.
Just wait for me. No one can rush in here today. Let’s see what farts you can do at the end of the game! Arnold thought fiercely in his heart.
After looking at Arnold, Li Qing looked at Sturridge again. Sturridge glared and snorted heavily.
Sturridge's career started in Manchester City, so when he returns to his hometown, it is natural that Manchester City fans will not be polite to Sturridge. From the moment he steps on the court, Manchester City fans have been shouting at Sturridge. boos.
"Sturridge, the coach told me, it's up to you to win today, I will pass the ball to you!" Li Qing laughed strangely, but as soon as these words came out, no matter whether the players from Manchester City or Liverpool , all looked at Li Qing and Sturridge in unison.
"You, you..." Sturridge's dark face instantly turned purple, and he, who was not good at speaking, even stuttered.
Neither Henderson nor Milner were on the court, and Li Qing was the team's captain. What he said was definitely not without purpose, but it was easy for people to imagine.
Danino, Aymeric Laporte and other Manchester City defenders looked ugly. They dared to be so arrogant at their home stadium. They simply didn't take themselves seriously, and they hated Li Qing and Sturridge from the bottom of their hearts. .
Li Qing is not afraid of being hated by others. As for Sturridge, what he said just now was also deliberately said to the people of Manchester City.
Instead of letting the opponent find problems during the game and target them, it is better to let the opponent target them from the beginning. The battle at Tianwang Mountain should be like sparks hitting the earth. Being timid before fighting has never been Li Qing's characteristic, and he doesn't want it to be him. Characteristics of teammates.
At the beginning of the game, Liverpool kicked off first, and the ball was transferred to Li Qing's feet. Facing the ball rolling toward him, Li Qing didn't even think about it, and directly kicked the ball through, and the ball accurately found Sturridge.
Sturridge hesitated slightly after taking the ball, then turned around and dribbled the ball, trying to break through from the wing, but he was not dribbling fast and was blocked by Danino soon after.
Whether in the club or in the national team, Sturridge's dribbling with the ball is a common sight on the court, but today when facing Danino, he seemed to be a bit sloppy.
Danino made a sliding tackle, and Sturridge was caught off guard and fell out of the baseline with the ball. The fans in the stands suddenly became noisy and started to cheer loudly.
"Well done, cut off Judas' legs so he couldn't get up!"
"Soft-footed shrimp, besides diving, what else can you do?"
The referee rushed over at this time, but did not play the card. He just gestured at Danino with a few warning words, and then signaled Liverpool to take a free kick.
What the hell, such an obvious foul didn’t even lead to a card? Sturridge was very angry with the referee's decision and was about to argue, but Li Qing came up to him at some point and said, "Daniel, what do you think that guy is trying to do to you?"
Sturridge subconsciously looked towards the court and saw Danino staring at him with a half-smile expression on his face. When he found Sturridge looking towards him, he deliberately shook his head.
That bastard, he was actually laughing at himself, and Sturridge was instantly angered.
Then as long as Sturridge gets the ball, he will not hesitate to break through Danino, and the two are entangled on the wing.
But neither Danino nor Sturridge took advantage of the opponent. Sturridge only succeeded twice in three breakthroughs. The opponent's turn speed was not weak. The breakthrough just now was directly interrupted by the opponent and kicked. To Sane in the frontcourt.
After Sane received the ball, he ran along the sideline with the ball. Upon seeing this, Arnold immediately rushed forward to stop the opponent.
In this game, Li Qing said before the game that Arnold's side will be Manchester City's key breakthrough target. Arnold was already holding back his anger for these words.
When Sane was at Schalke 04, he was known for his fast speed, dribbling and breakthrough, so Sane, who brought the ball, planned to use his speed to eat Liverpool's right back alive.
The head coach told him before the game that Liverpool's right back sounds fast, but in fact it is not the same thing, so Sane can boldly break through from Alexander-Arnold. Sane now faithfully implements Guardiola's decision. .
But after waiting for a few steps, Sane realized that something was wrong. In front of Arnold, Sane wanted to use his speed to break through, which was completely impossible. The opponent could always follow his footsteps, even if Sane made four emergency stops in a row. Couldn't get rid of the opponent.
Noticing that the opponent's midfielder was coming to help defend, Sane had no choice but to transfer the ball across the ball, intending to reorganize the attack, but as soon as Sane moved the ball, the ball disappeared under his feet.
The ball was stolen!
Fabinho took a step ahead of Sane, intercepted the ball, and then passed it directly to Li Qing. Bernardo Silva wanted to come up and interfere with Li Qing's taking the ball, but Li Qing had no intention of taking the ball himself. , directly kicking the rolling ball to the right side of the front court.
Manchester City's defenders didn't have time to react, because everyone thought that Li Qing would organize an attack and pass the ball to his midfield teammates or Firmino in front, but they didn't notice that someone from the Liverpool wing suddenly came forward. .
Mane successfully countered offside the moment Li Qing passed the ball. He quickly stepped in to catch the ball, then broke into the penalty area and shot directly. Ederson had no time to react before he made a save and the ball had already flown in. In the goal.
The Etihad Stadium fell silent for an instant, while the Liverpool fans in the stands on the other side cheered loudly.
1:0! Liverpool was leading their opponents away from home. Mane received an assist from Li Qing and quickly counterattacked!
The Manchester City players on the court looked dead silent, and Guardiola on the sidelines looked in disbelief. Klopp punched hard and turned around to hug his assistant coach.
They were all guessed by Li Qing, and the opponent's tactical intentions were completely exposed to the eyes of the Liverpool players. Their every move on the field was exactly like the script that the Liverpool players had already received.