Chapter 103 Two Lightning Strike

Li Qing stood next to the fourth official, the first assistant referee raised the flag with both hands, and the referee Craig Pawson blew his whistle to signal the courtside to make substitutions.

Lallana saw the substitution electronic board showed the number '20'. He shook his head, regretfully took a step forward, ran to the sidelines, and completed the handover ceremony with Li Qing.

In his opinion, the score has become 0:3, which basically means that Leicester City has secured the victory.

This... is the King Power Stadium, not Anfield!

Chelsea head coach Conte, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the live game, was content. Liverpool was three goals behind. This was great news for Chelsea, who had won this round. There were thirty minutes left in the game, and Liverpool were visiting as a guest. It is impossible to complete the task of scoring three goals in a row.

As for overtaking, he never thought about this possibility.

But it is still possible to save face, no... Li Qing, who has recently become a popular prodigy, appeared on the broadcast screen.

Lux Sports commentator Zhan Jun changed the subject: "Liverpool was three goals behind and replaced Li Qing, who had contributed five goals and one assist in the previous two league rounds. However, those two games were both at Anfield. This one The game at the King Power Stadium is obviously several times more difficult, three goals behind, less than thirty minutes..."

Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai said in a deep voice: "Li Qing, a young player who just celebrated his 16th birthday, replaced Adam Lallana who was sleepwalking in this game. What will happen in the next game? Li Qing will be like the past two home games. Will it be as impressive as the league games against Chelsea and Tottenham? Let's wait and see..."

When Li Qing stepped onto the court, the boos at King Power Stadium became louder and overwhelming.

"wuwuwuuuuu——"

But Li Qing ignored the boos that swept the entire stadium. He walked straight to the middle of the stadium and explained to Coutinho, Firmino and Mane about coach Klopp's latest tactical adjustments. By the way... kick-off .

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Li Qing felt that Shinji Okazaki, the Suns international player who was walking towards his own half, raised his head proudly and snorted. He was speechless. Vardy scored twice and Drinkwater made a world wave. Has anything to do with you?

Of course, he didn't care about Okazaki Shinji. The two were not players of the same level at all, so taking the initiative to care about him seemed out of place.

"Beep~"

Following Craig Pawson's whistle, Li Qing asked Firmino to kick the football from the kick-off point. He did not stay where he was and ran directly to the right.

After running a few meters, a familiar figure approached him. He turned around and saw that it was Ndidi who had tortured each other at Anfield a week ago.

Li Qing has a direct understanding of Ndidi. He is very similar to Kanter in all aspects, but his game experience and prediction are weaker than Kanter. Therefore, Li Qing already has a plan in mind on how to break through the defense.

As Leicester City's main defensive midfielder, Ndidi has experienced a week of double matches. He played for another 60 minutes in this game, and his physical fitness has declined to a certain extent. Although it is not to the point of cramping, he has experienced continuous sudden stops and sudden turns. There will definitely be some problems exposed.

So Li Qing took the initiative to ask for the ball.

After several passes, the football came to the feet of Li Qing, who had his back to the goal. Endidi quickly moved forward, not giving Li Qing a chance to turn around and face the goal.

I saw Li Qing take the ball back directly, step on the football with his left foot and pull it back, touch the ball alternately with his right foot, complete a non-passing dribble, and face Ndidi.

Since he was far enough away from the goal, Endidi was considering whether to continue to put pressure on him. At this moment, Li Qing's eyes lit up as if he had noticed something, and he passed the ball with his left foot. The attacking right rib flew into the air about forty meters away from the baseline, crossed the middle of the court and flew towards the attacking left rib.

To be precise, it's the left rib of the penalty area.

Mane came in at high speed, and behind him was Simpson, the right back who was chasing after him.

The captain of the central defender, Morgan, kept retreating as he watched the ball coming from the air. From the corner of his eye, he saw Mane moving forward, so he must not risk his head.

I don’t know if it was a mistake caused by thinking too much. His take-off during the retreat process did not hit the football.

"Morgan--it's fake!"

Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun said passionately.

Mane, who was neutralizing during the run, seemed to know that Morgan would definitely take the lead. During the run, he used his chest to lead the football towards the middle of the penalty area, directly facing the goalkeeper Schmeichel.

No one expected that captain Morgan, who has always been steady, would make such a low-level mistake. The other central defender Huth and goalkeeper Schmeichel did not react immediately.

Mane didn't react until he stopped the football, but... it was already too late.

Mane completed a powerful and heavy blast with his right foot. Goalkeeper Schmeichel seemed to be frightened and stood there without making any movement.

The football hit the upper right corner of the goal, and Andy Gray, the commentator from Sky TV, raised his voice an octave: "Goooooooooooal——"

"The ball is in! The ball is in!" Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai shouted: "The Li-Ma combination connected again, and Li Qing's refined missile accurately found Mane who was advancing at high speed! Mane lived up to Li Qing's exquisite performance The long pass and the powerful volley in front of the goal helped Liverpool narrow the point difference. Now... it is 3:1!”

Mane, who scored the goal, did not celebrate the goal. He ran directly to the goal, picked up the football in the net, high-fived Firmino and Coutinho on the way, then turned around and ran straight to the middle of the pitch to put the ball in his arms. The ball is placed at the kick-off spot, waiting for play to resume.

Mane's ability to score is directly related to Li Qing. After placing the football at the kick-off point, he opened his arms and hugged him hard: "Li, your pass is so beautiful!"

"No, no, no, it's more reasonable for you to handle the ball later."

Li Qing said modestly.

Klopp's expression in front of the visiting team's coaching bench has changed significantly, from a frown to a surging heart.

Leicester City scored a lightning goal not long after they scored. This... is a good sign!

In sharp contrast, Leicester City's new head coach Shakespeare's calm expression turned a little anxious. I don't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Liverpool still scored.

Vardy and Mahrez, who were immediately shown on the broadcast screen, showed no change in their expressions. They obviously believed that Liverpool's recovery of a goal would not affect the game that had already set the tone.

The Leicester City fans in the audience also thought so. They felt that Mane's goal was purely to save face.

Until three minutes later, Li Qing broke into the penalty area on the right side of the attack and was tripped by central defender Huth. The referee on duty, Craig Pawson, decisively blew the whistle.

"Penalty kick! Penalty kick!"

Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun watched the slow-motion replay and shouted emotionally: "Hu Te extended his foot half a beat too late. Li Qing broke into the penalty area with the ball and was tripped by him! Undisputed penalty kick!"

Milner hit the penalty, and the score changed from 3:1 to 3:2. Both Shakespeare and the Leicester City players felt tremendous pressure.