Chapter 279 Breaking the Curse

Li Qing came on as a substitute, replacing Abraham, who did not perform very well, and partnered with Vardy as a double forward.

Obviously, this position is not suitable for him. He played very awkwardly according to the requirements of head coach Southgate. He played without inspiration, as if he was a different person.

As time passed, Southgate realized that Li Qing, the Premier League's top scorer, was not suitable for a two-forward strategy, so he motioned to Rashford who was warming up.

In the 71st minute, England made another substitution adjustment. Rashford replaced Phil Jones, and the formation changed from 352 back to 433. Rose and Arnold were on the left and right, Maguire and Stones stayed in the middle, Dell, Loftus-Cheek and Henderson play as the three midfielders, while Rashford, Vardy and Li Qing serve as the three forwards.

Returning to his familiar right wing position, German head coach Loew became increasingly nervous. As long as England's offense came to the right, the defense on the left became unsettled, and the pressure became more and more intense as time went by.

Li Qing's skills at his feet are extremely good, with speed, vision, passing and opportunity-seizing abilities. In addition, he also has a powerful long-range shot and a precise free kick. His team really doesn't know what to do. make changes.

Kimmich is good at both offense and defense, and has performed well in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, but there is nothing he can do against Li Qing who is in excellent form. In the 73rd minute, Arnold stepped forward and won Li Qing a one-on-one opportunity. His consecutive The two changes of direction shook Kimmich, who was in a tense transition, and then spiked the ball to the left of his body.

Everyone thought Li Qing looked up to the penalty area to pass the ball, but he suddenly shot angrily from the right corner of the penalty area.

The kicked football was powerful and heavy, like a cannonball being fired. Central defender Hummels tried to block it with his body but was half a beat too slow.

Goalkeeper Ter Stegen watched the football come out from Hummels' side without even reacting. He could only watch the football hit the snow-white net of the far goal...

"Goooooooooooooal——"

The iconic drawl of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray is constantly bombarding the eardrums of England fans in front of the TV.

Li Qing, who scored the goal, did not celebrate much. He stood very calmly where he shot, shrugged his shoulders, let his teammates hug him, and frantically vented the huge pressure caused by the goal.

England has not beaten Germany at the new Wembley Stadium in 42 years. The England fans in the audience became extremely excited and shouted at the top of their lungs like a mountain and a tsunami.

"Li Qing's long-range shot is really wonderful! The world's wave expert really deserves his reputation!"

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei said loudly.

Germany, which was lagging behind, made substitution adjustments before the game restarted. Wagner replaced Werner, who had been unable to open his goal account, and Mario Gotze replaced Draxler.

Substitutions like changing swords did not occur to the German team. They strengthened their offense and did not equalize the score. On the contrary, they were expanded by England in the 80th minute.

Pickford caught Mario Gotze's long shot from outside the penalty area. He immediately threw the ball vigorously to find Li Qing, who was ready to hit the ball.

The German defensive players were very afraid of the well-known Li Qing, and they all pounced on Li Qing. Unexpectedly, Li Qing did not break through with the ball. He faced as many as four defenders and chose to pass the ball diagonally. Football from England The defensive right wing flew diagonally towards the offensive left wing, with an obvious parabola of football piercing the sky and falling towards the far end.

"Jamie Vardy!"

Sky commentator Andy Gray's voice suddenly jumped an octave higher.

Vardy advanced at high speed, like a white lightning flashing across the field, matching the landing point of the football. Hummels and Rudiger had no choice but to watch Vardy receive the ball and pass by while running at high speed. Goalkeeper Ter Stegen kicked the ball into an unguarded empty goal.

2:0

The English fans at the New Wembley Stadium were dancing and dancing like they were celebrating a festival. The Chinese fans who were watching the game with the team were very depressed. They never expected that the national team, which had not lost at the New Wembley Stadium in 42 years, would actually I'm going to lose...

I don’t know if the premonition of the German fans came true, but the 2:0 score continued without any change until the end of the game.

At the end of the game, German Sky TV commentator Marcel Leif was worried about the losing German team: "England captain Harry Kane did not even come on the field, and we lost 0:2. If there is another Harry Kane, we will lose 0:2." With Kane and other main players coming on stage, will the score gap be even bigger? The 2014 Brazil World Cup championship is a thing of the past. I hope our players can get their mentality right and prepare for next year's World Cup in Russia..."

England was able to break the 42-year curse of not defeating Germany at Wembley Stadium. England fans watching the game knew that it was Li Qing's outstanding performance that led the team to win. Without his passes and shots, the victory at the new Wembley Stadium would have been impossible. The game was nothing more than another 0:0 draw.

During the visiting team's regular press conference after the game, German coach Loew took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss and said that the team's loss was just accidental. The warm-up match could not prove anything. The real strength will only be revealed in next year's World Cup. .

The English media scoffed, thinking that Loew was a tough talker.

Three days later, the final qualifying spots for the World Cup in the European region of the Russian World Cup were decided. Three of the four second-round matches ended 0:0, which means that Croatia, Switzerland and Sweden, which won the first round, all got tickets to the Russian World Cup. , surprisingly, Denmark, which was a guest in Ireland, won 5:1 away from home after a 0:0 draw in the first round.

The most regrettable thing about the four play-off games is Italy, which has won four World Cup championships. Italy, which lost as an away game, failed to turn the tide at home and was unfortunately eliminated.

England's warm-up match against Brazil at the New Wembley Stadium was held the next day. Li Qing, who had high hopes from England fans, still did not enter the starting lineup. It was not that Southgate did not like to use Li Qing, but that Li Qing The current England and Liverpool teams are very important and cannot afford to be injured. In an insignificant warm-up match, there is no need to risk their lives.

Southgate is not looking for victory during international matches. He is more interested in understanding the players being transferred so that he can bring the right players to next year's World Cup in Russia.

The first half was exactly the same as what happened in this stadium four days ago. Neither side made any achievements. The score of 0:0 did not change until the end of the first half. The English fans in the audience obviously missed Li Qing, who turned decay into magic. , just after the first half, there was a tacit shout from the audience, hoping that Li Qing would make his debut soon.

The waiting of the English fans lasted until the 85th minute of the game, which meant that Li Qing only had five minutes of game time.

But for Li Qing, it was more than enough.

Brazil national goalkeeper Alisson twitched slightly when he saw Li Qing coming on as a substitute. He conceded six goals against Li Qing at the Olympic Stadium in Rome and Anfield Stadium!

As the Brazilian national goalkeeper, conceding so many goals can be said to be a huge shame.

Looking at Li Qing with an indifferent expression, he couldn't help but wonder, could he score in my goal again?