Chapter 285 Playing dirty tricks

The on-site director took close-up shots of Chelsea stars one after another, including Hazard, Morata, Kante, Azpilicueta and other players, and finally showed the head coach Conte, who looked very ugly. Standing on the sidelines and constantly shouting, it is obvious that he is strongly dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the court.

"aoaoaoooooooo——"

The atmosphere at Anfield became more and more fanatical, and the home team players were very excited when the game restarted. The attack organized by the visiting team had no way of posing a threat to Mignolet's goal.

Moreover, Conte put up this lineup just to maintain a draw. Now that the score is behind, the upper limit of the 352 formation that tends to be defensive is there. Facing the high-spirited Liverpool players, they really can't find any good offensive methods.

In addition, the defensive players were worried that Li Qing would counterattack with the ball and go straight to Huanglong, so they could devote themselves wholeheartedly to the offense.

Drinkwater can attack and defend well. The problem is that Drinkwater is no longer in the same state as when he played for Leicester City and cannot bring football pressure to Liverpool's defense.

Hazard does have outstanding personal abilities. At the end of the 12th round of the Premier League, his number of dribbles was only inferior to that of Li Qing. However, Hazard struggled to defend against multiple Liverpool players. After all, football is a team sport. No matter how hard he personally works, he can't make up for the team's offensive deficiencies.

Chelsea coach Conte sees it, but he can't make substitutions now and can only wait until the second half.

I hope...the current score can be maintained until the end of the first half...

Liverpool this season has always been about taking advantage of your illness to kill you, not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack. Taking advantage of Chelsea's defensive gap from offense to defense, Li Qing took the ball to counterattack.

Marcos Alonso was unable to use technology to complete the defense. He was forced to choose unconventional defense-fouling.

The referee Oliver blew the whistle immediately and quickly ran to Marcos Alonso to show a yellow card. At the same time, he also said that this was not the first time Marcos Alonso defended, which was equivalent to saying that he This yellow card is for a repeat offender and not a first offender.

The game came to the end of the first half, and Marcos Alonso's yellow card in exchange for the team's successful defense was well worth it.

Conte, who had always kept a straight face before, also rarely applauded, recognizing Marcos Alonso's tactical foul.

Recognized by the head coach, Marcos Alonso is full of motivation.

Arnold took a short free kick from the backcourt, and Liverpool's offense was slowly organized from back to front. As the end of the first half was getting closer and closer, Klopp also consciously asked the players to slow down the offensive rhythm and maintain the score until the end of the half. .

Li Qing had a broad vision and noticed that Chelsea players were not focused enough on defense. He obviously thought that his side would reasonably consume the remaining game time.

The fourth official held up the electronic sign indicating one minute of stoppage time. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "There is only one minute left in the first half. Can Liverpool expand the score in the remaining game time? Or... Chelsea Will it equalize the score?"

Half a minute into stoppage time, the football was controlled by Henderson. He originally wanted to return to central defender Van Dijk, but from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Li Qing suddenly reached out and asked. Considering the tactical arrangement of head coach Klopp, no matter what Whenever Li Qing wants the ball, he has to pass it over.

With full implementation of the coach's tactical arrangements, Henderson passed the ball to Li Qing.

The Liverpool fans in the audience felt like they had been given a shot of blood in an instant, and they all became energetic. The Chelsea players were refreshed, and Kante and Bakayoko stepped forward to greet them.

Many Chelsea players consciously shortened the defensive distance to prevent Li Qing from suddenly accelerating.

Li Qing took the initiative to face the football. About 45 meters away from the goal, he used the sole of his left foot to pull the ball toward the center line. He raised his leg again and quickly kicked the inside of the instep of his left foot towards the bottom of the football.

The football flew into the air from the outside of Chelsea's center circle to Chelsea's defensive right rib, which is also the left rib of Liverpool's attack.

Azpilicueta realized that the football landed in the space behind him, and immediately turned around. While running, he spotted the football landing spot and raised his left foot.

Unexpectedly, he saw a red figure flashing out of the left corner of his eye, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling intensely uneasy. The big Arabic numeral '19' behind his back told him who it was.

"-Sadiep Mane!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray stood up with his hands on the commentary box.

The extremely fast Mane used his forehead to push the football towards the penalty area while running. Azpilicueta was too late to stop his foot. His left foot kicked Mane in the chest. The latter's forward momentum Stopped suddenly and fell to the ground.

"Beep~"

The referee Oliver blew the whistle. As Chelsea captain, Azpilicueta immediately stood up and raised his arms, expressing his innocence while "falsely accusing" Mane of diving.

To be precise, he wanted to influence referee Oliver's judgment through innocent actions.

At least it would turn the red card he might have received into a yellow card.

Liverpool head coach Klopp and Chelsea head coach Conte both looked at Oliver attentively, hoping that their teams could benefit from this penalty.

Oliver pulled a yellow card out of his trouser pocket, and Azpilicueta, who was about to say something else, immediately shut up to avoid saying too much and getting a red card.

He did kick Mane just now, there is no doubt about it.

Firmino and Mane, who was kicked and fell into the penalty area, were very dissatisfied. They believed that if Azpilicueta did not foul, he could directly cut into the penalty area and score. A foul directly prevents an offense that has a scoring opportunity.

According to the latest FIFA rules, this is undoubtedly a red card!

As a referee trained by the Football Association, Oliver was only 32 years old, but he was very calm and was not affected by the Liverpool fans in the audience. He patiently explained to the Liverpool players why it was a yellow card instead of a red card.

Liverpool captain Henderson could only shake his head helplessly after listening to Oliver's explanation. The on-site director showed multiple slow-motion replays. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said in a deep voice: "The referee Oliver's penalty is subject to discussion. Mane is very likely to score if he catches up with the ball. Azpilicueta deserves a red card for his foul!”

At the end, he changed the topic: "Misjudgment is a very common situation in football matches. Maybe Oliver is trying to prevent the excitement of this red-blue battle from declining..."

Klopp was obviously dissatisfied with Oliver's decision and ran to the fourth official to complain.

Players on both sides have accepted the reality. Li Qing is holding the football and standing on the left side of the penalty area. This position may be more suitable for a right-footed player to take the penalty, but Li Qing has confidence in himself, so he is ready to take a kick.

Klopp, who still wanted to complain, saw Li Qing standing in front of the penalty spot and had some expectations in his heart.

In stark contrast, the visiting team coach Conte frowned and felt strong uneasiness in his heart.

Courtois was afraid of Li Qing's footwork and deliberately created a six-man wall.

Li Qing looked at the nervous Courtois through the wall of people, with a confident smile on his lips.

"Beep~"

A whistle sounded in Oliver's mouth.

Arnold's run-up did not attract the attention of any Chelsea people. In their view, this ball must have been taken by Li Qinglai.

as expected!

Arnold, who was taking a run-up, did not touch the football, and Li Qing started a run-up.

Chelsea's six-man wall was full of energy. They looked at Li Qing with sharp eyes, and then... jumped with all his strength the moment Li Qing raised his left foot.

It's just that... when they took off with all their strength, they collectively felt a chill in their crotches, and had the idea of ​​​​descending rapidly.

"Li Qing——"

Under the loud shouts of Zhan Jun, the commentator of Juli TV, the football kicked out by Li Qing quickly rolled towards the lower left corner of the goal against the ground.

Goalkeeper Courtois' attention was always on the wall, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a black and white thing rolling quickly against the ground.

"I...go! That's football!"

Courtois realized that when Li Qing was playing dirty tricks, the football had already reached the penalty kick line, and it was obviously too late to make a save. All he could do was follow the movement of the football and look towards the snow-white net...