Chapter 324 Starting Hell Difficulty

The 2017-2018 English League Cup final kicked off at the new Wembley Stadium. Manchester City, who had lost to Liverpool in the league, was determined to defeat Liverpool in the League Cup and take revenge, so Manchester City coach Guardiola sent all the main players.

What happened to the opponent Liverpool?

They actually held back!

Goalkeeper Karius, defenders Moreno, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Arnold, midfielders Emre Can, Henderson and Wijnaldum, forwards Mane, Firmino and Salah.

In fact, it looks no different from the full main force, so why is it considered to be holding back?

A big reason is that Liverpool did not send out the forward Li Qing who scored a lot of goals!

Guardiola felt insulted at the beginning when he got the Liverpool starting lineup, and then showed a "cruel" smile.

In his opinion, Liverpool's biggest threat comes from Li Qing, and Liverpool without Li Qing is not worth mentioning at all!

So Guardiola deliberately incited the players' excitement when the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms to prepare for the game, and exaggerated Klopp and his Liverpool team into an unforgivable opponent...

The players were all murderous, which made Guardiola very pleased.

In addition to showing a very high mental outlook, his players were also full of confidence in the next game!

Liverpool with Li Qing is very difficult to deal with. Facing Liverpool without Li Qing for the time being, it's like going from hell mode to normal mode!

According to the conventional substitution adjustment idea, even if Liverpool performed poorly, Klopp would definitely only replace Li Qing before the start of the second half, and Guardiola's plan was to let his players kill the game before Li Qing came on the bench!

Isn't Li Qing awesome?

He averaged two goals per game, so we'll be three or four ahead of you before the start of the second half, and see how you catch up!

The League Cup final between Liverpool and Manchester City lacked Li Qing's starting appearance, which gave the major commentators a lot of topics to discuss before the game.

Li Qing's failure to start the game can certainly greatly reduce the tactics that Guardiola had formulated before the game, but it is likely to have a very big impact on the performance of the entire Liverpool team. In every game in the past, Liverpool players followed Li Qing's lead. Now that Li Qing did not start the game, the players would definitely be at a loss.

The major commentators have a high level of football skills and are very thorough in their tactical research. The League Cup final that started on time at 5 pm verified that the views of these professional football commentators are correct.

Emre Can, Henderson and Wijnaldum are not midfielders who are particularly good at passing the ball forward, and they do not have the footwork that Li Qing can play with, so they can't control the ball at all.

Mane and Salah are very fast, but their technical ability is not as strong as Li Qing's, so there is no need to pay too much attention when attacking.

There is no pressure on defense, and the offensive players have no worries at all and attack with all their strength.

The game was only in the ninth minute when a goal was scored. Aguero received a precise long pass from David Silva and completed a powerful long shot from outside the penalty area before Van Dijk arrived. The ball rolled quickly to the lower left corner of the goal along the ground.

"aoaooaoaoaooooooo——"

The Manchester City fans at the new Wembley Stadium were ecstatic, and the cheers they created were one after another.

Klopp had not yet found the problem. He raised his eyebrows and muttered, "It seems that we should consider replacing a top goalkeeper this summer."

In his opinion, neither Karius nor Mignolet had the aura of a super goalkeeper who was the best.

In the future, Liverpool must have world-class superstars in three lines, otherwise it will not be able to create a dynasty.

Liverpool, which fell behind in the score, consciously strengthened its offense in the restarted game, trying to equalize the score in a short time, or even overtake.

However, they obviously overestimated their abilities. When Li Qing was not on the field, they did not play as calmly as in the past. Facing the high pressure of Manchester City players, they lost control of the ball after a short time.

It was not until then that Klopp realized the degree of the team's dependence on Li Qing.

You should know that the past games would not have turned out like this without Li Qing, which means that the current team is too dependent on Li Qing.

If he had known that this would be the result, he might as well send Li Qing. What surprise?

Klopp now only hopes that the team can end the first half steadily. It would be good to equalize the score, as long as they don't lose the ball in the remaining time of the first half.

Twenty-four minutes into the game, Manchester City scored again.

De Bruyne made a precise cross from the right at 45 degrees to find Sane who followed up at the back post. The latter shot with his left foot while running and broke through the goal guarded by Karius.

The score on the scoreboard changed from 0:1 to 0:2 in an instant.

Manchester City fans in the audience were as excited as children, dancing with joy.

Li Qing, who was sitting on the bench of the home team, was speechless. A simple game just turned into a difficult mode.

There were still 20 minutes left in the first half, and it was unknown whether they could last until the end of the first half.

Liverpool fans at the new Wembley Stadium were stunned. They noticed that Li Qing did not start the game and simply thought that it would not have much impact. As a result... this impact... never appeared at all.

In the entire 2017-2018 season, the only time they fell behind by two goals was in the fourth round of the league away to the Etihad Stadium, but that was when they were one man short.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and said: "Liverpool without Li Qing is like a beast without fangs, so there is nothing to fear!"

Another five minutes of the game passed, and Manchester City's offensive was still strong. Klopp had the consciousness to let Li Qing warm up, but his remaining calmness made it unsuitable for him to make adjustments now. Until the 31st minute of the game, Klopp finally made up his mind and turned to Li Qing on the bench and shouted: "Li, go warm up!"

It turned out that the brilliant De Bruyne knocked on Karius' conservative door with a powerful long-range shot from 30 meters away from the goal, helping Manchester City expand the score to three goals.

"aoaooaoaooaoooooo——"

The new Wembley Stadium has completely transformed into a sea of ​​joy for Manchester City fans, and the sky blue flag is particularly conspicuous under the light.

Li Qing running towards the warm-up area was captured by the on-site director. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun sighed: "Klopp should be more decisive. Now the score is 0:3, even if Li Qing has extraordinary scoring ability. It is difficult to help Liverpool turn defeat into victory. Manchester City, which has learned its experience long ago, cannot give Li Qing consecutive scoring opportunities. In this situation, the difficulty is undoubtedly hell mode..."

"Leeeeeeeee——"

The Liverpool fans in the audience became excited when they saw Li Qing coming to the warm-up area, and they burst into loud cheers like a mountain and a tsunami.

Listening to the cheers from the Liverpool fans, Li Qing felt the blood boiling deep in his heart.

Three goals behind, so what?

I'm here, don't panic!