Chapter 336 The Charm of Football
Li Qing broke through De Ligt and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Cillessen. The English fans who came to the Cruyff Stadium danced and were ecstatic, but the huge cheers they made were soon covered by the boos from the home team Dutch fans.
De Ligt, who was successfully broken through by Li Qing, felt very aggrieved. He clearly saw the opportunity to kick, but in the end... he was still broken through by Li Qing who reacted quickly, and it was the most hated by professional players. The frustration in his heart was extremely uncomfortable.
It was the big brother captain Van Dijk who came over in time, put his right hand on De Ligt's shoulder, and comforted him: "Matthis, don't bring yourself a mental burden. Li is a pervert. Don't look at him being two years younger than you. His ability is better than all of us. In terms of personal skills and scoring ability, he is even better than Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi! Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that you can't learn lessons from failure."
"Uh... I know."
De Ligt nodded woodenly.
The game restarted. The Dutch team, which had the advantage of kicking off, quickly launched an attack on the English defensive half under the organization of De Jong and Wijnaldum. Depay, a former Manchester United player who also wore the number 10, got the ball and cut inside to try to help the Dutch team equalize the score, but Stones blocked it in time and the ball was blocked.
The ball just rolled to the feet of midfielder Henderson, who directly poked the ball forward, and the ball rolled to Li Qing who was ready to counterattack at any time, and the English team switched from defense to offense.
Stroman grabbed from the side and hit Li Qing with his shoulder, but Li Qing was much stronger than he thought, and he was bounced away by the huge reaction force, while Li Qing used the reaction force to continue dribbling forward.
Wijnaldum turned around and chased for two steps before giving up. According to his understanding of Li Qing, as long as Li Qing was not stopped in the first time, it would be difficult to keep Li Qing in the counterattack.
Van Dijk and De Ligt were relatively far apart when the team attacked, and Li Qing dribbled the ball towards De Ligt who was closer.
De Ligt turned his head and looked at his big brother Van Dijk, with some despair in his eyes. Van Dijk was still five meters away, while Li Qing was only two or three meters away. If he defended Li Qing one-on-one, he might not even be able to commit a foul.
Li Qing's right shoulder sank while dribbling at full speed, and there was an obvious sign of a breakthrough from the right. De Ligt, who was in a state of confusion, had no time to distinguish the truth from the false. He moved one step to the left according to Li Qing's action. As a result, Li Qing pushed the ball to the left front with the outside of his left foot, accelerating in the opposite direction of De Ligt's movement like passing a wooden stake.
Van Dijk felt very sorry, but his feet were not slow, and he rushed to the place where Li Qing had to pass.
A few seconds passed in a flash, and the distance between the two was only three meters. Van Dijk lowered his body center of gravity and retreated while fighting. Li Qing, who was moving forward, also slowed down his forward movement. Van Dijk, who was quite familiar with Li Qing's technical characteristics, was a little confused.
What was he going to do?
At this moment, Li Qing swung his left foot...
Shoot?
Van Dijk thought of this possibility, and he couldn't believe it. There was still 45 meters from the goal. It was obviously impossible to shoot at this distance.
Could it be... a fake move?
Thinking of this possibility, he chose to hold his ground and resolutely refused to be fooled!
Who knew that Li Qing's raised left foot really completed a shot!
But... the power was not very strong, just like a long pass.
Van Dijk turned and looked at the goal with the football flying into the air. It was just like this turn that made him feel helpless.
After all the calculations, he didn't expect that Cilessen, who joined Barcelona, was in a relatively forward position, and was just caught by Li Qing with a wide field of vision.
Li Qing's left-foot lob was very accurate. Cilessen, who retreated from the penalty spot to the small penalty area line, jumped hard, raised his right hand high, and tried to use the last stubbornness to complete the save.
But Li Qing used the skill [Superstar Moment] for this lob shot, which has a 100% goal scoring rate. His footwork was very well controlled, almost rubbing the bottom edge of the crossbar and hitting the snow-white net, which means that Cillessen didn't even touch the ball...
"Lightning scored twice!"
He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, raised his voice eight degrees: "A signature Liverpool-style quick counterattack, Henderson went straight to Li Qing, and Li Qing got the ball and went straight to Huanglong! Strootman and De Ligt didn't stop Li Qing, and Van Dijk, who was familiar with Li Qing, was full of vigilance, and finally gave Li Qing the opportunity to lob the goal..."
Apart from the standpoint, Li Qing's lob shot was full of freehand, like a work of art preserved from the previous year, which made people linger, so that the Dutch fans in the Cruyff Stadium temporarily forgot their identity and applauded Li Qing.
"papapapapaaaaa——"
Thunderous applause resounded throughout the Cruyff Stadium.
Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "This... is the charm of football!"
Van Dijk looked at Li Qing celebrating the goal and shook his head and smiled bitterly. This guy does things without any trace, and it is impossible to find any flaws.
I hope... Li Qing will be more restrained in the future...
Perhaps Li Qing felt Van Dijk's wish, and he was really much more honest in the future. He rarely broke through by himself, but created opportunities for his teammates through running and passing. As a result, Sterling and Rashford played what is called happy football.
Each of them fired a cannon in a single-handed opportunity, leaving Southgate in front of the visiting team's coaching bench at a loss for words.
At the end of the forty-five minutes, the scoreboard still showed 0:2. Before the start of the second half, both teams made substantial rotations in their lineups, and Li Qing was among them.
The next game was mainly about running-in and training, and the cooperation with each other was relatively unfamiliar. At the end of the 90 minutes, the visiting England defeated the Netherlands 2-0 at the Cruyff Stadium with Li Qing's brace in the first half.
Li Qing's outstanding performance became the headlines of the media the next day, but now the fans have been brainwashed by Li Qing's stable scoring efficiency. The goals are not surprising. On the contrary, they will be surprised only if there are no goals or less goals.
Li Qing did not start the friendly match at the new Wembley Stadium four days later. He only came on as a substitute in the 80th minute of the game.
However, there was enough time for Li Qing to perform. He helped England score the only goal of the game with his first touch of the ball.
After the two international matches, Li Qing returned to the Melwood training base to actively prepare for the next club competition.
The renewed war in the league and the knockout rounds of the Champions League are a relatively difficult start for Liverpool. After being a guest at Crystal Palace, which robbed the rich and gave to the poor, they faced Sevilla at home in the Champions League quarter-finals. In addition, after the two Champions League quarter-finals, The interval game was the second leg of the Merseyside derby.
If Sevilla fails to defeat Sevilla at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, then it will be somewhat weak to challenge Sevilla at the Pizjuan Stadium after the Merseyside derby.
Liverpool is a big club with many international players. Almost all of them participated in the friendly matches on international match days as the main force. Coupled with the fatigue of traveling, physical fitness is a big problem.
