Chapter 43 Lob shot?

The weather in England in January is still cold, only a few degrees. Players from both sides wore heavy down jackets at the beginning of the warm-up until their bodies were completely warmed up.

There was still an hour before the start of the game, and almost all the media reporters following the youth training were in place. Their cameras were all focused on the three top players in Manchester City's youth training, followed by Liverpool's top scorer Glenn Macaulay and second-ranked scorer Li Qing.

Among them, local reporters focused on Sancho, Foden, Li Qing and Brewster. According to their ideas, the players who determine the outcome of the game should be English players.

The two head coaches, Neil Critchley and Lee Carsley, looked at the players warming up and had no idea. For them, everything that needed to be done had been done. In which direction would the game develop? It depends on the performance of the players.

Neil Critchley looked at Li Qing. In his opinion, if Liverpool U18 wants to go further, Li Qing needs to continue his previous league performance.

Lee Carsley glanced at Sancho, Foden, Diaz, and Nmecha. If it weren't for the fact that Nick Gonzalez, whom Guardiola personally recruited from La Masia, was injured and unable to play, the offense in this game would have been The lineup will be more luxurious, but he firmly believes that even without Nick Gonzalez, he can rely on this luxurious lineup to defeat Liverpool U18 and advance to the top 16.

During the handshake session between the players from both sides, Li Qing couldn't help but take a closer look at Sancho, Foden and Diaz, the three top players from Manchester City's youth training. Foden and Diaz were relatively handsome, but Sancho was a bit precocious. But all very polite.

The FA Youth Cup, like the National Youth Super League, is under the care of the Football Association, and the games are broadcast live. However, compared with the early access to the signal for professional games, the live broadcast of the FA Youth Cup only starts after the game officially starts.

"Beep~"

With the referee's long whistle, the 2016-2017 England FA Youth Cup match between Manchester City U18 and Liverpool U18 officially started on 1/16.

Manchester City U18, who were sitting at home, quickly took advantage of the kick-off to launch an attack. Fortunately, Neil Critchley made targeted arrangements before the game. The offensive quartet composed of Sancho, Foden, Diaz and Nmecha did not show up. Produce the power it deserves.

Li Qing was not assigned many defensive tasks before the game. His task was mainly to catch counterattacks, and defense was more of a show-off.

Since Liverpool U18 did a lot of work on defense before the game, Foden, who is good at organizing offense in the midfield and frontcourt, was frozen. The speed and space needed by Sancho was seriously insufficient, resulting in Nmecha at the front being unable to effectively support.

Diaz from Spain is the only Manchester City U18 player who performs normally. His foot skills are extremely delicate and his dribbling accuracy is very high. Unless three players defend, it will be difficult to intercept.

The first shot came from Sancho's long shot after breaking through from the right, but unfortunately it didn't hit the goal.

In the following minutes, the Manchester City U18 players, after realizing that penetration in the middle could not open up the situation, successively tried long shots from outside the penalty area, but the hit rate was a bit low.

Even if he hits the goal by chance, he will be saved by Grabara who reacts quickly.

In general, in the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester City U18's offense was loud and light, and the Manchester City fans watching the game on the sidelines shook their heads.

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley frowned. He failed to score in consecutive attacks, which was a huge hidden danger for the defense.

Li Qingding, the most threatening player in Liverpool U18, is at the front like a dagger at the throat. As long as there is a slight disturbance, he may hit the throat.

In the 19th minute, Foden, who is good at finding open spaces, made a long diagonal pass to Enmecha. The two passed and ran in unison, and the football also bypassed the head of center back Masterson, but goalkeeper Grabara expanded the defensive area. He jumped high and firmly caught Foden's diagonal pass in his hand.

Grabala did not control the rhythm like he did in the previous few minutes, but suddenly took a lunge, and the right hand that tightly grasped the football used inertia to throw the football hard.

Watching the football in the air, Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley suddenly realized something and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Grabala's vigorous throwing of the ball is definitely not without purpose, but looking for Li Qing!

Most of Li Qing's eleven goals in four games were scored through long-distance running. As the head coach, Lee Carsley has studied it particularly thoroughly. There is no need for him to shout deliberately, and the players on the field pounce quickly.

"Hopefully we can finish the defense."

But sometimes, the more you worry about something, the more it will happen.

Previously, the team had a half-court offensive drill. The central defenders were all over the half-court, and the full-backs almost acted as wingers. Li Qing's talent was clearly visible. From a distance, he could see the goalkeeper attack and move ahead of the defensive players. A few seconds ahead of schedule.

In the ever-changing football game, a goal can be scored in just a few seconds.

Central defender T. Wilson can play as left back and central defender. He is faster and serves as central defender in this game to a large extent to effectively suppress Li Qing's speed.

Li Qing had a wide field of vision, and his eyes lit up while running. He used the inside of his left instep to lead the football to the front right, that is, toward the right sideline, keeping the football away from Tyreke Weier who was coming from the center at a high speed. Xun.

Next, of course, is acceleration!

Two powerful legs alternately kicked the ground. It only took him a second to increase his speed to an incredible stage. T. Wilson realized that it was a stupid decision to compete with Li Qing for speed. He decisively chose to hit the ground. Someone fouls.

Unexpectedly, the thin-looking Li Qing was not knocked down. He staggered to stabilize his body. Instead, T. Wilson, who took the initiative to hit him, staggered and fell to the ground due to the huge reaction force.

Another central defender J. Giovanni, who had slowed down, cursed secretly and had to grit his teeth and chase back.

But... it was too late.

Gradually stabilizing his body, Li Qing accelerated again, quickly crossed the center line with the ball, and rushed diagonally towards the penalty area.

The goalkeeper A. Muric in front of the goal watched the central defender J. Giovanni getting farther and farther away from Li Qing. He sighed and abandoned the goal.

However, at this moment, Li Qing swung his left foot, and the inside of his instep quickly kicked the bottom of the football...

A bald middle-aged man standing in the northeast corner of the court looked at Li Qing's shooting action and blurted out: "Cross shot?"