Chapter 44 The flashy post-00s generation

Manchester City U18 goalkeeper A. Muriqi abandoned the goal and struck out. Li Qing, who had an extremely wide field of vision, was moved. This time he did not choose to pass the goalkeeper as usual, but chose an unusually chic and very challenging lob shot.

The shot was about thirty meters away from the goal. A. Muriqi, who was moving forward, suddenly stopped and quickly retreated. When he retreated to the penalty spot, he bent his knees and kicked the ground, soared into the air, thrust his waist and abdomen upward, trying to let Yang He raised his right arm and stretched it a little higher.

Unfortunately, the falling football was just a few centimeters higher than his outstretched fingertips. It was these few centimeters that made him extremely desperate.

It would be great if the height could be just a little bit taller!

After completing the shooting action, Li Qing did not watch the football anymore. He turned around coquettishly, raised his right arm high, extended his index finger, and announced to the world that he had scored his first goal in this game.

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley looked past the fingertips of A. Muric's raised right arm, subconsciously put his hands on his hips, and thought to himself: "This is still the same team that was abused by Manchester City U18 for seven years in this stadium at the beginning of this season. Liverpool U18?"

"Bang~"

A crisp sound rang out between heaven and earth without warning.

Manchester City fans felt that God was with them at this moment, and their tense emotions were instantly released. Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley, who had his hands on his hips, looked happy.

Liverpool U18 head coach Nick Critchley and his assistants Gerrard and Mike Garrity all twitched the corners of their mouths and did most of the celebrations. What do you want me to do?

Everyone is depressed, and at the same time they can't help but think, can't you just be lewd and stop being a prostitute?

Do you have to kick up a very ornamental hanging door?

Scoring is the way to go!

This is great, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to score is just missed...

Li Qing's only strength is inferior to Gerrard's in long passes, but his accuracy is superior to his predecessor. With the lower edge of the crossbar as a reference, he will naturally not have any accidents when there is almost no pressure. He uses the backspin long pass kicking method to kick the football. After hitting the lower edge of the crossbar, it still kept running forward.

Huh?

In the blink of an eye, someone noticed that something was wrong. The football that fell to the ground crossed the goal line, then bounced off the ground and hit the snow-white goal net...

"this……"

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley had a smile on his face for the rest of his life.

Neil Critchley, Gerrard and Mike Garrity, who had previously complained about Li Qingtai, reacted very quickly, with excitement on their faces, and their excited and exaggerated body movements were constantly displayed at the City College Stadium.

Li Qing, who scored the goal, secretly touched the sweat on his forehead. He turned around and celebrated after finishing the shot. He was too confident. Fortunately, the football flew according to the established route, otherwise... that handsome face would have been slapped. flushed.

The Liverpool U18 players, who had been defending for nearly 20 minutes, exploded with emotion. All the players defended and only Li Qing was left to attack. What was the purpose?

Not just for scoring goals?

Now that we are a guest and score the first goal, we naturally have to celebrate.

Except for goalkeeper Grabara who stood in front of the goal to celebrate the goal, the other nine players all rushed towards Li Qing with his arms raised, including Glenn Macaulay, who had previously been biased against Li Qing.

The 0:7 defeat in the league at the beginning of the season put them under huge pressure before this game. Now it's better. Li Qing opened the scoring with a very confident and morale-boosting lob. It feels great!

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At the same time, Klopp, who was watching the live TV broadcast, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Li Qing choose to lob in a single situation. As an experienced coach, he hopes to see players make more secure choices. The way.

Do you still have the confidence to look back after finishing the shot?

Celebrating in advance?

Unless you can score goals, it's all just bells and whistles.

However, there was no danger in the end. The post-00s' flashy shot finally broke through and helped Liverpool U18 open the scoring in the away game.

Looking at Li Qing in the picture, Klopp's eyes showed obvious appreciation. As a young player who has not yet reached the age of 16, being able to choose an entertaining lob in such a high-pressure situation is an achievement in itself. an affirmation.

Confidence is a quality that professional players must possess.

Although the lob shot is not a safe way to deal with it, the important thing is that the player is confident enough and scores the goal with the lob shot.

In professional football, the most important thing is the result.

In addition, Li Qing in the picture is not yet sixteen years old, so he can still tap into his potential in the future.

Manchester City U18 star players Sancho, Foden, Diaz and Nmecha looked at each other. They did not expect that their opponent scored a goal with only one quick counterattack, and they still scored in this way. It was somewhat surprising. A little disappointed.

This feeling is like you have made great efforts but received no reward, while your competitors have received huge rewards through just one ordinary attempt. This huge sense of gap is a bit difficult to accept in a short period of time.

At this time, the role of the head coach is reflected. Lee Cass uses applause to encourage the players and remind them that they are the best youth team in England.

Manchester City is currently one of the best clubs in England in terms of youth training. The players on the team are all talented players. This season, they have not lost in either the league or the FA Youth Cup. In the third round of the league, they defeated Liverpool with seven goals at home. The U18 game seems like yesterday, why do you admit defeat so easily?

The game... has only started twenty minutes.

Winning the game is only a matter of time.

Li Qing's lob shot helped Liverpool U18 open the scoring and also broke the balance of the game. The home team, which was lagging behind, began to exert more pressure and strive to equalize the score in a short time.

As a result, the Liverpool U18 penalty area was full of dangers. If goalkeeper Grabala hadn't been in such a brave state, Manchester City U18 would have equalized the score.

The pressure brought by continuous defense can be added up. In the 26th minute, Sancho used his speed to break through Johnstone and sent a precise inverted triangle. Nmecha, who was at the front, feinted a shot from the front point and deceived all defenses. Player, Foden, who outflanked and followed up in the middle, sealed his throat with a sword and helped Manchester City U18 equalize the score!

Before the Liverpool U18 players could recover, only two minutes had passed since the game restarted. Sancho, who had previously provided an assist, used a low shot from the right rib of the penalty area to help the team overtake the score!