Chapter 631 Gap

London, the capital of England, has many well-known football teams, Arsenal and Chelsea are definitely the most famous teams among them.

Therefore, the red-blue battle is the London Derby, but more gun fans believe that the real derby is the English Derby with Manchester United.

At the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, the two teams were direct rivals for the championship. Ferguson of Manchester United and Arsene Wenger of Arsenal hated each other and staged countless classic topics for fans to fight for the championship.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and Arsene Wenger left, the two teams have fallen into a trough. Both Manchester United and Arsenal have struggled to achieve the embarrassing goal of fourth place every year.

Therefore, Li Qing didn't pay attention to such an opponent at all and seemed extremely relaxed during training. However, other Liverpool players seemed a little nervous.

Captain Henderson was unable to play in the game against Arsenal due to an additional suspension, so he felt somewhat powerless when faced with the situation of his teammates.

But after seeing how relaxed Li Qing was during training, he couldn't help but be very curious, so Henderson approached Li Qing and said, "Li, do you have time to chat?"

Hearing Henderson's words, Li Qing didn't even think about it. He took the thermos bottle next to him and handed it over, "One question, a big mouthful, no bargaining!"

Seeing Li Qing's thermos, Henderson couldn't help but swallow.

He knew what was in it. It was said that it was the "love soup" prepared by Tong Shenbing for Li Qing, but in fact it was the so-called "magic Chinese medicine" that every Liverpool player is now arranged to drink every day!

This is a traditional Chinese medicine health drink jointly developed by Liverpool and Tong's. It is exclusively for Liverpool players to drink. Henderson has naturally drank it.

Henderson admitted that this stuff has the effect of quickly restoring physical energy, but the taste is really crazy. The thermos in Li Qing's hand is said to have added ingredients, and the taste is worse than what he has ever drunk. So Henderson was a little scared.

But after thinking about it, Henderson gritted his teeth and took Li Qing's thermos flask, and took a sip with his eyes closed. He immediately went crazy, "It's so bitter. How do you finish drinking such a big flask every day?"

Li Qing smiled and said nothing, took back the thermos bottle from Henderson, and then asked: "Tell me, what does the captain want from me?"

"The players are all very nervous about the game against Arsenal, but I see that you don't take it seriously at all. How do you plan to play in this game?"

Li Qing smiled when he heard this, "You should ask the coach about this. He arranges how to play, not me!"

"I'm serious!" Henderson said sternly: "Don't you think the coach is the same as you and doesn't take this game seriously? I can see that he rarely shows up on the training ground."

"Doesn't that prove that the coach already knows what he's doing?" Li Qing asked with a smile: "You won't play then, so why are you worried about this?"

"I'm not in a hurry!" Henderson was a little crazy. "Arsenal is my last suspension. If I lose the game because I'm not on the court, I will..."

"What are you doing?" Li Qing still wanted to tease him, but when he saw that Henderson was really going crazy, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'm here, don't worry, just prepare to beat Manchester City in the away game. "

"Why are you so confident?" Henderson asked curiously, but Li Qing licked his face and handed him the thermos again.

"I'll finish the drink for you later!" Henderson said bravely, "Hurry up and say it."

Hearing what Henderson said, Li Qing's eyes suddenly lit up. He stuffed the thermos bottle directly into the opponent's arms and then said: "In the past ten years, Arsenal has invested zero in the transfer market. You know this, right?"

"I know, but what does this have to do with our game?" Henderson looked confused.

"Listen to what I have to say!" Li Qing said with a familiar face. "In the past ten years, Arsenal has been tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, racking their brains without spending a penny on the club, relying on the income from the transfer market to let the ball go. The team maintains the level of a Champions League team, but what about this year?”

Henderson seemed to have heard something. Last season, Arsenal and Chelsea finished fifth and sixth, losing the qualification to enter the Champions League. At the end of the season, Wenger also left the club where he had been for more than 20 years.

"What do you mean..." Henderson felt that he had grasped the key point, but he didn't know how to express it.

"Arsenal without Wenger has lost the elegance of a strong team. Although the team seems to be changing, we are also changing." Li Qing finally became serious.

"Times are changing, and everyone is changing. If there is a long-term lack of fresh blood, the giants will also decline. Arsenal's weakness was not caused in a day or two, and their new head coach has made the team even worse."

"Ah? Are you saying that Emery has made Arsenal worse? He is the coach of the Europa League Triple Crown, and he is no worse than our boss!" Henderson disagreed a little.

"I didn't say there was a problem with Emery's skills and tactics, but he had a lot of shortcomings in employing people." Li Qing began to point his fingers.

"In addition to winning against Burnley, Arsenal recently lost to Tottenham in the League Cup, and neither Southampton nor Brighton could win. It would be unbelievable if this happened to Liverpool!"

"Emery has made too many inexplicable mistakes and suffered defeats recently. Their head coach himself has begun to feel unconfident. How can he expect to win the trust of his players?"

"What you mean is that Arsenal's current lack of strength has caused the team's mentality to change, and neither the club nor the coach can solve it. Instead, it has aggravated the collapse of mentality and made the situation worse!"

"That's what I mean." Li Qing nodded and said: "Aside from strength, Arsenal's main problem now is mentality. They lack the confidence to defeat their opponents. Therefore, it is not a problem for us to defeat Arsenal at home."

"Oh, that's it!" Henderson finally understood, "Does that mean we're definitely going to win?"

"Of course!" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind Li Qing and Henderson. Li Qing and Henderson stood up immediately after hearing the sound.

"coach!"

Klopp looked at the disciple in front of him with a look of relief and nodded: "Li, you are right. The gap between Arsenal and us has widened. In the game against Arsenal, you are the captain on the field. This In this game, you can only win but not lose!”

"As long as I'm here, I guarantee there will be no problem!" Li Qing smiled slightly, full of confidence.

After listening to the conversation between Li Qing and Klopp, Henderson finally understood and was completely relieved.