Chapter 665 An unexpected start

Although everyone was full of expectations, the opening of the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace was actually somewhat unexpected.

Crystal Palace played very cautiously from the beginning. They had the right to kick off, but they did not choose to attack at the first time, but to shrink their formation and advance slowly.

Liverpool did not dare to press too much today. Matip had just returned from injury, and Milner was a guest right back today. The defense line was really hard to trust.

So the first ten minutes of the game were very dull, but it was this dull scene that made tens of thousands of Liverpool fans at the scene a little nervous.

Because in the fifth minute of the game, Milner seemed to have a leg injury during a fight with Crystal Palace midfielder MacArthur, and was carried off the field for treatment. At that moment, almost all Liverpool fans became nervous.

Now everyone knows that Liverpool no longer has a right back. Once Milner is injured, Klopp can only send Camacho from the youth team to play.

Fortunately, after a simple treatment by the team doctor, Milner returned to the field, which made tens of thousands of Liverpool fans in Anfield relieved.

After Milner returned to the field, Klopp on the sidelines immediately adjusted the positions of the players on the field. Mane and Li Qing switched positions, Mane played as left winger and Li Qing played as right winger.

Today, Mane did not seem very excited on the right side at the beginning, and often pressed forward and forgot to withdraw. Just now, it was because he did not return in time that Milner played one against two, so he made a shovel in a hurry, but he almost hurt himself.

Obviously, Crystal Palace's tactics today are also targeted. Their several attempts after the opening were all aimed at Matip and Milner, so Klopp's decision was to relieve the pressure on the team's right side and ensure the team's offense.

Li Qing originally played as a right winger. In previous games, when he was on the right side, he often achieved a quick victory and quickly established a leading advantage when he pressed forward at the beginning of the game.

Klopp put Li Qing on the right side he was familiar with, and wanted to establish the advantage as soon as possible, so that even if there were problems with the defense, he could guarantee the final victory of the game.

However, the first threatening attack in the game came from Crystal Palace. In the attack from the center of Crystal Palace, Zaha made a cross in the counterattack, and Ayew headed the ball wide.

Li Qing frowned slightly. Milner almost made a mistake just now. The opponent's offensive player Zaha broke through and made a cross from him, almost letting the Crystal Palace striker score.

It seems that he has to work harder, otherwise if the opponent scores first, it will be disadvantageous to Liverpool in terms of both the scene and psychological pressure.

But before a thought came to his mind, the situation on the field changed. The opponent Milivojevic intercepted Fabinho, and Fabinho firmly controlled the ball under his feet, without any intention of passing the ball.

This is going to make trouble! Li Qing's eyes suddenly lit up. Li Qing knew the characteristics of his Brazilian teammate very well.

She is a big man over 1.8 meters tall, but she has the agility of a Brazilian player. She can often pass good balls to the front players in the game, and her dribbling skills are also ranked among the best in the team.

Fabinho obviously wanted to attract more defensive forces from the opponent through his own dribbling, so as to open up space for the offensive players, and his goal was indeed achieved.

Seeing that Milivojevic could not steal the ball from Fabinho, Kouyate rushed up and prepared to double-team Fabinho, and Kouyate moved, Fabinho finally passed the ball, and the ball went directly past Kouyate.

A red figure quickly moved forward, and Liverpool's No. 10 Li Qing did not hesitate at all. After catching up with the ball, he immediately launched an attack on the hinterland of Crystal Palace.

Van Aanholt had been paying attention to Li Qing, so when Li Qing got the ball, he rushed towards him as soon as he ran, but Li Qing did not continue to break through after running a few steps, but chose to pass the ball.

In the penalty area of ​​Crystal Palace, Firmino jumped high, pressed Tomkins to unload the ball, and then turned around and shot, but was saved by goalkeeper Speroni.

This shot kicked off Liverpool's siege of the Crystal Palace gate, and Liverpool players began to bombard the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Mane sent the ball to Keita's feet, and the latter immediately made a long pass to find Li Qing. Li Qing met the ball outside the penalty area and shot a long shot, but the ball was blocked by Speroni.

The blocked ball fell at the feet of Crystal Palace defender Wan Bissaka. In a panic, he kicked the ball but didn't kick it far. The ball fell at the feet of Henderson who rushed to the penalty area. Henderson shot hard, but unfortunately the power of the kick was too strong, and the ball was not pressed down and went over the crossbar.

Three minutes later, Li Qing completed another long shot. He received another pass from Fabinho outside the penalty area, but the ball was saved by Speroni.

For most of the first half, the nearly 40-year-old goalkeeper of Crystal Palace was really like a god. Mane, Fabinho and Firmino's shots failed to break through the goal he was guarding, and Li Qing's shot was also blocked by him.

After a long time of attacking, Liverpool's players became a little impatient. Sometimes the game is like this. There is a goalkeeper with great luck on the opposite side, and it is really impossible to kick the ball into the goal. This situation is very demoralizing.

Li Qing also felt a little incredible. Just now, he kicked the ball out, and he felt that he had it, but Speroni's performance was really amazing. He blocked the ball with his legs at the moment when the ball was about to roll over the goal line.

The system upgrade is really not at the right time! Li Qing was a little scratching his head. This kind of sure goal was also blocked. He could only blame his bad luck.

But at this moment, Crystal Palace's counterattack began. Speroni kicked the ball to the front court. MacArthur received the captain Milivojevic's header ferry, a light pick, followed by a big step, and got rid of Milner who was defending him.

MacArthur, who passed Milner, had a clear road ahead. He took the ball directly to the bottom and made a cross. The ball accurately found Ayew who was following up quickly in the middle.

Ayew had no defensive players around him at this time. Matip was completely defeated in the pursuit just now. Ayew jumped high and made a powerful header. Because the distance was too close and the power was enough, Alisson failed to create a miracle.

"Goal——" Martin Taylor of Sky Sports shouted before Andy Gray, "Ghanaian striker Ayew helped Crystal Palace open the record and broke the deadlock on the field. Liverpool fell behind at home!"