Chapter 112 Changing People Is Like Changing Knives

Xhaka was very confident in his collision. Even a strong man like Giroud would stagger forward a few steps. He was surprised that Li Qing was not knocked out of the sideline with the ball.

Klopp, who was standing in the coaching booth of the home team, was standing near where Xhaka attacked Li Qing and saw the action clearly.

He was going to complain loudly about Xhaka's rough collision, but Li Qing staggered two steps but did not fall to the ground, and his attention returned to Li Qing who was in control of the ball.

Wenger was somewhat relieved. Xhaka's collision was obviously aimed at Li Qing. According to football rules, this would result in a yellow card.

Fortunately, Li Qing did not suffer to the end, otherwise he would not be able to escape the yellow card. He looked at Li Qing and showed a smile that rarely appeared in this game: "You are still too young."

At this moment, Li Qing used the heel of his right foot to knock the ball back when facing the right sideline of the attack. The ball flew under the right rib of Xhaka who was thinking about life and accurately found Coutinho.

The ball came to the right side of the attack, where there was much more space. Xhaka stopped thinking about life and turned to pounce on Coutinho who received the ball.

Coutinho, who had a broad vision and a strong ability to read the game, did not control the ball. He directly passed the ball to Wijnaldum in the middle, who then passed it to Milner who was pulled to the left.

Reasonable use of the width of the court!

Li Qing's appearance as a substitute attracted many Arsenal defensive players, which led to the lack of Arsenal players defending Milner who received the ball on the left. According to the tactics given by head coach Wenger before the game, right-back Bellerin was to switch positions with left-back Monreal, but the ball came to the defensive right side, and Bellerin who came to the middle had to return to the right side.

Milner brought the ball to the 30-meter offensive area before slowing down. Facing the extremely fast Bellerin, he chose to pass the ball to Emre Can in the middle.

Arsenal's defensive left players automatically moved to the middle, and Li Qing ran forward along the right side without being marked.

After several passes, Mane, who came to the left, shook off Bellerin and made a cross. Mustafi overpowered Firmino to clear the ball with a header. The ball flew to the penalty area line. Coquelin, who arrived, leaned back and headed the ball. The ball flew to 30 meters away from the goal.

Wijnaldum saw the ball coming and directly used the inside of his left foot to pass the ball to Li Qing, who was unguarded on the right.

"Leeeeeeeeeeeee——"

The Liverpool fans at Anfield subconsciously stretched their voices to cheer for their new favorite.

The Arsenal defenders' hearts skipped a beat, and they all thought of the highlights of Li Qing's games that they had seen before the game. Monreal and Xhaka hurried forward to defend.

When head coach Wenger saw the ball flying towards Li Qing, he naturally clenched his hands, obviously a little nervous.

From his perspective, Li Qing was unguarded.

Monreal and Xhaka's re-defense was equivalent to a temporary patchwork, and the two were at different distances from Li Qing, which meant that Li Qing might be able to break them one by one in this situation.

Li Qing used the outside of his left foot to push the ball passed by Wijnaldum to his ribs, and took the initiative to dribble towards Monreal.

Monreal has rich defensive experience, and he knows what to do in this situation.

Facing Li Qing dribbling forward, he chose to fight and retreat, while focusing on the right side of his body, which is Li Qing's inward route.

According to the pre-match understanding, Li Qing is a left-handed player, and it is impossible for him to go to the bottom line when attacking the right side.

At this moment, Li Qing's right shoulder sank, and Monreal's heart moved, and his body subconsciously wanted to rush to the bottom line, but in a flash, he remembered that Li Qing was a left-handed player and almost never went to the bottom line, so he was more willing to think that this was a fake move of Li Qing's center of gravity change.

The next moment, Li Qing dunked the ball to the bottom line with the inside of his left foot. Monreal realized something but could only sigh at the ball.

The explosive power is too strong!

Xhaka wanted to double-team Li Qing with Monreal to cut in, but Li Qing chose to break through to the bottom line, so he had to turn a corner and rush to Li Qing who dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the outside.

Central defender Mustafi quickly filled the defensive gap left by Monreal, and the Arsenal players in the penalty area suddenly became nervous.

Liverpool players in and outside the penalty area were like wild horses, breaking up into pieces and looking for gaps.

Li Qing, who entered the penalty area, looked up at the penalty area and then swung his left foot.

Xhaka, who filled the penalty area at high speed, almost didn't think about it, and his body reacted subconsciously, moving his left foot forward to try to block Li Qing's pass.

But Li Qing didn't pass the ball. He quickly put down his left foot, pushed the ball out with the outside of his foot, and pulled away from Xhaka. Then he gently moved horizontally to the middle of the penalty area, took a step forward with his right foot, and swung his left foot again.

"Oh-My-God!" Sky TV commentator Andy Gray exclaimed: "Should I say Granit Xhaka is too reckless, or Li's fake move is too realistic? Beautiful! Shoot?"

Compared to the angle that shook off Xhaka, this angle is more suitable for shooting now.

Mustafi, who was on the defensive, did not dare to neglect it. His good sense of position allowed him to stand one meter away from Li Qing, with his hands behind his back, trying to block Li Qing's shooting angle with his body.

Goalkeeper Cech obviously realized that Li Qing had a shooting angle. He concentrated and held his breath, lowered his body center of gravity, and stared at the football.

Wenger, who was standing in the visiting team coach's command area, was desperate about Mustafi's defensive action. Even from such a distance, he could see that Li Qing was faking it. How did Mustafi get fooled?

Li Qing's action was just as Wenger predicted. He habitually faked a shot and dribbled the ball to the right side of the small penalty area and the bottom line with the inside of his left foot.

"Shoot--"

Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai changed the topic: "Another fake shot and a real dunk! Li Qing passed Mustafi and faced goalkeeper Petr Cech directly. What will he do?"

Suddenly, the Arsenal players in the penalty area became extremely nervous.

Li Qing, who caught up with the football, did not shoot. His right foot was his non-dominant foot, so he used the arch of his right foot to quickly sweep the football towards the center of the penalty area.

The football moved quickly against the grass towards the center of the small penalty area. Firmino, who had reached the front point in advance, pushed the arch of his right foot before Koscielny blocked it.

The football changed its trajectory and quickly rolled towards the near corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Petr Cech failed to react to such a close shot and could only watch helplessly as the football hit the inside edge of the right goal post and entered the net...

"The ball is in!"

LeTV sports commentator Zhan Jun was ecstatic: "Firmino scored his second goal of the game! Now the score is 3:1! Liverpool is leading by two goals again!"

Firmino was very excited after scoring. He turned and ran towards Li Qing, and the two hugged to celebrate the goal.

"Klopp's substitution once again demonstrated to fans around the world what substitution is like changing a knife! Li Qing, who came on as a substitute, assisted Firmino to score in the first attack!"

At this point, James changed the topic: "But for Liverpool fans, this goal is both expected and unexpected."