Chapter 176: Experts Fight

As a coach, Klopp knows very well that any coach, when giving tactical guidance to his players, will tell them that their goal is to send the ball into the opponent's goal again and again to win the game.

In order to completely inspire the fighting spirit of the players on the field, many coaches will tell the substitute players individually to target a certain opponent player, just like Milner in front of him, who was specially arranged by Hodgson to be a substitute.

I should have replaced Milner earlier, otherwise it would not have led to the result of one less player at the moment, and it would be difficult to deal with it next!

Klopp regretted not taking action earlier, watching Milner fall into the opponent's trap.

After all, the old ginger is still spicy! Hodgson, the old coach, is still good!

Klopp was thinking in his mind, thinking about how to make adjustments to maintain the current situation, but the scene on the field made him brighten his eyes.

Li Qing waved at him, and at the same time retreated to the position where Milner just was.

His trump card was telling him with his actions that he was going to take over Liverpool's right side!

With Klopp's affirmative nod, Li Qing stood in his new position, staring at the Crystal Palace players in front of him, and his heart had regained its composure.

Noticing the changes in Liverpool's formation and personnel on the field, Hodgson had a trace of doubt in his heart, and couldn't help looking at Klopp.

Klopp also looked at Hodgson, and the two people's eyes met. Klopp grinned and showed his cold big teeth to Hodgson. Hodgson frowned and turned his eyes away.

Li Qing played as a defender? What trick did Klopp come up with? Could it be that he had expected this to happen? It's impossible! The old man muttered in his heart, puzzled.

Crystal Palace started to take a free kick, and the ball was headed out by Van Dijk, just landing at the feet of Li Qing on the right. After taking the ball, Li Qing faced Meyer and directly pushed the ball forward, and then accelerated and broke through unreasonably.

Pass the ball to yourself one second later!

Li Qing's current behavior fully interprets the true meaning of this sentence. Meyer only felt a gust of wind blowing past him. When he turned around, he only saw a number 10 shrinking rapidly in front of him.

Breakthrough!

Hodgson's eyes widened, and Klopp was also surprised. This was the first time Li Qing broke through in this game, and it was such a resolute breakthrough that attracted countless people's attention.

Li Qing, who broke through with the ball, was like a walking hurricane. Crystal Palace captain Milivojevic wanted to stop him, but he only grabbed the corner of Li Qing's clothes, and the whole person stumbled forward in embarrassment and almost fell.

Van Aanholt and Sakho wanted to double-team Li Qing, but Li Qing faced the double-team and shot directly. The huge sound of the shot shocked the two people who were about to grab the ball and turned their heads subconsciously, but they didn't wait for the ball to hit hard.

"Middle! Two idiots!" Hodgson cursed at the sidelines, with an angry expression on his face.

But Hodgson saw the scene just now clearly. Li Qing's sudden shot was really shocking. Even he thought Li Qing was going to shoot from a distance at that moment.

But in fact, Li Qing passed the ball, and the most amazing thing was that although the sound of Li Qing's kick was loud, the speed of the ball was not very fast, and it still drew an arc and moved to the left in a large area.

Mane had already rushed over at this time, and he volleyed the ball directly, and Speroni directly saved the ball.

Just now, Speroni was startled when Li Qing shot, but when he saw the trajectory of the ball, he immediately understood, so he immediately moved his position and waited for Mane's ball.

However, Mane's shot was very powerful, and Speroni could only hit the ball hard, but his shot did not hit the ball out of the penalty area. Firmino grabbed the landing point in the middle and shot directly.

This time Speroni was helpless and could only watch the ball go into the net. Liverpool 3:1 Crystal Palace.

Klopp punched hard on the sidelines and rushed towards his assistant coach with excitement. Liverpool's bench and coaching bench were instantly cheered.

"Goooooooooooal——"

Andy Gray's long voice also sounded again in the live broadcast room. In the 80th minute of the game, Li Qing staged a wonderful long-distance attack and instigated the team's attack this time.

Although the assist for this goal was not Li Qing's, there is no doubt that if it were not for Li Qing's long-distance attack and his pass that attracted almost everyone's attention, Mane would not have been able to shoot easily from a long distance, and Firmino would not have been able to make a supplementary shot so easily.

After falling behind by two goals, and with only ten minutes left in the game, the players of Crystal Palace instantly became extremely frustrated.

However, the old coach Hodgson, who had experienced countless defeats, clapped his hands vigorously on the sidelines and shouted loudly to remind the Crystal Palace players on the field to kick off quickly.

"Come on, everyone, cheer up. There is still time in the game. Get the ball back within ten minutes. Don't look so dejected. You eleven people can't beat the other ten people. Are you willing to admit defeat like this?"

The old coach's roar woke up the Crystal Palace players on the field. They only realized now that they could play with more people next!

Soon the ball kicked off from the center circle, and the Crystal Palace players began to press forward. Liverpool, who was one man short, could not stop the opponent's attack with only Henderson and Fabinho in the midfield.

Even though Li Qing defended very hard on the right, there was still a gap in the middle. Schlupp, who had just been replaced by Hodgson, broke through in front of Matip. Although Matip reacted in time, he still couldn't touch the ball out of the baseline.

Corner kick!

Milivojevic kicked the ball to the far point, and Crystal Palace defender Tomkins scored a header at the edge of the small penalty area. The Crystal Palace players were instantly jubilant.

"What the hell!" Alisson yelled at Matip. Matip was entangled with Tomkins, the hero of the opponent's goal, and failed to keep an eye on his opponent, which resulted in the opponent easily scoring with a header.

Just now they were leading by two goals, but in the blink of an eye, Crystal Palace fought back and narrowed the gap to one goal. It's true that when masters fight, you can tell whether they have the upper hand or not!

Klopp was a little emotional, but he was still very confident. This goal should be the last chance for Crystal Palace. There should be no chances like this in the next game.

But less than three minutes later, Crystal Palace made a comeback. It was still Matip, but this time the breakthrough was replaced by Zaha, and Crystal Palace got another corner kick opportunity.

Immediately after Meyer took a tactical corner kick, Milivojevic received the ball and had a wall-to-wall match with Meyer. Immediately after Meyer took the ball and broke into the penalty area, he shot into the net. Crystal Palace equalized the score with less than three minutes left in the game.