Chapter 185: Stay True to Your Original Aspiration and Achieve Your Goal

Ten minutes before the semi-final between England U20 and France U20, players from both teams came to the tunnel one after another. The substitutes went straight into the stadium, while the starting players stayed in the tunnel.

Li Qing patted his teammates Arnold and Ejaria from the same club on the shoulders, and encouraged them through words, hoping that they would not be nervous in the semi-finals and just play as usual.

This scene was successfully captured by the on-site director. He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, smiled and said, "Li Qing is the youngest player in the team, but he is not afraid of the stage at all! This... is the semi-final of the World Youth Championship! The most valuable youth competition for those under 20 years old. I really don't know what this little guy's heart is like."

"This is also the fundamental reason why he was able to become a Liverpool main player at the age of 16 and reverse Harry Kane to win the league's Golden Boot. He... is the one who is different!"

Commentary guest Xu Yang said seriously: "The last semi-final of this World Youth Championship is about to start. I don't know what kind of surprises the young Chinese player Li Qing can bring us. He contributed nine goals in three World Youth Championship games. The England U20 youth team entered the semi-finals, which means there are only two games left. Will he... surpass Saviola to create a new single World Youth Championship goal record?"

At the same time, Mbappe, who was also wearing the No. 10 jersey, looked at Li Qing with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes!

Recently, the media has been reporting how strong Li Qing is, but never said how strong he is. Therefore, Mbappe is very dissatisfied. He wants to tell everyone in the world in this game that he is better than Li Qing!

Li Qing noticed someone looking at him from the corner of his eye. He turned his head and met Mbappe's eyes. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a confident smile. Mbappe seemed a little embarrassed, and he quickly turned his head away.

Li Qing smiled. It was not difficult for him to see from Mbappe's eyes that he was full of fighting spirit, but the key point was that they were defeated without fighting. Perhaps... this game has already set a tone.

At this time, the referee Antonio Laos led the ball boy to the court.

Li Qing followed the teammate in front of him and led the ball boy into the court.

"aooaoaooao——"

As soon as the two teams appeared in the Jeonju World Cup Arena, a deafening and huge cheering sounded over the packed stadium.

During the handshake between the two sides before the game, the fans who were paying attention to Li Qing and Mbappe widened their eyes, fearing that they would miss a wonderful shot. However, nothing happened between them as they held their breath. The two just touched hands casually without any communication.

"Beep~"

At 7 pm local time in South Korea, accompanied by the whistle of the referee Laos, the last semi-final of the 21st FIFA U20 World Cup 2017 was officially announced to begin!

"Tianchao TV, Tianchao TV, the match we are broadcasting now is the semi-final of the 21st FIFA World Youth Championship. The England U20 youth team will face the France U20 youth team at the Jeonju World Cup Arena. The England U20 youth team is wearing traditional white jerseys and white shorts. They are attacking from the right side of the screen to the left side..."

Tianchao TV 5 commentator He Wei watched the ball being given to Li Qing's feet, and he changed the subject: "The one who is receiving the ball now is our Chinese young player Li Qing, who is the first of the young generation in the world football today! He has contributed nine goals in the past three games, and is two goals away from the single World Youth Championship goal created by Saviola in the 2001 Argentina World Youth Championship..."

Since Li Qing and Mbappe are both forwards, there is not much chance to match up, but the two are the core players of their respective teams, and the defense intensity they receive is very strong. Although Li Qing, who got the ball, has outstanding personal ability, too much defense still makes him have no good way to create opportunities.

[Superstar Moment] In the cooling period, what he can do is to wait for the cooling to end and wait for the French U20 youth team's defense to actively expose problems.

Mbappe was waiting for the opportunity just like Li Qing. Compared with Li Qing's calm waiting, he seemed a little impatient. He only knew how to rush forward when he got the ball, and rarely cooperated with his teammates.

Of course, this also had a lot to do with the fact that his teammates were not particularly capable.

Ousmane Dembélé, who had been selected for the French U21 youth team, did not choose to represent the U20 youth team in the World Youth Championship, which made Mbappe feel that he was alone, but he believed that he would be able to break the deadlock first.

"Kylian Mbappe is really hard-working."

Andy Gray, a commentator for British Sky TV, said.

"Efforts may not necessarily pay off." Commentator Martin Taylor smiled and said, "After all, not everyone has the ability of Li to change the score at any time."

Limited to the influence of the rigorous defensive tactics arranged by England U20 head coach Simpson before the game, the England U20 youth team played more safely at the beginning of the first half, with few offensive players, so the French U20 youth team took the initiative in the game.

The frenetic atmosphere in the Jeonju World Cup Arena remained at an extremely high level, with cheers coming one after another, and supporters from England and China cheering with all their might.

Li Qing, who had been observing the defensive loopholes of the French U20 youth team, consciously increased his running. It was not that he had found the opponent's defensive problem, nor that the skill [Superstar Moment] was about to cool down.

Rather, the Jeonju World Cup Arena, which can accommodate more than 40,000 fans, has more fans than usual supporting Li Qing. He has enough motivation to create opportunities through his super personal ability and repay the support of the fans present.

In fact, with the skill [Superstar Moment], he realized that he gradually lacked the domineering attitude of "who else but me". He felt that he could score as long as he was in the cooldown period with the skill in hand, and there was no need to spend too much time to solve the offensive problems.

Only by keeping the original intention in mind can you achieve the end.

The fans came to the scene not to watch him play health-preserving football, but to see his lightning-fast speed and superb dribbling like dancing through flowers and butterflies.

So, the cheers from the audience came one after another.

The French U20 defensive players instantly felt huge pressure. The offensive players left only Mbappe waiting for counterattacks, and all other players retreated to the 40-meter defense area of ​​their own team, paying special attention to Li Qing's defense.

In the 17th minute, Li Qing received a pass from Ejaria on the right side of the attack. He did not cooperate with Arnold and chose to dribble directly.

The powerful explosive power was fully demonstrated at this moment, and the French U20 defenders had no time to react.

Li Qing passed three people in a small five square meters. Roydis had no choice but to foul from behind, using the yellow card to exchange for the stability of defense.

Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "A direct free kick from this position has a high probability of turning into a goal!"