Chapter 220: Cheating and Having Fun

The Vicarage Road Stadium is a small stadium that is common in Great Britain, but small stadiums have their own advantages. The width of a small stadium is not as wide as that of a large stadium. The positive effect is that it is difficult for strong teams to use the width of this stadium. The players of the team do not need to run a large range to defend, and the game is not so tiring.

In addition to Li Qing appearing in the starting list, new players Pharaoh, Firminho and Mane are all on the list. Coutinho, the absolute main force last season, was punished by the club and Uncle Slag and was excluded from the 18-man list by the team to serve as a warning to others.

The commentator of Juli TV, Zhan Jun, who got the Red Army's starting list, said suspiciously: "Coutinho was punished by the club. Uncle Slag put the young player Li Qing in the number 10 position. Can he play well in the official game?"

In the past warm-up matches and Community Shield, Li Qing played the number 10 position, and the effect was good. The problem is that the league is different from the warm-up match and the Community Shield.

The Community Shield is called the first championship of the new season, but in fact it has no great gold content. It is either the champion or the runner-up. It means that there is not much difference between the Community Shield and the warm-up match. Therefore, the real test of whether Li Qing can play the number 10 position depends on the league!

Both teams sent out their strongest lineups. The Reds' midfielders assisted Li Qing with Vinadum and Henderson. The defensive players Moreno, Lovren, Ma Dingpu and Arnold lined up, and the goalkeeper was Mignolet.

The main players sent by Watford could not compare with the Reds Liverpool in terms of fame, but they showed extremely high tactical qualities at home.

In the fanatical home atmosphere, the Hornets actually pressed the Reds in their own half for a full five minutes.

Li Qing, who played as a front midfielder for the first time in an official match, had a hard time playing because the opposing players in the league were more engaged than in the warm-up match, or in other words, the game was more focused.

It was not until ten minutes later that the Reds gradually took the initiative in the game. Li Qing tried two long shots without using the skill [Superstar Moment]. One shot was a cannon and the other was saved by goalkeeper Gomez.

In general, the effect was good.

The pass also created a certain threat, but Pharaoh hesitated in the penalty area and wasted the fleeting opportunity.

In terms of dribbling, Ou Jianshu was the natural choice. His performance in the first ten minutes was quite dazzling.

In the eleventh minute, the home team, the Hornets, took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

Pereira dribbled the ball on the left side of the penalty area and broke through the defense of Leaving Fu. He sent a very high-quality cross ball. The ball accurately found the center forward Okaka who followed up in the middle, and the latter headed the ball into the goal.

The Hornets, who were leading in the score, consciously strengthened their defense and compressed the offensive space of the Red Army Liverpool. Li Qing had excellent skills at footwork, but the size of the space was there.

There are two magic weapons to break the dense defense, set pieces and long shots.

Originally, Li Qing did not want to use [Superstar Moment], so as not to get addicted to cheating, but he had no other choice when facing the Hornets who were defending.

Cheating is certainly addictive, but if you don't use it, you are no different from a fool. When facing strong teams, you may have to save it for critical moments, but there is no such need when facing a small team like the Hornets.

Two minutes later, Li Qing received a straight pass from Henry in the middle and passed the joint defense of Pereira and Cleverley. Without waiting for the defensive midfielder Chalobah to come forward to defend, he shot directly from 35 meters away from the goal.

"Superstar moment, use it!"

Li Qing hit the lower middle part of the football with the instep of his left foot. The football was lifted up by the force and flew to the upper left corner of the goal like an arrow.

Goalkeeper Gomez quickly moved to the right side of his body. Because the ball was too fast, he did not have more time to run up. Looking at the ball, he bent his knees and kicked the ground with his right foot, and stretched his right hand.

Gomez did his best. His right fingertips even touched the ball, but the power of Li Qing's long shot was beyond imagination. He only slightly changed the trajectory of the ball and did not completely deviate from the ball.

The ball hit the inner edge of the goal post on the left side of the goal and hit the post into the net.

"Goooooooooooooooal——"

The iconic elongated voice of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray.

The fanatical atmosphere at the Vicarage Road Stadium dropped to the lowest point at this moment, and only the Red Army fans who traveled with the team were shouting loudly.

Li Qing, who scored a goal, raised his arms and shouted on the spot, venting the huge emotional release brought by the goal.

It really fits the saying, it’s fun to cheat for a while, and it’s fun to cheat all the time!

His teammates were so excited that they shouted to the sky, high-fived and hugged Li Qing.

As the defending champion of the league, how could they lose to Watford in the first round of the league?

Head coach Uncle Zha is a very contagious head coach. His iconic combination punch celebration was first displayed at the Vicarage Road Stadium. The Red Army fans in the audience may have been influenced by Uncle Zha, and the cheers they created became louder and louder.

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun shouted hysterically: "Li Qing's world wave really boosted morale! Long shot over 30 meters! Exquisite! When Coutinho was punished by the club, Li Qing, who played as the No. 10, showed superstar performance! Helped the Reds turn the tide and equalize the score! There is still a lot of time in the game, I believe the Reds will surpass the score under the leadership of Li Qing!"

The game resumed, and Watford, who was at home, had to continue to press forward, trying to surpass the score again at home, but the Reds Liverpool's defense gradually became more focused, and even Lew, who had never performed well, was concentrating and holding his breath.

After several offensive and defensive changes, the Reds' offensive line led by Li Qing suddenly accelerated, pressing the Hornets' midfield and backcourt players who held the ball from a high position.

Chalobah, who came from the Blues youth training, was about to receive the ball when he saw Li Qing and Femi rushing over. He became nervous. He started as a defender and his footwork was not good enough. He played as a defensive midfielder in this game to suppress Li Qing. Therefore, his movements were deformed under the tension. His right foot kicked Femi directly to the jumping Femi, and the ball magically bounced into Li Qing's control range.

Mane and Salah turned quickly and inserted diagonally into the ribs from the left and right.

Li Qing stopped the ball to the left front with the instep of his left foot. Without making too many adjustments, he directly pushed the ball to the right rib of his own attack with the arch of his left foot, and Pharaoh quickly covered it.

Kabul, who was retreating, raised his hand to indicate that Salah was offside, but the assistant referee followed Salah forward, which meant... not offside!

Gomez had no choice but to abandon the goal.

Salah chose to be quite calm. His push shot passed under Gomez's crotch and hit the unguarded goal behind him.

The Vicarage Road Stadium was completely turned into a sea of ​​joy for the Reds fans. Watford lost two goals in a row and their morale was greatly reduced. The Reds, led by Li Qing, scored two goals in the first half. Li Qing scored one goal, and the other goal was also directly related to Li Qing. His wide-range transfer helped the team win offensive space, and Mane assisted Femi to score.

Trailing 1:4 in the first half, Watford actually had no offensive ideas in the second half, and Liverpool's offensive ideas were not particularly strong. The two sides tacitly consumed the remaining game time. In the end, the Reds won 4:1 away from Watford and got off to a good start in the league.