Chapter 221 The Youngest Player Nominated for the World Footballer of the Year

With the Reds defeating Watford 4:1 away, the 2017-2018 Premier League season has started.

The most watched matches are the remaining four giants. Chelsea, who exposed internal strife at the beginning of the new season, exposed a shocking upset at home. They lost 2:3 to Burnley, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, at Stamford Bridge.

I don’t know if it was because of the Blues’ black start, the remaining three giants Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur all defeated their respective teams and won a good start.

Because Manchester United, the last to play in the league, beat West Ham 4:0, they ranked first in the league with a goal difference. Liverpool, who had three goals, ranked second. Huddersfield, who beat Crystal Palace 3-0 as a guest, unexpectedly ranked third. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City ranked fourth and fifth respectively. Chelsea, who lost in the first round, ranked fourteenth in the league.

On the Internet, the Blues fans were abusing Conte.

Diego Costa, who was at odds with Conte, saw some fans making comments that were not happy with Conte on Instagram, and he kept liking them. Although he quickly cancelled them, they were still captured by netizens who were quick-eyed and quick-handed.

So, Conte and Diego Costa were pushed to the forefront.

The defending champion Liverpool was developing slowly, and the atmosphere in the second round of the league in preparation for Melwood was cheerful, but Coutinho, who was thinking about leaving the Reds, sighed.

The head coach, Uncle Zha, saw it in his eyes, and he was thinking... should Coutinho be sold in advance.

Judging from his mental outlook and state, it was clear that he was working but not working hard. I don’t know if he was bewitched by Barcelona’s top management. He gave people the feeling that he was a completely different person from Coutinho last season.

Li Qing gradually adapted to the No. 10 position, and the effect was even better than Coutinho. As the new season kicked off, Li Qing, who changed his main position, would definitely bring great surprises to other teams.

Generally speaking, the head coach of a team will prepare for the next season's league in advance. Players with amazing performances like Li Qing are the top priority for research. As a result, after a busy summer, it was discovered that Li Qing had changed his position. It was obviously too late to change the tactics and play...

The result of Watford is a reference.

Liverpool's next game is two consecutive home games, against Crystal Palace and Arsenal respectively. Frank de Boer and Professor Wenger both felt huge pressure, especially Professor Wenger.

Arsenal only got fifth in the league last season and was forced to participate in the Europa League this season. If they fail to win any of the four major titles this season like last season, even if the club does not fire him, he will have no face to stay in North London.

The first game of the second round of the 2017-2018 Premier League is Swansea's home game against Manchester United. The Red Devils, who beat the Hammers West Ham by four goals in the first round, continued to show their power in the second round of Manchester United. Lukaku scored in consecutive games, Pogba scored with assists and shots, and Rashford added icing on the cake, helping the Red Devils to beat Swansea 4 goals away.

The second round of the league between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at home started at 4 pm British time, which is 12 o'clock in the morning in Kung Fu Country. Although this time period is a little late, there are still many fans sitting in front of the TV waiting for the start of the game.

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun looked at Li Qing on the broadcast screen and said with a surge of emotion: "Can Li Qing, who scored twice in the first round, continue to shine in the first home game of the new season? The Red Army fans at Anfield are ready, Li Qing... are you ready to score?"

The starting lineup arranged by Uncle Zha in this game is not much different from the last round. The frontcourt offensive quartet is still Mane, Firminé, Salah and Li Qing. In the fanatical home atmosphere, Li Qing only took five minutes to help Liverpool open the record.

He played a wonderful two-on-one with Wijnaldum, Firmino and Salah in the middle. When he came to the penalty area, he stopped and passed, shook off Mensa, who was on loan from the Red Devils, and scored with his left foot. Goalkeeper Hennessey's subconscious save touched the ball, but Li Qing's shot was too powerful and did not actually change the trajectory of the ball...

"First goal! Third goal of the season! Li Qing's foot feeling is good in the new season! Liverpool 1:0 Crystal Palace at home!"

Zhan Jun said hoarsely: "Red Army fans can forget Coutinho for a while! Li Qing, who switched from right winger to number ten, is the real crown prince! Scoring goals and assists!"

At the same time, Uncle Zha, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, excitedly cheered, and then he urgently discussed with his assistant Buvac to see if they could really consider selling Coutinho.

Barcelona is more sincere and offered a bid of up to 100 million euros, and there is also a floating clause of 20 million euros, which means that Liverpool can reach up to 120 million euros!

Once the deal is completed, Liverpool will have enough money to dig Van Dijk from Southampton.

Thinking of the stability of Lovren and Klavan, the domestic league is fine, but once it comes to the Champions League, the problems they expose will definitely be infinitely magnified. If you want to go further in the Champions League, you must have a stable central defender like Van Dijk.

Buvac pondered for a moment: "Li has not been fully tested yet. It is not good for us to sell Felipe too early."

Klopp thought about it seriously and thought that what his assistant Buvac said made sense. The next round of home game against Arsenal will be a key game to verify whether Li Qing is a qualified No. 10 player.

Sitting in the audience, Coutinho watched Li Qing play well in his shining position, and his mood was a bit complicated. This means that the club is likely to let him go before the end of the summer transfer window, so that he can join Barcelona, ​​but as a former core, he does not want his position to be replaced.

Before the end of the first half, Li Qing assisted Mane to expand the score.

In the 65th minute of the game, Li Qing used a direct free kick opportunity to score again, helping Liverpool to lead by three goals.

And this score was also the final score of the game.

Li Qing, who scored two goals and made one assist, was once again officially rated as the best player on the spot. He scored a total of 4 goals and 2 assists in two rounds, and he naturally became the headlines of major media. Even Manchester United, which ranked first with a goal difference advantage in the second year of Mourinho, could not grab the limelight belonging to Li Qing.

Liverpool, who won two consecutive league victories, did not relax their vigilance. They quickly shifted their attention to the third round of the league next weekend at home against Arsenal.

Prior to this, FIFA announced the list of 24 candidates for the "World Footballer of the Year", which attracted the attention of sports media around the world.

In addition to Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and other superstars, Li Qing, who led Liverpool to win the league championship last season, is also on the list!

As a result, Li Qing became the youngest player since the establishment of the "World Footballer of the Year" award.