Chapter 231: A Slap in the Face for a Cool Move?

"Be careful!"

Manchester City coach Guardiola shouted from the home team coach's command area, and saw Arnold rushing forward at high speed along the right offensive sideline, and Danilo, who transferred from Real Madrid, was chasing closely behind him.

Mane, Firmino and Salah were like three arrows from a string, invading the core area of ​​Manchester City's defense. Kyle Walker, Stones and Otamendi instantly felt huge pressure.

Arnold glanced at the three teammates who were following him while running, made a slight adjustment, and sent a low pass before Danilo arrived.

Salah took the lead in completing the shot on the right side of the penalty area, and Ederson, who was standing in front of the goal, subconsciously stretched his foot to block it. It was because of this block that the football was blocked. Stones held Firmino, and his partner Otamendi completed the clearance with a big kick.

"wowowoowoooo——"

A burst of exclamations with lingering fear suddenly sounded over the Etihad Stadium.

Li Qing's possession of the ball attracted the attention of many Manchester City players, so that Arnold, who was running at high speed on the right, was not guarded. It was too late to replay the ball after Li Qing passed it. If it weren't for Ederson's divine help, Salah's left toe shot would have helped Liverpool take the lead away from home.

While Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief, Klopp shook his head and sighed.

If the team could score a goal at the beginning of the first half, the next game would be much easier.

Kung Fu 5 Channel commentator He Wei praised Li Qing: "Li Qing is really a natural big-game player. He was not in a hurry when facing multiple Manchester City players. Each basic technical action was used quite reasonably. He was able to break through the siege in a very small space. If the ball was taken by a Chinese Super League player, I guess... the ball would have been lost long ago, right?"

Kung Fu fans in front of the TV laughed. No one knows the technical level of Chinese Super League players better than them. It's not just about losing the ball? There is even a possibility of being counterattacked by the opponent!

There was a dangerous situation at the beginning of the game. Guardiola's team became cautious. Klopp's team failed to break the deadlock after the initial rush and slowly retreated to the half court, waiting for the home team to attack.

I don't know if it was because they were afraid of the counterattack speed of Mane, Salah and Li Qing. Manchester City's offensive rhythm was very slow. De Bruyne and David Silva, who were good at passing threatening balls, were very careful in passing. Obviously, Guardiola had a targeted explanation before the game.

The ten-minute game passed quickly. Noticing that the [Superstar Moment] skill had cooled down, Li Qing was full of confidence and he was ready to do something.

In his opinion, as long as the team scored first, then... the chance of winning the game would be greatly increased.

Isn't it like this in countless games in the past?

Li Qing, who played as the number ten, took the ball in the middle and suddenly moved forward. Facing De Bruyne's defense, he chose to change direction and accelerate in advance. Fernandinho made up for the defense very timely, and David Silva's defense was also quite in place, not giving Li Qing the opportunity to continue moving forward.

If you have to break through by force, then... you can only block it with a foul!

If possible, the two hope to use technical defensive actions to complete high-quality defense.

Li Qing took a big step forward with his right foot, straddling the right front of the football. David Silva and Fernandinho took a half step back at the same time. Li Qing knocked the football to the right side of his body with the heel of his left foot, and suddenly accelerated from the right side.

According to the arrangement of head coach Guardiola before the game, Li Qing is a left-footed player and rarely uses his right foot to shoot. From a technical point of view, Li Qing should be a left-handed player, just like Messi.

They were all confused when they saw Li Qing dribbling the ball to the right.

Driving the ball from the middle to the right rib, isn't it just putting yourself in a very awkward position?

David Silva slowed down his running speed and changed to prevent Henderson from joining the attack, leaving only Fernandinho to defend Li Qing.

Li Qing, who came to the 30-meter offensive area, looked up at the position of goalkeeper Ederson, stepped forward with his left foot, and naturally raised his right foot. Fernandinho subconsciously fell to the ground and slid while running to block Li Qing's long shot.

Li Qing was originally going to use [Superstar Moment] to drive a long shot with his right foot, but he saw Fernandinho making a conditioned reflex action in his peripheral vision. Based on his current situation, he suddenly had an idea and did not activate [Superstar Moment]. He raised his right foot and dunked the ball in place, and then he braked suddenly on the spot.

"Shoot? No! It's a fake shot and a real dunk!"

Accompanied by Andy Gray's shout, Li Qing accelerated towards the middle.

Guardiola opened his arms, his face full of helplessness. He said before the game that the defense should force the left-handed Li Qing to dribble to the right as much as possible. How could he shoot a long shot 30 meters away from the goal?

Is he out of his mind?

Indeed, Fernandinho's brain short-circuited in a flash.

Li Qing faked a shot and dunked to shake off Fernandinho, and David Silva had to accelerate again, and at the same time raised his right foot to trip Li Qing, but Li Qing had already completed the acceleration, which meant that David Silva could not even commit a foul.

Fernandinho was the last barrier in front of the central defender. He was easily broken by Li Qing, which meant that Stones and Otamendi were directly exposed to Li Qing.

Mane, Firmino and Salah advanced at the same time, and suddenly there was a sense of a four-on-four counterattack.

"aoaooaoaooooooo——"

The Liverpool fans who came to the Etihad Stadium with the team suddenly made a huge cheer to support the Liverpool players on the field.

Li Qing advanced five meters with the ball and came to the top of the penalty area. Otamendi decided to give up defending Firmino and fouled!

We must not let Li Qing continue to dribble the ball forward!

Otamendi is notoriously reckless in defense, how could Li Qing not know that?

He took a step forward with his right foot and raised his left foot exaggeratedly. Otamendi did not think about it, but put his hands behind his back and jumped forward, narrowing the distance between them and expanding the blocking area.

Li Qing's mouth slightly raised, and he raised his left foot and quickly dunked the ball to the right front.

"TMD!"

Stones cursed in his heart, you can foul if you want to, why block someone's shot?

Firmino's forward insertion attracted Stones' attention, and it was obviously too late to fill the big hole left by Otamendi. Li Qing did not give him a chance. He led the ball forward with the outside of his left foot and accelerated into the penalty area.

The two full-backs were affected by Mane and Salah's running, and they were at least ten meters away from Li Qing, and they could not defend at all.

"Directly facing Ederson!"

Goalkeeper Ederson left the goal and attacked. Manchester City fans in the audience burst into huge boos, hoping to affect Li Qing's single shot.

Li Qing was still two meters away from Ederson with the ball. He lowered his left shoulder and flicked the ball with the outside of his left foot. Ederson made a quick decision and rushed to the right front of his body at the moment when Li Qing flicked the ball, which was the direction of Li Qing's breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, Li Qing used the flexibility of his ankles. As soon as he flicked the ball with the outside of his left foot, his toes quickly circled in front of the ball and flicked it to the right.

"Breakthrough..."

Kung Fu 5 commentator He Wei suddenly changed the topic: "Swing the bull's tail! Empty goal!"

Ederson's body had been thrown out. What Li Qing did next was very simple. With a light push of his right foot, the ball slowly rolled forward.

Stones, who was chasing back at high speed, jumped over Ederson who was saving the ball, thinking of completing the century clearance before the ball entered the goal.

Seeing Stones getting faster and faster, Li Qing's heart sank. Is he going to be slapped in the face for such a coquettish operation?

It turns out that Stones' running speed is a little slower than the speed of the ball.

Stones just fell to the ground and made a tackle in front of the goal line, and the ball had already crossed the goal line...