Chapter 246: A Wretched Development, a Cloud-Piercing Arrow
“Beep~”
Accompanied by the whistle of the referee Brüch, the match between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool resumed. Firmino handed the ball to Salah, who quickly handed it to Li Qing standing in the center circle of his own side.
Griezmann and Correa rushed to Li Qing, who had no intention of passing the ball, from the left and right. Li Qing was not in a hurry. He made a false appearance of passing the ball to Henderson, tricking Griezmann into stretching his foot to block the passing route while running. Li Qing raised the outside of his left foot and flicked the ball to start from the spot.
Correa accelerated forward, Li Qing pushed the ball forward with the outside of his left foot, accelerated across the center line, and Correa had to turn a corner. By the time he rushed to Li Qing again, it was too late.
Li Qing handed the ball to Wijnaldum, and then ran according to the tactical position of the game set by head coach Klopp, waiting for the ball to arrive.
However, Li Qing soon found that his multiple receiving routes were covered by Atletico Madrid players while running. If his teammates chose to pass the ball, they would be intercepted in nine out of ten cases, so the teammates who got the ball did not dare to pass the ball.
The passing route was cut off, but Li Qing was not without a solution. He signaled Henderson, who was in control of the ball, to pass the ball to the two flanks.
Atletico, who equalized the score, played much more easily in the second half, and re-arranged the iron bucket formation, waiting for Liverpool to attack.
Simeone wanted to beat Liverpool, the champion of the Premier League last season, at home, but he could not lose the ball again if he won, otherwise he could only fight for a draw.
Liverpool's midfield core Li Qing was now closely guarded, and Liverpool coach Klopp raised his eyebrows. Although Li Qing was currently the most suitable player to play as a front midfielder, Li Qing's technical characteristics could only be fully utilized on the flanks.
There were too many defensive players in the middle, making it difficult for him to directly take the ball and break forward.
The goal that opened the record was an accident, after all, not every game has accidents.
The second half passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the 60th minute of the game. The coaches of both sides did not seem to be prepared to make adjustments, and they still played according to the starting eleven.
As time went on, the physical fitness problems brought about by two games a week gradually emerged.
Liverpool and Atletico Madrid are both good at high-pressure. The biggest feature of this tactic is that it requires sufficient physical strength to support it. Both teams have implemented continuous high-pressure in the past hour. In order to play the entire game, the enthusiasm of the players has been reduced to a certain extent.
Li Qing, who has a keen sense of smell, seems to have discovered something, but he began to consciously increase the range of running. He was not panicked at all with several bottles of physical potions on his back. He ran like a happy little 2.
Thomas has been following Li Qing, and his physical energy is relatively high. During this period when his physical energy was affected, he was led by Li Qing to run around. The problem is that Li Qing's running is not uniform, but constantly changing speed, back and forth.
Klopp saw it and thought: "Is Li's physical energy okay?"
Simeone also had the same idea. Li Qing's doing this can certainly consume a lot of Thomas's physical energy, but doesn't his own physical energy also consume a lot?
Ten minutes later, Li Qing, who felt that Thomas was out of breath, used the physical potion in a wretched manner. His nearly exhausted physical energy was like a sweet dew after a long drought. He instantly became energetic and ran towards Henderson who was in control of the ball, and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Thomas clearly felt that Li Qing's nearly exhausted physical energy seemed to have recovered a little, and immediately raised his eyebrows, thinking: "Could it be that this kid's physical decline just now was a serious act?"
At this moment, Henderson directly passed a low ball to him, and Thomas hurriedly chased after him with full concentration and breath.
Li Qing, who received the ball, took a step back on his own initiative. He met the ball with the inside of his left foot and buckled the ball to the right. With his right foot as the axis, he completed a turn of about 120 degrees to the right, from the original back to the goal to almost facing the goal.
Thomas saw Li Qing change direction with the ball, and had to stop and turn immediately, but his right calf, which was supporting him, suddenly felt a twitch!
MD!
Cramp!
Thomas, who had rich experience in the game, felt that his right foot was not just a normal pull, and his supporting right foot softened and fell to the ground.
Li Qing ignored Thomas who fell to the ground. He held the ball and faced Oblak directly to guard the goal.
Saul and Koke saw Li Qing holding the ball and approached consciously, but they approached as a defensive player, and did not expect Thomas to fall suddenly, and they did not react for a while.
Taking advantage of this time difference, Li Qing accelerated forward, and Carrasco, who came from the side, fell to the ground and shoveled. Li Qing's forward momentum suddenly stopped, and the inside of his left foot instep stopped the ball in place, and the inside of his right foot instep took advantage of the momentum to slam the ball forward and restarted.
It was not until then that Koke and Saul reacted and rushed over one after the other.
Koke, who was closer, directly sought physical contact and hit Li Qing's right shoulder with his left shoulder. Unexpectedly, Li Qing's physical resistance was beyond imagination. He did not fall to the ground after the collision, but instead used the reaction force to move the ball forward.
Saul used the front of his left foot to push hard while running, stretched his right foot forward, and kicked the ball at Li Qing's feet.
At the very least, he had to keep the man where he was.
However, Li Qing had strong explosive power and started quickly, and Saul's outstretched right foot only slightly touched his left foot that was dragging behind.
Li Qing staggered and looked up at the position of goalkeeper Oblak, estimated the approximate distance in his mind, and did not find a good passing point with his peripheral vision. He finally made up his mind: "Superstar moment, use it!"
While taking small steps to maintain his balance, his right foot stood on the right side of the football rolling forward, and his left foot swung forward from behind like a whip, hitting the lower middle part of the football with the instep.
In order to make the football bear enough force, his whole body was lifted into the air with his left foot, which means that this long shot used all his strength!
"Boom~"
It was too late for Lucas Hernandez to take the initiative. All he could do was to naturally put his arms behind his back, stand tall, and close the distance between them, thinking of using his flesh and blood to block Li Qing's long shot that was nearly 30 meters away from the goal.
The football kicked out by Li Qing was like an arrow from a string, cutting through the sky, and flashed before Lucas Hernandez could block it. The football did not rotate in the air and flew to the upper left corner of the goal at a very fast speed.
Goalkeeper Oblak's body was very stretched after he jumped up, and his arm span was long enough due to his height, but Li Qing's long-range shot had a good angle and power, and flew past the goal post on the left and hit the snow-white net...
"wowowooooooo——"
Accompanied by the exclamations from the sky above the Calderon Stadium, Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun suddenly shouted: "One arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet! Li Qing's long-range shooting ability developed in the new season makes the Red Army fans forget Coutinho!"