Chapter 285 Playing Dirty

The on-site director gave close-up shots to Chelsea stars one after another, including Hazard, Morata, Kante, Azpilicueta and other players, and finally to head coach Conte. His face was very ugly, and he kept shouting on the sidelines, obviously very dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field.

"aoaoaooooaooo——"

The atmosphere at Anfield became more and more fanatical. The home team players were very excited to play in the restarted game, and the attack organized by the away team had no way to threaten Mignolet's goal.

Moreover, Conte put out this lineup just to keep a draw. Now that the score is behind, the upper limit of the 352 formation that tends to defend is there. Facing the high-spirited Liverpool players, there is really no good way to attack.

In addition, the defensive players are worried that Li Qing will take the ball to counterattack and attack Huanglong, so they can't devote themselves to the attack.

Drinkwater can attack and defend well, but the problem is that Drinkwater is no longer in the state when he played for Leicester City, and can't bring football pressure to Liverpool's defense.

Hazard does have outstanding personal abilities. As of the 12th round of the Premier League, his number of dribbles is only inferior to Li Qing. However, Hazard is somewhat struggling to defend against multiple Liverpool players. After all, football is a team sport, and no matter how hard he tries, he cannot make up for the team's lack of offense.

Chelsea coach Conte saw it, but he can't make substitutions now, so he can only wait until the second half.

Hopefully... the current score can be maintained until the end of the first half...

This season, Liverpool has always been about taking advantage of your weakness, not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack. Taking advantage of the defensive gap when Chelsea switched from offense to defense, Li Qing took the ball to counterattack.

Marcos Alonso couldn't complete the defense with technology, so he could only be forced to choose unconventional defense - foul.

The referee Oliver blew the whistle in his mouth at the first time, and quickly ran to Marcos Alonso to show him a yellow card. At the same time, he also said that this was not the first time Marcos Alonso defended, which meant that his yellow card was a repeat offense rather than a first offense.

At the end of the first half, Marcos Alonso's yellow card in exchange for the team's successful defense was very worthwhile.

Conte, who had been stern before, also applauded rarely, recognizing Marcos Alonso's tactical foul.

With the recognition of the head coach, Marcos Alonso was full of energy.

Arnold took a short free kick from the backcourt, and Liverpool's offense was slowly organized from the back to the front. As the end of the first half was getting closer, Klopp also consciously asked the players to slow down the offensive rhythm and maintain the score until the end of the halftime.

Li Qing had a broad vision and noticed that Chelsea players were not focused enough on defense, and obviously thought that their team would reasonably consume the remaining game time.

The fourth official held up the electronic sign for one minute of injury time, and the commentator of Juli TV, Zhan Jun, said loudly: "There is only one minute left in the first half. Can Liverpool expand the score in the remaining game time? Or... will Chelsea equalize the score?"

Half a minute after the injury time, the ball was controlled by Henderson. He wanted to pass it back to the central defender Van Dijk, but he noticed from the corner of his eye that Li Qing suddenly stretched out his hand to ask for it. Considering the tactical arrangement of the head coach Klopp, he had to pass the ball to Li Qing no matter what.

Henderson passed the ball to Li Qing with the full implementation of the tactical arrangement of the head coach.

The Liverpool fans in the audience instantly became energetic, and the Chelsea players were refreshed. Kante and Bakayoko came forward at the same time.

Many Chelsea players consciously shortened their defensive distance to prevent Li Qing from accelerating suddenly.

Li Qing took the initiative to meet the ball, and pulled the ball to the center line with the sole of his left foot about 45 meters away from the goal in the middle. He raised his leg again and kicked the inside of his left foot to the bottom of the ball quickly.

The flying football flew from the outside of Chelsea's center circle to Chelsea's defensive right rib, which was Liverpool's attacking left rib.

Azpilicueta realized that the ball landed in the space behind him, and turned around immediately. While running, he aimed at the ball and swung his left foot.

Unexpectedly, he saw a red figure flashing on the left side of his peripheral vision. His heart suddenly rang, and he felt strongly uneasy. The big Arabic number "19" behind him told him who was coming.

"——Sadipur Mane!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray stood up with his hands supporting the commentary stand.

Mane, who was running at an extremely fast speed, used his forehead to push the football towards the penalty area. Azpilicueta wanted to retract his foot but it was too late. His left foot kicked Mane's chest, and the latter's forward momentum stopped abruptly and fell to the ground.

"Beep~"

The referee Oliver blew his whistle, and Azpilicueta, the captain of Chelsea, stood up and raised his arms at the first time, expressing his innocence while "framing" Mane for diving.

To be precise, he wanted to influence the referee Oliver's judgment through innocent actions.

At least he could turn the red card he might get into a yellow card.

Liverpool coach Klopp and Chelsea coach Conte both looked at Oliver intently, hoping that their team could benefit from this penalty.

Oliver took out a yellow card directly from his trouser pocket, and Azpilicueta, who was about to say something, shut up immediately, so as not to say too much and get a red card.

He did kick Mane just now, there is no doubt about it.

Firmino and Mane, who was kicked and fell into the penalty area, were very dissatisfied. They believed that if Azpilicueta did not foul, he could directly cut into the penalty area and score. A foul directly prevents an offense with a scoring opportunity.

According to the latest FIFA rules, this is undoubtedly a red card!

As a referee trained by the Football Association, Oliver was only 32 years old, but he was very calm and was not affected by the Liverpool fans in the audience. He patiently explained to the Liverpool players why it was a yellow card instead of a red card.

Liverpool captain Henderson could only shake his head helplessly after listening to Oliver's explanation. The on-site director showed multiple slow-motion replays. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said in a deep voice: "The referee Oliver's penalty is subject to discussion. Mane is very likely to score a goal if he catches up with the ball. Azpilicueta deserves a red card for his foul!”

At the end, he changed the topic: "Misjudgment is a very common situation in football matches. Maybe Oliver is trying to prevent the excitement of this red-blue battle from declining..."

Klopp was obviously dissatisfied with Oliver's decision and ran to the fourth official to complain.

Players on both sides have accepted the reality. Li Qing is holding the football and standing on the left side of the penalty area. This position may be more suitable for a right-footed player to take the penalty, but Li Qing has confidence in himself, so he is ready to take a kick.

Klopp, who still wanted to complain, saw Li Qing standing in front of the penalty spot and had some expectations in his heart.

In stark contrast, the visiting team coach Conte frowned and felt strong uneasiness in his heart.

Courtois was afraid of Li Qing's footwork and deliberately created a six-man wall.

Li Qing looked at the nervous Courtois through the wall of people, with a confident smile on his lips.

"Beep~"

A whistle sounded in Oliver's mouth.

Arnold's run-up did not attract the attention of any Chelsea people. In their view, this ball must have been taken by Li Qinglai.

as expected!

Arnold, who was taking a run-up, did not touch the football, and Li Qing started a run-up.

Chelsea's six-man wall was full of energy. They looked at Li Qing with sharp eyes, and then... jumped with all his strength the moment Li Qing raised his left foot.

It's just that... when they took off with all their strength, they collectively felt a chill in their crotches, and had the idea of ​​​​descending rapidly.

"Li Qing——"

Under the loud shouts of Zhan Jun, the commentator of Juli TV, the football kicked out by Li Qing quickly rolled towards the lower left corner of the goal against the ground.

Goalkeeper Courtois' attention was always on the wall, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a black and white thing rolling quickly against the ground.

"I...go! That's football!"

Courtois realized that when Li Qing was playing dirty tricks, the football had already reached the penalty kick line, and it was obviously too late to make a save. All he could do was follow the movement of the football and look towards the snow-white net...