Chapter 318: Surpassing Messi, the King of Goals

The media reporters wanted to ask all the questions that they had not been able to ask Li Qing in the past year, but due to limited time and limited interview media, only three lucky media were able to ask Li Qing interview questions.

The lucky media are actually the media that have a good relationship with Liverpool.

The Echo, the Mail, and the Times, which has a good neutrality, as well as the London Evening News, the Manchester Evening News, and the Sun, all rolled their eyes.

Although they can't interview Li Qing, they can... listen to Li Qing being interviewed.

"Li, this is the first time you have been interviewed by the media in your career. Do you feel anything special?"

The middle-aged female reporter with the Echo interview reporter nameplate stood up and asked.

Li Qing pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Special feeling? No, you are all talented and speak well. I like chatting with you very much."

"..."

All the reporters were speechless about Li Qing's answer, especially those who were not qualified to ask questions. They looked at the Echo reporter with unfriendly eyes. What questions are not easy to ask, and what special feelings do you have when asking him?

Are you crazy?

With this qualification, what kind of reporter can he be?

Wouldn't it be nice to do a daily interview?

The reporter from the Post was obviously more professional. He asked a question that most reporters wanted to ask: "Li, I just heard you say that you can guarantee Liverpool to win the league championship this season. Is that true?"

"Of course."

Li Qing nodded calmly and flattered: "Now we are 7 points ahead of Manchester City. My teammates are as confident as I am about the future. In addition, my wise and powerful head coach Mr. Jurgen, how can I give up the championship?"

Klopp was very satisfied when he heard this, but he still had to do some superficial work. He waved his hand, saying that these were minor issues and not worth mentioning!

Except for the pro-Liverpool media and neutral media who applauded, those media that were not very friendly to Liverpool snorted coldly.

The villain succeeded!

Finally, a reporter from The Times asked about how many goals Li Qing could score this season, as he had already scored 49 goals, and only had one goal left to reach Messi's record of 50 goals in a single season in the 2011-2012 season.

Li Qing did not hesitate at all and said aloud: "Of course, it is to create a record that will never be surpassed..."

At this point, he paused and said mischievously: "A record that only my future self can break."

Of course, these media interviews were discussed in advance by Liverpool's press officer and Klopp, so as to avoid any trouble in Li Qing's first post-match press conference. However, judging from Li Qing's performance, their worries were a bit redundant.

Li Qing, who performed well on the court, was not panicked at all when facing the media reporters. On the contrary, he teased the interviewing reporters.

There was no need to wait until the next day for the physical media to be available for reporting. Liverpool's home game against Manchester City had just ended and it was covered all over the Internet. Li Qing, who once again performed like a superstar, became the front-page figure of every online media.

If the front page picture was not the top battle of the 23rd round of the Premier League in the 2017-2018 season, many fans who saw the report would have thought it was a youth-level match, because Li Qing's immature face was too young. If the fans hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard to believe.

Liverpool's first-round victory at the Etihad Stadium was due to Li Qing's four goals. In the second round, he led the team to victory with three shots and one assist. Liverpool fans in the whole city were extremely excited.

In addition to his outstanding performance at Anfield, Li Qing has scored 49 goals in the Premier League this season, and only one goal is left to break the record set by Messi. Liverpool's rival Everton star Dixie Dean only has 11 goals left in the single-season record of 60 goals in the 1927-1928 season.

In this case, Li Qing's attention is unprecedented.

Liverpool's next league opponents are Swansea, the second-place team in the league, and Huddersfield, which is only four points ahead of the relegation zone. It is only a matter of time before Li Qing breaks the single-season goal record held by Messi and Dixie Dean.

Swansea fans are a little unhappy. They obviously don't want Li Qing to break Messi's single-season goal record in the top five European leagues, but their team is not strong. After 23 rounds, they are ranked last and have only won four games. How can they overturn Liverpool, which has won 19 consecutive league games, at home?

However, before that, Liverpool still has a third-round match in the FA Cup. They will play against Wycombe from the amateur league at home.

For this game without any suspense, Liverpool's main players took turns to rest, and sent out semi-main players + substitutes + youth team players.

Despite this, Liverpool still won the game with an absolute advantage of 5:1.

At the weekend, Liverpool, who topped the league with 67 points in 23 games, came to Swansea, the second largest city in Wales.

The last-placed team in the league played against the first-placed team at home. This was a game with almost no suspense. Although it is common for relegation teams to defeat top teams in the Premier League, Liverpool's performance this season was really outstanding.

Li Qing, who was only one goal away from Messi, helped the visiting team Liverpool open the door to victory with a powerful long-range shot. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "The 50th goal of the season! Li Qing tied Messi's single-season record of 50 goals in the 2011-2012 season! If he can continue to score in this game, then... Messi's record will be immediately gone, and Li Qing will become the player with the most goals in a single season in the top five European leagues!"

"Incredible achievement! He is only a 16-year-old boy! Maybe someone will surpass Li Qing's single-season goal record in the future, but... the 16-year-old record will not be broken by anyone in another hundred years!"

Facing Li Qing, who was in excellent form, Swansea players could not bring actual combat power even if they were determined to upset.

With the tacit cooperation of Van Dijk and Matip in the back line, Swansea forwards Jordan Ayew and Bony had no way to threaten Karius's goal.

In the 34th minute, Li Qing broke into the penalty area under the close defense of Swansea players and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Fabianski. While helping Liverpool expand the score, he also raised his personal goal number this season to 51 goals, officially surpassing Messi and becoming the player with the most goals in a single season in the top five European leagues.

The 2017-2018 Premier League has only reached the 24th round, which means that there are still 14 games for Li Qing to raise his own single-season goal record.

As for how much to improve, it depends on how many goals Li Qing scores in the remaining leagues.

No matter how much, Liverpool fans in front of the TV will happily accept it.

Of course, such a record, of course, the higher the better.

Li Qing was particularly excited after scoring a goal. He threw his jersey to the away team's stand, revealing the Chinese and English words printed on the front of the white base shirt: Remember today, I am the king of goals!