Chapter 370: Pogba Thinks Too Much
"aoaoaooaooaooooooo——"
Firmino helped Liverpool open the scoring, and the Liverpool fans at the new Wembley Stadium were ecstatic, dancing and cheering.
Manchester United fans were livid. Manchester United's offense this season lacked new tactics. Now that they were behind in the score, they mainly relied on quick counterattacks as an important means of scoring. If they wanted to equalize the score, they must consider strengthening their offense, and strengthening their offense... would bring about fatal defensive problems.
Mane and Salah both have very fast speeds. Ashley Young and Valencia are both over 30 years old. It is obviously unrealistic to expect them to catch up with Mane and Salah. In short distances, they can rely on each other's tacit understanding to assist in defense. Once the offense is strengthened, the defense line from offense to defense will expose huge loopholes no matter how well it is done.
After a brief thought, Mourinho decided not to make tactical adjustments first, and the team still played according to the ideas before the game started.
Liverpool coach Klopp did not feel very excited. He just clapped his hands lightly, and then shouted at the players on the field for their big win, indicating that they should work harder.
At the same time, Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "Firmino's goal came from Arnold's assist, but through slow-motion replay, it was Li Qing's passing and timing that were very good. In addition to having excellent footwork and timing control, the more important thing is the pass, which let us know what it means to be truly present when the ball is there."
Real Madrid coach Zidane, who was sitting in the audience, frowned. His established tactics for the Champions League final were to target Li Qing and suppress Liverpool's overall attack. Now it seems that restricting Li Qing is not enough. Liverpool's two wingers have very strong offensive attributes. In addition, Li Qing has a wide field of vision and accurate long passes. At that time, the defense will definitely lose sight of one thing while focusing on the other.
It was not until the game resumed that Zidane had some strange ideas to suppress Liverpool's attack. However, the atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium was enthusiastic, and the noise from the audience made it impossible for him to concentrate on thinking. Therefore, he took a pen and wrote down some general ideas in a notebook: attack, speed, long pass transition, grab the start...
Klopp, standing in the away team coach command area, put his hands in his pockets. He turned his head and unexpectedly looked at Mourinho with a frown. According to his idea, Manchester United, which was behind in the score, should strengthen the attack. Now it seems... he thought too much.
Mourinho's Manchester United still followed the offensive routine at the beginning of the game, emphasizing the speed of wing attack and crosses.
The tactical core is obvious and can also create threats. After all, Lukaku is tall and strong, and Pogba occasionally advances to the penalty area to participate in the header. However, Van Dijk and Matip are quite stable partners, and they don't give Lukaku and Pogba comfortable header opportunities at all.
Liverpool, who were leading in the score, played like a strong team. They would not rush to achieve success when their offensive organization encountered trouble. They kept passing the ball to each other, making full use of the width of the field, engaging Manchester United's defense and creating space. It was obvious that this was the confidence brought by the 54-round unbeaten streak in the league.
Pogba was very annoyed after being forced to let go. The reason why the team was defeated by Liverpool at home and away in the 2017-2018 season was largely due to the defensive pressure brought by continuous passive defense, which led to the collapse of the team's defense. He did not want to follow the same path in the league in this game.
Li Qing took the ball and moved forward, preparing to pass the ball to his teammates. Pogba, who was defending with Matic, stretched his legs to trip Li Qing from the side and back, and the referee Oliver blew the whistle in his mouth.
"Beep~"
When the whistle sounded, Pogba suddenly realized that the foul location seemed... a little dangerous.
Then the close distance between the foul location and the goal given by the broadcaster also verified Pogba's judgment-33 meters.
The angle was about 90 degrees with the goal, which was completely within Li Qing's shooting range.
Pogba's mouth twitched slightly, realizing that he had made a big mistake. He looked around the court as if nothing had happened. He noticed Mourinho's eyes that were almost blazing with fire. His heart skipped a beat, realizing that he might have to take the blame after the game, so he could only pin his hopes on Li Qing.
Don't score, boss!
Pogba's prayers had no effect. Li Qing's direct free kick was powerful and heavy, like a cannonball. Even if goalkeeper De Gea reacted, he couldn't stop Li Qing's direct free kick that he was determined to win!
aoaooaooaoooooooooooooo——
Accompanied by the huge cheers of Liverpool fans over the new Wembley Stadium, Li Qing's iconic shrug goal action was shown to fans all over the world.
The arrogance and domineeringness were fully displayed at this moment, but in front of the TV, except for Manchester United fans who would abuse Li Qing, almost all fans liked this kind of Li Qing.
He can score goals, assist, and be omnipotent, and can lead his team to win one victory after another.
In the 2017-2018 Premier League season, the team played 38 times, with 34 wins and 4 draws, and remained unbeaten. In the 10 Champions League games, the team won 8 and drew 2. Last season's league reversal and FA Cup championship also show that Li Qing's personal ability has reached another level.
Even better than Ronaldo and Messi, even though this is a fact that Ronaldo fans and Messi fans are unwilling to accept.
The live director gave a slow-motion replay. Li Qing's direct free kick inherited his past characteristics of powerful force. Compared with Ronaldo, Calhanoglu, Rashford and other falling leaf ball masters, Li Qing's direct free kick is more straightforward, which means that his control of football has reached a very subtle level.
Then, the broadcast screen showed Manchester United coach Mourinho and Liverpool coach Klopp. The two had obviously different expressions. The former was worried, while the latter was content.
New England Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai looked at Klopp on the broadcast screen and smiled: "Klopp this season can be said to be smiling even when he is asleep. Li Qing's phenomenal performance has continued since his debut. We don't know how long it will continue in the future, but Liverpool's victory over Manchester United in this game is a foregone conclusion."
"This is definitely something Manchester United fans don't want to hear, but this is the fact. Don't forget... Li Qing hasn't exerted his full strength yet."
The fans who are familiar with Li Qing were stunned for a moment, as if they had just woken up from a dream. From the start of the game to now, Li Qing has indeed not exerted much strength.
The problem is that Li Qing led 2:0 without exerting any strength. What does it mean to exert his full strength?
Those Manchester United fans who watched the live broadcast of the game shuddered subconsciously and were very depressed.
Manchester United hopes Pogba will also appear in the broadcast, but Manchester United fans are not very fond of him now. He is limited in attack and not very effective in defense, so Herrera and Matic have to help him frequently.
This... is an attitude problem.
He even complained on certain occasions that Mourinho gave him a heavy defensive task. Manchester United fans sneered, saying that if you don't have Li Qing's scoring ability, you have to help him out even if you have Li Qing's assist ability. The problem is... you don't have it!
You don't have the strength of a superstar, but you still want to be treated like a superstar. Isn't that too much?