Chapter 577 The Power of Decoction

"Li, how is your illness? Is it okay?"

When Li Qing was almost traumatized by his wife's 'love medicine', England national team coach Southgate called him.

"Ahem..." Li Qing coughed weakly, with his nose crooked and his mouth slightly open. The saliva in his mouth that was about to flow out due to the physiological reaction of the taste buds almost choked him to death.

"Well...Okay, Li, you have a good rest. You will play against Croatia..."

"Coach, I'm fine!" Hearing the information revealed in Southgate's words, Li Qing's eyes suddenly lit up and he became energetic instantly. "My illness is no longer a big deal. I will definitely appear at the training base tomorrow!"

"Ah?" Southgate was a little confused. "But you just coughed so hard. Li, don't be stubborn. Anyway, we have already..."

"No!" Li Qing interrupted Southgate again with righteous words, "I am a member of the national team. I know my body very well. I have no choice but to serve the country. If you don't believe it, you can arrange for the team doctor to check me tomorrow!"

Hearing what Li Qing said, Southgate hesitated, but finally couldn't help saying: "Okay, you report to the training base tomorrow, and I will arrange for the team doctor to give you a comprehensive examination at that time."

"Yes, coach!" Li Qing hung up the phone, fearing that Southgate would change his mind.

Tong Shenbing heard the noise outside in the room and came out to ask, "Who called you at this time?"

"Damn it!" Li Qing instantly made a face full of annoyance, "Dear, I don't know which bastard told the national team coach that I'm fine now. I have to join the national team tomorrow!"

"Ah?" Tong Shenbing was also a little surprised, and subconsciously said, "Then you won't be able to drink the soup I prepared for you tomorrow?"

Li Qing shuddered subconsciously when he heard it, but his face showed an apologetic expression, "There's no way, wife, I can't refuse the call of the national team, or I can drink the soup after I come back."

"No, my dad said that once you start drinking this medicine, you can't stop." Tong Shenbing hesitated for a moment, and his face became firm, "It's okay, I'll go to London with you tomorrow, and I'll send the medicine to you at the training ground."

"Don't be so troublesome!" Li Qing's face turned pale.

"No trouble." Tong Shenbing said seriously: "Anyway, I have already informed the school. From now on, I can stay with you every day and supervise you to take the medicine."

"Every, day..." Li Qing's calves began to tremble. He didn't expect that his wishful thinking would not work in front of Tong Shenbing.

"Wife, can I ask, when do I need to take this medicine?" Li Qing asked cautiously.

"My dad said, take a course of treatment first to see the effect." Tong Shenbing answered seriously: "A course of treatment is three months. If the effect is good at that time, take another course of treatment to consolidate it."

"Three months!" Li Qing almost jumped up, but suddenly thought of a possibility, and immediately asked hopefully: "What if the effect is not good, then do I not need to take it?"

"If the effect is not good, increase the dosage and change it to three times a day." Tong Shenbing answered without thinking, "It happens that on the day of your national team competition, you can drink it for three days, and then you can see the effect."

Hearing Tong Shenbing say this, Li Qing was like being struck by lightning, and his eyes looking at Tong Shenbing were full of unspeakable fear.

Drinking three times a day is absolutely impossible. The drug must be effective. I must score a goal in the match against Croatia!

Li Qing has secretly made up his mind in his heart.

On the evening of November 18, in the European Nations League, England in Group A played against Croatia at the new Wembley Stadium.

This game is related to the fate of Croatia, because in the previous third round, Croatia narrowly defeated Spain 3-2, and ranked last with three points after one win and two losses in three games.

Although Spain has the same points as Croatia, this last game is crucial for Croatia because Spain has more goals than Croatia.

And Spain's games have all been played, so as long as Croatia can tie England in this game, Croatia will be able to successfully get rid of the relegation zone and continue to stay in Group A, while sending Spain to relegation.

In Croatia's view, England has now qualified one round in advance, and this game should not go all out, and will definitely send the second team to train, so this is a good time for them to grab points.

It is understandable that Croatia can think this way. After all, they have learned that England's absolute main force Henderson has withdrawn from the national team due to injury, and Li Qing also did not appear in the warm-up match with Costa Rica due to injury.

According to intelligence, Li Qing will definitely miss this crucial game for Croatia, so the Croatian team has become particularly relaxed.

But when they saw the opponent's starting lineup before the game, they were stunned.

Croatian head coach Dalic was completely dumbfounded. The opponent did not intend to let the water in the last game. The starting players were all tough, and the most important thing was that Li Qing was also there. Wasn't he sick? Why did he start?

Not only the opponent was dumbfounded, but the English media was also dumbfounded.

The news received by the media before the game was that Li Qing would not play in this game. The England team, which had already qualified in advance, would focus on training and complete the last game of the group. However, no one expected that Southgate would actually send so many main players.

Especially the appearance of Li Qing made many people confused. Before that, everyone was mentally prepared for Li Qing's inability to play. After all, their team had already qualified, and there was really no need to send their main striker in an unimportant game.

But no matter what, Li Qing's appearance instantly ignited the atmosphere of the fans on the scene, and the subsequent games made them shout that the tickets they bought were worth it!

Although most of the players on the England team performed tepidly in the game, Li Qing's performance was still as stable as ever.

In the first and second half, Li Qing scored two goals in a row with his head and feet, and also fought for a penalty kick in the final stage of the game. If it weren't for the penalty kick that Li Qing gave up and was missed by Kane, Li Qing's data would be even better.

But such a performance was enough to make the fans on the scene extremely satisfied. Although Croatia tried its best to score a goal, it was still powerless in the end.

In the end, England defeated Croatia and sent their opponents to relegation. Li Qing named the team the best player of the match after the game. England won four games and ranked first in the group, advancing to the semi-finals.