Chapter 585: Replace the Trident

When Everton player Sigurdsson's long shot in front of the penalty area was confiscated by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson in the 63rd minute of the game, Klopp made a gesture to the bench, and Li Qing, Sturridge and others began to warm up.

Klopp's signal undoubtedly gave the fans a clear signal that the king of Anfield is about to appear!

In fact, Klopp does feel the pressure now. Today's game is not only a Merseyside derby, but also his bold attempt this season. It is the first time to use a game without Li Qing in an important Premier League game.

But it turns out that Salah, who played for Liverpool in his 50th game, messed up his milestone game. He had many opportunities in the game, but they were all wasted.

Mane and Salah are the same. They seem to be lost on the field. The sharp breakthrough shot before was not reflected in this game. The only few shots were long shots outside the penalty area, and most of them were anti-aircraft guns.

Among the front three, only Firmino's performance barely passed, but for Klopp, barely passing is failing, so he is determined to make changes.

Now in the stands of the stadium, the team's top executives are watching with wide eyes. He dare not take risks. After all, the first goal of the season is to win the league championship again. Before the winter break, he must hand in a perfect answer to the club.

After receiving the signal from the coach on the sidelines, the captain Van Dijk kicked the ball out of the sideline. The linesman immediately signaled the referee Liverpool to make a substitution. Salah was replaced by Li Qing, Firmino was replaced by Sturridge, and Lallana replaced Mane.

It is the first time that the front three were all replaced at the same time in the same game at Anfield.

But Klopp's move did not cause any objection from the fans in the stands, because the performance of Liverpool's starting trident today was really unsatisfactory.

However, the reason why the fans had no objection and felt excited was that the three people who were replaced were all members of the Three Lions.

As a traditional giant in Great Britain's football, Liverpool has always provided fresh blood for the national team.

Nowadays, it is criticized by countless English people that the Premier League and various teams are destroying the foundation of the Three Lions for their own results. Liverpool is definitely not inferior to the top teams.

You should know that England's main forwards, midfielders and defenders are all from Liverpool. Li Qing, Henderson, Milner, Lallana, Gomez and Arnold are almost all core players on the three lines on the field.

In contrast, in other teams, except Tottenham, some Premier League teams have almost no one selected for the Three Lions, and some players who are selected for the Three Lions are in an awkward position in their respective clubs.

For example, Rashford is a main substitute in Manchester United's current lineup, and Manchester City's Foden is more likely to feel the atmosphere of the game in a limited time.

But in Liverpool, Gomez and Arnold are already Liverpool's iron starters, Li Qing is the core of Liverpool, Henderson and Milner are Liverpool's captains, and these people are also important parts of the England national team.

Therefore, when Li Qing, Lallana and Sturridge came on the field, many fans in the stands applauded the three Three Lions players.

Salah, Mane and Firmino were all a little frustrated. They knew that they did not perform well in today's derby, and they had no complaints about being replaced.

As soon as Li Qing came on the field, Van Dijk stepped forward and took the initiative to return the captain's armband to him, and said, "Don't worry about the defense, just deal with these damn guys."

Hearing Van Dijk's words, Li Qing smiled and patted Van Dijk next to him, turned around and ran to the front court, and the referee signaled the game to continue.

The broadcast screen on the field was aimed at Li Qing at the right time. This is the most commonly used method at Anfield Stadium now, and the fans on the field were instantly excited.

And Li Qing, who was watched by everyone, suddenly accelerated as soon as he came on the field, and unexpectedly stole the ball from Everton player Lookman, who had just been replaced by Everton not long ago, in the midfield.

This was a steal that no one expected. No one would have thought that Li Qing, who had just come on the field, would immediately exert his strength and actively press in the midfield. Everton instantly lost control of the ball.

Mina immediately tackled Li Qing, but Li Qing was faster than him. Li Qing poked his right foot forward and turned lightly to avoid Mina's fierce tackle. Then he took a few big steps to catch up with the ball and approached Everton's penalty area.

"Return to defense, stand in position, and mark people!" Michael Keane loudly commanded his teammates to return to defense while running towards Li Qing. The former Manchester United youth training defender would not allow the team to lose the chain immediately after the opponent made a substitution.

Li Qing lowered his body. Knowing that Li Qing was powerful, Keane did not dare to be careless at all, let alone kick casually. He just wanted to rush to Li Qing and block the opponent from the front.

But what Li Qing did in front of Keane was just a fake move. When he saw Keane speeding up, he immediately stopped, twisted his body, dribbled the ball horizontally, made a slight adjustment with his feet, and then shot directly from outside the penalty area.

It was a shot! Keane rushed forward and wanted to block the shot with his body, but he was too late. The kicked ball quickly drew an arc in the air.

"This kick should have been too big!" Pickford, who was standing near the goal post, paid attention to the flight path of the ball and made a judgment immediately, but still moved quickly, stretched his body, and rushed in the direction where the ball fell.

At this time, the camera on the big screen of the stadium was still focused on Li Qing, so this time Li Qing's inward shot after the breakthrough was seen very clearly by tens of thousands of fans at the scene.

The fans present also saw that Li Qing's shot was a bit too angle-conscious, trying to avoid the England goalkeeper and shoot at the far corner, so the arc of the shot in the air was obviously kicked out of the field.

However, this was Li Qing's first shot, and the fans at the scene still gave warm applause to Li Qing for his active attack this time.

Klopp on the sidelines also saw it at this time, but he looked carefully at the arc of the ball flying in the air, his eyes couldn't help but dilate, and he couldn't help but run to the sidelines. The assistant coach and substitute players on the bench noticed the head coach's actions and were stunned.

Salah and others who had just been substituted also thought that this goal could not be scored, but seeing Klopp's unusual behavior, they couldn't help but stand up and look at the field.

At this moment, Pickford also found something unusual in the air, but his body had already started to fall. The ball fell into the dead corner of the far post and directly into the net in front of him. The whole field suddenly became silent...