Chapter 623 Losing the Ball

Klopp's actions touched the hearts of countless people on the field, especially when he finished speaking to the fourth official, the direction his eyes looked at made the players on the field feel moved.

Because Klopp was looking at the position where Li Qing was warming up, there was no doubt that Klopp was ready to send his ace shooter to the field.

The UAE fans in the stands of the stadium were both worried and happy when they saw this situation. They were worried that the team they supported would soon face an opponent who could put more pressure on them in this game.

And they were happy that they would see the new World Footballer of the Year and the European Golden Ball winner play in front of them on the spot. This opportunity is not often available!

The Liverpool fans in the stands were ready, especially when Klopp finished speaking to the fourth official and pulled Li Qing to his side and whispered something, they had already begun to prepare to welcome their king to the field!

This scene on the sidelines gave great encouragement to the Liverpool players on the field, but it also put great pressure on some people. Shaqiri was a little anxious.

After finally getting a chance, and it was the final of the Club World Cup, Shaqiri had been holding back his energy, wanting to shine in this game and become famous all over the world.

However, except for the team's first goal, which he assisted and assisted, Shaqiri had very few opportunities in the following games.

Especially the Al Ain defender in front of him, who had the same yellow skin as Li Qing, Shaqiri never took any advantage in the subsequent duel with Shioya Tsukasa.

Instead, he frequently let the opponent break through him from his way and form counterattack opportunities, so that Henderson had to give up the attack in the game and retreat to defend the gap left by Shaqiri.

How could he be substituted so aggrievedly! Shaqiri saw Klopp pointing at the field and saying something to Li Qing, and the direction he was pointing was exactly his side. His heartbeat suddenly became much faster, and it happened that his teammates passed the ball to him at this time.

Because of some lack of concentration, Shaqiri failed to receive the ball well, and the ball stopped a little too far, and he just kicked the ball to Shioya Tsukasa who was rushing up to defend himself.

When Shioya Tsukasa faced this gift that was ‘delivered’ to his door, he was stunned for a moment, then he was ecstatic and rushed to Liverpool’s penalty area with the ball. Shaqiri panicked and wanted to stop him, but was pierced through the crotch by Shioya Tsukasa.

Shaqiri’s face suddenly turned red when he was pierced through the crotch by his opponent on the court. Seeing that his opponent was about to turn around and get rid of him, Shaqiri’s eyes turned red, and his mind got hot, and he tripped Shioya Tsukasa.

“Beep…” The referee Yair ran over without hesitation, showed Shaqiri a yellow card, and awarded Al Ain a free kick on the left side of Liverpool’s penalty area.

Klopp on the sidelines was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect the situation on the court to change suddenly, and it was when he was explaining the tactical arrangements after the game to Li Qing.

In addition, Klopp was actually preparing to let Li Qing replace Mane and let Li Qing play as the right winger he was good at, because Mane seemed a little out of shape on the court today, but in fact, Liverpool’s forward line was not in good shape today.

So Klopp had no intention of replacing Shaqiri, but Shaqiri's inexplicable loss of the ball and foul this time made Klopp's mood worse, and he even forgot to tell the fourth official that he was going to prepare for a substitution.

Al Ain's foreign aid Kaio came to take the penalty kick, and he sent the ball directly into Liverpool's penalty area. There was chaos in front of Liverpool's penalty area. With the interference of the players of the two teams, no one could grab the ball at the front point and the middle.

In this situation, Shaqiri appeared at the back point of the ball, and then jumped towards the ball, trying to clear the ball, but at this time, a tall figure jumped high with him and rushed to the top before him.

Alisson rushed up quickly, but the speed of the ball was obviously faster than that of Liverpool's goalkeeper.

Klopp stood on the sidelines, his lips tightly pursed, his eyes nervously watching everything in front of his goal. Li Qing looked at the court with some surprise. The Al Ain striker who had just overpowered Shaqiri had stretched out his hands and made a celebration gesture.

Before Alisson pounced, the football went into Liverpool's goal. The ball went in and Al Ain equalized the score!

"Goooooooooooal——" The UAE commentator on the scene deliberately announced his team's goal loudly in English.

The UAE fans who were nervously watching all this in the stands were instantly excited. Countless people hugged each other in the stands and cheered to celebrate their team's goal.

The players of Al Ain ran wildly on the field. They howled, screamed with hideous faces, waved their arms to greet their fans, and set off a more enthusiastic atmosphere in the field.

Liverpool fans looked at everything in front of them in disbelief. Originally, in their opinion, their team would definitely be able to beat the opponent by a large score like the last game, but they didn't expect it to be played like this.

The UAE officials in the stands also cheered, and the Liverpool head Tom Warner and the owner John Henry who were sitting near them became a little gloomy. They didn't expect that the team would play like this when they had all the advantages.

Klopp scratched his head in annoyance. He didn't expect the situation to suddenly turn out like this. If he had known this, he should have replaced Li Qing and Shaqiri earlier. Otherwise, how could we have lost the ball this time!

Klopp had completely forgotten that he had planned to replace Mane with Li Qing.

But it was still in time, and there was still enough time. Klopp immediately communicated with the fourth official, who immediately played a substitution reminder sign. When Shaqiri saw the substitution sign on the sidelines, his eyes suddenly went dark.

He really had to replace himself! He was replaced as soon as the team lost the ball, and the goal just now, from losing the ball to losing the ball, was all because of him.

Although he was extremely annoyed, Shaqiri could only walk to the sidelines helplessly. Noticing Shaqiri's slow movements, Klopp couldn't help but waved and shouted loudly: "Hurry up!"

Hearing the coach shouting at him, Shaqiri reluctantly ran to the sidelines, and didn't say hello to Li Qing, and went straight to the bench.

Li Qing ignored Shaqiri's actions, got the approval of the fourth official, and immediately stepped onto the court.

[King of Football] Start!

The moment Li Qing stepped onto the field, both the cheering Al Ain players and the UAE fans in the stands could not help but focus their eyes on Li Qing who had just entered the field.

Feeling that he was in excellent condition, Li Qing ran with satisfaction. Next, let me take over the game!