Chapter 145: The Rebellious Goalpost, a Quick Counterattack
Li Qing, who had completed the shot, was a little depressed when he saw Wanyama's high-speed tackle, but the speed of the ball was obviously faster than his speed of intercepting it by falling to the ground, and it was just that his toes slightly touched the ball.
The more surprising thing was yet to come. Wanyama's active defense became the key factor for Tottenham's home lag. His right toe directly changed the trajectory of the ball, from the far corner to the near corner.
Lloris, who had already fallen to the ground, had no choice but to watch the ball hit the snow-white net at the near corner of the goal...
The Liverpool fans who came to the White Hart Lane with the team were excited, and they contributed their insignificant passion to cheer for the Liverpool players on the field.
Li Qing's goal was unexpected, but football games are like this, full of surprises at all times, but unfortunately, this accident happened to Tottenham.
According to the slow-motion replay, Li Qing's shot hit the goal range. According to relevant football rules, even Wanyama's own goal was counted on Li Qing.
Klopp, who was in the coaching booth of the visiting team, was in high spirits. He waved his clenched fists to release his passion and arouse the excitement of Liverpool fans in the audience.
"aoaoaoaoooo——"
Li Qing, who scored a goal, was calm in the game. He just high-fived and hugged his teammates who celebrated the goal. He had no special sense of achievement at all.
Son Heung-min, who wanted to compete with Li Qing, saw this and couldn't help but feel ruthless. You scored a goal but still pretended to be 13. Don't let me score. I'm more pretentious than you when I score!
Although Wanyama did something bad with good intentions, it is commendable from the perspective of defensive enthusiasm. Therefore, captain and goalkeeper Lloris took the initiative to appease Wanyama and said that the ball had nothing to do with him...
Tottenham coach Pochettino looked up at the start time of the game shown on the scoreboard. It was still early. After all, it was better to lose the ball early than late, otherwise there would be no time to react.
However, the next game was a bit difficult to play. Liverpool unexpectedly took the lead. In the next game, they will definitely focus on defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
Mane was sitting on the bench, and Li Qing's speed and skills were obviously able to fully support Liverpool's counterattack.
Thinking of this, he shouted to the angry Vertonghen: "Yang, come here."
Vertonghen was passed by Li Qing through the crotch, and he was furious. As a famous star, he was humiliated by a player who was fourteen years younger. He naturally clenched his fists. At this moment, he heard the voice of head coach Pochettino, so he had to temporarily put aside his strong dissatisfaction with Li Qing and ran to the home team coach's command area instead.
Klopp also called the players over after celebrating the goal. The on-site director was sensitive and gave a shot to the home team and the visiting team coach's command area respectively.
Leshi Sports commentator Zhan Jun changed the subject: "What kind of adjustments will Klopp and Pochettino make to the next game? Two teams that are equally good at fast counterattacks, who can enter the new Wembley Stadium? There is still more than half of the game, let us continue to wait and see..."
The Tottenham players who kicked off again had a momentum of no one else, and obviously wanted to use the kick-off advantage to quickly equalize the score.
Vertonghen received the ball from Eriksen, saw Harry Kane's position, and made a long pass.
Harry Kane, England's top striker, leaned on Matip, jumped lightly, and passed the ball to Son Heung-min who was following him.
"Sun——"
The loud shouts of Tottenham fans rang out over White Hart Lane.
Son Heung-min has been in excellent form recently, scoring goals in consecutive league games, and is one of the biggest contributors to Tottenham's close pursuit of Liverpool in the league. His lightning speed and sharp breakthroughs make people's blood boil involuntarily, and the shouts have a faint trend of being bigger.
I don't know if Son Heung-min feels inflated. After receiving the football, he cut inside directly on the right rib of the attack, passing Milner and Wijnaldum. The latter directly sought physical confrontation and knocked Son Heung-min, who was not strong enough, to the ground.
The referee Atkinson blew the whistle in his mouth, but he thought it was just an ordinary physical confrontation, and there was no warning.
Son Heung-min's brain became clearer after being hit by Wijnaldum.
His small skills are not good enough, and it is very difficult to turn the tide with his personal ability, after all, Liverpool's defensive ability is pretty good.
With the score leading, Liverpool only left Li Qing as a counterattack point in front, and the other players were defending in the 40-meter area. In order to achieve a miraculous effect, they would take the initiative to attack after a period of passive defense, adopt high pressure, and see if they can play a counterattack on the spot.
The Tottenham players have good footwork, and there were no passing errors or interceptions.
Of course, Tottenham did not create too many good opportunities. Harry Kane and Son Heung-min's two points of attack had long been studied by Klopp's coaching team, and there was no way to threaten Mignolet guarding the goal.
Time passed by every minute and second, and in a blink of an eye, it was 30 minutes into the first half. Seeing that they could not attack for a long time, the Tottenham players became a little anxious and began to consciously choose long shots.
But it's true that Son Heung-min, who has a long-range shooting skill, completed a long-range shot that shocked everyone in the 34th minute.
Goalkeeper Mignolet also gave up resistance, but the goalpost of White Hart Lane betrayed him at a critical moment, and with a loud bang, Son Heung-min's long-range shot was blocked...
Son Heung-min, who missed the goal, held his head with both hands, looking painful.
Tottenham fans in the audience had the same reaction, as if the sky had fallen.
Head coach Pochettino was more like being hit by an AK47, and he took several steps back before stopping his momentum.
Park Ke-ho, the commentator of SBS Sports TV in South Korea, said with regret: "Son Heung-min's ball had good power and angle, but it was a pity that the goalpost of White Hart Lane sang the opposite tune at a critical moment! What a pity——"
In a flash, Tottenham players were extremely regretful.
Only Wanyama, who was focused on defense, realized something. Son Heung-min's long shot bounced back on the left goal post. Harry Kane in front of the goal ran over his head and had no way to make up the shot. The ball was returned to the penalty area. Wijnaldum, who was defending, had a big heart. Noticing that there were no Tottenham players around him, he passed the ball to Milner, the left back.
Milner took the ball forward one step, and saw Li Qing raising his hand to ask for the ball while running. He didn't think about it anymore and passed the ball directly.
"Return to defense!"
Pochettino, who came back from depression, subconsciously took two steps forward and shouted at the players on the field.
The ball rolled diagonally from the left side of Liverpool's defense to the middle. The Tottenham fans in the audience woke up from a dream. Looking at Li Qing who was facing the ball, they felt a strong sense of uneasiness in their hearts.
"This is Liverpool's counterattack opportunity!"
Leshi Sports commentator Zhan Jun saw that Tottenham invested too much in the attack and the defense was empty. Seeing Liverpool's opportunity to expand the score, his voice was several degrees higher.