Chapter 232 A Bolt From the Blue

Stones completed the clearance after the football crossed the goal line. Manchester City players looked at the assistant referee and the referee. They obviously thought that Stones completed the clearance at the critical moment.

However, both the assistant referee and the referee Oliver said that the football had entered the net, and the Manchester City players were disappointed.

Stones, who had already worked very hard, sighed. In fact, he already knew the result when he did the action, but... people all take chances.

Kung Fu Channel 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "Fortunately, Li Qing's shot was half a beat early, otherwise it would have been very likely that Stones, who was actively returning to defend, would have cleared the ball! But... there was no danger, The football goes into the goal! The Premier League has already had Eagle Eye technology, and the equipment on the referee Jonathan Moss will have corresponding prompts when the football goes into the net, so fans in front of the TV need not worry..."

"Wonderful breakthrough! A near-miss goal! I have to say that Li Qing's footwork and speed are rare in the world. Congratulations to Liverpool for leading Manchester City 1:0 at the Etihad Stadium!"

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun changed the subject: "I hope young player Li Qing won't be so naughty in the future. He must try his best to make sure that his footwork is correct when hitting empty goals, so as to avoid accidents!"

At the same time, Li Qing secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was really overconfident just now. He didn't expect that Stones, who had already been passed, would reach the goal at full speed. Fortunately, the shooting location was close enough to the goal. If it were half a meter further away, Stones would probably be able to clear the ball.

From now on, we should do as little as possible to do this kind of showmanship, unless the other player completely gives up...

Liverpool head coach Klopp doesn't care so much. In his opinion, geniuses have genius personalities. Li Qing is only a 16-year-old boy. What's wrong with being naughty?

The most important thing is that the shot goes in. Is there anything more important than this?

More than ten meters away, in the home team coach's command area, Guardiola held his head in his hands and was speechless about the team's defense.

He had formulated a detailed battle plan before the game, but the players still turned a deaf ear to it.

Otamendi's brain twitching is a routine operation. The problem is that Fernandinho, who has always been steady, was also knocked down by Li Qing...

"Hey~"

Guardiola sighed and turned to discuss with his assistants Arteta and Torrent whether he should be more proactive.

After all, the team's lineup is geared toward offense, and defense is not his coaching style.

After a short discussion, Guardiola decided that the team would use Plan B, which is to play their own style!

Liverpool's quick counterattack is certainly powerful, but the team is now lagging behind. According to past game research, as long as Li Qing is restrained when switching from offense to defense, the defense will be close to ten.

The game restarted, and Manchester City, which had a kick-off advantage, consciously strengthened its offense, and threatening through passes were gradually sent from the feet of David Silva and De Bruyne.

Since Bernardo Silva, Sane and Sterling, who are good at breakthroughs, did not play, Manchester City's offense relied more on the dual-core organization of David Silva and De Bruyne.

Guardiola's unique tiki-taka tactics left Liverpool players helpless in the rest of the game. They kept running but there was no way they could not touch the football.

Liverpool players became more and more anxious as time went by, and Klopp, who was standing in the visiting team coach's command area, felt a little uneasy.

In the 22nd minute, De Bruyne suddenly sent a very penetrating direct pass while running. The football quickly passed through the middle of the ground and headed towards the space between Van Dijk and Matip, who did not have enough tacit understanding. Go, following the football forward is Aguero.

Matip did not dare to reach out and had to signal goalkeeper Mignolet to abandon the goal and attack.

Aguero has a lot of experience in the game. He moved the football to the right and moved it out of Mignolet's control before using his right foot to push the ball into the empty goal.

Van Dijk, who returned to defense at high speed, fell to the ground and shoveled the football without touching the ball. The ball hit the snow-white net close to the ground.

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed from 0:1 to 1:1. The Manchester City fans in the audience were ecstatic and celebrated the team's equalizer.

Guardiola, who was full of energy, raised his arms and shouted, venting the huge pressure caused by the equalizer.

Although the two wings lack explosive points, De Bruyne and David Silva's tandem organization and fatal pass are enough to bring unexpected goals!

Go-ahead score, why not?

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun felt a little regretful, and his tone of commentary was passionate and eloquent: "De Bruyne's pass is very penetrating! It is exactly the same as Aguero's running, and the score became 1:1 ! The two sides who returned to the same starting line will definitely compete for each other in the next game. There are still more than 20 minutes left in the first half. Who can beat the score? "

Liverpool Klopp shook his head. There is definitely a risk in sending Van Dijk, who has just joined, in this game. Although the division of labor is clear before the game, football matches are changing rapidly, and the process cannot be performed according to the script. Many times, defenders need to rely on the spot. Change and make good judgments.

If Van Dijk and Matip cooperate tacitly, maybe the goal will not be missed.

However, the goal has been conceded, and it is useless to think too much. The score is now a draw. Klopp believes in Li Qing. Isn't this how the past 19-game winning streak across seasons came about?

The broadcast showed Li Qing deep in thought. Sky TV commentator Andy Gray smiled and said: "It seems that Li also feels the pressure. This game... is definitely not as simple as imagined."

In fact, Li Qing was thinking about the penetrating through ball sent by De Bruyne. He was thinking, when can he send that kind of surgically accurate through ball...

Firmino kicked the ball to Salah, and the game started again. Salah handed the ball to Li Qing again. Seeing the aggressive Manchester City players, Li Qing decided to use his skilled footwork to boost his momentum.

Aguero, Jesus and De Bruyne accelerated at the same time. Li Qing simply accelerated with a flick of the ball + fried meatballs to pass three people in a row. The Liverpool fans in the audience subconsciously made a huge cheer for Li Qing's amazing performance.

After completing the pass, Li Qing did not show off his footwork skills anymore. He handed the ball over.

Both sides returned to the same starting line, and the game gradually became stalemate. No one could break the balance again. Until the 37th minute of the game, Matip, who received Li Qing's return pass, directly passed the ball behind him. Mane, who was chasing the ball, did not notice Ederson leaving the goal to attack. He was half a beat late when he retracted his legs, and the sole of his shoe directly kicked Ederson's face.

Referee Jonas Mossen saw it very clearly and gave Mane a red card, then signaled the team doctor to come on the field.

"Oh-My-God!"

At the same time, Sky TV commentator Andy Gray exclaimed: "Liverpool is one man short!"

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Liverpool fans.