Chapter 327 Manchester City's Determination

The football hit the snow-white net, and the Liverpool fans at the new Wembley Stadium went crazy instantly, with huge cheers like a tsunami quickly sweeping the entire stadium.

"aoaooaooaooooooo——"

Standing at the edge of the home team coach's command area, Klopp's iconic combination punch celebration action was once again displayed at the new Wembley Stadium, punch after punch, just like a boxer who gave everything in pursuit of victory.

Li Qing, who scored a goal, stood in place, opened his arms, and hugged his teammates who were emotional.

The skill [Superstar Moment] had already been used in the header and was in the cooling time, which meant that the direct free kick just now was scored entirely by strength!

It is certainly fun to use the plug-in, but how can it be compared to helping the team further narrow the score through one's own efforts?

1:3 and 2:3, that is a world of difference!

Of course, the score is still behind, and Li Qing's emotions have not been completely vented. He is still trying hard to help the team turn defeat into victory in one fell swoop!

It’s not like they haven’t fallen behind by three goals before and then overtook the opponent before. The only difference is that the opponent they faced last time was Leicester City, while now they are the direct competitor of the championship, Manchester City.

But for Li Qing, it’s all the same, they are all opponents.

The commentators in the on-site commentary booth praised Li Qing’s wonderful free kick. The Tianchao 5 Channel, Juli TV and Xinying Sports from China all used all the words of praise they could give. The fans in front of the TV and computer screens were all obsessed with Li Qing’s wonderful goal.

The on-site director gave a slow-motion replay of Li Qing’s goal. From the moment the football rose from the ground to the moment it hit the snow-white net, it was a violent aesthetic.

In the words of Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai, it was more visually impactful than the direct free kicks of Carlos, Juninho, Pirlo and Ronaldo!

Sitting in the audience, Newcastle coach Benítez, also the former meritorious coach of Liverpool, frowned. Li Qing's state during this period is really amazing. Except for a goal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, there is no game with less than two goals, or less than three goals.

In the last round of the league, he scored four goals at home against West Ham United. Benítez seemed to have seen the end of the team at Anfield...

Then, the live director gave close-up shots of the broadcast screen to other Manchester City players. Stars such as David Silva, Aguero, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Kompany, Ederson, etc. were all dim at this moment. Only Li Qing, who was only 17 years old, was shining.

Before the game resumed, the referee Atkinson blew the whistle to end the first half.

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, said loudly: "Liverpool was able to score two goals before the end of the first half. In addition to Li Qing's outstanding personal ability, it was also directly related to the head coach Klopp's decisive substitution. It was his decisive substitution that helped Liverpool turn the tide! There are still 45 minutes in the second half, and Liverpool, who are only one goal behind, still have a great chance to equalize the score or even overtake! Come on Li Qing! Come on Liverpool!"

The players of both sides walked to the player tunnel one after another. The fanatical atmosphere in the audience seats declined, but Liverpool fans were still in high spirits, creating a fanatical atmosphere. The team song "You Will Never Walk Alone" continued from the south stand to most of the stadium.

The Liverpool players who walked to the player tunnel heard it very clearly, and each of them was full of fighting spirit.

In sharp contrast, the Manchester City players. The score shown on the scoreboard seemed to show that Manchester City was ahead of Liverpool, but Liverpool was obviously one step ahead in terms of player fighting spirit and confidence.

The Manchester City players who returned to the visiting team's locker room were silent and bowed their heads.

Guardiola knew that if he didn't start with the players' mentality, the first championship of this season would probably be goodbye.

"Boys, have you given up the game?"

Captain Kompany stood up as soon as he finished speaking: "No! Sir! We haven't given up! There are still 45 minutes left in the game, and we are leading!"

"Vincent said it well." Guardiola's voice rose eight degrees: "There are still 45 minutes left in the game, and we are leading again. Why do we act like we have lost the game? You are men! Raise your heads! Liverpool will definitely continue to attack in the second half, and then it will be our chance. Liverpool wants to turn defeat into victory? I must ask each of you! Do you understand?"

"I know!"

Captain Kompany said loudly again, inciting the emotions of his teammates.

Seeing that the players did not react much, Guardiola decided to add fuel to the fire: "A 17-year-old kid has left you, the famous stars, helpless. Is that really good? I even thought about what the media wrote after the game. To tell you the truth, I don't want to see these contents. I think... you don't want to either. In this case, our goal is the same, to defeat Liverpool! Win the League Cup! Complete self-redemption!"

Under Guardiola's deliberate guidance, Manchester City players' emotions became more confident, and the brilliance in their eyes became more and more obvious.

Guardiola saw it in his eyes, and he believed... his generals would defeat Liverpool at the new Wembley Stadium and win the 2017-2018 English League Cup!

The 15-minute halftime break passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the stadium one after another. The fanatical atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium rose again, and waves of cheers swept the entire stadium.

Liverpool coach Klopp noticed that the mental outlook of Manchester City players had changed significantly compared to the end of the first half. Eyes are windows to the soul and will not lie. Every Manchester City player looked high-spirited and confident.

However, he did not focus too much on Manchester City players. Reversal and victory have never been about how bad the opponent's performance is. On the contrary, he can only hope that his players can burst out with 120% combat effectiveness.

If you play well, you will not be far from victory.

Manchester City, which has the advantage of kick-off, organized the attack in an orderly manner. Under the organization of David Silva, Gundogan and De Bruyne, it gradually posed a threat to Liverpool's defense.

Klopp, standing on the sidelines, felt a little worried. The team did score two goals in a row, but that was at the end of the first half. After a fifteen-minute halftime break in the second half, the high morale dropped significantly. On the contrary, Manchester City got back on track in the second half, and the offense was eye-catching.

Manchester City was leading in the score, so there was no need to panic at all. There was no need to take risks to attack. It was quite like Jiang Taigong fishing for willing fishers.

Liverpool was behind in the score, and if they wanted to equalize the score, they had to grab the ball and switch from defense to offense. The biggest feature of the Tiki-Taka tactic was to consume the least amount of physical energy in exchange for the opponent's maximum physical energy consumption.

After several waves of active grabs without getting the ball, Liverpool players felt a little discouraged, but they had to continue doing so.