Chapter 44 The Flashy Post-00s

Manchester City U18 goalkeeper A. Muric left the goal and attacked. Li Qing, who had a very wide field of vision, was moved. This time he did not choose the usual dribbling past the goalkeeper, but chose an extremely chic and footwork-testing lob shot.

The shot was about 30 meters away from the goal. A. Muric, who was moving forward, suddenly stopped and quickly retreated. When he retreated to the penalty spot, he bent his knees and kicked the ground, flew into the air, and thrust his waist upward, trying to stretch his raised right arm a little higher.

Unfortunately, the falling football was just a few centimeters higher than his outstretched fingertips. It was these few centimeters that made him extremely desperate.

It would be great if he could be a little taller!

After completing the shooting action, Li Qing did not look at the football again. He turned around coquettishly, raised his right arm high, and extended his index finger, announcing his first goal of the game to the world.

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley looked at the fingertips of A. Muric's raised right arm, subconsciously put his hands on his waist, and thought to himself: "Is this still the Liverpool U18 team that Manchester City U18 used to score seven goals on this stadium at the beginning of this season?"

"Bang~"

A crisp sound rang out without warning between heaven and earth.

Manchester City fans felt that God was with them at this moment, and their tense emotions were instantly released. Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley, with his hands on his waist, looked happy.

Liverpool U18 head coach Nick Critchley and assistants Gerrard and Mike Garrity all twitched at the corners of their mouths. They had already made most of the celebration actions, and you gave me this?

Everyone was very depressed, and at the same time couldn't help thinking in their hearts, can't you be more vulgar and not waste time?

Must you kick a very ornamental overhead kick?

Goal is the kingly way!

This is great, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to score was missed...

Li Qing's long pass was only inferior to Gerrard in power, but his accuracy was better than Gerrard's. With the bottom edge of the crossbar as a reference, he naturally would not have any accidents under almost no pressure. The football kicked out with a backspin long pass still kept moving forward after hitting the bottom edge of the crossbar.

Huh?

In a flash, someone found that something was wrong. The football that fell to the ground crossed the goal line, then bounced up and hit the snow-white goal net...

"This..."

Manchester City U18 head coach Lee Carsley's smile froze on his face after surviving the disaster.

Neil Critchley, Gerrard and Mike Garrity, who had previously complained about Li Qing's wastefulness, reacted quickly, their excited expressions were beyond words, and their excited and exaggerated body movements were constantly displayed on the City College Stadium.

Li Qing, who scored a goal, secretly touched the sweat stain on his forehead. He turned around to celebrate after completing the shot. He was too confident. Fortunately, the football flew along the predetermined route, otherwise... his handsome face would be slapped red.

The Liverpool U18 players who had been defending for nearly 20 minutes burst into emotions. Why did all the players defend and only let Li Qing attack?

Wasn't it for scoring?

Now that they scored the first goal as a guest, they naturally had to celebrate.

Except for goalkeeper Grabara who stood in front of the goal to celebrate the goal, the other nine players all rushed to Li Qing with their arms raised, including Glenn Macaulay who had a prejudice against Li Qing before.

The 0:7 defeat in the league at the beginning of the season put them under great pressure before this game. Now it's good. Li Qing scored the first goal with a very confident and morale-boosting lob shot. It feels great!

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At the same time, Klopp, who was watching the live broadcast on TV, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Li Qing choose to lob when he was alone. As a coach with rich coaching experience, he hoped to see players choose a more stable way.

Confidently looking back after completing the shot?

Celebrate in advance?

Unless you can score a goal, it's all fancy.

But in the end, there was no danger. The fancy shot of the post-00s finally broke the goal, helping Liverpool U18 to open the record away from home.

Looking at Li Qing in the picture, Klopp's eyes were obviously appreciative. As a young player who is not yet sixteen years old, being able to choose a highly ornamental lob shot under such high pressure is a kind of self-affirmation.

Confidence is a quality that professional players must have.

Although lob shots are not a safe way to deal with it, it is important that the player is confident enough and lob shots to score.

In professional football, the most important thing is the result.

In addition, Li Qing in the picture is not yet sixteen years old, and there is still potential in the future.

Manchester City U18's star players Sancho, Foden, Diaz and Nmecha looked at each other. They did not expect that the opponent scored a goal with only one quick counterattack, and it was scored in this way, which would make people feel a little disappointed.

It feels like you have made great efforts but have not received any rewards, while your competitors have received huge rewards with just one ordinary attempt. This huge gap is a bit difficult to accept in a short time.

At this time, the role of the head coach is reflected. Lee Cass encourages the players by clapping and reminds them that they are the best youth team in England.

Manchester City is currently one of the best clubs in England in youth training. The players in the team are all proud of heaven. This season, whether it is the league or the Youth FA Cup, they have not lost. The home game in the third round of the league with 7 goals against Liverpool U18 seems like yesterday. How can they easily admit defeat?

The game... has only started for 20 minutes.

It is only a matter of time to win the game.

Li Qing's lob shot helped Liverpool U18 open the scoring and also broke the balance of the game. The home team, which was behind in the score, began to exert more pressure and strive to equalize the score in a short time.

As a result, Liverpool U18's penalty area was full of dangers. If it weren't for the goalkeeper Grabara's heroic state, Manchester City U18 would have equalized the score.

The pressure brought by continuous defense can be superimposed. In the 26th minute, Sancho used his speed to break through Johnstone and sent a precise inverted triangle. Nmecha, who was at the front, made a feint at the front point, deceiving all the defensive players. Foden, who followed up in the middle, sealed the game with a sword, helping Manchester City U18 equalize the score!

Before the Liverpool U18 players came to their senses, only two minutes had passed since the game resumed. Sancho, who had previously sent an assist, used a low shot from the right rib of the penalty area to help the team overtake the score!