Chapter 493: Peak of Glory
At the regular press conference after the game, the media also talked about the European Super Cup. Klopp was full of confidence and said passionately: "Win! We must win! This is the unified goal of our entire team!"
Li Qing, who played in an official game as captain for the first time, accepted the media interview. In addition to unifying his tone with head coach Klopp, he also said with high morale: "Defeat all opponents and win the championship in various competitions! This... is my goal in the new season!"
Suddenly, the press conference hall of the new Wembley Stadium was in an uproar. Obviously, the media reporters present were amazed at Li Qing's remarks, but considering Li Qing's super scoring ability and ability to lead the team to victory, no reporter accused him in person, so as not to be slapped in the face in public.
"The first game of the new season, 2 goals and 1 assist in a strong counterattack!"
"Perfect performance, the phenomenal performance of the national hero"
"Liverpool's super fangs, champion harvester"
"European Super Cup, Atletico Madrid hold on! Support from Barcelona》
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Liverpool won the Community Shield, and reports from all over the world were overwhelming, like the sea. The media reports in China can be said to be "unbearable to the eyes" and inhumane!
After the Community Shield, the whole Liverpool team had a unified goal, and all attention was focused on the league opening game a week later and the European Super Cup in Estonia ten days later.
Head coach Klopp had already blown away the bullshit, and had to work hard to achieve this goal.
The team's top star Li Qing is extremely focused. He has tasted the taste of the English domestic championship and the Champions League championship, but he has not tried the European Super Cup. Although he defeated Atletico Madrid at home and away in the Champions League group stage last season, Li Qing still maintained a high degree of concentration, just to be able to laugh to the end in that game.
Klopp's goal of winning does not need to be deliberately exaggerated by media reporters. Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone said through INS that the team is determined to win the European Super Cup, even if Liverpool is the Champions League champion last season!
Griezmann, the star player who has not yet returned to the team, also expressed his belief in winning, saying on INS: "There is a saying in China that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, in other words, Atletico Madrid will win!"
Faced with the belief in winning expressed by Diego Simeone and Griezmann on the social platform INS, Liverpool coach Klopp and the players simply disdained to respond.
The championship is won through hard work, not by talking nonsense.
If Atletico Madrid players knew what Liverpool players thought, they would definitely fight back. Isn't it your words of winning that provoked the war of words?
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With the end of the 2018 Community Shield, for fans who like the Premier League, it means that the 2018-2019 Premier League season is not far away.
The focus of the Liverpool team's preparations is quite unified. In addition to getting a good start in the Premier League, they also have to defeat Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup and win the 2018 European Super Cup.
Henderson, Milner, Joe Gomez and Arnold, who are on vacation, have all ended their vacations and returned to the Melwood training base in advance to prepare for the 2018-2019 Premier League season.
Except for Joe Gomez and Arnold, whose positions in the club are relatively safe, Henderson and Milner will face certain challenges.
Especially Henderson. Although Emre Can left, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Shaqiri came, and the competition is greater than last season.
Milner is more open-minded as he gets older. At the age of 33, he is a jack of all trades and can play in multiple positions. He is not afraid of not having opportunities to play. Henderson is different. Not only is he young, but he is also the captain, so naturally he does not allow very few opportunities.
If you want to get a stable chance to play in the competition, you must show a reasonable performance.
The biggest advantage for Henderson is that he has rich game experience and is familiar with the technical and tactical play of head coach Klopp. This is a natural advantage that the three new players do not have.
A week has passed very quickly, and fans who love the Premier League have become passionate and excited, and they are obviously looking forward to the first round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season.
The opening match of the 2018-2019 season kicked off at Old Trafford. At 7 pm on August 10, Manchester United, who was at home, faced the challenge of Leicester City. Unexpectedly, they broke the deadlock less than three minutes after the start of the game.
Amartey committed a handball foul in the penalty area, and Manchester United captain Pogba, who took the penalty kick, scored in one fell swoop.
The next game was mainly dominated by Manchester United, who was at home, taking the initiative and creating many opportunities. The problem was that they failed to successfully convert the opportunities into goals. Lukaku even lost a single shot, so that the score of 1:0 continued until the end of the second half.
In the 78th minute, Luke Shaw stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area without touching the ball but shook Ghazal, but he reacted quickly, caught up with the ball in a few steps and chose to shoot directly, and the ball rushed into the far corner of the goal.
2:0 was not the final score of the game. In the second minute of injury time, Vardy helped Leicester City to score a goal and save face.
Manchester United beat Leicester City 2:1 to get off to a good start. The first round of the 2018-2019 Premier League also announced that the firepower was fully opened and entered the crazy Premier League weekend.
At 2 pm the next day, six games kicked off at the same time. Without a doubt, the most watched game was Liverpool's home game against West Ham United.
An hour before the game started, the starting lineups of both teams appeared in the headlines of major sports media. The defending champion Liverpool can be said to have played all the main players.
Goalkeeper Allison, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Arnold, midfielders Wijnaldum, Naby Keita and Li Qing, forwards Mane, Firmino and Salah.
The commentator of Juli TV, Zhan Jun, who got the Liverpool starting lineup, shouted excitedly: "Although the first captain Henderson and the second captain Milner have returned to the team for training, they obviously have not met the game requirements of the head coach Klopp, so they have not entered the starting lineup of the game. That is to say, the third captain Li Qing will wear the captain's armband and appear at Anfield for the first time!"
"This is obviously a feast not to be missed for KOP fans and Li Qing fans!"
Li Qing wore the captain's armband to play in the Community Shield a week ago, but that game was a substitute, which was completely incomparable to the starting lineup.
If you taste it carefully, you can feel that the fanatical atmosphere of the game is more fanatical than in the past, raging like a tsunami throughout Anfield.
Five minutes before 2pm local time in Great Britain, Li Qing, wearing the captain's armband on his left arm, came to the player's tunnel. Standing at the front of the team, he had a stronger sense of responsibility than wearing the captain's armband in the Community Shield.
Must lead the team to beat West Ham at home and get a good start in the league!
"aoaooaoaooaooaoooo——"
Michael Oliver led the players from both sides into the stadium one after another. The team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" sounded over Anfield Stadium and instantly turned into a huge cheer like a tsunami, sweeping the entire stadium.
In the KOP stand, die-hard Liverpool fans played a huge TIFO show. Li Qing turned his head while walking forward and saw a huge poster of himself wearing the No. 10 jersey and the captain's armband. The bottom edge was accompanied by a group of subtitles, which roughly meant: The youngest captain, leading us to an unprecedented peak of glory.
Li Qing naturally raised his right arm, clenched his fist, and pounded his left chest with a heavy face, which meant - Liverpool's peak of glory, leave it to me!