Chapter 557: 63 Rounds Unbeaten and Champions League Goal!
In the 2018-2019 season, England, the fourth group of the UEFA Nations League A, qualified one round ahead of schedule, and Portugal, the third group, also qualified one round ahead of schedule. The situation in the first group and the second group is relatively stalemate. If you want to qualify for the group, you have to The results will not be revealed until all four rounds of group matches are over.
As for England's semi-final opponents that fans are concerned about, they will have to wait until the draw of the four semi-final promotion teams has settled.
Li Qing and many club teammates got a short day's rest after finishing the national team competition, and then went to the Melwood training base to prepare for the weekend away challenge to Huddersfield in the ninth round of the 2018-2019 Chinese Premier League.
Defeating Manchester City before the international break is a 62-game unbeaten run. If they can remain unbeaten in the ninth round, Liverpool will surpass Celtic and become the second-most undefeated team in the European League across seasons. .
Although this record has been around for a long time, it doesn't matter whether it is broken or not, but for Li Qing and other Liverpool players, the record has reached 62 games, and they have no reason to let the record end here.
To set a record is to create a record that is difficult for future generations to break!
Liverpool head coach Klopp thinks so, Li Qing thinks so, and other Liverpool players think so too. For them, the six championships won in 2018 are not enough to satisfy their hunger for glory. More championships, More honors and more records!
There was no need for Klopp to mobilize the players during training. Except for individual players who were injured during the international match and missed training, every player was in high spirits, which surprised Klopp.
It is precisely because of this that Klopp is very pleased and confident about the next new record.
The most watched game in the 9th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season was not Liverpool's visit to challenge Huddersfield, but Chelsea's home game against Manchester United.
At 12:30 noon local time on October 20th, Great Britain, Chelsea faced the Red Devils Manchester United at Stamford Bridge Stadium. At this time, Chelsea was stepping up their game under the coaching of Maurizio Sarri, but Manchester United, coached by Mourinho, was entering a very difficult period. to the point where the conflict between Mourinho and Pogba has reached an irreconcilable level.
Previously, Mourinho publicly stripped Pogba of his captaincy duties, which directly made the conflict between the two public.
Pogba had a conflict with head coach Mourinho and naturally did not appear in the starting lineup. The entire Liverpool team is also paying attention to this focus battle. Will Chelsea, who are in good shape, defeat Manchester United at home, or will they complete the victory at home before the start of the international break? Manchester United, which had made a huge comeback, retreated as a guest and had to wait until the end of the game to reveal the final answer.
After ninety minutes of fierce fighting, both sides scored two goals each, and the battle ended at 2:2, with each team scoring one point.
Obviously, this score is the result that the other four Big6 teams in the Premier League hope to see. The Big6 teams that played later seemed to be greatly inspired. Manchester City defeated Burnley 5:0 at home, and Tottenham defeated West Ham 1:0 as a guest. United, Arsenal defeated Leicester City 3:1 at home.
Liverpool's guest challenge to Huddersfield was at four o'clock in the afternoon the next day. Although this time period was not suitable for the schedule of Chinese fans, there were still many fans waiting for the start of the game, but when they saw Liverpool I was slightly disappointed with the starting lineup.
Because Li Qing, who shined during the international match and played almost all two games, did not appear in the starting lineup. However, Liverpool's overall strength is significantly higher than Huddersfield. Except for the low shooting percentage, other statistics are crushing. The game lasted until the 38th minute before Mane took the lead.
Liverpool took full control of the game. Huddersfield, who was only one goal behind, was unable to equalize the score. Li Qing only made his debut in the 72nd minute of the game.
With Li Qing leading the offensive system, Liverpool's offense suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes, and Li Qing's appearance also brought shooting boots to Firmino and Salah. The two scored goals in the 74th minute and 8th respectively. One goal each in twelve minutes.
The one who provided the assist was Li Qing who came on the bench.
The close-up shot of the live broadcast showed Salah who scored the goal, but Liverpool head coach Klopp’s focus was on Li Qing, who contributed two assists. As the head coach, he knows the reason why the team was able to secure the victory. .
Liverpool led by three goals, and the game entered garbage time. Li Qing never bothered to score goals with a weak team. He spent the last time playing for his teammates, and did not score a goal until the end of the game.
As a result, Li Qing handed over the 'worst' report card since his debut.
No goals scored in a single game!
If other players contributed two assists, they would be blown away, but Li Qing would not receive such treatment, and his idea would be questioned by the media who had some good intentions - No goal? Is the decline in status too serious?
Facing media doubts, Liverpool head coach Klopp was lucky enough to hold his breath well and did not curse.
Does not scoring mean a decline in form?
Why don’t you ascend to heaven?
Many media reporters who watched Li Qing's performance were speechless. Although Li Qing did not score a goal, he had two assists and only played 20 minutes as a substitute. Isn't this enough?
Li Qing was speechless after seeing some of the media's responses, but he didn't fight back. To pay attention to media outlets like these that were sensationalizing was to give them a chance to gain traffic.
No need!
Liverpool beat Huddersfield 3-0 as a guest, and the number of unbeaten games across seasons increased to 63, officially surpassing the 62-round unbeaten streak created by the Scottish Premier League team Celtic in the last century.
In addition to the red and blue battle between Chelsea and Manchester United, most of the focus of the British media is on Liverpool's unbeaten streak across seasons.
"A new 63-round unbeaten streak! Who can end it?"
"Great team! Great record!"
"Individual heroes sweep the team, a winning streak you can't imagine! "
"Unthinkable super record! When will it end? "
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The headlines from the Chinese domestic media are very clickbait, such as "Chinese genius leads Liverpool to create the second longest winning streak in Europe!"
"Unknown Chinese football genius!"
"The Football Association actually rejected the world's top superstar? With him, why worry about the World Cup? "
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For these media reports, Li Qing just smiled and looked at them, and did not participate in the discussion.
End
The 9th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season has ended. The 63-round unbeaten record has become a thing of the past. No matter how much glory Li Qing and his wife have, there is no need to be overly proud of it. Next, there is the crucial Champions League group match, where they will challenge Shakhtar Donetsk away.
The unbeaten record in the league is constantly being created, and the unbeaten record in the Champions League must also be achieved!