Chapter 605 Falling Behind

Melwood training base.

Bang...

With a loud noise, Li Qing made a long shot while running. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out of the penalty area. It was immediately cleared out of the sideline, but it made Liverpool's substitute goalkeeper Mignolet sweat.

"wowoowowoooooooo——"

A sigh came from the outside. This was the first day of training after Liverpool returned. There were many hardcore fans watching outside the stadium, and of course many reporters.

After Li Qing shot the goal, he consciously started running in circles. This was the training content that Klopp temporarily added today. Any player who missed the shot was punished to run a lap.

"Hey, Li, why didn't you lower the ball just now?" Henderson was also running in circles at this time. His shot just now was directly hit by an anti-aircraft gun.

"I don't come down, pass the ball to me, otherwise how can you have a chance to shoot?" Li Qing couldn't help complaining to Henderson.

"Who made you the top scorer in the team!" Henderson ran and laughed shamelessly, and looked back at the training ground. Mane just received the ball and shot inside, and the ball went in.

"Mane, that kid, it seems that the injury is no longer a problem. He should be able to play in the match against Hoffenheim." Henderson laughed, but Li Qing did not respond, which made the Liverpool captain a little strange.

"Li, what's wrong? You don't look very interested. It's just that you didn't score a goal!"

Li Qing glanced at the captain unhappily and shrugged his shoulders, "Do you think I will be depressed because of such a small matter?"

"Then why are you upset?" Henderson was puzzled, but Li Qing had already quickened his pace at this time. Henderson was caught off guard. He wanted to catch up but found that he couldn't keep up with Li Qing's pace.

It was not until two days later that Henderson understood the real reason why Li Qing was not interested.

At nine o'clock in the evening on December 11, more than 50,000 Liverpool fans poured into Anfield Stadium, and the last round of the Champions League Group C group stage was about to begin.

When the starting lineups of both sides came out, the Liverpool fans at the scene soon discovered one thing.

In Liverpool's starting lineup today, their king Li Qing was not there. Li Qing was sitting on the bench with Keita, Fabinho and other players.

However, many fans can understand this arrangement. After all, their team has won five consecutive games in the Champions League group stage and has long locked the top spot, so it is understandable to let Li Qing rest in the last round.

But Li Qing, who was sitting on the bench, didn't think so. He also knew that the coach's approach was understandable. In order to protect himself and prepare for the league with Manchester United later, but as a professional player, he certainly wanted to start every game.

Especially today is Liverpool's home game, Henderson and Milner, the captain and vice-captain, both appeared together, and he, the third captain, of course, wanted to appear!

Henderson winked at Li Qing on the court, and Li Qing glared at him unhappily, and simply closed his eyes to rest, constantly complaining in his heart, let you show off, be careful not to lose the ball at the beginning!

Li Qing was right. Hoffenheim, playing away, was very active in the game, and had the intention of taking the initiative. After the game started, they threatened Liverpool's goal one after another, forcing Alisson to make saves.

"Li, why do I feel that the captain and his team are a little weird in today's game?" Curtis Jones, who was sitting next to Li Qing, pushed Li Qing and pointed at the field with a puzzled look.

Li Qing opened his eyes and glanced at the field, just in time to see Hoffenheim's striker Kramaric easily kicking a powerful shot in Liverpool's penalty area, but was saved by Alisson.

"Focus on it, Matip, what are you doing?" Klopp on the sidelines shouted loudly, and Matip, who almost caused the team to lose points, suddenly looked depressed.

"It's a bit too relaxed." Li Qing stretched and replied to his friend: "Hoffenheim is actually not easy to bully. Maybe they will make mistakes later."

"No way!" Curtis was a little unbelievable. After all, the players on the field now are basically the main players.

Goalkeeper Alisson, Matip, Arnold, Robertson and Van Dijk are all in the back line, and captain Henderson and vice-captain Milner are in the midfield, and Wijnaldum is also on the field.

On the forward line, it is the trident of Fernino without Salah, partnering with Mane and Shaqiri. It can be said that such personnel configuration shows Klopp's attention to this game.

But Li Qing can see that his teammates may be too relaxed. The quasi-full main force is on the field, and there is no worry about qualifying from the group. The seemingly weak opponent makes them look down on Hoffenheim on the field.

Sure enough, the deadlock on the field was quickly broken by Hoffenheim. Not long after Curtis finished speaking, it was Matip again. An unnecessary defensive foul in his own penalty area gave the opponent a penalty kick.

Hoffenheim striker Kramaric scored in one fell swoop, and the score on the field became 0:1. Liverpool fell behind at home.

There was an uproar in the stands of Anfield Stadium. Klopp's face turned black instantly. Matip, who made a mistake, looked frustrated. Fortunately, captain Henderson and other teammates came forward to comfort him, but the score was already behind.

"Li, how did you see that?" Curtis pushed Li Qing in surprise, his face full of disbelief, "Hoffenheim really scored a goal!"

"Shut up, keep your voice down!" Li Qing yelled at Curtis in a low voice. His friend's fuss had attracted the attention of many teammates and staff around him. Klopp on the sidelines seemed to have heard it and looked back at him.

Fortunately, no one paid much attention. The attack launched by Liverpool players, who were one goal behind, attracted everyone's attention.

Captain Henderson forced the opponent's player to kick the ball out of the baseline. Liverpool had a corner kick opportunity. Firmino headed the ball and the ball hit the post and bounced out of the baseline.

Liverpool, who were behind their opponents, began to attack more sharply and frequently formed threats in the opponent's half. However, Hoffenheim, who began to retreat, did not let Liverpool players seize the opportunity. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:1.

During the halftime break, Klopp rarely got angry in the lounge. He just simply arranged the new tactical content, but this made the Liverpool players who were about to play even more frightened.

Everyone knows that behind the coach's calmness, there is definitely a storm of anger. If this game cannot be won, there will definitely be a storm waiting for everyone after the game.

However, the panicked Liverpool team suffered another blow at the beginning. Hoffenheim won a free kick in the frontcourt. The Hoffenheim player who took the free kick lifted the ball into the penalty area. The opponent's defender overpowered Matip and headed the ball past Alisson.

Liverpool fell behind their opponent 0:2 at home, and Anfield suddenly became dead silent.