Chapter 629: Change of Mindset

The moment Li Qing shot, Shaqiri rushed into the penalty area to prepare for a follow-up shot. Last season, Shaqiri played against Newcastle United at Stoke City and got to know the Slovakian goalkeeper.

Shaqiri could see that Li Qing's shot was not powerful, but because it was a half-high ball and the ball was spinning very fast in the air, he expected that Dubravka should be able to save the ball, but not necessarily catch it.

Then as long as Dubravka couldn't hold the ball, he would have a chance to make a follow-up shot, and at such a close distance to the goal, the chance of scoring was definitely great!

Sure enough, the judgment of the Slovakian goalkeeper was almost exactly the same as Shaqiri's. For this half-high ball, which was spinning at high speed, Dubravka's decision was to quickly hit the ball in the direction of the defender and let the defender deal with it.

But Li Qing's shot was much more powerful than Dubravka had imagined. Although he caught the ball, the ball bounced in another direction after being blocked due to its high-speed rotation, and Shaqiri happened to be in that position.

Seeing the ball bounce towards him, Shaqiri grinned and was very happy.

Now the Newcastle players on the field were all attracted by Li Qing and their goalkeeper. There was no defensive player around Shaqiri.

It was a godsend!

Shaqiri decided to play this ball beautifully. He first stopped the ball with his chest, then spread his thighs completely, ready to volley.

The Newcastle players were almost scared to death after seeing Shaqiri catch the ball. Dubravka almost rolled and crawled towards Shaqiri, trying to stop the opponent from shooting.

At this moment, Shaqiri's thick thigh swung over fiercely, Dubravka subconsciously closed his eyes, and Li Qing raised his hands high, ready to celebrate his assist.

"wowoowowoooooooo——"

In the stands of Anfield, there was a huge exclamation from the fans, and the fans looked at the field in disbelief.

"wuwuwuuuuuuu——"

The Newcastle fans, who were still in shock, subconsciously booed wildly. The Newcastle defender on the field used his shoulder to push Shaqiri away and cleared the ball.

Shaqiri, who was knocked away, blushed inside. When he noticed that Li Qing and other Liverpool players on the field looked at him with disbelief, he wished there was a crack on the ground so that he could quickly get in.

It was so embarrassing. The volley shot that was usually a sure thing just missed. Not only did it miss, but he also let the opponent grab the ball. It was so embarrassing.

Klopp was just on the sidelines, just like Li Qing on the field, raising his hands high to celebrate the goal that sealed the victory, but Shaqiri kicked it in the air, which made him feel bad.

Is this guy a funny guy sent by God? What the hell is this guy who I spent more than 13 million pounds to sign?

The commentators in the live broadcast room were also dumbfounded. Such a mistake happened to Liverpool players, which was really surprising.

Li Qing also felt a chill. He wanted to find someone to cooperate, but he didn't expect to make things worse. He saw that Shaqiri was small and no one was defending him just now, so he greeted him, but it turned into a farce!

But Li Qing didn't think it was a big deal. Anything can happen on the football field. Besides, he is not the head coach. He did kick the ball very reluctantly just now. He asked Shaqiri to cooperate with him to make up the shot.

Although it was a pity that the ball didn't go in, regretting it would be useless. Continuing to deal with the next game seriously was the most important thing to do.

But even though Li Qing didn't think it was a big deal, Shaqiri blamed himself. Such a good opportunity was wasted. Maybe there will be no such good opportunity in the next game. His mind was confused.

In the 30th minute, Newcastle counterattacked. Shaqiri fouled the opponent in midfield. The referee gave Newcastle a direct free kick. Klopp was furious.

The foul was less than 25 meters away from Liverpool's goal. This distance is definitely a great opportunity for free kick masters to play. There are several free kick masters in the Newcastle team. Shaqiri gave the opponent a chance to score!

Newcastle's Kennedy, Hyde and others stood in front of the ball. Liverpool players began to set up a human wall. Li Qing did not go over. This was Klopp's special permission, because Li Qing alone could make any opponent's defense line dare not move easily.

The free kick hit the human wall, and Shaqiri grabbed the landing point of the ball. As soon as he got the ball, a voice sounded in front.

"Pass it forward!"

Almost subconsciously, he kicked the ball directly, and the ball was lifted high and flew to Newcastle's half.

Li Qing ran quickly. The Newcastle defender wanted to grab Li Qing's jersey to slow him down, but he only grabbed a ball of air. No one could hold Li Qing, who was running at full speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, he rushed into the opponent's penalty area. Dubravka was already shouting and rushing towards Li Qing, and the ball had already fallen in front of Li Qing.

Without any hesitation, Li Qing chose to volley directly, with his left foot as support and his right foot whipping the falling ball like a whip. The football flew out with a bang.

A white light almost brushed past Dubravka's face. Feeling the burning pain on his face, the Slovak goalkeeper turned his head subconsciously and saw the ball go directly into the goal and hit the net.

Anfield was boiling for the third time. More than 40,000 fans stood up and cheered loudly when the ball entered the net.

The little guy from Kirkby

If you underestimate him, you are dead

Lightning-speed, unparalleled skills

One goal after another led the great KOP to victory

Win the championship

Goals, goals

Never-ending goals

Li, our king

Accept the sincere kneeling of your believers

Victory, victory

…

"Li Qing's Song" sounded in the stadium, and the fans were completely accustomed to singing this song tacitly after cheering.

The Liverpool players on the field also cheered and rushed towards Li Qing. They were three goals ahead of their opponents before the end of the first half. Although there was still a second half, everyone knew that it would be difficult for Newcastle to turn the tables in the next game with their strength.

And Shaqiri was still a little confused at this time. It was not until the whole audience sang "Li Qing's Song" that he knew what had just happened. He couldn't help but be shocked. Li Qing scored again. Didn't that mean he had completed a hat trick?

While he was thinking, Li Qing had already spread his wings like a roc, jumped on him and cheered, and Shaqiri, who was caught off guard, almost fell to the ground.

But then his teammates surrounded him and celebrated, which suddenly calmed his chaotic heart.

Maybe he was wrong from the beginning, and it felt good to win with such teammates!