Chapter 631 Gap

London, the capital of England, has many well-known football teams, and Arsenal and Chelsea are definitely the most famous teams now.

Therefore, the battle between the Red and Blue is the London Derby, but more Gunners fans believe that the real derby is the English Derby between Manchester United and Manchester United.

At the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, the two teams were direct rivals for the championship. Ferguson of Manchester United and Wenger of Arsenal hated each other, and their performances for the championship made the fans countless classic topics.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and Wenger left office, the two teams have fallen into a trough period. Both Manchester United and Arsenal are struggling for the embarrassing goal of competing for the top four every year.

So Li Qing didn't take such an opponent seriously at all, and he seemed particularly relaxed in training, but other Liverpool players seemed a little nervous.

Captain Henderson was suspended and could not play in the game against Arsenal, so facing the situation of his teammates, he felt that he was willing but unable to do anything.

But seeing Li Qing acting very relaxed during the training, he couldn't help but be very curious, so Henderson approached Li Qing, "Li, do you have time to chat?"

Hearing Henderson's words, Li Qing didn't think twice and directly took the thermos next to him and handed it over, "One question, one big sip, no bargaining!"

Seeing Li Qing's thermos, Henderson couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

He knew what was in it. It was said to be the "love soup" prepared by Tong Shenbing for Li Qing, but in fact it was the so-called "magic Chinese medicine" that every Liverpool player was arranged to drink every day!

This is a Chinese medicine health drink jointly developed by Liverpool and Tong's, specially for Liverpool players to drink, and Henderson has naturally drunk it.

Henderson admitted that this thing has the effect of quickly restoring physical strength, but the taste is really crazy, and the thermos in Li Qing's hand is said to have added ingredients, and the taste is even worse than what he has drunk, so Henderson is a little scared.

But after thinking about it, Henderson gritted his teeth and took the thermos from Li Qing, closed his eyes and drank a mouthful, and then he went crazy instantly, "It's so bitter, such a big pot, how do you finish it every day?"

Li Qing smiled and took the thermos back from Henderson, and then asked: "Tell me, what does the captain want to talk to me about?"

"The players are all very nervous about the game with Arsenal, but I see that you don't take it seriously at all. How do you plan to play this game?"

Li Qing smiled when he heard it, "You should ask the coach about this. It's his decision how to play, not mine!"

"Seriously!" Henderson said seriously: "Don't you think the coach is the same as you, and doesn't take this game seriously? ? I've seen him rarely appear on the training ground. "

"Doesn't that prove that the coach has already made up his mind?" Li Qing asked with a smile: "You won't be playing at that time, why worry about these things?"

"I'm not in a hurry!" Henderson was a little crazy, "Arsenal is my last game suspended. If I lose the game because I'm not on the court, I will..."

"What will you do?" Li Qing wanted to tease the other party, but when he saw Henderson was really going crazy, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'm here, don't worry about everything, you just need to prepare for the away game against Manchester City!"

"Why are you so confident?" Henderson asked curiously, but Li Qing licked his face and handed him the thermos.

"I'll finish it for you later, okay!" Henderson risked his life, "Hurry up and tell me."

Hearing what Henderson said, Li Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stuffed the thermos into his arms, and then said: "In the past ten years, Arsenal's investment in the transfer market has been zero, you know that?"

"I know, but what does this have to do with our game?" Henderson looked puzzled.

"Listen to me!" Li Qing looked like he knew everything, "In the past ten years, Arsenal has been robbing Peter to pay Paul, racking its brains to not spend a penny on the club, relying on the income from the transfer market to keep the team at the level of a Champions League team, but what about this year?"

Henderson seemed to have heard something. Last season, Arsenal and Chelsea ranked fifth and sixth respectively, losing the qualification to enter the Champions League, and after the end of the season, Wenger also left the club where he had been for more than 20 years.

"You mean..." Henderson felt that he had grasped the key point, but he didn't know how to express it.

"Arsenal without Wenger has lost the charm of a strong team. Although the team seems to be changing, we are also changing." Li Qing finally became serious.

"Times are changing, everyone is changing. If there is a long-term lack of fresh blood, the giants will also decline. Arsenal's weakness is not caused in one or two days, and their new head coach has made the team worse."

"Ah? You said Emery made Arsenal worse? He is the coach of the Europa League triple crown, and his strength is not worse than our boss!" Henderson disagreed a little.

"I didn't say that Emery has problems with his skills and tactics, but he has a big flaw in using people." Li Qing began to say with his fingers.

"In addition to winning Burnley, Arsenal recently lost to Tottenham in the League Cup, and they couldn't win against Southampton and Brighton. If this happened to Liverpool, it would be incredible!"

"Emery has made too many inexplicable mistakes and defeats recently. Their head coach himself has begun to lose confidence. How can he expect to win the trust of the players?"

"You mean, Arsenal's lack of strength has led to a change in the team's mentality, and the club and the coach are unable to solve it, which has aggravated the collapse of mentality and made the situation worse!"

"That's what I mean." Li Qing nodded and said, "Arsenal's main problem now, in addition to the strength level, is more about mentality. They lack the confidence to defeat their opponents, so it's not a problem for us to beat Arsenal at home."

"Oh, so that's the case!" Henderson finally understood, "Does that mean we will win?"

"Of course!" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind Li Qing and Henderson, and Li Qing and Henderson stood up immediately after hearing the voice.

"Coach!"

Klopp looked at the disciple in front of him with a look of relief, and nodded, "Li, you are right, the gap between Arsenal and us has widened. In the match against Arsenal, you are the captain on the field. In this game, you can only win and not lose!"

"With me here, I guarantee it will be fine!" Li Qing smiled slightly, full of confidence.

After listening to the conversation between Li Qing and Klopp, Henderson on the side finally understood and was completely relieved.