Chapter 633 Leading and Equalizing

Li Qing stood on the field, waiting for the opponent to kick off. He had just had a brief exchange with Mane and learned an interesting story.

In this season's games, Arsenal has almost never led the opponent in the first half. Almost all of their goals came from the second half, so now in the Premier League, Arsenal is known as the "untouchable second half".

But in Li Qing's eyes, this is just a joke. His answer to Mane is, "In that case, let the opponent completely despair in the first half!"

The game started with a whistle from the referee Michael Oliver. After the opening, Arsenal, as Klopp said, used their height and other advantages on the field to adopt high-pressure and strangulation tactics against Liverpool.

Aubameyang's position was almost level with Van Dijk, which did limit Liverpool's back pass, because Liverpool's opportunities to launch attacks from the backcourt were mostly created by Van Dijk.

However, Liverpool soon made some adjustments. Robertson's cross after easily breaking through the opponent on the left almost allowed Mane to grab the opportunity in the small penalty area.

Then Liverpool continued to make a move on Arsenal's left wing. Mane broke through on the left wing continuously, which gave Li Qing an opportunity. When Mane was blocked and the ball was transferred to his feet, Li Qing shot directly from the left side of the penalty area.

But this shot hit Firmino who rushed into the penalty area and refracted out of the bottom line. Li Qing couldn't help but laugh and cry when he saw this. Firmino raised his hand to indicate to Li Qing that it was his fault.

Klopp on the sidelines was also helpless. Football matches are sometimes like this. Obviously, the opponent has surrendered, but the ball was shot at his own people and was cleared.

This is not a good sign! Klopp muttered in his mouth, hesitating whether to let Firmino and Li Qing switch positions, when the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Midfielder Fabinho received the ball. Facing the opponent's pressing, he wanted to pass the ball horizontally, but Arsenal striker Aubameyang restricted Van Dijk, and at the same time, their four midfielders pressed up at the same time, and Fabinho made a mistake in passing.

After the Arsenal midfielder intercepted the ball, he quickly passed it to Iwobi who was advancing, followed by Niles at the back post. Iwobi then passed the ball to the back post, and Niles easily scored. Arsenal led Liverpool 1:0 away from home.

The noisy Anfield stadium was silent in an instant. Arsenal fans were somewhat unbelievable that their team was leading. It took a long time for them to cheer. The Arsenal players on the field hugged each other to celebrate Niles' goal.

Klopp shook his head. The pre-match tactics had been arranged in place. He emphasized to Fabinho that he must be cautious in choosing the passing route. As a result, he still made a mistake and let the opponent easily counterattack.

However, losing the ball now is not a bad thing. Tighten the strings for those guys on the field. Don't really think that Arsenal is a skinny camel. After all, a skinny camel is much bigger than a horse.

Li Qing grabbed the ball from the goal and ran to the midfield. He was the captain on the field. When the team fell behind, he must set an example.

"Everyone, stand in position, it's just one ball!" Li Qing shouted at his frustrated teammates on the field: "Dare to go wild on our territory, kill them!"

When the Liverpool players saw Li Qing's murderous look, they reacted one by one, quickly stood in their respective positions, and there was no more ripples in their hearts.

They are all professional players, and they have experienced falling behind in previous games. It is indeed as Li Qing said, it's just one ball, just catch up.

Emery was ecstatic on the sidelines. His tactics were indeed successful. He was able to take the lead so quickly at Liverpool's home ground. In his opinion, the next game should be easy to play.

He put pressure on Liverpool's flanks and ribs before the game. Now it seems that the effect is really good. Liverpool's weakness has been caught by him!

Emery did not fail to consider Liverpool's offensive strength, so he sent three central defenders and two defensive midfielders in this game. In addition, Ramsey was on the field, and Emery also let him play as a defensive front midfielder, using him to frantically press Liverpool's backcourt outlet.

But he didn't think about the efficiency of Liverpool's attack line, and Li Qing soon hit him on the head.

Less than three minutes after Liverpool lost the ball, Robertson's long shot hit the defender's leg and bounced to Li Qing. Li Qing directly volleyed the ball. The goalkeeper just made a save and the ball went into the net.

"Goooooooooooal——" Andy Gray screamed wildly. The appearance of two consecutive goals made him understand that this game would definitely be a goal battle.

"Li! Liverpool's captain equalized the score. Genius Li relied on his keen sense of smell in front of the goal and scored a wonderful goal!"

After scoring the goal, Li Qing spread his hands and made a face to the fans in the KOP stand, indicating that it was that simple. Then he was thrown to the ground by his excited teammates.

Liverpool fans waved their team flags, and everyone was cheering in the sky. Many fans sang "Li Qing's Song", but more fans were imitating Li Qing's actions just now and rushed to the Arsenal players on the field.

So what if we let you score first? It's so easy for us to score! Klopp punched hard on the sidelines. Li Qing's performance was as stable as ever. With him on the court, even if he lost more balls at this time, he believed that Li Qing could catch up.

At this time, he also noticed the fans on the field and the actions they made. He couldn't help but smile. It seems that Li Qing has a new way to celebrate the goal now!

Liverpool's senior executives in the stands also stood up at this time, raised their arms and cheered with the fans.

Of course, the most proud ones are Liverpool's leaders and bosses. Their star player came from Kirkby Youth Training and has now grown into the captain on the field. This was something no one had thought of when they decided to promote Li Qing to the first team!

Emery was a little confused. He didn't expect that the advantage he had just established would disappear in an instant. He thought that Li Qing would have assists or goals in this game, but he didn't expect the goal to come so suddenly, and it came just three minutes after the team scored.

After being confused, Emery couldn't help but want to kick the water bottle in the coach's command area, but he hesitated and just stomped his feet.

Last time he lost the ball at his home court, he was splashed with water because of kicking the water bottle. In the last round, it was because of the water bottle that he was almost held responsible. Today, he didn't want to cause any trouble because of kicking the water bottle again.