Chapter 637 Competition
"Li, what's going on? What did you tell the coach?" Milner knew that the match must be because of Li Qing, so he went straight to the person involved.
"Relax, you'll know in a moment." Li Qing patted the vice-captain's shoulder and started warming up. Milner could only walk away with suspicion.
The players who didn't wait for the starting list also felt strange, but no one said anything. After all, no one would question the coach's arrangement, and many people thought that this was Klopp's way of determining the final list in the most intuitive way.
Soon the warm-up ended, and Klopp announced the list for the match.
Allison, Robertson, Van Dijk, Lovren, Arnold, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner, Mane, Firmino and Shaqiri are in the first team.
Mignolet, Klein, Klavan, Morello, Randall, Curtis Jones, Fabinho, Li Qing, Lallana, Sturridge and Origi are in the first team.
After learning about this list, the players on both sides felt strange, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that the team captain Henderson was in was basically composed of main players, while Li Qing's team was full of substitutes.
Is it a pre-match training? But why is Li Qing in the substitute team? Could it be that the head coach was so confident in the match against Manchester City that even the team's ace shooter was only prepared to come on as a substitute?
One question after another lingered in the players' minds, but the next arrangement made the players even more puzzled.
Klopp arranged assistant coaches Kravitz and Buvac as coaches of the main team, and he walked to the substitute team and said to Li Qing: "Okay, Li, arrange the tactics. Remember, the game is only 30 minutes."
The substitute team was in an uproar. Let Li Qing arrange the tactics? Are you kidding! No one denied that Li Qing was good at playing football, but Li Qing came to be a coach to arrange tactics. What the hell is this?
But the head coach had already spoken, and he stood beside Li Qing. Although everyone didn't understand what he meant, they still patiently watched Li Qing.
"The tactics are very simple, just like what we usually do in training." Li Qing said concisely, "Defenders should press and defend. Curtis, you must run at all times during the game to help the back line defend."
"Fabinho, pay attention to protecting the ball, be resolute when passing the ball, don't be afraid of losing the ball, and try to use through passes. Lallana, Sturridge and Origi must also come back to defend when they are not attacking."
"When attacking, we focus on Arnold, and then choose Lovren or Robertson. Sturridge and Origi should pay attention to my running position at any time. Today's goal depends on you."
After listening to the tactics arranged by Li Qing, Klopp looked a little strange. When the players were ready to go on the court, he pulled Li Qing, "Li, you don't want to solve this game by yourself, do you?"
"Boss, watch the game patiently. In this game, I guarantee that there will be only assists, no goals!" Li Qing smiled and replied to Klopp, and ran onto the court.
Seeing Li Qing and Lallana preparing to kick off, Mane on the side smiled and said to Li Qing: "Li, I will definitely beat you in this game!"
"That's right!" Firmino also said in a funny way: "The losing side will treat the whole team to a meal!"
"Then you should prepare the money!" Li Qing pushed the ball to Lallana and ran towards the main half, and the game began.
It was called an intra-team competition, but in fact the main team was a little relaxed. After all, the opponents were all substitutes or marginal players in the team, so it was inevitable that they underestimated the enemy.
The people on the back line were the team's strongest lineup at present. The captain and vice-captain of the midfield, plus Wijnaldum, were all players with strong interception ability and good at physical confrontation with opponents.
So at the beginning of the game, the main team had an obvious advantage in the midfield battle between the two sides. Klopp saw this situation, folded his arms, and had a confident smile on his face.
Li Qing just told him that he found that there were fatal problems with the main lineup, so he proposed to play this competition for him to watch.
The main lineup on the field now is exactly the lineup Klopp intends to arrange for the match against Manchester City. Of course, except for Shaqiri, Li Qing's position should be in his place, but it is basically the starting lineup in Klopp's mind.
In Klopp's view, this lineup has defense and offense, so how could there be any fatal problems? He couldn't figure it out.
But it was Li Qing who said this, and Klopp had to pay attention to it, so there was this confrontation match, but so far, Klopp thinks Li Qing is worrying about nothing, unless Li Qing breaks out, the substitute team has no chance to score at all.
But after a few minutes, Klopp's expression became solemn, and the situation on the field had changed.
Although the main team can occupy a certain advantage in the confrontation in the midfield, it seems a bit chaotic in the offense. The team's speed is gone, and the mistakes are increasing, especially the connection between the forward and the midfield, which is almost cut off.
Firmino, Mane and Shaqiri now have to retreat frequently, otherwise it is difficult to get the ball, which makes the offensive threat of the main team drop by more than one level.
"What the hell is this?" Klopp wanted to give instructions, but suddenly remembered that he was now the on-field coach of the substitute team, so he shut up.
As the coaches of the main team, Kravitz and Buvac had no good solution, so they could only let the main players on the field find a way to solve the problem themselves, and at this time the situation on the field changed again.
Fabinho and Curtis teamed up to grab the ball from Henderson, and then Fabinho made a straight pass and sent the ball accurately to Li Qing who was already running.
"Mark him, two people!" Henderson immediately chased Li Qing after losing the ball, and Van Dijk and Lovren pressed towards Li Qing together.
After Li Qing got the ball, he did not choose to break through, but took two steps and immediately quickly transferred the ball to Sturridge on the left.
After Sturridge received the ball, Li Qing's previous tactical arrangements echoed in his mind. Facing Arnold rushing towards him, he gritted his teeth and decided to break through with the ball.
The former Liverpool genius shooter and Premier League silver boot shooter faced his club teammates. At this moment, he seemed very calm. While making continuous feints under his feet, he suddenly accelerated and planned to eat Arnold alive with speed.
Arnold knew the strength of his predecessor in front of him, and quickly stuck in position, ready to kick and destroy the ball at Sturridge's feet at any time.
The duel between the two on the sidelines immediately attracted everyone's attention. At this time, Li Qing's action made the main players on the field suddenly become nervous...