binnovel Chapter 655 Goalkeeper
Chapter 655 Goalkeeper
Losing the ball at the beginning was indeed a bit unexpected. Looking at the Liverpool players, especially Li Qing's arrogant "provocation" just now, the Tottenham players suddenly became furious.
Klopp looked at the field and appeared very calm. He looked at the Tottenham players who lost the ball, picked up the ball from the goal and put it in the center circle, shaking his head slightly helplessly.
Including injury time, there were at least 90 minutes left in the game, which was enough for Tottenham to equalize or even overtake.
Li Qing's goal just now was indeed earth-shattering, and it was enough to excite the Liverpool players on the field, but whether they will be able to withstand the opponent's counterattack next time is all unknown.
Tottenham is not Bournemouth, especially today when almost all the main players played, they were determined to win.
Li Qing put them behind so quickly, allowing Liverpool to score an away goal. In the next round, Tottenham will definitely fight back frantically and strive to score more goals to reduce their pressure when they go to Liverpool in the next round.
After learning a lesson, Tottenham players began to strengthen their protection of the ball and team cooperation. Liverpool began to be suppressed by the opponent. Tottenham players, led by Kane and Son Heung-min, tried their best to equalize the score quickly and then try to overtake.
Liverpool's goal began to become tense, and Tottenham's attack became more and more sharp.
Tottenham Hotspur took a corner kick, Kane rushed to the front of the goal to compete for the header, but unfortunately the ball was too straight and was caught directly by Mignolet who was waiting for it.
Eriksen, Sissoko, Ali and Son Heung-min frequently broke through from both sides of the field, constantly threatening Liverpool's penalty area. Except for the opening shot, the following time became a complete exhibition game with Tottenham pressing in Liverpool's half.
Li Qing has retreated to the back line. The two central defenders of the youth team seemed a little flustered in the face of the battle-hardened Tottenham attacking group.
But after Li Qing retreated to the back line, the originally shaky back line unexpectedly became much more stable.
Whether in terms of positioning, stealing, tackling or commanding defense, Li Qing played a stabilizing role on the field. Coupled with Milner and Curtis's interceptions in the frontcourt, although Liverpool was at a disadvantage on the field, they did not allow Tottenham to get any chances.
Damn! When did that guy become a defender?
Son Heung-min punched the ground hard and climbed up from the grass. He had just tried to break through Li Qing with the ball, but was blocked by Li Qing in advance and the ball was intercepted, causing him to suffer a small loss. This made Son Heung-min's rage even more intense.
Kane looked at Li Qing who was loudly directing his teammates on the court and sighed slightly in his heart. His national team partner has become more and more comprehensive. Not only can he be the offensive core of the team, but now he can also be the defensive core!
Until the half-time break, the score was still 1:0, with Liverpool temporarily leading Tottenham Hotspur away from home.
No one had expected this result before the game. Considering Liverpool's last away win over Brighton, many fans were worried. Could it be that Tottenham would repeat Brighton's mistake today?
But they forgot one important point: offense is always the best defense. The role of a superstar player on the field is not just to score goals, but to always be able to pose enough deterrence to the opponent on the field.
Li Qing is exactly such a superstar-level player. It was because of his presence that Tottenham seemed to be attacking frantically in the first half, but in fact they were always wary of Li Qing's presence.
At least because Li Qing was on the field, at least one player from Tottenham's defense and midfield did not dare to press too hard.
As long as Li Qing is roaming in the frontcourt, he is constantly reminding the opposing players to just rush forward without fear of losing the ball!
However, in the 15th minute of the second half, Liverpool suffered a heavy blow and finally got a chance. Kane, who successfully countered the offside, broke into the penalty area alone, but was knocked down by Mignolet. The referee directly awarded a penalty.
The penalty was bad enough, but what was worse was that Mignolet injured his hand and shoulder in the process of bringing down Kane and was unable to continue the game.
The Liverpool players on the field were dumbfounded, and Klopp on the sidelines was also dumbfounded, because everyone knew that Klopp did not bring a substitute goalkeeper to this game.
But Mignolet was injured, which meant that he had to replace or select a player from the existing players to serve as a temporary goalkeeper, but Klopp was troubled by the choice of this player.
Among the players brought today, most are either substitutes or newcomers, and most of them are short. It can be said that none of them is suitable to temporarily play the goalkeeper position.
But time waits for no one, the fourth official on the sidelines has started urging, and Klopp must make a decision immediately.
"Coach, let me do it." Li Qing stepped forward at this time, walked to Klopp and volunteered.
"You!" Klopp's eyes widened. Everyone who heard Li Qing say this was also dumbfounded. Li Qing being a goalkeeper, is this a joke?
But Li Qing used practical actions to show that he was not joking.
Li Qing received the goalkeeper equipment directly from the Liverpool staff on the sidelines, and then put it on in front of Klopp.
Seeing Li Qing's action, Klopp gritted his teeth. Now was not the time to hesitate. He could only try his best. So he waved to the warm-up area behind him, and then explained to the fourth official to let Lallana replace Mignolet.
"What is Liverpool doing? Why did Li Qing change his clothes?" The Tottenham players on the field noticed the scene on the sidelines and suddenly started whispering.
When the Tottenham players on the field noticed Li Qing putting on his goalkeeper gear and walking towards Liverpool's goal, there was an uproar.
Of course, even louder than the uproar of the Tottenham players on the field were the exclamations of nearly 100,000 fans in the stadium.
Almost everyone saw that Li Qing was actually standing in front of the goal line, ready to save the penalty.
Liverpool actually sent their only player who could pose a threat to Tottenham as goalkeeper. What on earth was Klopp thinking? Did he think that Li Qing, as a striker, could save the penalty kicks from the striker?
Kane looked at Li Qing on the opposite side, also with a puzzled look on his face. Logically speaking, anyone except Li Qing is suitable to be the goalkeeper of the current Liverpool team, but why is it Li Qing? Is Liverpool ready to give up the game?
But letting Li Qing be the goalkeeper would mean giving up the game, and I'm afraid even I can't convince myself of this argument.
But no matter what, this goal is a sure win! Hearing the referee blow the whistle, Kane left the penalty area with a determined look, ready to take the penalty he created.