The effect of Li Qing's inaccurate long pass was positive. The Derby County U18's defensive system quickly shifted from the left side of their own defense to the right, so much so that they ignored the most threatening Li Qing.
Glenn rushed to complete a very good pass before the opposing defender approached. The center forward, Glenn McCawley, jumped high, but he could not jump completely under the interference of the opposing center back. The attacking goalkeeper saw the football coming in the air and did not dare to receive it directly with his hands. Instead, he punched it out with his fists.
The football flew out of the penalty area. The fans watching the game saw a familiar face where the football landed and subconsciously shouted,"Awoooo!"
The Liverpool U18 manager, Neil Critchley, saw with his own eyes Li Qing swing his left foot as he ran, looking as if he was going to shoot a long shot without stopping the ball. The Derby County U18 player, who was pressing out, was shocked, and his body subconsciously reacted by jumping up to block.
The corners of Li Qing's mouth curled up slightly as he thought," Five-star Skill Card, use."
He had already used up the five-star Skill Experience Card he had obtained from the Newbie Gift Pack. This time, he was using the five-star Skill Experience Card that he had just purchased from the System Store. It was priced at 5 gold coins and had the same effect as the Experience Card.
Li Qing, who had exaggeratedly swung his left foot, seemed to have established a natural tacit understanding with the football at this moment. The inside of his foot lightly buckled the football to the right, and his right foot slammed the football that landed into the penalty area.
His outstanding explosive power was perfectly reflected in this instant. The entire passing motion was done in one go, and it was extremely entertaining to watch. It was completed almost in a flash, so much so that the Derby County U18 defenders did not react in time. They wanted to foul, but Li Qing had already dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
The incomparably flustered center-back Mills stretched out his leg in an attempt to intercept the ball, but Li Qing's leg speed was even faster. He took the initiative to take the ball away and directly faced the goalkeeper.
Li Qing, who had a Level 2 accurate shot, made a very decisive choice. He completed a push shot with his left foot, and the football rolled along the turf toward the near goal, helping Liverpool's U18 score the first goal on their home ground.
Derby County U18 manager Jack Walker shook his head gloomily. The defensive tactics he had developed before the game were correct. He did not expect Li Qing, who had previously broken through sharply and shot calmly, to have such a broad vision.
The Liverpool U18 manager, Neil Critchley, was excited, and his eyes shone with excitement.
So it turned out that Li Qing was even more comprehensive than imagined!
Li Qing, who scored the goal, was not too excited because he saw his own shortcomings.
There was still a long way to go to compete in the Premier League.
In this game, they were almost helpless against the tight marking of Derby County's U18 defenders. What about the English Premier League, which was several levels more intense?
He had to improve his footwork skills. Otherwise, the five-star skill card that cost five gold coins would be a bottomless pit. Long passes also required more practice. After all, not every long pass would be executed 'beyond the norm' like the one he had just executed.
As for his ability to grab points in front of the goal, he was not in a hurry to improve.
Rice had to be eaten one bite at a time.
According to the schedule, Liverpool's U18's next league match would be in mid-January next year to challenge Everton's U18. There was a full month before that, so he decided to improve himself during this time!
The Derby County U18, who had restarted the game, had tried to attack. Perhaps they were afraid of Liverpool's almost abnormal counterattack ability, so the number of people participating in the attack was always limited.
Neil Critchley shook his head. He hoped to see the opponent press out to attack, leaving room for Li Qing to counterattack. However, the Derby County U18 players did not invest much in offense, which meant that the visiting team was more concerned about defense.
Fortunately, the score was already in the lead, and Neil Critchley was not in a hurry to increase the score.
Derby County's U18's unorthodox style of play continued until the 70th minute of the game. Three consecutive substitution adjustments aimed at the offensive end easily showed their determination.
Li Qing, who had been recuperating and storing up energy, became spirited, because…he knew that his chance was about to arrive!
As expected!
The Derby County U18s, who had strengthened their offense, had a significant decline in the quality of their defense. In the 79th minute, Li Qing received a long pass from the goalkeeper, Camille Grabara, and passed two people in a row. He appeared quite calm in the face of the goalkeeper. He faked a shot and really did a dribble to pass the goalkeeper who had abandoned the goal to attack. Then, he scored the ball into an empty goal, helping the Liverpool U18s expand the score to two goals.
Limited by the severe physical exhaustion, Li Qing was basically in a mediocre state for the rest of the game. However, if he stayed on the field, he could put a lot of pressure on the Derby County U18 players.
Until the end of the match, 2: The score of 0 did not change.
As Manchester City's U18 team also won this round, the gap between them did not shrink.
However, Li Qing, who scored twice in this round, once again became the focus of the media that paid attention to the youth training and occupied the football section of many media outlets.
With the end of the last round of the National Youth Premier League in 2016, the media that paid attention to youth training was already looking forward to the FA Youth Cup 1/16 final at Manchester City Football Academy in mid-January next year.
According to the recent performance of the two teams, some media outlets renamed the game as a strong dialogue that was staged in advance. However, Manchester City's U18 was more promising. They had talented young players such as Nick González, Jayden Sancho, Phil Foden, and Braim Diaz, while Liverpool's U18 only had Glenn McAuley, Li Qing, and Brewster...
However, Li Qing didn't pay too much attention to these media reports, because he still needed to continue his studies and improve himself.
The shortcomings exposed by the previous home game against the targeted Derby County U18 had to be made up for as soon as possible!
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