Gerrard told his thoughts to Neil Critchley, who smiled and shook his head."Lee's goal rate is too high. He doesn't need to defend at all. As long as he heads in front, he can play a deterrent role.”
"The English Premier League is different from the group matches, the National Youth Premier League, and the FA Youth Cup.”
Gerrard said.
Neil Critchley shrugged his shoulders."The Premier League is indeed a headache, but I believe in Li's offensive attributes. Not everyone needs to be so all-rounded. Don't forget, being too all-rounded means mediocrity.”
"I also think that Li will become a top hitman, but Jurgen's core technique and tactics are high pressure. If Li's enthusiasm for counter-snatching is not high, he will not be able to integrate into the First Team's tactical system. It may even be difficult to get Jurgen's approval.”
Neil Critchley fell into deep thought. What Gerrard said was not wrong. On the contrary, it was very correct. After a moment of thought, he said,""Then strengthen his physical reserve training.”
Li Qingtu was fast, had strong breaking ability, outstanding scoring ability, accurate long passes, and wide vision. From a professional point of view, all of these could be perfectly combined. However, defense was a different system, just like the Tottenham Hotspur player, Gareth Bale. He started as a left-back, and as his offensive ability developed, he could not be stopped. He did not defend much anymore.
Other than his personal fame, the main reason was that his physical fitness and energy were limited, and he could not take care of both.
In order to simultaneously ensure Li Qing's talent and integrate into the First Team, the most important thing to do was to have better physical fitness.
Hence, Li Qing had an additional physical training in addition to his regular training.
However, he did not feel dissatisfied. On the contrary, he was very active.
Physical fitness was a good thing. Other than being able to ensure a high-quality game, it could also be used for a long time!
Time passed quickly. It was already halfway through January. At 2 p.m. local time in Great Britain, Liverpool's U18 challenged Everton's U18 as a guest. The match was a Merseyside match in the National Youth Premier League, which attracted the attention of many local fans. However, due to the limited overall strength of Everton's U18, it did not receive much attention nationwide.
However, Li Qing, as the new star of Liverpool's U18 team that had received the most attention in the past month, had his own traffic and attracted a lot of media attention. In addition, there were media reports that Li Qing was the latest player signed by the number one player in the European agent world, Mendes, which indirectly brought a lot of attention.
The players that Mendes signed were generally capable and walked the fine route. Although Li Qing was not yet sixteen years old, the talent he displayed was obvious to all.
Li Qing's fast speed, strong breakthrough ability, and outstanding scoring ability in front of goal had appeared in the information of the U18 managers a month ago. Everton's U18 manager, Brian Tate, had long set up techniques and tactics that targeted Li Qing's characteristics.
Half an hour into the match, Li Qing could only take the ball outside the heavily defended area. Once he entered the danger zone, there would be specialized defenders who would foul. The movements weren't big, and the referee didn't even give him a warning. He only whistled for ordinary fouls.
Li Qing, who was almost completely frozen, was like a genius who was lost on the court. He walked and stopped, and he didn't accelerate much, as if he had accepted his fate.
Actually, he was waiting for an opportunity.
The football once again came to Li Qing's feet. Facing the two defenders, he chose to dribble the ball forward along the right side of the sideline. The fullback, John Stone, immediately understood and sped up towards the attacking right rib to create space for the pass.
Everton's U18 defensive player immediately had the idea of Li Qing passing the ball to John Stone. As the manager had issued a request for at least two people to defend against Li Qing before the game, in a situation where one of his teammates followed to defend against John Stone, another teammate naturally had to fill in the defense.
Where did this person come from?
It was impossible to play as a central defender, so he could only play as a midfielder.
If there were fewer players in the middle, then the players from the far end would automatically fill in the middle.
It was unknown if it was because they were afraid of Li Qing's super strong ability to pass, but the two defenders only stood in their positions and did not rush forward.
Without much attention, Liverpool's U18 left-back, Adam Lewis," quietly " plugged forward.
Li Qing's field of vision was red to the point of turning purple. From the corner of his eye, he had already noticed his teammate cutting forward. The outer foot of his left foot pushed the ball out a little. Without raising his head to look, he directly completed a long diagonal pass.
The football was fast and flat as it flew towards the attacking left rib.
The vision in the technical area was better. Everton U18 manager Tate's pupils constricted."Oh no!"
No one had expected that Li Qing, who had been responsible for scoring goals in the past three games, would actually have a precise long pass!
Most of the defensive players were gathered in the middle and left. There was no one defending on the right!
In this situation, the defensive players leaned towards the right side of the defense like a tide. The full-backs pressed out and the center-backs filled in.
It seemed to be very efficient, but Li Qing's long passes were accurate. It was so comfortable that Adam Lewis did not need to stop at all. He only needed to send out a high-quality pass while running.
This set of tactics had been tried many times after the New Year. Adam Lewis played completely normally, directly sweeping the ball with his left foot.
Glenn McCauley, who had cut diagonally from the middle of the penalty area to the left rib of the penalty area, rushed to complete a shot before the opponent's center back lifted the siege. Everton's U18 goalkeeper, De Fretas, reacted extremely quickly, or rather, he was very lucky. His left foot, which was dragging behind, blocked Glenn McCauley's sure goal.
The defensive player who returned to the goal lifted the ball from the rebound, and the audience suddenly exclaimed.
"Cuckoo-"
The player who had lifted the ball with the reverse hook did not hit the ball accurately and kicked it wrongly. Brewster, who had run to the penalty spot, had his eyes lit up. He rushed to complete the shot before the defender could lift the ball again.
The football crashed into the snow-white net without any suspense. The visiting Liverpool U18 was the first to break the deadlock.
Although the goal was scored by Brewster's follow-up shot, the coaches standing in front of their respective technical areas knew who the real hero was.
Li Qing who had accurately shifted!
A great hero who lived in seclusion behind the scenes!
Of course, Li Qing would only occasionally do such a thing, because…the one who received the most attention was always the striker who scored.
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