Everton's U18, who was on their home ground, was naturally unwilling to fall behind. They consciously strengthened their offense in the subsequent matches. The defensive line that had originally performed well as a whole gradually became more and more flawed as time passed. This kind of increasingly obvious loophole undoubtedly gave Li Qing the space he needed to break through.
During the ten plus days of vacation, Li Qing focused his attention on training the basics of his feet. The three skills, dribbling, and ball control that had not reached 70 points had all clearly increased. The highest increase was in skill, from the original 65 to 69, dribbling from the original 69 to 70, and ball control from the original 67 to 68.
This kind of data could basically guarantee that Li Qing could complete a high-quality breakthrough and quickly dribble the ball to counterattack without buying a five-star Skill Card.
Everton's U18 player's continuous passes in the midfield were intercepted by Coyle, who ran actively. Coyle passed the football to his right flank according to the quick counterattack tactics developed by manager Neil Cricchley before the game.
"Awoooo!"
Accompanied by the loud cheers created by the Liverpool U18 fans, Li Qing, who was wearing the number 28 jersey, ran at high speed along the right side of the sideline. Under the blue sky and white clouds, he was like a red lightning bolt that swept across the green field, attracting the attention of the entire stadium.
Coyle's pass was not accurate, but Li Qing was fast enough to stop the ball before it went out of the sidelines. He then used a simple and direct acceleration to break through the defensive players who had rushed to make up for the defense and continued forward.
Everton's U18 center back, Richards, who had returned to defend at high speed, saw the moment when Li Qing's ball left his foot and chose to slide to the ground to shovel!
In his mind, even if he could not tackle the football, he wanted to keep the player in place.
As for whether he would get a red card or not, it was not something he should consider. That was the referee's business.
However, he was thinking a little too much. Li Qing's high acceleration of 89 could guarantee that he would be able to accelerate a second time during a high-speed run.
(Note: The original two speeds were 85 and 87. The Speed Demon mentioned that the two speeds could be increased according to the limit of the leg muscles. Now, it is 87 and 89.)
The onlookers were frightened by Richards 'action and forgot to make a sound for a moment. Neil Critchley, Gerrard, and Mike Garrity's pupils constricted, and their faces were filled with anger and dissatisfaction.
However, in the next moment, their expressions became excited again, because…Richards only managed to shovel a ball of air.
What happened next was very simple for a striker who had contributed eight goals in the past three Youth National League games. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he made a fake shot and kicked an empty goal, helping Liverpool U18 to lead Everton U18 by two goals.
Being behind by less than two goals at half-time was simply unacceptable for the team at home. The offense increased significantly after the game restarted, but in many cases, strengthening the offense did not necessarily receive the same return.
The tactics and tactics with Li Qing as the core were used to the fullest in this game. He scored two more goals in the first and second half and scored a hat-trick, helping the team to be away. 0 Victory over the enemy.
Some people noticed that after the 16th round of the English Youth Premier League, there was a shocking change in the scorers 'list. Another Liverpool U18 player appeared in the top 10 of the scorers' list.
Li Qing!
He ranked sixth in the overall scorer list with 11 goals and fourth in the North District scorer list.
In front of them were Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 player Jack Alan, Liverpool U18 player Glenn McCauley, and Manchester City U18 player Jayden Sancho.
One had to know that Li Qing had contributed eleven goals in four matches. To be more precise, it should be three matches plus seven minutes. This kind of scoring efficiency could be said to be peerless.
At the U18 stage, the difficulty of scoring was much higher than that of the U15-U16 age group or below.
It was under such a background that his achievements instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Of course, this attention was limited to the media that paid attention to the England youth training and the European youth training. After all, fans preferred to pay attention to the higher-level adult teams in the top leagues.
Li Qing, who rarely paid attention to U18 news reports, held his phone and muttered,"He's already sixth on the top scorer list? Eh? The top-ranked Chelsea U18 player, Taylor Crosdale, only scored sixteen goals? Could he try to become the top scorer in a limited number of games?”
As he spoke, a confident smile appeared on his face.
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The first match of the 2017 English Premier League had ended, which meant that the 2016-2017 season of the English FA Youth Cup had entered the countdown.
Every manager who entered the top 32 placed their attention on the opponents they were about to face. Manchester City's U18 manager, Lee Carsley, had a headache. The former Everton player felt the pressure growing.
If it was the Liverpool U18 team they faced at the beginning of the season, it would not be easy to deal with. The problem was that this team had become much stronger with the addition of the talented striker Li Qing from the U15-U16 echelon. They had contributed 11 goals in four games and were infinitely close to an average hat-trick per game.
Such an efficient striker was a sharp blade staring at the throat of any team's defensive line. It was extremely uncomfortable.
There were so many personal skills in front of him that it was difficult to suppress.
Not only was his individual offensive ability strong, but his scoring ability was also extremely strong. What was even more abnormal was that he even had a precise long pass.
The first two points were relatively easy to restrict, but the problem was how to restrict long passes.
Defenders usually used distance and two defenses against players with fast speed and strong breakthrough ability. Sometimes, they even had to defend three times against one. However, with too many defenders defending against the player with the ball and the nearby attacking player, there was no time to defend from afar. After all, there were limited manpower.
"Dammit!"
It wasn't until two days before the start of the match that Manchester City U18 manager Lee Carsley suddenly realized that the 1/16 final was his team's home ground. His team also had young talents like Fuden, Sancho, and Diaz who were not inferior to Li Qing in terms of talent. Why would he consider more defense on his home ground?
Wouldn't it be good to win the game with a devastating offense at home?
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