Football: The strongest post-zero generation.

Chapter 241 European Golden Boy Award Nomination

Li Qing supported Tong Shenbing, who had difficulty moving on her feet, to visit the luxurious and modern mansion that Li Qing bought, including a gym, indoor swimming pool, game room, multimedia room, kitchen...

In order to reward Tong Shenbing who came from afar, Li Qing cooked a large table of dishes. Solanke and Arnold, who came back in the evening, happened to catch up. Tong Shenbing had already learned from Li Qing that he had two roommates, and there was no surprise. Just a little embarrassed.

She remembered that Li Qing had said why he wanted Arnold and Solanke to be roommates, and she couldn't help laughing.

In the evening, after being nudged by Li Qing, Tong Shenbing finally agreed to stay at the mansion in Hale, Cheshire, before school started.

Since the materials used in the mansion were of the highest quality and the soundproofing facilities were very good, Solanke and Arnold did not hear any strange noises while sleeping at night, but Li Qing seemed to have a weak foot during the recovery training the next day.

Head coach Klopp saw this and knew Li Qing because he worked too hard in the game the day before yesterday, so he took the initiative to find Li Qing after the first training session and expressed his condolences to him.

Without Li Qing, the team he coaches will suffer a disastrous defeat at the Etihad Stadium.

On the weekend, they will face their first-round opponent Qarabakh in the Champions League group stage at home, so he decided to put Li Qing on the bench.

Li Qing waved his hands without blushing and said seriously: "It is my duty to give everything to the team! Boss, don't worry, I will recover as soon as possible and face the next step with a new attitude. The first round group stage of the Champions League!”

At the same time, I kept reminding myself that young people must pay attention to their health!

Time flies very fast. The 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League group stage has kicked off. Liverpool's first round of group stage against Qarabag at home is the second match day of the UEFA Champions League, which is the standard UEFA Champions League kick-off time at 1: pm on Wednesday. .

Liverpool played a soul-stirring match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium last weekend. The atmosphere at Anfield during the Champions League match in midweek was frenzied, with deafening shouts that lasted for a long time.

The team anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" starts from the first minute of the game and continues until the end of the game.

Karabakh is a football club in Azerbaijan. Being able to participate in the Champions League is the implementation of the new Champions League policy. Otherwise, this team will not be able to participate in the Champions League, which symbolizes the highest level of world football, for a hundred years.

Affected by the low overall level of domestic football, Karabakh's strength is definitely not good, so it was expected that Liverpool knocked on the door just five minutes into the game.

Helping Liverpool score the ice-breaking goal was Li Qing, who shined last weekend. He received Emre Can's direct pass at the front of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area with a stop. Facing the blocking central defender, he chose to make a move. A very clever low shot with his feet, and the football flew towards the far corner of the goal against the grass.

The national goalkeeper from Azerbaijan had no choice but to watch the football rush into the net.

With the first goal, the second goal became easy.

Li Qing sent a precise long pass from the right wing of the attack. Mane, who was running at high speed, directly passed the ball into the penalty area. Facing the central defender who was not defending well, he directly used his right foot to shoot into the far corner. The goalkeeper was disturbed by his sight and waited until he saw the football. It's already too slow to save anymore. Leading by two goals, Liverpool consciously slowed down the offensive pace, but Karabakh's defense was really bad. Li Qing easily passed two defenders in front of the penalty area. His long-range shot was particularly powerful, and the angle was not tricky, but Karabakh's goalkeeper ability Limited, failed to save the football.

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 7:0. The leading striker Li Qing scored a hat trick, and Salah, Firmino, Mane and Chamberlain each scored a goal.

Those media reporters who followed Li Qing were very surprised. Li Qing has scored 17 goals and 4 assists for Liverpool since the Community Shield, and has 11 goals and 2 assists in the four rounds of the league, far leading the scorer list.

Little Monster Lukaku and Tottenham's leading striker Harry Kane, who scored in four consecutive rounds at the beginning of the season, were both speechless. They scored 11 goals at the beginning. Can they still keep playing with you?

In the first four rounds of the league, Crystal Palace, the deputy captain of the league, and Leicester City, which is fourth from the bottom, have only scored 11 goals in total.

Horror!
Li Qing, who is in hot form, has once again become a front-page news figure in major media. What makes people a little dissatisfied is that Liverpool head coach Klopp still does not allow Li Qing to participate in media interviews alone. Lu Lu could occasionally get Li Qing's interview news.

After finishing the Champions League group stage, Liverpool quickly turned their attention to the fifth round of the league against Burnley at home and the League Cup 5/1 finals as a guest to challenge Doncaster.

In fact, with the end of the international match day, Liverpool, as a wealthy team, has entered a consecutive double match week, and this situation will continue until the international match day in October.

Head coach Klopp has been having a headache during this period. After Burnley's home game, he will enter a terrifying four consecutive away games, first the League Cup 1/16 finals, and then a visit to the King Power Stadium to challenge Rice, currently ranked fourth from the bottom. City, followed by the second round of the Champions League group stage, visiting the Calderon Stadium to challenge Atletico Madrid.

Finally, they visited St. James Stadium to challenge Newcastle United led by Liverpool's meritorious coach Benitez.

In the home league match against Burnley, Liverpool won 3:1 at home thanks to goals from Li Qing, Salah and Arnold. However, as Manchester United defeated Everton 4:0 at home, Manchester United had a goal difference advantage. Ranked first in the league.

Taking into account the consecutive visits next weekend, Klopp made certain adjustments to the team's lineup, using a lineup mainly composed of youth team + substitute players to challenge Doncaster. Despite this, Liverpool, which has the advantage of strength, won 2:0 away from home. The game is won.

The next day, a piece of news published on the official website of Italy's "Torino Sport" attracted the attention of media and fans around the world.

The European Golden Boy Award, founded by the authoritative European football media Tuttosport, has announced a shortlist of 25 candidates. This is an award established by the media in 2003 for players under the age of 20 who play for European clubs.

Li Qing, who performed well in 2017, is on the list, as are Mbappe, Dembele, Donnarumma, Jesus, Joe Gomez, Pulisic, Rashford and other outstanding players. Young players appear on the shortlist.

Saying that Li Qing was the best player in 2017 will definitely be ridiculed by the media and fans, but there is definitely no dispute that Li Qing is the best young player in 2017.

It was also Li Qing who appeared on the shortlist for the European Golden Boy Award. The other 24 candidate players were somewhat like studying with the prince.

So much so that the official INS accounts of the French media "France Football" and "L'Equipe" complained about Mbappe and Dembele. It was not that they questioned Li Qing's performance in 2017, but that one was shortlisted for the "World Footballer" candidate list. Players competing with Mbappe and Dembele for the European Golden Boy Award are a bit too bullying!
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