Football: The strongest post-zero generation

The 7th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League has come to an end, and the league has entered a two-week break. Many players who do not have national team matches choose to take a vacation during this rare break, while players who have national team matches report to the national team's hotel.

Li Qing performed well in both the league and the Champions League, and was naturally selected for the new round of England national team roster.

Since England has already qualified from the group stage in advance, the last two rounds of group matches against Slovenia and Lithuania are mainly for coach Southgate to observe players. Li Qing played as a substitute in both games.

Although Li Qing did not play much, he still scored three goals and made one assist in the limited playing time, helping the England national team to achieve 39 unbeaten games in the World Cup qualifiers and the European Cup qualifiers, with a winning rate of more than 75%, which is truly the king of qualifiers.

Because of Li Qing's sudden appearance, the English media believes that the England national team will definitely have a great future in the World Cup next year.

Harry Kane is already a world-class shooter, and now there is Li Qing who scores a lot of goals. With England's current three-line capabilities, it is almost impossible to find an opponent.

After the last round of the 2018 Russia World Cup, the qualifying places of each continent have almost been settled. Dutch fans are sad. The national team, which has been in a period of two years, did not perform well enough in the qualifiers. In the end, it missed the Russian World Cup finals and did not even qualify for the play-offs. It is a pity.

Including the host Russia, there are 14 places in the European zone, including nine places in the finals, namely France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium and Iceland.

The eight best runners-up are Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland and Greece, which means that the last four places in the European zone will be produced by eight teams.

Due to the limited international match days in October, except for the play-off places in Asia, the play-off places of other continents or the intercontinental play-off places will have to wait until the next international match day.

After the international match day, the focus of sports media in various countries gradually shifted to the focus event of the 8th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League. Manchester United and Liverpool, who both had 6 wins and 1 draw and 19 points in the first 7 rounds, will have a decisive battle at Anfield.

However, before that, the list of 30 candidates for the European Golden Ball Award announced by the official website, official INS and official Twitter account of "France Football" temporarily attracted the attention of the media and Li Qing.

The list of candidates for the European Golden Ball Award is almost the same as the list of candidates for the World Footballer of the Year. Both are led by the football duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. Last season's Champions League champion Real Madrid occupies 1/4 of the places. A total of seven players were selected, namely Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Ramos, Kroos, Benzema, Isco and Marcelo.

Barcelona has three players selected, namely Messi, Suarez and Coutinho, who transferred at the last minute this summer.

Liverpool, which won the Premier League and FA Cup last season, has four players selected, namely Firmino, Mane, Henderson and Li Qing.

Among them, the final focus was on Li Qing, who was only 16 years old at the time. This means that he was shortlisted for the World Footballer of the Year, the European Golden Boy Award and the European Ballon d'Or this year, achieving an amazing record that has never been seen in the history of world football.

In addition, Li Qing is the youngest candidate for the three personal honors.

Li Qing, who had been selected twice before, waited for the official website of "France Football" to announce it early this time. When he saw his name appear, he couldn't help but cheer.

Although it is difficult for him to beat Ronaldo, who has the Champions League and La Liga titles, in the selection of the European Ballon d'Or, his inclusion in the candidate list proves that he is one of the best players in 2017.

Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United also have players on the Ballon d'Or candidate list, but according to the 2016-2017 season that ended, the English media thinks Li Qing is the most promising.

If Li Qing has no hope, then players like Hazard, Kante, Harry Kane, De Bruyne and Pogba are even less likely to be elected, so the English media are touting Li Qing, hoping that he can be recognized by more professional peers.

Looking at various media reports, Li Qing felt a sense of euphoria.

Of course, he did not lose himself in the flattery of the media and fans.

As the most authoritative player award in the world of football, the professionalism of the European Ballon d'Or is beyond doubt. If Ronaldo did not win the Champions League, Li Qing could compete with Ronaldo. The problem is that Ronaldo has not only the Champions League but also the league championship.

Coupled with Ronaldo's strong personal influence, Li Qing's chances of being elected as the European Ballon d'Or are very low.

Thousands of miles away in the East, the domestic media of the Celestial Empire (I heard it can be used) reported on Li Qing in an overwhelming manner, using all the words of praise that can be used.

As time goes by, football media and fans around the world will focus their attention on Liverpool, a port city in the northwest of England. At 12:30 noon on October 14, local time in Great Britain, there will be a veritable battle for the top spot at Anfield Stadium.

The home team Liverpool has 6 wins and 1 draw in 7 league games, accumulating 19 points, scoring 24 goals and conceding 9 goals, with a goal difference of 15. Manchester United has the same points as Liverpool, but the difference is that Manchester United has scored 21 goals and conceded 2 goals, with a goal difference of 4 more than Liverpool.

In addition to the first place battle and the double red club derby title, this game also has the strongest spear and shield battle in the Premier League in the new season.

Liverpool scored 24 goals in 7 rounds, which is the team with the most goals among the 20 Premier League teams. Manchester United has 3 fewer goals than Liverpool on the offensive end, but only conceded 2 goals in 7 games, averaging 0.29 goals per game, which is the highest score in the Premier League this season. The best defensive team in the league so far.

The two teams met three times last season, twice in the league and once in the League Cup. They drew two rounds in the league. In the League Cup, Liverpool eliminated Manchester United as a guest.

In terms of statistics, Manchester United has the advantage. Since the establishment of the Premier League, the two sides have played 50 times at the league level. Manchester United has the advantage with 27 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses. In 25 away games, they have 12 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the past six seasons, they have only Lost one game.

There have been 198 total clashes in history, and Manchester United also has the upper hand, with 79 wins, 54 draws and 65 losses. However, what is interesting is that Dortmund and Liverpool, coached by Klopp, have the upper hand against Real Madrid and Manchester United, which were coached by Mourinho, with 3 wins and 3 losses. Draw, 1 loss.

A lot of wars of words often break out in Premier League clubs. Manchester United stars and Liverpool stars quarrel with each other in the distance. Fans from both sides also get angry at each other during this period, but the coaches and players of both sides are more restrained.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the game has arrived, which means that the first round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season will soon begin.