Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Arnold assisted Sterling to take the lead in the away game, which was the biggest contributor to England's lead. However, as the on-site director showed the entire slow-motion replay of England's goal, most commentators, whether it was the live commentary box or the remote broadcast room, believed that The biggest contributor to this goal is Li Qing.

In addition to passing the ball, which suddenly opened up England's offense, the dribbling and passing in the first ten minutes attracted the attention of most of the Croatian defensive players, giving Sterling an easy chance to shoot. Otherwise, Sterling, who always likes to use anti-aircraft guns, How could Trin complete such a high-quality shot?

England head coach Southgate secretly let out a sigh of relief. As long as the score leads, the possibility of winning the game will greatly increase.

Croatia, which has already lost by a large margin in the first round, will definitely not be content with a losing streak at home. It is definitely inevitable to strengthen the offense. The double midfielder combination of Modric and Rakitic is biased towards offense, and the defense is a little bit worse. When the time comes, Li Qing and Sterling, who have a speed advantage, will get many counterattack opportunities.

In particular, Li Qing is very good at grasping the situation. A slight laxity in Croatia's defense will give Li Qing a huge counterattack opportunity.

Croatian head coach Dalic has obviously thought about this possibility. He frowned and felt the pressure is increasing. Although his fourth place finish in this year's World Cup has been praised and loved by the whole country of Croatia, if the UEFA Nations League After losing to Spain and England by huge margins one after another, it will be difficult for him to continue as a head coach.

But then again, there is a bet but not a loss. Dalic believes that there is a chance to win before the game is over.

Liverpool, with Li Qing in excellent form, remained undefeated in all competitions and set many records, but records must be broken after all, and the same is true for England. No matter how outstanding Li Qing's personal ability is, there is no way to compare with the team.

The English players celebrated the goal wildly, as if they had seen the team's two consecutive victories. The Croatian players were helpless. Li Qing was famous and had to guard against him. Modric and Rakitic felt more and more pressure on each other. Looking at each other, they both saw a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes.

Rakitic and Modric witnessed Li Qing's power in the Champions League respectively. The feeling of powerlessness is still fresh in their memories. In the Champions League semi-finals last season, Barcelona defeated Liverpool 3:0 at Anfield. The result Woolen cloth?

Li Qing made a scene at Camp Nou and led Liverpool to a huge reversal.

The dominance was particularly obvious in the Champions League final. There were more than 70 minutes left in the game, and they didn't know that these minutes should last like this.

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The game restarted, and the home team Croatia, which was lagging behind, had to strengthen its offense. However, Croatian head coach Dalic was very careful. The strengthening of offense was based on the relative safety of the team's defense, which meant that all members of the team did not dare to participate in the offense. Delic and Rakitic mainly focus on midfield organization.

As the game time went by, the positions of Modric and Rakitic changed in depth. Modric was the back-brain, and Rakitic was in a superior position. Together with Kovacic, he created a threat and Pickford guarded the goal.

Croatia took the initiative in the game even though its overall strength was not as good as England's. Head coach Dalic frowned and stood in the coaching area of ​​the home team, pacing back and forth. On the other hand, the visiting team's head coach Southgate was sitting on the coaching bench, looking relaxed and relaxed. , as if the competition had nothing to do with him.

It is undeniable that the Croatian midfielder is the strongest in Europe, but the scoring ability of the forwards is still a bit lacking. Perisic is the most threatening player in the forward line. Unfortunately, the English defensive players have no temper to defend them, so that Croatia has no space. There was a shooting opportunity that had possession of the ball but did not directly threaten Pickford's goal.

Time often passes very quickly in high-level matches. Modric sent a very coquettish pass with the outside of his right foot on the attacking right rib. The ball drew a beautiful arc in mid-air, flying from the attacking right rib to the attacking left flank. Unexpectedly, center defender Stones suddenly appeared in the path of the football, raised his right foot, and stopped the football in front of him.

Modric and many Croatian defensive players turned around immediately to chase Li Qing, who was turning around and accelerating. England's quick counterattack from defense to offense did not find Li Qing, but the captain Harry Kane. Harry Kane then hands it over to Sterling, another player with outstanding speed.

As the football moved into the Croatian half, the Croatian defenders who switched from offense to defense had to turn their attention to Sterling who was driving the ball forward quickly.

However, it was already too late.

Sterling has been trained by Southgate at Manchester City into a top winger who can pass and shoot. In the past two seasons, he has become the key player in Manchester City's victory over opponents.

Facing Jedevai's defense, Sterling used his body rhythm changes and explosive power to cut inside to the right. Lovren lacked Klopp's new appointment in Liverpool and had very few playing opportunities. The game state was greatly affected. It was very difficult for Sterling to defend the little quickie.

Sterling's fake shot and real dunk shook Lovren away. When he came to the middle of the penalty area, he fired angrily. The football was like a cannonball, hitting the snow-white net in the upper left corner of the goal...

"Gooooooooooooooooa——"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray's iconic long voice resounded throughout the live broadcast room, and commentator Martin Taylor said loudly: "Who said that every goal needs to go through Lee? Gareth Southgate's England used this The goal tells everyone in the world that there are other players in his team who can score goals!”

Sterling, who scored twice, was so crazy that he raised his arms and shouted. Since England won the World Cup, everyone has given praise to Li Qing, thereby ignoring his sacrifice. It was not easy to seize the opportunity to score two goals in this game. The mood naturally explodes.

Head coach Southgate is also very excited. He coached England to win the World Cup. Many media and football experts believe that this is Li Qing's contribution. Now he has proved it with two goals without relying on Li Qing's direct assists. Other English players You can also score goals!

Of course, Southgate also knows the importance of Li Qing. Although both goals were scored by Sterling, Li Qing still played a decisive role. The first goal was Li Qing's through ball, which suddenly opened up the offense. , the second goal was when Li Qing drove away a large number of defensive players, thus giving Sterling a one-on-one opportunity with the ball.

The on-site director showed a slow-motion replay of England's goal. China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "Who said that Li Qing must attack with the ball to pose a direct threat to the opponent's goal? He can take away huge goals through running. The defensive strength! Sterling has to thank Li Qing for his active running after the game!”