Chapter 63 Boss, I Want to Go on Stage

"Beep~"

Accompanied by a long whistle from the referee, the fourth round of the FA Cup in the 2016-2017 season officially began. Although Wolves are currently ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the English Championship, they quickly organized an offensive as guests with the advantage of kicking off.

Midfielder Savile made a long pass to the right, and left back Moreno made a fatal mistake in his prediction. In order to make up for his mistake, he chose to foul behind him. The referee on duty decisively blew the whistle in his mouth and awarded the visiting team Wolves a free kick on the right side of the front court.

"wuwuwuwu——"

The Liverpool fans in the KOP stand made a huge boo for the visiting players.

Costa took a free kick from the right, and the ball accurately found the central defender Stillman who was ambushing in the middle, allowing him to jump high and beat the young Gomez and Klavan to complete the header.

Goalkeeper Mignolet was unable to react, and the ball went into the net.

No one expected that the visiting Wolves would actually turn the tables and open the record!

The high-spirited Liverpool fans were stunned in an instant, as if they were hit on the head. They stood there, looking at the Wolves players celebrating the goal and shook their heads bitterly.

Since entering 2017, the team has only won one replay, and the other games were either lost or tied. Could it be that... this game will be like the past few games that lost points?

The live director gave Liverpool head coach Klopp a close-up shot of his face. Klopp appeared in the picture with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed, and his expression was extremely solemn.

Although the top management held a press conference two days ago to announce their unconditional trust in Klopp, once Liverpool loses consecutive home games, the ending left for Klopp is 100% dismissal.

Liverpool, who had the advantage of kicking off, played very impatiently. Facing the Wolves who retreated to the half court, they took long shots to break the dense defense. However, the Wolves, who were leading in the score, played very smartly. The penalty area was full of defensive players, and the football was blocked by the Wolves defensive players out of the baseline.

Facing the Wolves who set up a bus formation, Klopp, who is good at high-position pressure and defensive counterattacks, really had no way.

Li Qing, who was sitting on the bench, also had a heavy face. Except for Wijnaldum and Firmino, the starting players of Liverpool were all substitutes and players promoted from the youth team. The overall strength was not much stronger than that of the Wolves, which had all the main players. Therefore, it was very difficult to force a goal.

Liverpool, who was at home, had the advantage of ball possession but no actual threat, and the game gradually entered a stalemate.

In a blink of an eye, half an hour after the game, Liverpool still failed to equalize the score, but the Wolves' counterattack was impressive.

The ball possession ratio given by the broadcaster was as high as 80% for Liverpool, but it was useless.

In the 41st minute, the captain Lucas made a mistake in clearing the ball, and Costa, who accidentally got the ball in the middle, sent a wonderful pass. The football rolled along the ground to the left rib of the attack. The striker Weiman, who inserted in time, passed the attacking goalkeeper Mignolet and scored an empty goal.

The score changed from 1:0 to 2:0.

Klopp, who appeared on the broadcast screen, had a gloomy face.

In the slow-motion replay, Klopp made an angry gesture when the team lost the ball, and he was saying something, which clearly showed that he was dissatisfied with the team's loss.

The home atmosphere at Anfield Stadium was at its lowest point, and even the diehard fans in the KOP stand gave up making noises, allowing the visiting Wolves fans to celebrate loudly.

Guo Xing, the new owner of Wolves, was ecstatic, in stark contrast to John Henry, the owner of Liverpool.

Liverpool, which was two goals behind, stepped up its offensive at the end of the first half, and even central defender Klavan entered the penalty area as a center forward, but there was little time left, and they were unable to narrow the score until the end of the first half.

All the Liverpool players who walked towards the player tunnel were listless, as if they had lost their souls.

Li Qing sighed. The team had no choice but to get up and enter the stadium to warm up and prepare for the second half.

Whether he could play was not something he could do just by wishing, but it depended on whether the head coach Klopp had this idea.

Most of the Liverpool fans in the audience were listless, and some disappointed fans even chose to leave early to express their dissatisfaction with their team's performance.

The 15-minute halftime break passed in a blink of an eye, and the Liverpool diehard fans in the KOP stand bloomed again. The classic team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" sounded again in the diehard fans stand.

When-you-walk-through-the-storm

Hold-your-head-up-high

And-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark

……

Walk-on, walk-on, with-hope-in-your-heart

When the song came to this, the Liverpool fans in the whole stadium sang hysterically.

And-youll-never-walk-alone

Youll-never-walk-alone……

Li Qing, who was still warming up, listened to the songs from all directions. He felt that the blood in his body was flowing rapidly at this moment, and he felt like it was about to burst out.

He had a strong feeling that if he could come on as a substitute in the second half, he would definitely score a goal!

Liverpool, who were two goals behind in the first half, made a substitution before the start of the second half, but it was not Li Qing who was substituted, but Coutinho, who replaced defender Randall.

Klopp's intention of adjustment was very obvious, which was to strengthen the offensive creativity in the frontcourt, but the Wolves made targeted deployments during the halftime break, and Liverpool's offense was slow to reach the core area, and they still had the advantage but could not score.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, Liverpool still failed to narrow the gap, and Klopp made another personnel adjustment. He replaced the young player Stewart with the experienced veteran Milner.

However, the effect was still not good.

After the two substitutions, the home team's offense still did not improve. Li Qing knew that he might not be able to play in this game. Unwillingly, he stood up and walked to Klopp, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach with a frown on his face, and said with his hands covering his mouth: "Boss, I want to play."