Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

However, Lee Yong-pyo and his teammates did not disappoint Li Qi.

Tottenham's midfielders really couldn't run anymore, and as the game was near the end, most of the players were more or less hoping for luck due to brain hypoxia, so when their receiving line was blocked, they didn't take the initiative to create space or run to receive the ball. Instead, they stood still and waited for Lee Yong-pyo, who had the ball, to make a long pass or kick the ball forward.

However, when Li Rongpyo, who was surrounded, looked up, he did not find a safe route to pass the ball. He was a little confused for a moment and did not choose to pass the ball immediately, but dribbled a few more steps; this gave Li Qi the opportunity to get close.

Just as Li Qi pounced from the side and was about to cut off the ball, Li Rong Piao seemed to have just woken up from a dream and hurriedly kicked the ball to clear the ball. However, it was too late! Li Qi, who had triggered the explosive moment, predicted Li Rong Piao's clearance route in advance. At the moment when the latter kicked, Li Qi chose the interception route and accurately blocked the ball to Marty who was flanking from the middle.

However, Matty did not hesitate. He took the ball off the board and passed it to Li Qi who turned around; the latter faced Tottenham's defense!

Li Qi would never give Li Yongpyo the chance to get to him again. He took the ball and headed towards the right corner where Li Yongpyo was originally guarding. He cut into the penalty area in two steps. Dawson, who came to fill in the position, did not dare to shoot blindly. He could only complain about the Korean defender's dragging his feet in his heart while following Li Qi, ready to block Li Qi's possible shot or cross.

Li Qi made a fake shot and then a real dunk, which made Dawson stagger. Before Dawson could regain his balance, Li Qi dropped his shoulders and changed direction, rushing down again. Dawson was shaken on his butt by Li Qi's second fake shoulder drop, and sat down in the penalty area, his face full of fear and despair.

Seeing that Li Qi was about to break into the small penalty area, Robinson could only attack to block Li Qi's possible shooting angle. Robinson tried his best to make a K-shaped blocking posture...

However, Li Qi shook his ankle again and sent the ball back to the middle of the penalty area near the penalty spot!

At that position, Mali striker Kanoute, who had made a forward run and then got rid of Ledley King, was already in position. Facing the empty goal, he shot the ball with his left foot!

With a bang, Kanoute's violent shot from the penalty spot actually hit the crossbar! The force was too strong...but the ball did not bounce out of bounds, but bounced to the far corner of the goal...

At the far end of the goal post, Maresca and Hector were jockeying for position to grab the first landing point of the rebound ball. After all, the goal was still empty at this time. Maresca only needed to lightly tip the ball into the net, while Hector was trying desperately to clear the ball out of the baseline.

However, Maresca, who started early, got the ball first and leaned on Hector to jump up and head the ball! However, Maresca obviously did not make up for the header like Li Qi, or it could be said that the goddess of luck was completely on the side of Tottenham this time.

Maresca's header shot at the empty goal was obviously not powerful enough due to Hector's interference, and the ball went high and drifted. Although it was slowly heading towards the empty goal, just when the ball was about to cross the goal line, Lee Yong-pyo, who had been returning to defense at high speed since losing the ball, also made up for it and headed the ball out on the goal line. Then, Janus kicked the ball towards the stands near the left sideline...

Money! This didn't even go in?! Li Qi, Kanoute, Maresca and other Sevilla players looked helpless.

In the end, Tottenham managed to maintain the score of 1-2 until the end of the game. After being passive for most of the game, they took away a valuable away goal and were only one goal behind. They only needed to return to their home court and win 1-0 to eliminate the defending champion.

Juan Ramos was also very helpless. He couldn't help complaining in the post-match press conference: "My players worked very hard, but luck was not on our side tonight. First, we fell behind in the first minute of the game, and then we couldn't score any goals in the second half... Fortunately, we still won the game and we still go to the second round away game with an advantage."

In fact, neither Juan Ramos nor Li Qi achieved their most desired tactical intentions and failed to score the third goal to widen the gap. The extra running in this game was meaningless. Instead, they have to save their strength for the next round of the League Cup in the weekend league. In order to avoid a setback next week, the main players will have to fight hard.

AS also believes that the game was full of ups and downs: "It seems that luck is essential to become the best team. Sevilla saved a game that was very unfavorable to them from the first minute... The British team should leave with regrets, but it seems that they are the ones who are truly favored by the goddess of luck. After all, an away goal leaves enough hope for eliminating the defending champions."

However, the fans all agreed that the comment by a friend named "New Era Stick God" in the football bar was more authentic: "In the first 15 minutes, Sevilla made Sevilla shit, but then Sevilla forced his shit to Sevilla... but it seemed that he didn't finish it, and the rest was all over his hands..."

The goal scorer of this game, Kanoute, was like an unlucky guy who was fooled by his father, with a gloomy face after the game; indeed, he scored a penalty kick steadily, helping Sevilla to tie the score to 1-1, but also, in the final moments of the game, he also missed an opportunity that should have been a sure goal.

Why did he just think about pulling the lever and shooting when he was shooting at an empty goal? He actually shot the sure goal directly onto the crossbar...

There are reasons for this. The first reason is that Kanoute has just returned from injury and is not in the best condition. The more important reason is that Sevilla's opponent in this game, Tottenham Hotspur, is Kanoute's old club. Kanoute has been holding a grudge and wants to give Tottenham a hard blow, especially with the head coach Jol leading the team.

Kanoute spent six years in the Premier League, which can be said to have occupied half of his entire career. Kanoute performed strongly in West Ham United, but because the team was relegated in 2003, Kanoute eventually joined Tottenham. Frenchman Santini always used Kanoute when he was the head coach of Tottenham, but Santini was fired a few months later.

However, after Dutchman Jol took over midway, Kanoute was sold to Sevilla as a disposal item. But life is full of ups and downs. Kanoute not only helped Sevilla win the UEFA Cup last year, but also became the top scorer in La Liga this season.

Although he showed enough respect for his old club after scoring the penalty, Kanoute was actually dissatisfied with Tottenham: "In my last year at Tottenham, everything changed. The new coach didn't give me any chances or confidence. As a striker, you can't show a high level in 10 to 15 minutes. It's different in Sevilla. Here I have regained my confidence and the coach trusts me. Even I can't believe it myself. I am temporarily ranked first in the La Liga scorer list with 19 goals."

Kanoute believes that a score of 2-1 is not enough for Sevilla: "Tottenham is very strong. It is always good to be able to reverse the opponent. The next game is still suspenseful." Especially after hearing the post-match comments of Tottenham head coach Jol, Kanoute became even more determined. In the second round away game, he must fight for victory with all his strength and help the team advance!

In the press conference after the game, facing the malicious provocation of the media, Jol naturally did not think that there was anything wrong with his vision in choosing a striker, so he expressed great disdain for Kanoute's goal and performance on the field: "Everyone saw it, it was not a penalty at all, and the referee's decision disappointed us very much. This game was simply a conspiracy. Spanish teams always get a lot of penalties. Look at how many penalties Kanoute has scored this season, but then he couldn't even score an empty goal in open play..."

So in order to prepare for the second leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals next week, Juan Ramos once again rotated 1 main players in the home game against Racing Santander at the weekend. Fortunately, Alves and Poulsen recovered from their injuries in time and were able to start, and Dragutinovic also returned to the team from injury and joined the bench.

Still in the 4-4-2 starting lineup, No. 1 goalkeeper Palop has been the mainstay of the team's defense recently;

The back line is led by No. 4 Alves and No. 14 Escude, with No. 3 David and No. 20 Osio;

The midfield combination is No. 25 Maresca, No. 6 Adriano, No. 11 Renato and No. 8 Paulson;

The forward line combination is No. 10 Fabiano and No. 9 Korzakov;

Although this lineup can be considered a quasi-main lineup, Alves, Adriano and Poulsen have just returned from injuries during the national team match day and are not in very good condition; and Fabiano has not scored a goal for many rounds...

Li Qi also watched the entire game from the MVP viewing position - the bench.

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However, after the opening, the visiting team took the initiative, obviously taking advantage of the opportunity that the home team was out of energy after playing a very exhausting first leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final in the middle of the week, and had to prepare for the second leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final next week, so they rotated a large number of main players and started to play a high-pressure defense.

Santander had the first chance to score in the second minute, but fortunately, Sevilla's goalkeeper Palop performed bravely and saved Munitis's powerful shot in the penalty area. Then Santander striker Serrano's left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area missed the post again; Sevilla also escaped a disaster.

But it was not over yet. In the 10th minute of the game, Santander Racing made a comeback and once again created a very threatening attack.

First, Serrano broke through the wing and committed a foul. Then, Munitis sent a free kick accurately to the middle of the penalty area. The over 2-meter-tall center forward Zigic successfully won the header at the corner of the small penalty area. Fortunately, with Osio's desperate interference, Zigic miraculously headed the ball off the side net...

It was not until 15 minutes later that the home team Sevilla gradually took control of the game and fought back.

After receiving the long pass, Fabiano turned smartly and made a clever straight pass. Korzakov broke into the right side of the penalty area after offside. He took a half-solo opportunity and shot into the far corner, but the Santander goalkeeper Tono blocked it out of the sideline.

Then, the game gradually fell into the control of the stronger home team Sevilla, but no matter how hard Sevilla tried, they just couldn't break through the visiting team's goal.

In the 20th minute, Fabiano and Korzakov once again made a passing and cutting cooperation. The former made another wonderful pass and Korzakov broke into the penalty area again. This time, his left-foot shot from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area hit the post but went wide of the near corner.

In the 33rd minute, Maresca passed the ball and Alves, who started for the first time after recovering from injury, took a long shot from the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately the ball hit the post and bounced out of the bottom line...

In the 41st minute, Alves, who had found his feel for the game, broke through and passed the ball. Fabiano's hidden shot from the right side of the penalty area was unexpectedly pushed out of the baseline by Tono with his fingertips!

In the second half, Juan Ramos kept adjusting his troops. Firstly, he hoped to beat the opponent at home, and secondly, to give some main players a chance to rest. However, Duda, Navas and Alfaro, who replaced Adriano, Maresca and Paulson, did not help Sevilla change the score.

Sevilla's last chance of the game came in the fifth minute after the start of the second half, but unfortunately the goal was a fake draw.

In the 51st minute, Navas, who came on as a substitute in the midfield, made a continuous breakthrough on the right and sent a wonderful cross. Korzakov made a shovel shot from 6 yards in front of the goal, but unfortunately the ball was too straight and was subconsciously blocked by Tono with his foot. Then Fabiano made another shot in the follow-up melee, and the ball hit Korzakov who was still lying on the ground and went into the net; but the latter was in an offside position at this time, and the goal was invalid.

However, just four minutes after Sevilla missed the opportunity, Santander Racing almost made the home team suffer the consequences.

In the 55th minute, Munitis made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Serrano, who was unguarded, volleyed the ball from 12 yards in front of the goal, and the ball hit the post and went out of the far corner. In fact, the defenders and goalkeeper of Sevilla had no way to deal with this shot, and the home team escaped again.

The deadlock was difficult to break, and neither side had any good solution. At the end of the game, Santander Racing, which had been fighting hard before, pulled back all its players and used intensive defense to make up for its lack of physical strength.

So in the stoppage time, after Fabiano's shot from the right side of the penalty area went wide of the bottom line, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The two teams drew, and Sevilla missed a good chance to top the table because Barcelona lost 0-1 to Zaragoza away from home. Diego Milito scored the only goal of the game, and Messi and Gudjohnsen missed their only great scoring opportunities. Barcelona's winning streak was ended. If Sevilla won, they would have had a chance to overtake Barcelona in the standings.

However, Santander Racing, which disrupted Sevilla's top spot in this game, has remained unbeaten in the past seven rounds with 7 wins and 4 draws.

After the game, not only Juan Ramos, but also Ricardo looked regretful. Perhaps these two draws, which should have been won, were the key to Sevilla's dream of winning the treble. But Juan Ramos and Ricardo were also helpless in their hearts. After all, they really had to save their energy for the fierce battle in the UEFA Cup, right?

We can only blame the small clubs for not having enough bench depth, but fighting on multiple fronts is not just a problem for the small clubs; even a strong club like Real Madrid or Bayern Munich may not be able to cope with it easily.

However, just when Ricardo went home to surf the Internet to relax, he saw a piece of news about the event that was not important but made Ricardo, or old Li Qi, extremely sad.

It was about the 32nd round of the Premier League which was held on the same day as the match between Sevilla and Racing Santander. One of the relegation battles aroused Ricardo's strong interest.

Although this match was not followed by mainstream media and most fans in England, it attracted the attention of countless fans and media in Far East China. The match between Manchester City and Charlton at home was dubbed the "Premier League China Derby" by the Chinese media.

However, Old Li Qi knew that this Premier League China Derby was a swan song, and it would not happen again in the next 15 years. As for whether there would be a chance in 20 years, Old Li Qi had no hope... maybe in 30 years?

China national team main players Sun Jihai and Zeng Zhi started for Manchester City and Charlton at the same time, playing as defensive midfielder and right winger respectively. The former made his 100th start for Manchester City.

But the performance of the two players in this game can only be described as normal, with few highlights. What is worth mentioning is that Zeng Zhi created two scoring opportunities, but he squandered them both...

In the end, the two teams had the same result as Sevilla and Racing Santander, with a goalless draw in 90 minutes. After this match, Charlton tied Sheffield United in points and temporarily escaped the relegation zone with the advantage of goal difference...