Chapter 120: The national team's performance in the match amazed everyone and alarmed the boss of Manchester City!

Time flies, and it is February in the blink of an eye.

On February 2, Werder Bremen faced Hannover 96 at home. In this match, Lin Quan made one assist and one goal, helping the team to easily defeat the opponent and win two consecutive victories.

After this game, FIFA's international match day arrived.

Lin Quan flew directly to Doha, the capital of Qatar, where Spain will play a friendly match with Uruguay, a strong football team in South America.

Originally, Spain wanted to invite Argentina, but Argentina had already made an appointment with the Swedish team, so Spain's plan had to fall through.

Because Uruguay was one of the participating teams in this year's Confederations Cup, Spain did not plan to invite them at first.

Before a major tournament begins, participating teams generally do not arrange friendly matches against each other.

But this time, after they tentatively issued an invitation, they unexpectedly found that Uruguay actually agreed.

Uruguay initially made an appointment with the French team, but the French team stood them up, leaving them with no ball to play.

Just then, Spain's invitation came. Uruguay saw that Spain had sponsorship from wealthy Middle Easterners and could get more than 2 million euros in sponsorship fees for playing a friendly match. It would be a waste not to take the money.

So I readily agreed.

Because the opponent is one of the participating teams in the Confederations Cup and a traditional strong team in South America.

Therefore, the whole of Spain attached great importance to this game. Bosque, with the mentality of training the players and testing the opponent's strength, fielded a lineup with mostly main players and a small number of substitutes.

In this game, Mata of Chelsea replaced David Silva, Cazorla of Arsenal replaced Xavi, and Valdes of Barcelona replaced Casillas. The old captain Puyol started the game after returning from injury and tried to find his match form.

However, Lin Quan's starting position is still stable, and Bosque did not choose to try rotation in the frontcourt free man position.

In fact, there are no such rotation players in the Spanish lineup.

After the game started, Spain played cautiously and did not launch an attack immediately.

On the contrary, Uruguay was eager to try. When Spain had the ball, they launched a high-pressure defense against them, trying to steal the ball and counterattack in the Spanish half.

This tactic may work against ordinary teams, but it is not so effective against Spain.

Seeing Uruguay's three forwards rushing over, Spain's backcourt masters began to show off their passing skills.

Cazorla, who has no weak foot and is well-balanced with both feet, directed the team in the midfield and distributed the ball reasonably, making the three forwards of the opponent run back and forth but unable to touch the ball.

Seeing that he couldn't get the ball and was being walked by the opponent, Suarez's eyes turned red! He stared at Cazorla's shoulder and licked his tongue.

Cazorla, who had experienced the strength of the opponent at Arsenal, was so scared that he trembled and the ball was snatched away by Cavani.

Cavani intercepted the ball and quickly passed it to Rodriguez, then ran towards the Spanish penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Rodriguez was about to run with the ball along the wing, but he ran into the opponent's No. 30 head-on.

When Rodriguez saw that the player defending him was Lin Quan, he seemed very disdainful.

Playing for Atletico Madrid, under Simeone's training, he is very familiar with defense.

The opponent's defensive action is obviously amateurish, and I can easily get past it with just a push.

That's what Rodriguez thought, and that's what he did.

Look at me, one more time !

Isn't it coming? Hey, wait, where's my ball? Rodriguez's man went over, but the ball was gone.

Looking back, they saw that the ball had been stolen by the opponent at some point, and the opponent was now rushing towards their half with the ball!

“Stop him!”

When Uruguay's head coach Oscar saw the opponent's No. 30 grab the ball in the room, he jumped up from his seat with a fright.

The biggest threat in the opponent's lineup is the No. 30. It is very dangerous for Uruguay to let the opponent get the ball easily.

Tasware's shout was drowned out by the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators on the scene, and the players on the field did not hear his shout.

But even if the head coach didn't shout, they knew the threat posed by Lin Quan.

Their left back, Pereira, who plays for Inter Milan, rushed up immediately.

Pereira had heard of Lin Quan, but he thought that he was only 17 years old, how great could he be? He scored so many goals in the Bundesliga, that was entirely because the Bundesliga teams didn't know how to defend, but he came from Serie A.

In front of the reinforced concrete defense of Serie A, defending these forwards from the Bundesliga, isn't that like playing? It just so happened that when Lin Quan dribbled the ball, the force was a little too much, and the ball was a little far from him.

Pereira saw it and thought it was a good opportunity!

So without thinking, he stretched out his foot to grab it! Lin Quan didn't expect the opponent to be fooled so easily. This trick of his is no longer effective in the Bundesliga. Those defenders have learned it well.

When Pereira raised his foot, Lin Quan took the lead and knocked the ball, and the ball went towards his left foot.

He gently pushed the ball with his left foot and it rolled forward.

The two actions were connected very naturally and very quickly! While kicking the ball out, Lin Quan's men also accelerated and rushed over from Pereira's right.

Pereira kicked the air like a clown.

Instead of kicking the ball, he lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud.

Until he fell, his mind still didn't turn around:

How on earth did I get passed? Seeing his left-back being passed like a clown, Tasvare couldn't help but put his hands over his face.

Before the game, he reminded the defensive players to be careful of the opponent's No. 30's dribbling and feints.

This guy has excellent dribbling skills and his fake moves are very realistic.

If you want to snatch the ball away from him when he is dribbling, you must double-team him or engage in physical confrontation.

Perreira did nothing but kicked the ball directly in front of him, making a huge mistake. It was normal for him to be passed over.

After passing Pereira, Lin Quan cut inside immediately. Seeing Muslera rushing out to block his shot, he faked a shot and passed the ball to the empty space in the middle.

Iniesta, who came in from behind, received the ball in an open space and easily shot into the empty goal, changing the score to 1:0!

After scoring the goal, Iniesta smiled and pointed at Lin Quan, indicating that the main credit for the goal went to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan also gave Iniesta a thumbs up. Xiaobai's positioning and timing of his run-in were also excellent, otherwise he would have passed the ball to the opponent's defender.

For Lin Quan, the feeling of playing for the Spanish national team and playing for a club are completely different.

His teammates in the club are generally weak. Except for De Bruyne, other players have gaps with them in terms of awareness and technology, and there are often problems of poor coordination.

This forced them to change their style of play to adapt to their teammates.

But when he comes to the national team, his teammates are all world-class players.

There is no need for any communication between them; they can easily understand each other's intentions.

This makes it easy for them to cooperate, and it is also the kind of cooperation that is pleasing to the eye.

It feels very easy to play this kind of game.

Sharing the same feeling as Lin Quan, his teammates also felt that playing football with him was very easy.

At least they don’t have to worry about the offensive firepower in the frontcourt now. With Lin Quan there, Spain doesn’t have to worry about not being able to score.

Not to mention that his breakthrough, dribbling and shooting are top-notch, even if he takes away his breakthrough and dribbling and only retains his shooting ability, as long as he stays in the front court and eats cakes, these top midfield masters in Spain can feed him until he vomits! …

The goal was scored very easily. Bosque just clapped on the sidelines. His expression looked quite calm and not very excited.

He was still wondering: Uruguay, the third largest country in Latin America, is only at this level? Its strength is not that good!

Although super strikers such as Suarez and Cavani in the frontcourt look scary, the opponent's midfield is not very good.

Moreover, the left-back seemed to be a fool, being so reckless when facing Lin Quan.

Bosque was curious, when Uruguay played Argentina, would Pereira also kick so easily against Messi? After scoring early, Spain played more and more relaxed.

After gradually gaining control of the midfield, Spain began to attack towards the opponent's half.

In the 19th minute of the game, Lin Quan got the ball in the frontcourt. After three consecutive wall passes with his teammates Iniesta, Fabregas and others, he broke into the penalty area.

Facing the goalkeeper who was coming out, he chose to shoot into the far corner.

The kick was very stylish. The ball passed the goalkeeper in a beautiful arc and flew towards the left side of the goal.

After Lin Quan kicked the ball, he felt it had happened. Looking at the arc of the football, he raised his hands and prepared to celebrate.

Who would have thought that with a clang, the ball hit the near corner post.

Ah, this...

Looking at the football bouncing off the post, Lin Quan was stunned!

Didn't the ball go in? Fabregas, who was standing by, saw the ball fly out and came over to rub Lin Quan's head.

"Haha, that's a beautiful shot, but the arc is too big. Next time, move the position where you touch the ball a little higher!"

Lin Quan nodded, looking a little embarrassed.

He was going to hit the ball into the far corner, but the arc of the ball was too exaggerated and it flew back to the near corner.

If you don't score one goal, then try again.

Five minutes later, Spain struck again.

Iniesta saw Lin Quan running into an open space and found him with a precise through ball.

The position where Lin Quan received the ball was almost exactly the same as the previous shot, so he used the same trick again and made another shot.

This time he listened to Fabregas' advice. When he touched the ball, he swung his calves and used the inner side of his foot near the arch to exert force, kicking a ball that was not very fast but had a relatively large arc.

When the goalkeeper saw the opponent's shot, he was shocked: Another time?

He reacted quickly, pushed off the ground quickly, jumped high, and dived sideways.

But just like before, he still didn't touch the ball this time, and the football almost flew past his fingertips.

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The fans at the scene widened their eyes with curiosity: Will this ball go out of bounds again?

The arc of the ball was still very large, but it did not fly back and bounce out of the near corner like last time.

Lin Quan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the football hit the net.

If this ball doesn't go in, he will start to doubt his life.

Lin Quan did not doubt his life, but the opponent's goalkeeper began to doubt his life.

Is it so difficult to save a lob shot?

It's not like he hasn't saved other people's shots before, so why has he never had such a strange arc like this kid? On the sidelines, Bosque saw Lin Quan score a goal and finally smiled.

He smiled and hugged his old partner Tony: "Why do I feel like this kid is using Uruguay as a testing ground to practice his footwork?"

Tony nodded: "I do feel that way. It's mainly because the opponent didn't put enough pressure on us. The players played more relaxed, right?"

Uruguay was not a weak team, but they were humiliated by Spain scoring two goals in 25 minutes.

I know you are the world champion, but we are not made of clay and will not allow you to be so presumptuous.

After the restart, Uruguay's fighting movements became more aggressive and their attacks became simpler and more direct.

Their midfield is indeed not good, but their forwards are really good!

Suarez, Cavani and Forlan, these three super strikers, no matter where they are, they will make people tremble!

The Uruguayans didn't play any fancy tricks with the Spaniards. They just kicked the ball directly from the backcourt to find their own forwards.

Relying on the striker's personal ability to score goals! It turns out that this trick is quite effective.

Relying on their strong personal abilities, Suarez and Cavani made the Spanish defense line in chaos.

However, without the support of the midfield, they are too easy to be double-teamed if they fight alone in the frontcourt.

Although they were able to cause some trouble for the Spanish defenders, they were unable to score any goals.

Seeing that the opponent's forwards were attacking fiercely, Bosque asked the midfield to move back and get closer to the back line, protecting the back line while further compressing the opponent's offensive space.

When Tasvale saw Bosque's adjustment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Good opportunity!

Spain's midfield is very strong, but the midfielders are all technical players, not the type of players who play tough and are physically strong.

If they stand far apart, it will be difficult for Uruguayan players to steal the ball from them.

But if they retreat to their own backfield, Uruguay will have a chance.

So he waved his hand and signaled the Uruguayan players to press forward.

As long as the passing space on the field is compressed and coupled with high-intensity physical confrontation, even a strong country like Spain will not be able to continue their passing and controlling style.

This tactic really worked. The Uruguayan players rushed around and pressed the Spanish players who had the ball like mad dogs.

At this time, the football has become a hot potato. No one dares to dribble it for too long. Everyone wants to pass the ball as soon as they receive it.

Such hasty passing of the ball is prone to mistakes.

In the 32nd minute, taking advantage of Cazorla's pass error, Uruguay intercepted the ball and quickly counterattacked. Rodriguez scored a goal and changed the score to 2:1.

After scoring this goal, Uruguay's morale soared and they saw hope of winning.

Although this is just a friendly match for training purposes, the chance to beat the world champions is still very attractive to them.

So, after the restart, they continued to play like this, using all means of pressing, physical confrontation, and tackling.

The Spanish players felt that this was just a friendly match, and the opponent's movements were so big that they were a little worried about getting injured.

It would be not worth it to get injured in such an unimportant game and affect my performance in the club.

With such a psychological burden, they played more restrainedly.

The more this happened, the more powerful Uruguay's tactics became, and the situation suddenly turned around.

Spain, which was leading in the score, lost the initiative on the field and was somewhat suppressed by the opponent.

This can't go on!

On the sidelines, Bosque was already a little anxious.

He finally realized that his previous adjustments had no effect at all and had even backfired.

"Alonso, Martinez, go warm up and get ready to play!"

Before the first half was over, Bosque could no longer sit still and was ready to make substitutions.

The reason why Spain is in a passive position now is that the midfield is not strong enough. Cazorla is afraid of injury and plays too restrainedly.

However, his physical confrontation was indeed flawed. He could not hold the ball and did not dare to hold the ball under the opponent's attack.

If this continues, we might lose the ball again, so Bosque prepared to replace him.

Javi Martinez and Javi Alonso are both tough and have strong defensive abilities.

By sending them up, Spain's midfield will be able to withstand the opponent's stranglehold.

As long as they can regain control of the midfield, the game will return to their familiar rhythm.

By then, it would be easy for them to win.

…

On the court, Lin Quan also felt the problems of the team.

So, when Cazorla received the pass from his teammate again, he immediately moved over.

Cazorla was in a panic due to the opponent's pressure, and when he saw Lin Quan approaching, he immediately passed the ball to him as if he had found a life-saving straw.

After Lin Quan received the ball, two people from Uruguay immediately rushed out and pressed him.

After more than ten minutes of pressing, they have already gained some experience.

Spanish players are afraid of physical confrontation and are afraid of getting injured.

As long as they act a little more aggressive, the other party will hesitate or even retreat.

That way, they have a chance to steal the ball from the opponent.

In their opinion, Lin Quan is so young that he must be more afraid of injury than ordinary players.

So as long as you scare him a little, this kid will lose his composure on his own.

But what surprised them was that Lin Quan did not panic at all when facing the pressure from two Uruguayan players.

After receiving the ball, he calmly adjusted his pace and avoided the first player who came up to steal the ball. Then Anthony turned around gracefully and avoided the second player.

This action was very gorgeous, causing the fans to exclaim! Anthony's spinning is actually very beautiful. The reason why he was criticized is that he kept spinning like a compass, turning this spinning into a flashy performance, which naturally attracted criticism from others.

But in Lin Quan's hands, Anthony's spinning is not a flashy performance, but a gorgeous and effective means of passing the ball.

The wealthy audiences in the Middle East don't understand any of this. They just think that Lin Quan's dribbling is like an elf dancing on the court. He uses graceful movements to resolve the opponent's fierce pressing, just like a gentle prince taming a violent beast.

They were so excited by the scene that they couldn't help but applaud and cheer for Lin Quan.

In the box of the stadium, Mansour, who bought Manchester City and invested more than 1 billion pounds, couldn't help but applaud Lin Quan when he saw Lin Quan's gorgeous pass! Why didn't such an outstanding player come to our Manchester City?

It must be that we didn't pay enough, it must be like this! (End of this chapter)