Chapter 121: Rich Middle Eastern Tycoon!

On the court, after passing two Uruguayan players, Lin Quan was like a magnet, attracting the attention of almost the entire Uruguayan team.

Several Uruguayan players who were close immediately abandoned their respective defenders and rushed towards Lin Quan.

When Lin Quan saw the opponent's posture, he decisively passed the ball and calmly passed it to Iniesta who was in an open position.

The defensive players around Iniesta were attracted away by Lin Quan, leaving him unmarked.

After getting the ball, he moved forward, attracted the attention of two Uruguayan defenders, and passed it to Mata on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Mata cut inside, broke into the penalty area and took aim at the goal and shot.

Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera made a god-level save, blocking Mata's high-quality shot.

Although Spain's attack failed to score a goal, it made the Uruguayan players sweat.

They didn't dare to deploy heavy troops to press the opponent's half like before.

As for the Spanish midfield, because of Lin Quan's initiative to retreat and receive the ball, their pressure on passing the ball was immediately reduced a lot.

As the situation improved, the tempo fell back into the control of the Spanish team.

During this period, Lin Quan's ball possession increased significantly. He consciously increased the time and number of times he held the ball to attract Uruguayan defensive players and reduce the pressure on his teammates.

It just so happened that he was the most threatening Spanish player on the field, so when he received the ball, the Uruguayan players would immediately send two or even three people to press him.

Lin Quan played very smartly. If the opponent's pressing player made a mistake, he would choose to pass the opponent. After breaking through and gaining space to dribble the ball, whether he passed the ball or attacked himself, he could create a threat to Uruguay's goal.

If the opponent does not give him any chances and there are no mistakes to take advantage of, he will choose the most appropriate passing route after attracting enough defensive players to help his teammates complete the attack.

In this situation, Lin Quan seemed to have become the organizing core of Spain's frontcourt.

After his organization and distribution, Spain's frontcourt attack became much smoother.

The power of Uruguay's pressing tactics began to gradually decline, and football was no longer as hot potato as before.

Tasware quickly realized the important role of the opponent in the frontcourt, so he gave instructions to the players, asking the team's defensive midfielder to closely mark Lin Quan, limit his space for movement and passing the ball, and prevent him from commanding and dispatching the ball calmly.

Perez, the former captain of Monaco and Uruguayan midfielder who currently plays for Serie A team Bologna, accepted the task without hesitation.

Perez is 30 years old and is known for his strong body, fierce defense and bad temper.

Whether in club or national team, he is the backbone of the team's defense.

He is happy to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work that others are unwilling to do.

Because this is a good opportunity to show his own value! After Perez came up, he began to harass Lin Quan with various small moves.

He is very experienced. When doing these little moves, he will observe the referee's position in advance and avoid the referee's sight as much as possible to avoid being caught by the referee.

This means that even if the players who were violated by him protested to the referee, the referee would not pay attention.

When Lin Quan saw this situation, he knew that he had met an old basketball ruffian.

He is not the kind of honest man who would not fight back when being beaten or scolded.

You have dirty hands, you play tricks, don't I know how to do that? Taking advantage of a chance to catch the ball, he turned around, and Perez was kneeing him in the hips, not noticing the movement of his arms at all.

When Lin Quan turned around, he gave Perez a very concealed elbow strike in the ribs, almost causing him to gasp for breath.

While Perez was gasping for breath in pain, Lin Quan decisively chose to break through with the ball, attracted the defensive player, and made a straight pass to assist Mata to score, changing the score to 3:1. Perez ran to protest to the referee about Lin Quan's elbow, believing that the opponent had committed a foul first and the goal was invalid.

The referee did not see Lin Quan's foul and was skeptical about Perez's protest.

He had heard of Lin Quan's reputation. The kid played football very cleanly, with a technical approach rather than a physical one. Had he never heard of him doing anything malicious to hurt anyone on the court?

On the contrary, it is this guy Perez who is notorious on the court, and he always seems to be the one who is doing the tricks.

Perez's protests were ineffective and he was furious.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Lin Quan became fierce.

Lin Quan got the upper hand and knew that the other party would most likely retaliate against him next.

So he stopped tangling with Perez, he started running more, circling around the referee, basically never out of the referee's sight.

Perez didn't dare to do it in front of the referee. If he dared to do it against the will of the referee, he might get a red card and be sent off the field.

But this only made the rage in his heart burn even more vigorously!

In the 44th minute of the first half, under the pressure of Uruguayan players, Pedro's pass was a little hasty and the power was a little less.

As a result, after the ball was passed, it became a difficult game, and players from both sides had the opportunity to grab the ball.

Lin Quan immediately ran for the ball, and Perez's eyes lit up. This was a good opportunity! He also pretended to run towards the ball, but deliberately slowed down on the way, giving people the impression that he could not catch up with Lin Quan.

However, when Lin Quan was about to get the ball, he seized the opportunity, immediately fell to the ground and made a tackle, as if he wanted to destroy the ball with the tackle.

However, judging from the way he showed his studs, he was not going for the ball, but for the person.

"Danger!"

On the sidelines, Bosque and the Spanish coaching staff were all shocked when they saw the other team showing their studs.

Lin Quan seemed not to notice Perez's sideways tackle. He took the ball first and put his right foot on the ball, as if he was observing who to pass it to.

During his return, Perez saw that his opponent had stopped where he was and did not dodge, and he was overjoyed:

This time it’s available!

With a bang and a muffled groan, Lin Quan and Perez fell to the ground one after another.

The two men rolled on the ground, one holding his calf and screaming loudly.

The other one lay on the lawn, holding his ankle and not moving.

The referee was not careless when seeing this. He immediately stopped the game and went to the scene to check the injuries of the two players.

"asshole!"

"Damn murderer!"

On the long side, Bosque urged the Spanish team doctor to come on the field quickly while cursing loudly in the direction of the Uruguayan coaching bench.

In his opinion, this serious foul by the Uruguayan midfielder must have been instigated by the Uruguayan coaching staff.

If anything happens to Lin Quan, he will definitely complain to FIFA and ask them to severely punish the offenders and will never let these guys go.

The Spanish players were also very nervous. Iniesta and Pedro, who were closest to the foul site, rushed up and surrounded Lin Quan, asking about his well-being.

From their point of view, the opponent's foul just now might cause serious damage to Lin Quan's ankle.

When the team members thought of Lin Quan’s age, they felt a little sad.

He is still so young, and experiencing such a serious injury may have an irreversible impact on his future career! Thinking of this, the sadness in their hearts turned into anger, and they immediately wanted to cause trouble for Uruguay.

Before they could take action, Lin Quan on the ground suddenly sat up: "I say, brothers, are you planning to keep me lying on the ground? Aren't you going to help me?"

"Lin, are you not hurt?"

Iniesta was surprised and happy, and quickly reached out with Pedro to pull Lin Quan up.

After Lin Quan stood up, he moved his ankle. There was some redness on his ankle, but it was not serious.

"I'm not hurt, but that guy may not be!"

The big screen at the scene began to replay the slow-motion footage of Perez's foul just now:

Just when he was about to tackle Lin Quan, Lin Quan suddenly pulled the ball and made the ball appear where he was standing before.

Perez's foot hit the ball first, knocking Lin Quan down. It looked like he was kicked down, but in fact Perez did not touch Lin Quan.

The referee didn't care about all this. He thought Perez raised his foot too high, which was at least a dangerous action and should be given a yellow card.

So he gave Perez, who was rolling on the ground, a yellow gem card.

Perez seemed to be really injured. He was sweating profusely from the pain and had no intention of protesting the referee's decision.

He didn't kick Lin Quan, but when Lin Quan fell, he hit Perez himself.

Especially in order to maintain balance, Lin Quan supported himself on the ground with his elbows when he landed.

This blow hit Perez hard and he felt like his ribs were broken.

The Uruguayan team doctor checked and found that it was indeed broken.

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It seemed that more than one rib was broken, at least two adjacent ribs were broken.

However, they could not blame the opposing players because they were the ones who took the initiative.

Perez was injured and could not continue the game, so Uruguay could only make passive substitutions.

Without their main defender, their defense became even more vulnerable to the Spanish offensive.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half. After Uruguay gritted its teeth and held on for a few minutes, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

They did not allow Spain to expand their lead, and with a one-goal disadvantage, they walked towards the locker room with their heads down and frustrated faces.

On the other hand, on the Spanish side, the teammates were relieved to see that Lin Quan was not injured.

They chatted and laughed around him and returned to the locker room with a 2:1 lead.

After Bosque walked into the locker room, he carefully looked Lin Quan up and down.

Only after confirming that the other party was not injured did I breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he immediately announced: "Lin, you should take a rest in the second half, let Villa, Torres and others come on to find their form."

Spain was already leading by two goals, and the opponent had lost its main defender. Bosque felt that there was basically no suspense in this game.

In addition, this was just a friendly match and the opponent committed a lot of fouls, so he didn't dare to let Lin Quan continue to stay on the court.

If Lin Quan was really injured, Spain would suffer a huge loss.

"Okay, I'll follow your instructions!"

Lin Quan readily accepted Bosque's arrangement, so he sat on the bench with Xavi and others to watch the game in the second half.

In the second half, Spain made a lot of personnel adjustments, with Alonso, David Silva, Martinez, Pique, Villa, Torres and others coming on the field one after another.

After Alonso and Martinez came on, Spain's backcourt became extremely tough and was not afraid of the opponent's stranglehold.

However, due to the loss of Lin Quan, the biggest threat in the frontcourt, their offensive organization was not smooth.

Calabash Brothers and Holy Infant ran very actively in the frontcourt, but they just couldn't score.

The Uruguayan forwards also tried hard, but due to the strong defense of the Spanish backcourt, they could not find any chance to score.

In the end, both sides drew in the second half and the warm-up match ended with a score of 3:1.

After the game, at the invitation of sponsors, the Spanish players attended an event in Doha together.

This event is to promote Qatar's bid to host the World Cup. The wealthy people in the Middle East seem to be obsessed with football recently.

Not only did he buy teams crazily in Europe, but he also spent a huge amount of money to bid for a World Cup in his own backyard.

The richest Qataris are bidding to host the 2022 World Cup. In order to increase their chances of success, they are keen to use teams like the Spanish national team, which have a huge influence in football, to increase their voice.

The Spanish Football Association actually does not want to attend such commercial events because it will increase the burden on the players.

But unfortunately, the other party gave too much! Spain received more than 8 million euros in sponsorship fees from the sponsors for this warm-up match.

Moreover, they covered all the round-trip airfare and accommodation expenses.

Not only that, the generous Middle Eastern tycoons also gave each Spanish player a welcome gift.

Lin Quan got a Cartier watch. He didn't know much about watches and didn't know its exact value, but according to his teammates, it was worth 100,000 euros.

The other party was so generous, it would be unreasonable for them not to give him face.

After finally completing a series of business activities, the team disbanded directly at Qatar Airport, and the players flew back to their respective clubs.

After this game, Spain’s next national team match will be the World Cup qualifying group match against Finland in March.

…

On February 9, the 21st round of the Bundesliga officially kicked off.

Because the national team game was very close, players including Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Elia were placed on the bench by Schaaf in this game.

Their opponent Stuttgart is not particularly strong and is currently ranked 12th in the standings. Like Hamburg before, they are the type of team that has no worries about relegation but no hope of winning the championship.

Therefore, in this game, it was thought that Werder Bremen, which was missing a large number of main players, would have a difficult time.

Unexpectedly, in the first half, Ekizi, the substitute midfielder of Werder Bremen who had not played many games this season, had a personal explosion.

In the first half, he scored twice and assisted his teammate Hunter to score a goal.

Before the end of the first half, Werder Bremen almost killed the suspense of the game with a score of 3:0.

In the second half, Stuttgart tried to launch a counterattack and Traore scored a goal in the attack.

However, with main players such as Lin Quan and De Bruyne coming on as substitutes in the 65th minute, the situation on the field began to become one-sided.

In the 78th minute, Lin Quan assisted Hunter to score his second goal, helping him to score twice and the score became 4:1. In the 90th minute, Werder Bremen got another good opportunity. When facing the empty goal, Lin Quan chose to assist his teammates and passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne accepted the gift with a smile and scored the fifth goal of Werder Bremen in this game in one fell swoop.

In the end, Werder Bremen defeated Stuttgart 5:1 away from home and achieved three consecutive victories in the second half of the season.

It is worth mentioning that Lin Quan, who contributed two assists in this game, surpassed Bayern's Ribery in the assist list and came second in the assist list, second only to his teammate De Bruyne.

De Bruyne has currently completed 17 assists, two more than Lin Quan.

With 13 rounds left in the league, Lin Quan still has hope of catching up with his teammates.

However, after De Bruyne realized that his number of assists was approaching the historical record of the Bundesliga, he obviously began to become interested in making assists.

Historically, the Bundesliga assist record was set by De Bruyne himself with 21 assists in a single season at Wolfsburg.

This season, thanks to Werder Bremen's strong offensive firepower in the frontcourt, De Bruyne's assist efficiency has greatly improved.

He is likely to break the Bundesliga record two years ahead of schedule.

(End of this chapter)