Chapter 129 It feels so good to bully the weak!

On March 23, the fourth round of the World Cup qualifiers kicked off, with Spain at home to welcome the challenge of the Nordic team Finland.

The Finnish team is not weak. Among the five teams in the group, they are probably ranked third.

However, the Finns were unlucky as they first met the French team and then the Spanish team.

In the middle, they finally met Georgia, a slightly weaker team, but they ended up scoring an own goal at home and had one player sent off.

Finland, which was forced to play with ten men, unfortunately missed the opportunity to win its first victory. It currently has only one point and ranks last in the group.

Therefore, in this game facing the world leader Spain, they wisely chose to park the bus.

We don't ask for victory, just taking one point is enough.

Facing the opponent's iron bucket formation, if it were the old Spain, it would probably take some effort to defeat the opponent.

But with Lin Quan, they no longer have to worry about not being able to break the opponent's goal.

Throughout the first half, it seemed as if both teams were conducting a half-court offense and defense drill.

Spain's ball possession rate reached an astonishing 85%, and the ball almost never fell into the feet of Finnish players.

Spain, which had control of the ball, launched a suffocating and oppressive attack on Finland.

Their passing and cutting were as smooth as flowing water. Those top midfield masters almost regarded the sport of football as their own performance stage.

He can always make amazing passes and perform breathtaking cooperation.

This kind of creativity, this kind of top-level vision, comes easily to them.

In the 22nd minute, Spain made consecutive passes in the frontcourt.

The Finnish players' eyes were almost dazzled when they saw the ball being passed back and forth, and their bodies could no longer keep up with the speed of their brains.

Several of the players were running after the ball and were slightly out of position.

There was a fleeting hole in their defense!

Lin Quan saw this opportunity and immediately passed the ball into the penalty area.

Arsenal midfielder Cazorla received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and shot directly into the goal.

Finnish goalkeeper Meenpaa made a crucial save. He flew up and spread his wings to block the ball.

The quality of the shot was very high, but the opponent's goalkeeper performed too well.

Cazorla could only give Lin Quan a thumbs up to express his gratitude, feeling a little regretful.

But with so many top midfield masters, Spain has no shortage of shooting opportunities.

Two minutes later, Spain made a comeback.

In the 24th minute, Silva made a wonderful pass and Cazorla received the ball on the left side of the penalty area.

This time he did not choose to shoot himself, but swept the ball across the goal.

Lin Quan and Iniesta, who were in the flanking position, both fell to the ground and shot at the same time.

The football flew into the goal at an extremely fast speed and the goalkeeper could do nothing about it.

After scoring the goal, both Iniesta and Lin Quan ran to celebrate.

The Spanish players didn't know who the ball belonged to, so they ran over and surrounded the two of them to celebrate.

The big screen at the Molinnon Stadium showed in slow motion that the ball first hit Lin Quan's foot, then Iniesta's foot, and finally flew into the goal.

Strictly speaking, this goal should be counted as Iniesta's goal, and Lin Quan's assist? Iniesta also saw the replay on the big screen, so he ran over with a smile and hugged Lin Quan, and joked:

"This ball was passed well, I didn't even have to adjust, it just hit my foot and went in!"

Lin Quan was also amused by his opponent's words: "Xiaobai, your shooting skills are really good. You don't even need reaction speed. You started shooting before I even passed the ball. You were able to kick such a difficult pass into the goal. I can only say that it's amazing!"

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Finland had originally planned to park the bus, but now the team was behind. Could they win the game by continuing to park the bus? They looked helplessly at the coach on the sidelines.

The Finnish coach also began to hesitate at this time:

Should they give up the bus and attack Spain? If they continue to park the bus like this, with Spain's terrifying possession rate, they probably won't have a chance to equalize the score.

If we invest troops to launch an attack, there might be a glimmer of hope.

So the Finnish head coach waved his hand and ordered the team to attack.

Now that's a problem. Spain originally complained that there were too many people in front and behind the opponent's penalty area, making it difficult to attack.

Now that the opponent has taken the initiative to attack, the backcourt has suddenly become much more open, which makes their passing and cutting cooperation more smooth.

In the 26th minute, after a series of passes, the Spanish player passed the ball into the penalty area, and David Silva's shot hit the defender and bounced out of the bottom line.

Spain wins a corner kick.

Lin Quan took a corner kick and aimed at the back point in the penalty area.

Ramos broke free from the defender's interference and headed the ball into the goal from about 11 yards away.

Spain scored two goals in three minutes! Ramos was very excited after scoring. He was a defender, but he could score a goal. Isn't that worth celebrating? Ramos happily ran to the sidelines and did a slide to celebrate.

The teammates also followed behind him and slid onto the track, and even Lin Quan joined in the fun.

However, I didn't feel it when I was sliding on the track. It was only after I got up that I found that my knee was scraped and bleeding a little.

Bosque on the sidelines was horrified when he saw Lin Quan's knee bleeding, and immediately asked the team doctor to come on the field to check and treat him.

This is the team's treasure, he can't be hurt easily! Lin Quan was helpless, even though he repeatedly said that he was fine, just a little scratch, nothing serious.

But Bosque still insisted on having the team doctor examine him on the sidelines, and only after confirming that he was not injured did he feel relieved.

"Lin, you are not allowed to use dangerous moves to celebrate in future games. Slides and front flips are not allowed. Both are very dangerous!"

Bosque said with a serious face.

He didn't care how others celebrated, Lin Quan couldn't do such a dangerous celebration.

If he gets injured and there's no one on the team who can replace him, that's going to be a big deal.

Some people, such as Drogba, can do the sliding move very domineeringly.

Some people are very unlucky, such as Solskjaer, who excitedly chose to slide on the track to celebrate when creating the miracle at Camp Nou, and then he was tragically injured...

Lin Quan humbly accepted Bosque's criticism and said he would never make the same mistake again.

Coach Tony saw that Bosque's words were a bit harsh, so he secretly pulled Lin Quan and whispered to him: "Don't blame Vincent for being so harsh on you. He doesn't really want to criticize you, he just doesn't want your career to be affected by injuries.

We old guys made a lot of mistakes when we were young, and we hope you can learn from our experience and not follow our old path."

Lin Quan's talent is so outstanding that Bosque and Toni want to treat him like a treasure, fearing that he will fall into decline due to injuries before he can fully demonstrate his talent.

There have been too many such examples in football, and they don’t want something like this to happen to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan is not an ungrateful person. He can certainly feel Bosque's care and concern.

Of course, this is also related to the strength and talent he has demonstrated. If it were an ordinary player, the opponent would definitely not care so much.

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While Lin Quan was off the field for treatment, the Finnish team, which was outnumbered, finally completed its first shot in the 29th minute of the game.

The unguarded Eremenko volleyed the ball from about 25 yards away from the goal, which went wide. Although it failed to pose a threat, it at least broke the team's embarrassing streak of no shots.

But after Lin Quan came on the court, the initiative on the field was once again firmly in the hands of Spain.

In the 39th minute, Lin Quan made a wonderful pass and David Silva's shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

The ball flew to the outside of the penalty area. Iniesta took the ball and took a long shot from 30 yards on the left.

The quality of this ball was extremely high, but Mainpa made another god-level save, tipping the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

Iniesta missed the chance to score a brace.

A corner kick was taken, and in the chaos in the penalty area, Silva got the ball.

The shot from the Manchester City center hit the post and bounced out and landed at Alba's feet.

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Barcelona's left-back's follow-up shot missed the post, allowing the Finn to escape.

In the final period of the first half, Spain once again laid siege to Finland.

Finland, which had originally planned to fight against Spain, had to be humiliated and beaten by Spain in its own half.

If it weren't for the goalkeeper and the goal post who made many contributions and helped them resolve the crisis, they would have been three or even four goals behind by now.

The team was leading in the score and took the absolute initiative.

The Spanish fans at the Molinon Stadium were singing and dancing in joy.

You can not only appreciate the charm of Spanish passing and controlling football, but also see your own team win the game.

They really like this feeling of bullying others!

It’s a pity that the next game is to be played in France, and most of them can’t go. They can only sit in front of the TV at home and cheer for the team.

But given the team's strength, defeating France away shouldn't be a problem, right?

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After the half-time break, Spain, which was leading by two goals, made the first personnel adjustments.

Pedro came on for Cazorla and Negredo came on for Iniesta.

Bosque had a substitution quota in his hand, which he prepared for Lin Quan.

However, he was worried that replacing Lin Quan too early would lead to a decrease in the team's offensive firepower, so he planned to wait and see.

After Pedro came on the court, he became very active.

In the 49th minute, Pedro received the ball outside the penalty area and chose to take a long shot, but it was blocked by the defender and went out of bounds.

Lin Quan took a corner kick, and Ramos scored a difficult header at almost zero angle on the edge of the small penalty area.

After scoring the goal, Ramos took off his jersey, revealing his muscular body, and ran to the sidelines to pose in front of the camera.

No one would believe it if I told them that he, a defender, scored twice with headers in this game.

The Spanish fans at the scene were boiling with excitement. No matter whether they were Ramos' fans or not, they had to applaud him for this wonderful header.

"How did you score that goal?"

On the sidelines, after hugging and celebrating with his colleagues in the national team, Bosque touched his smooth forehead left by his receding hairline with an incredible look on his face.

"I'm afraid only God knows. Even if Ramos takes this shot again, he probably won't be able to score!"

Bosque nodded and quickly asked his assistant to arrange a substitution.

With the team leading by three goals, Lin Quan doesn't need to stay on the court any longer.

Hurry up and replace him, and prepare for the next game against France! Seeing the fourth official holding up the substitution card, Lin Quan trotted off the court, applauding the fans who came to watch the game to express his gratitude.

The fans also applauded him enthusiastically.

Lin Quan did not score a goal in this game, but all three goals scored by the team came from his assists. Iniesta's kick might have been a little far-fetched.

But he deserves credit for Ramos' two headers.

After walking to the sidelines and hugging Mata who was about to play, Lin Quan took the energy drink handed to him by his teammates, sat on the bench wrapped in a coat, and watched the game attentively.

Bosque saw that Lin Quan did not get angry because he was substituted too early, and nodded slightly.

This kid has a very good mentality, unlike others who tend to be petty.

Although three main players were replaced, Spain still firmly held the initiative on the field.

In the 57th minute, Fabregas passed the ball and Ramos' header hit the left post and went wide, almost completing a hat-trick with headers.

After heading the ball off target, Ramos covered his head with a look of regret.

If this goal goes in, he might set a record for the Spanish national team.

A defender scored three goals in one game, all with headers. This is definitely going to make history, right? But unfortunately, Fabregas' pass was a little too strong, and he was not very comfortable with it.

If Lin Quan had passed the ball, maybe he would have gotten it.

Thinking of this, Ramos missed Lin Quan a little.

After taking a three-goal lead, Spain played a little relaxed.

The Finns took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and, in the 79th minute of the game, seized on a mistake made by their opponents and scored a goal.

This goal was lost in an unjustifiable way. Bosque yelled at the players on the sidelines to express his dissatisfaction.

The opponent's midfielder made a cross from the left, but neither Ramos nor Alba marked him closely, allowing Finland's Pukki to shoot into the goal before Valdes got the ball in the small penalty area.

If either Ramos or Alba had not made a mistake in this game, the opponent would not have been able to score.

Facing the coach's criticism, Ramos took the initiative to take the blame. He was indeed absent-minded on this ball.

Because he had scored two goals before, he was always thinking about a hat trick as a defender and was not focused enough in the game, which gave the opponent a chance.

After restraining his desire to score goals, Ramos performed very steadily in the subsequent games and did not give the Finnish team any chances.

In the end, Spain defeated their opponent 3-1 at home with three goals from Iniesta and Ramos. Currently, they have won all four group matches and are at the top of the list with 12 points.

In the next game they will visit the Stade de France to face France, the second-ranked team in the group.

The French team also defeated Georgia 3-1 in this round and is closely following Spain in the standings.

If Spain can beat its opponent away from home, it will be able to widen the gap by 6 points and take the lead.

But if Spain loses to France, the two teams will be back to the same starting line, and it is hard to say who will qualify as the first in the group! (End of this chapter)