Chapter 141: With everyone's attention, can Lin Quan break the historical record that has been dormant for 40 years?
In the 33rd round of the league, Werder Bremen defeated Frankfurt 2:1 away, increasing their winning streak in the league to 10 games.
This result also broke their longest winning streak in team history.
Lin Quan scored a goal in this game, bringing his total number of goals to 40, tying the Bundesliga single-season goal record set by Gerd Muller in the 1971-1972 season.
If he can score again in the next final match against Nuremberg, he will break this record and write his name on the Bundesliga record list!
During this period, Lin Quan was actually intentionally suppressing his desire to score goals.
He wants to stay hungry for goals so that he can be in better form in the German Cup final and help the team win the championship.
Moreover, after the team takes the lead, Schaaf usually makes substitutions early, allowing substitutes such as Phil Krug and Peterson to play for training.
Affected by this, Lin Quan scored only 12 goals in the second half.
If he had maintained his strong firepower in the first half, he would probably have broken the Bundesliga's goal record long ago.
But what is coming will eventually come. If this record can be broken in Werder Bremen’s last home game, it will be a farewell gift to the home fans.
This may be the best farewell gift! ……
Before the last round of the league, the dust of the Bundesliga has basically settled.
Bayern has won the championship two rounds in advance, and Fürth has been relegated in advance.
The final relegation spot will be decided between Hoffenheim and Düsseldorf.
Considering that Hoffenheim is 2 points less than Düsseldorf and they will face Dortmund in the last round, their probability of relegation is greater.
But surprisingly, Hoffenheim reversed Dortmund 2:1 away from home, while Düsseldorf was beaten 3:0 by Hannover away from home. Düsseldorf originally had a huge advantage, relying on the lead in points and goal difference, and as long as the game was tied, they would have a chance to stay in the league.
Unexpectedly, the result was a failure. Instead, Hoffenheim overturned Dortmund with its resilience and created a miracle.
This is really full of drama. Although the suspense of this season's championship has disappeared early on, the suspense of relegation has always existed, which makes the Bundesliga not so boring.
However, Hoffenheim has not completely managed to avoid relegation. They still have to compete with the third place in the German 2nd Division for a place in the Bundesliga next season.
If they lose to the third-placed team in the Bundesliga in the play-offs, they will still be relegated.
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May 18, 19:30.
The Weser Stadium is brightly lit.
This is the final match of the Bundesliga this season, and also the last game for Lin Quan and De Bruyne at the Weser Stadium.
For the fans of the Parrot Army, after this game, they will never see Lin Quan and De Bruyne wearing the green jerseys of Werder Bremen and fighting for the team again.
In order to witness the last home game of the two and their farewell ceremony, almost all the tickets were snapped up by fans before the game.
Even the high-priced tickets that people usually don’t want to buy, which were controlled by scalpers, were snapped up.
In addition to Werder Bremen fans, some reporters and scouts also flocked to the Weser Stadium.
The Bundesliga's goal record, which has been untouched for forty years, is very likely to be broken in this game.
Reporters were waiting to witness this historic moment.
As for those scouts, they naturally come to observe the players they like and see if they can bring them to their own team during the summer transfer window.
Lin Quan's contract with Barcelona is about to expire, and the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the renewal issue, which proves that Lin Quan is likely to become a free agent in the summer.
One of the hottest players in today's football world has become a free agent, which is extremely attractive to all the big clubs.
Considering Lin Quan’s age, if they can take him away, the team won’t have to worry about the core of the team for at least the next ten years.
Therefore, no wealthy family wanted to miss this feast, and almost all those who were a little interested came.
"Haha, your son seems very popular!"
In a box at the Weser Stadium, Bayern sports director Matthias Sammer said with a double meaning.
"Yeah, there are so many fans coming to the stadium to support him!"
Guardiola didn't seem to understand the hidden meaning of Sammer's words. He glanced at the packed Weser Stadium and said with some sigh.
When I played football at Camp Nou, it seemed that I had never received such treatment.
This guy's popularity among fans is really enviable!
Sammer was speechless for a while. I meant that there were many people from other clubs who came. Who told you about the fans at the scene?
Lin Quan scored so many goals and won so many games in one season at Werder Bremen.
Isn't it normal to have such high popularity?
What's so strange about this!
When he arrives at Bayern, if he can achieve the same results there, the fans at the Allianz Arena will not be stingy with their applause and cheers.
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Facts have proved that Guardiola still underestimated Lin Quan's weight in the hearts of Werder Bremen fans.
During the part where the host introduced the players from both teams, after introducing the other players, the host said with great emotion:
"There was a guy who had just joined the team and started wearing the green jersey of Werder Bremen. He humiliated the Bundesliga giants with an incredible hat trick in an away game!"
Hearing this, Summer's expression turned a little ugly.
The fans around the box laughed heartily. The away victory over Bayern in the Telecom Cup was definitely a victory that made them feel very satisfied.
"There is one person who has stepped forward many times to help the team out of crisis when the team is in danger!"
The big screen began to play footage of this season's Werder Bremen falling behind time and time again, with the young man in the No. 10 jersey riding alone to break through the barriers time and time again, and helping the team to overcome danger with one goal after another.
"This same guy, in his first season at Werder Bremen, scored 47 goals for the team in all competitions!"
The big screen showed highlights of Lin Quan's goals in the Telecom Cup, German Cup and league.
Before he knew it, he had made 39 appearances for Werder Bremen in all competitions and scored 47 goals.
Both the number of goals in a single season and the extremely high goal efficiency of 1.2 goals per game have greatly refreshed Werder Bremen's team history records.
If he could only play for the team for one season, he would definitely be able to break Werder Bremen's scorer record and become the team's top scorer.
"Tell me out loud, what is his name?"
The host suddenly raised his voice and asked questions to the audience.
"Lin-Quan!"
The audience of more than 50,000 people shouted out the name.
After hearing his name, Lin Quan waved to the fans at the scene while walking towards the stadium.
To be honest, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he would be arranged to be the last to appear and receive the cheers and applause of the fans alone.
This touched his heart deeply, and he became more determined to give a victory and a record as a gift to these lovely fans of Werder Bremen!
After seeing Lin Quan come on the field, the fans at the scene burst into even more enthusiastic cheers, and more than 50,000 fans stood up and applauded him.
The fans sincerely thank him for his contribution to the team this season and wish him all the best in his future journey.
The Nuremberg players looked at Lin Quan with some jealousy. This guy was only 17 years old, but he had already achieved something that most of them would never be able to achieve in their lifetime.
It is even possible that they will set a new record for the most goals scored in a single season in the Bundesliga in this game.
How difficult this record is to break can be seen from the fact that no one has been able to break it in the past forty years.
The year that Gerd Muller set this record was the year when he was in top form and scored 85 goals in a natural year.
No one has been able to break this record since then. Not to mention breaking it, it is even difficult to get close to this number.
And right now, in this game, this 17-year-old boy will challenge this record.
Maybe others are looking forward to the historic moment when he breaks the record, but for the Nuremberg players, they don’t want to be the background board for the other party to reach the top!
So, we can lose the game, but we must not let Lin Quan score.
From the very beginning of the game, they firmly implemented this principle.
When other Bremen players got the ball, they sent one person or even no one to defend.
But once the ball is passed to Lin Quan's feet, in the blink of an eye, at least two or three defensive players from Nuremberg will rush up.
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The opponent's intention of not letting Lin Quan score a goal was already written on their minds.
When Lin Quan saw the other party's posture, he did not act recklessly.
He took advantage of the opponent's focus on marking him, increased running, passing and pulling, reduced the time he dribbled the ball, and created shooting opportunities for his teammates.
Although breaking records is important, in the final game of the season, we should first ensure victory.
If I break the record but lose the game at home, then I feel that the record is not perfect.
With the help of Lin Quan, in the 36th minute of the first half, De Bruyne took advantage of an excellent opportunity to score the first goal, helping the team take a 1:0 lead.
I thought that after the team took the lead, Nuremberg might be anxious to equalize the score. In that case, they would devote more manpower to the attack and might relax their defense against Lin Quan.
But what no one expected was that the opponent didn't care about the outcome of the game at all.
If you lose, you lose, it’s no big deal.
As long as nothing tragic happens, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, this is the last game and their points are enough to ensure their relegation. What’s the harm in losing a game?
Werder Bremen soon realized this.
After the team took the lead, they had already begun to intentionally create opportunities for Lin Quan in order to help him break the record.
But the opponent's desperate attitude to defend Lin Quan made all their efforts in vain.
No matter how good Lin Quan is at dribbling past opponents, there are always two or three players following him all year round. He can't even catch the ball and has no chance to display his dribbling skills! "Why can't Lin Quan score a goal today?"
"Yeah, the first half was almost over and he didn't even have a shot!"
The Werder Bremen fans at the scene were a little impatient. Although they also cared about the outcome of the game, they were more concerned about whether Lin Quan could break Gerd Muller's record.
But judging from the situation now, there is no chance of breaking the record at all.
"Nuremberg's defense was too targeted. Wherever Lin Quan went, there were two or three defenders around him. He couldn't get the ball at all."
"Haha, it seems that Nuremberg is unwilling to serve as a backdrop for the opponent's record-breaking performance!"
In the TV commentary booth, the German TV commentator jokingly said about the situation on the field:
“If it were me, I would probably do the same.
If Lin Quan really breaks the record on his own team, then Nuremberg will become famous, but this fame is not good. "
The commentators could understand the opposing team's tactical choice, but the fans who came to the scene and the reporters waiting to report the big news could not accept it.
"One goal!"
"One goal!"
They started shouting.
At first it was just a small group of people shouting, but later more and more people joined them.
At the end, the whole stadium was filled with the sound of "one goal".
The fans' shouts made Lin Quan feel some pressure, but the opponent's shameless defense made it difficult for him to find a chance to score for a while.
Just when he felt embarrassed, De Bruyne's goal just now gave him inspiration.
So he shouted to his teammates on the field: "Don't worry about me, I will lead their players to the backcourt later, and you can take advantage of the opportunity to beat them up by outnumbering them!
Even if I can't score a goal today, I have to inflict a tragedy on them!"
The players of Werder Bremen nodded one after another. The opponent's top-heavy defense clearly showed that they didn't take them seriously! Although we are not as strong as Lin Quan, we are not made of paper. Who are you looking down on by defending like this?
Therefore, they adjusted their offensive strategy and no longer deliberately passed the ball to Lin Quan, but instead shot themselves whenever they had the chance.
The change quickly took effect.
In the 43rd minute, Werder Bremen launched an attack on the left side. De Bruyne made a quick pass after pulling to the side, and Peterson, who came in from behind, made a smart shot and swept the ball into the goal.
The score became 2:0!
In this goal, Lin Quan did as he said and deliberately ran towards his own half with the defensive player who was marking him.
Although the Nuremberg players were a little hesitant, they still followed.
When Lin Quan was shouting before, he deliberately shouted very loudly so that they could hear it.
So they knew the other party's intentions very well, but even so, they still did not dare to let go of their surveillance on Lin Quan.
But the price of doing so was that they lost another goal.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Lin Quan used the same trick again. When Werder Bremen launched an attack, he not only retreated but continued to run towards his own half.
This time, the Nuremberg players were obviously hesitant.
However, they did not hesitate for too long and soon caught up and continued to focus on defending Lin Quan, giving him no chance at all.
De Bruyne was dribbling the ball and observing. If the opponent relaxed their defense against Lin Quan, he would immediately pass the ball to Lin Quan.
But unfortunately, the opponent's defense did not relax, so he had to pass the ball to other teammates.
In the 55th minute, Werder Bremen extended its lead again.
With no one interfering, De Bruyne made a high-quality long shot from outside the penalty area and scored the opponent's goal for the third time.
This goal loosened the psychological defense of Nuremberg players.
If someone had interfered with the ball just now and prevented the opponent from shooting so comfortably, the ball might not have been lost.
But the question is, where are the people in their backcourt?
Three players followed the opponent's No. 10 to the opponent's half. The remaining 7 players had to defend the opponent's 10 players. How could they defend? And the opponent had already hit their own door. It felt stupid to send three players to the opponent's half.
So when Werder Bremen launched another attack and planned to repeat the same trick, they were not fooled.
The number of players closely guarding Lin Quan decreased from three to one, and the remaining two stayed near the center circle.
Seeing this scene, De Bruyne and Lin Quan looked at each other, and both knew that the opportunity to break the record had come! (End of this chapter)