Chapter 156: Passing several people in a row, shocking Brazilian fans!

On the last day of the group stage, Spain faced the African Eagles Nigeria at the Maracana Stadium.

This Nigerian team is not strong, but it is not particularly weak either.

So Spain sent out a half-main and half-substitute lineup to face them.

Although in the eyes of the Spaniards, they played half of the substitutes.

But in the eyes of Nigerian players, the opponent's substitute lineup is more luxurious than their main lineup.

So even if Spain used substitutes, it would be difficult for them to win.

The progress of the game also confirmed this.

Just three minutes into the game, Lin Quan broke through the wing and dribbled inside, dribbling past three people before entering the penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper, he calmly shot into the far corner, performing a one-man show and helping the team change the score.

The goal was incredible and drew exclamations from the fans at the scene.

In front of Lin Quan, the opponent's defenders were as clumsy as piles of wood. They had almost no time to react before they were completely defeated by him!

No matter how much the Brazilian fans at the scene supported Neymar, they looked down on Lin Quan.

I have to admit that the opponent played this ball very beautifully.

Although Neymar has also scored goals by dribbling past several players, such goals are very rare and look far less easy than those of the opponents.

In the process of scoring the goal just now, Lin Quan did not use any fancy moves. He just simply flicked and dribbled, and changed the rhythm, and he easily completed the pass.

In the face of his extremely high step frequency and ball touching frequency, the opponent's defender is really like a wooden stake and can't keep up with his rhythm at all.

This extraordinary way of passing shocked the Brazilian fans.

Although they had previously looked down on the other party for not knowing how to play tricks, after feeling the impact brought by the other party on the spot.

They began to think: This way of passing seems to be more efficient? After scoring this goal, Lin Quan's goal tally in this Confederations Cup reached 4.

Neymar had finally caught up with him in the previous game, but Lin Quan kicked him down in just three minutes, and he took the top spot! Before the Nigerian players had fully entered the game state, their own goal had already been breached.

This left the Nigerian players confused.

The score fell behind early on, and the opponent was too strong.

Under the heavy pressure of qualifying from the group, the Nigerian players are somewhat unbalanced.

In the 11th minute of the first half, when Lin Quan was dribbling the ball, Nigerian defender Kennett Omeruo wanted to make a tackle, but accidentally strained his thigh while doing so.

This was really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken. Not only did I not get the ball, I couldn't even hold on.

Nigeria had to make substitutions passively.

After losing a key defender, Nigeria's defense became more vulnerable.

Spain was also very smart and took advantage of the opponent's weak link.

Their targeted attack soon paid off! In the 34th minute of the first half, Spain expanded its lead.

After receiving the ball in the middle, Lin Quan made an accurate long pass and found Torres at the front of the penalty area.

After Torres received the ball, he took a step forward into the penalty area before the opponent's defender pressed him, and shot the ball into the goal.

This was the second goal scored by Lin Quan assisting Torres, and the cooperation between the two on the court seemed pretty good.

Torres was very excited after scoring the goal. He ran over to hug Lin Quan to celebrate and thank him.

Scored two goals in two games. Now no one can say that Torres is just a bystander! He has also made outstanding contributions to the team!

Facing Spain's powerful midfield, Nigeria's counterattacks were difficult to pose a threat.

The score of 2:0 continued until the end of the first half.

Spain started making substitutions in the second half, with Isco coming on to replace Fabregas.

This was Isco's first game for the Spanish national team.

Isco was very excited in his debut, and he was like a mad dog in the frontcourt, trying to grab the ball from the opponent's defender.

However, he failed to grab the ball and was given a yellow card warning by the referee for a foul.

It's really unheard of that he received a yellow card after playing on the field for less than five minutes.

Bosque on the sidelines was scared to death when he saw Isco received a yellow card early on.

"Damn it, can't this guy calm down? That foul was totally unnecessary!"

He did not ask Isco to make any contribution to the team's offense. He just replaced him with him to let him feel the atmosphere of the game.

But it would be a joke if Isco got two yellow cards and was sent off after coming on the field!

Why can't this group of young players be as reliable as Lin Quan?

Bosque complained helplessly in his heart.

"Isco, control your emotions, don't get too excited.

There is still a lot of time left in the game. If you commit another foul and get a red card, I am sure there will be no place for you in the national team in the future!"

Lin Quan also noticed that Isco was too excited, so he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to walk over and remind him.

"I understand. Thank you, Brother Lin!"

Isco nodded heavily, indicating that he knew what to do.

He is not like Balotelli who is stupid. Isco is a normal person with high IQ.

After regulating his emotions, he quickly calmed down.

After calming down, Isco's performance started to get better and better.

Bosque on the sidelines finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Isco's transformation.

"Have you noticed that Lin has a high reputation among young players?"

Thinking of the scene where Lin Quan took the initiative to walk over and counsel Isco, Bosque turned his head and asked coach Toni who was sitting next to him.

"I've discovered it a long time ago. Didn't you see Morata and the others were circling around Lin Quan? This kid is the leader of the younger generation of players!"

Toni obviously noticed this earlier than Bosque.

After hearing what Tony said, Bosque began to think seriously: There is no doubt that Lin Quan is the tactical core of Spain in the next decade or even the next.

Since he is the most important member of the team, it is natural that he should be given some other responsibilities.

For example, becoming the captain of the team and taking on the responsibility of the team's spiritual leader.

Bosque had actually thought of this idea a long time ago, but Lin Quan had relatively little experience in the team and was indeed too young.

So Bosque never took action.

But now, after realizing Lin Quan's prestige among young players, Bosque feels that it is time to prepare in advance.

Given Lin Quan's current qualifications, it would be difficult to convince others to appoint him as the captain of Spain.

But there shouldn't be much resistance to arranging him as a vice-captain, the third or fourth captain, etc. With this identity, when the older generation of players gradually retire from the national team, he will automatically become the captain and spiritual leader of the national team.

Thinking of this, Bosque secretly made up his mind and planned to go back and try slowly after the Confederations Cup was over.

If they can win the championship and Lin Quan performs very well in subsequent games, then he can take the opportunity to announce this decision and the pressure of opposition he will face may be much less.

…

In a box in the stands, Ronaldinho and Ronaldinho, who had agreed to watch the game together, commented on Lin Quan's performance after watching most of the game.

"This kid's position in the frontcourt is not fixed. He plays a bit like Messi in Barcelona!"

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Ronaldinho, who has a very good relationship with Messi and has always paid close attention to Messi, watched for a while and found that Lin Quan played the same position as Messi - a free man in the frontcourt!

This position is not easy to play because the position and role are not fixed.

On the wing, he needs to have the ability to break through and pass the ball, act as a fulcrum on the front line, have the ability to hold the ball and make passes, and also have excellent finishing ability.

In the midfield, he needs to have strong organizational and passing skills, as well as an excellent overall view and a broad vision.

He can seize the fleeting opportunity on the opponent's defense, use the pass to tear through the opponent's defense and deliver a fatal blow.

Anyone who possesses any one of these three abilities can be considered an excellent player.

Possessing two of these qualities almost makes one a star! And possessing all three at the same time is undoubtedly a top star.

Even someone as strong as Ronaldinho wouldn't dare to say that he could perfectly handle this role.

Ronaldinho frowned. He was not interested in the free man in the frontcourt.

As a forward, he was more concerned about how many goals Lin Quan scored in the game.

This guy, apart from that beautiful goal at the beginning of the game, seemed to have no idea about the goal for the rest of the time.

Sometimes he had opportunities to shoot, but he did not choose to shoot himself, but passed the ball to his teammates.

This choice puzzled Ronaldo. Isn't this guy a striker? Isn't the striker's job to score goals? In that case, why did he pass the ball and shoot it himself? He had seen Lin Quan's ability to dribble past others. He didn't believe that the Nigerian defense line could stop Lin Quan's breakthrough? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! So this guy was limiting himself!

As if in response to Ronaldo's call, in the 71st minute of the game, Lin Quan took advantage of a free kick opportunity to score directly, scoring his second goal.

"Well, free kicks count too!"

Ronaldinho himself scores relatively few free kicks, but he cannot deny that scoring directly from a free kick is also a kind of ability.

After scoring this goal, Lin Quan himself was also substituted.

However, this goal also brought his total number of goals in the Confederations Cup to 5, leaving the second place Neymar 2 goals ahead.

Considering that Brazil only has two games left at most, and the opponents they face are very strong, it will be more difficult for Neymar to catch up with him! Spain replaced two players at once, and David Silva came on to replace him.

Morata also came on the field, replacing Pedro.

After Morata came on the pitch, he was as active as Isco, both wanting to score a goal.

But the two of them seemed to be not very lucky.

In the 79th minute, Morata had a chance to score a goal, but unfortunately he dribbled the ball too far and the goalkeeper caught it.

Morata was very upset. He should have just shot directly instead of taking that step!

In that case, there might be a chance to score, but now the ball has been confiscated! And after missing the single-handed opportunity, my teammates might doubt my ability, and they may not pass the ball to me if there is such an opportunity in the future! When Morata thought of this, he began to miss Lin Quan.

If Lin Quan was present, given his relationship with him, he might continue to feed him cakes.

Just because Morata and Isco didn't score doesn't mean other Spanish players have no chances.

In the 88th minute of the game, Alba made a beautiful world wave shot, the ball went straight into the dead corner of the goal, and the score was changed to 4:0. After scoring, Alba glanced at Isco and Morata, as if showing off his footwork to the other side: If you want to score, you have to play like this!

Morata and Isco were both frustrated and blushing. They were looked down upon by a defender. How shameful! …

In the end, Spain defeated Nigeria 4-0, won all three group matches and advanced to the semi-finals.

Their opponent in the semi-finals will be the second place in Group A, Italy, which had previously played against Spain in the European Cup final.

In this Confederations Cup, Italy did not perform well in the group stage.

Their catenaccio seemed to be losing its power gradually, and in three group matches, Italy conceded a total of eight goals.

In addition to conceding four goals to the host Brazil, Italy conceded three goals to Japan, the weakest opponent in the group stage.

In that game, Italy was even lagging behind its opponent the whole time. If the Japanese team had not scored an own goal at a crucial moment, it might have been Italy that lost.

Even the small Japanese team had such a hard time winning, which made the outside world worried about Italy's condition: Why did the European runner-up fall to this level in such a short time?

Why is there no such situation in Spain? Spain also has a large group of veterans in the team, and its performance in this Confederations Cup can be described as perfect.

They played three games, scored 21 goals and conceded only one goal.

An average of 7 goals per game set a record in the history of the Confederations Cup.

And they only conceded one goal, which was the complete opposite of Italy, which is known for its defense.

It seems that Spain is better at defense than Italy!

Given the two teams' completely different performances in the group stage, the outside world is generally optimistic that Spain can advance to the final.

It is hard to believe that such an out-of-form Italian team can pose any threat to the world champions.

Not only do they think so, the Spanish also think so.

The opponents were in poor form, having previously beaten Italy 4-0 in the European Cup final.

Whether from the current state of the two teams or from the recent data of the two teams' battles, Spain has the upper hand! Therefore, when facing such an opponent, the entire Spanish team is very optimistic.

It seems that it is not difficult to beat Italy.

Many people have even started studying their opponents in the finals and preparing for the finals!

(End of this chapter)