Chapter 243 Wearing the captain's armband of the national team, it's not too much to perform a hat trick, right?
“Italian catenaccio feels like it’s just like this!”
On the bench, Negredo celebrated with several substitutes, then held his chin and made a serious comment.
If such arrogant words had been said in the past, they would definitely have attracted criticism from others.
But today, after seeing their teammates easily pass the ball into the opponent's goal in this way, the Spanish players on the bench all felt that Negredo was right.
This kind of goal rarely appears in their team's group competitions. It seems that Italy is not as good as their substitute lineup.
Buffon got up from the ground and couldn't help kicking the post next to him.
It was a shame to lose the ball, but looking at the teammates, they had tried their best but still couldn't stop the opponent's attack.
This made Buffon even more angry! On the sidelines, the head coaches of both teams reacted calmly after seeing the goal.
Bosque just clapped symbolically. For Spain at that time, this kind of goal could only be attributed to their strength and there was nothing to be proud of.
Italy is their old rival, and there seems to be nothing to be happy about defeating such an opponent in a friendly match.
Although Prandelli next door seemed calm on the surface, he was actually very panicked inside.
He feels that Spain has become stronger than when they met in the Confederations Cup last summer. Their cooperation is more tacit and their passing and control tactics are more powerful.
However, the lineup remains the same, and some players in the team are even one year older. Logically, Spain's strength should be declining.
But why does it feel like Spain is constantly evolving and getting stronger?
Spain couldn't score a goal like this last summer!
Their small-scale cooperation in the frontcourt is indeed eye-catching, but that is only based on Lin Quan's outstanding personal strength.
But today, before Lin Quan showed his strength, they completed such a breathtaking goal through teamwork.
This made Prandelli feel powerless: How could they beat Spain? Italy could not find the answer, so they were completely passive on the field.
In the first half, except for the opening ten minutes, Italy was almost completely confined to Spain's own half for the rest of the time.
If you defend for too long, you will lose. In the 38th minute, Spain once again played a wonderful combination, and finally Lin Quan assisted Iniesta to score.
In the 44th minute, while being double-teamed by three Italian defenders, Lin Quan was like a football elf. He moved swiftly in a very small space, created an opening and scored the ball.
This excellent ability to combine man with ball, as well as his super-fast pace and adjustment ability, shocked the Italian defenders.
They had tried their best to defend this goal, but they just couldn't! The opponent was too strong!
In the first half alone, Italy conceded three goals.
This made many Italian fans who came to the scene to support the team feel disappointed:
With their team in this state, how will they play against the top teams in the World Cup? They are stuck in the group of death. Will Italy be eliminated in the group stage again? Italian fans are in despair and despair, while Spanish fans are singing and dancing as if they are celebrating the New Year.
They love the team's dominant performance!
Who doesn’t like to bully weak players?
What's more, Italy is the champion of the previous World Cup. If we can beat Italy, doesn't it prove that our great Spain is invincible?
Bosque shook his head. Prandelli's Italy disappointed him greatly.
It didn't have the effect of training the soldiers!
How about a match with the Netherlands? However, the Netherlands is their opponent in the World Cup group stage. Will they agree to their match? If the Netherlands is not an option, Germany and Belgium next to them seem to be good candidates? Both teams are strong, especially Germany, which is one of the top five teams in the World Cup odds.
After the World Cup group results came out, several major European bookmakers also announced the winning odds of each team.
Defending champions Spain are the top favorites for the World Cup, with their odds at 1:2.73.
As the World Cup group stage has not even started yet, these odds can be said to be quite exaggerated.
The second place is Argentina with Messi, their odds are 1:6. The third place is the host Brazil team, their odds are 1:6.5. Originally, it should have been a little higher, but in last year's Confederations Cup final, they were beaten so badly by Spain that the outside world is not as optimistic about them as before.
The fourth team in terms of odds is Germany, whose odds are 1:7, which is very close to Brazil's.
Fifth place is the European Red Devils Belgium, whose odds are 1:10. Following them are Italy and the Netherlands at 1:18 and France at 1:22.
The odds of the remaining teams are all over 30, so it is obvious that their hopes of winning the championship are very slim.
Of course, this is the market quote from a European company, so there is definitely some bias in it.
In terms of national team strength, England may not be a match for Uruguay, but their odds are much higher than Uruguay's.
Bosque doesn't want to invite some bad players to play friendly matches, as he is worried that doing so will make the team worse.
Germany and Belgium are both in Europe, so it is very convenient to arrange a friendly match without having to cross continents to compete.
Both sides made adjustments in the second half, with Bosque replacing Valdés, Martinez and Alonso and replacing Casillas, Fabregas and Busquets.
After Casillas left the field, Ramos took over the captain's armband.
However, only 15 minutes into the second half, Ramos sprained his foot.
Bosque had to replace him as well. Ramos was unable to move due to his injury, so he simply gave the captain's armband to the person closest to him.
Lin Quan happened to be standing next to him! "Lin, this is for you!"
After shoving the captain's armband into Lin Quan's hands, Ramos was helped by the team doctor to rest.
Because Xavi was still on the field, Lin Quan was ready to give the captain's armband to him.
But Harvey shook his head: "Lin, you are the captain on the field now, wear it!"
Xavi has already confirmed that he will retire from the national team after this year's World Cup, so he has no intention of competing for the captaincy.
On the contrary, as a veteran of the team, he had long seen that Bosque intended to establish Lin Quan as the core of the team.
Therefore, when this group of veteran players retire from the national team one after another, the captain's armband of the national team will definitely be worn by Lin Quan.
In this case, why not take this opportunity to let him feel the feeling of being a captain in advance! Since Harvey said so, Lin Quan was not polite.
So, on the day when he was 18 years and 15 days old, Lin Quan wore the national team's armband for the first time and became the captain of the Spanish national team.
Although it was only temporary, it still created history for the Spanish national team.
Seeing Lin Quan wearing the captain's armband, the Spanish fans at the Calderon Stadium applauded him.
In the 77th minute, Silva and Iniesta completed a wall pass in the frontcourt, and Iniesta made a wonderful heel pass at the edge of the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Lin Quan passed it directly to Silva who was making a forward run, and Silva easily pushed the ball into the goal.
After scoring this goal, Spain is already leading by 4 goals!
However, they seemed unsatisfied, and the fans at the scene began to cheer, wanting Lin Quan to complete a hat trick! Lin Quan originally thought that he could play more conservatively, but after hearing the applause from the fans, he began to get excited.
As soon as he got excited, the Italians on the opposite side were in trouble.
Faced with Lin Quan's increasingly active form, the Italian defenders all complained bitterly.
Bro, it's just a friendly match, do you have to fight so hard?
Lin Quan felt that if he didn't score a goal while wearing the captain's armband, he would always feel sorry for the audience.
Italy, which had conceded four goals, was already extremely angry. Seeing that Lin Quan still wanted to score a goal, their moves immediately became more aggressive.
When Lin Quan saw the other party's move, he immediately guessed that the other party didn't want him to perform a hat trick.
Because Italy was under pressure throughout the game, there were too many people in and outside their penalty area.
If Lin Quan really rushed in, he might not be sure of success.
But if the opponent commits a foul, then it’s easy!
Just find a better position to do it! So, after receiving the pass from his teammate, Lin Quan deliberately led the way to the middle, as if he was going to overcome all obstacles and attack Huanglong.
The Italian players didn't know he was bluffing and thought he was really going to do it.
After all, Lin Quan really has such ability. He and Messi are recognized as the two players with the sharpest breakthroughs and the most difficult to defend in football.
In addition, he had succeeded once before, so the Italian players all believed it and acted as if they were facing a great enemy.
Marchisio was the first to rush up, but in the blink of an eye he was completely defeated by Lin Quan.
Marchisio was shocked. He knew that his opponent was very good at dribbling, but he didn't expect it to be this strong.
No wonder some experts commented that after Messi’s injury caused his breakthrough ability to decline, Lin Quan is the most powerful breakthrough player in today’s football!
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Marchisio did not dare to be careless and immediately reached out to pull Lin Quan from behind.
However, Lin Quan's strength was beyond his imagination, and he failed to knock him down at the first try.
Marchisio was stunned for a moment, then he tried again. This time he succeeded and easily pulled the opponent down.
But why does it feel a little wrong?
After looking at the place where he committed the foul, Marchisio's expression froze instantly!
Seeing where his teammate committed the foul, Italy's goalkeeper Buffon's expression froze! Damn it!
The free kick from this position is too dangerous!
After the referee called a foul, Lin Quan jumped up from the ground, quickly put the football in position, and stepped back to prepare for the free throw.
Chiellini is experienced. He argued with the referee about the location of the foul. When he retreated, he pretended not to pay attention and touched the ball, causing it to roll for a distance.
Lin Quan was somewhat helpless and could only reposition the football, but he found that the grass at the original position had been damaged by someone. If he placed the ball here, the position of the ball would be slightly lower, making it a bit uncomfortable to kick.
Lin Quan glanced at Chiellini, who looked at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth, as if it was none of his business.
Lin Quan kicked the grass hard several times and finally filled the hole. Then he put the football back in place and took seven or eight steps back to prepare for the free throw.
Ever since he last saw free kick master Juninho take a free kick, Lin Quan started practicing free kicks hard.
Originally, he only knew two moves: the falling leaf shot and the elevator shot, but after watching a lot of free throw videos of Juninho, he stole the S-shaped elevator shot.
He has never used this trick before, so this time he will use Buffon to test it out!
Buffon was just looking at Lin Quan, their eyes met in the air, and Lin Quan gave him an ambiguous smile.
Buffon's heart skipped a beat and he immediately felt something was wrong.
What did that look mean to this kid? Seeing that the opponent was about to take a free throw, Buffon quickly put aside his distracting thoughts and stared at Lin Quan intently, not missing any of his moves.
For a player like Lin Quan who has balanced left and right feet and no weak foot, it is very difficult to judge which foot he will use to take the free throw.
However, this does not pose a problem for Buffon. As an excellent goalkeeper, he can calculate which foot the opponent will use to shoot based on the opponent's steps, and thus determine the direction of the opponent's shot.
In terms of prediction, Buffon is one of the top goalkeepers, and can even be considered the best!
One step, two steps, three steps...
Lin Quan ran faster and faster, but Buffon became calmer and calmer.
He had already judged that the opponent would shoot with his right foot.
Given the power characteristics of the right foot, this ball will hit your right side, which is the left side of the goal.
Thinking of this, Buffon pushed the ground hard, and the moment Lin Quan kicked the ball, he flew sideways.
The ball really flew towards his right side!
Buffon breathed a sigh of relief!
Lin, I admit that your breakthroughs and shots are very powerful, but when it comes to free kicks, you are not among the best.
In his 18-year professional career, he has encountered countless free kick masters.
Mihajlovic, Roberto Baggio, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Juninho and his teammate Pirlo.
These people's free kicks have their own characteristics, some are powerful and some are weird and changeable.
Buffon has accumulated rich experience in his matches with them.
In Buffon's opinion, Lin Quan's free kicks have reached a level that can be considered a master's degree.
However, there is still a long way to go before he can reach the pinnacle of becoming a truly top free kick master.
Considering his age, maybe one day in the future, he will be able to rank among the top free kick masters, but not today! Buffon confidently pounced on the ball, but just when he thought he had a sure win.
The football suddenly turned strangely and flew to his left.
S-shaped free kick?
Buffon was shocked and immediately thought of Juninho's famous skill.
He quickly stretched out his left hand and tried to intercept.
But at this time he was moving to the right in the air, and his outstretched left hand was moving with his body, but it was still a little short of the football.
Swish! With a crisp sound, the football flew into the net.
Buffon was stunned! Lin Quan was also stunned!
The fans at the scene were also stunned!
By the time they reacted, the Calderon Stadium immediately erupted in a huge cheer.
hat trick!
Their player scored a hat trick in the game!
Lin Quan also reacted at this time. He ran to the sidelines, stood behind the billboard, opened his arms, closed his eyes, and listened to the cheers of more than 50,000 fans on the scene.
Seeing Lin Quan's move, the fans at the scene cheered even louder.
Seeing Lin Quan enjoying the cheers of the fans, Buffon fished the ball out of the net and revised his previous evaluation of Lin Quan.
Maybe, this guy's free kick skills are not as far from the pinnacle as he thought?
In the end, at the end of the game, thanks to Lin Quan's hat trick, Spain defeated Italy 5:0 at home.
After the game, Spain's morale was high, while Italy, which had lost five games, regretted its decision.
Why did we have the guts to play a friendly match with Spain in the first place?
(End of this chapter)