Chapter 440 Lin Quan helps out, Haaland and his son come to visit

As expected, after the game, the young and promising Paco, who was still praising him the day before, is another Villa of Valencia.

But soon after, Paco was criticized harshly because of his poor performance in this game and missed the penalty.

It is said that the media is fickle, but it is really outrageous that they change their face every day.

Poor Paco, he had never experienced anything like this before! The day before, he was still gloating over the media's hype, and was even overjoyed by the news that Barcelona would send scouts to observe him and seemed to be interested in buying him during the winter break.

As a result, after a game the next day, the whole world's evaluation of him changed.

Paco is innocent!

What player doesn’t miss a penalty?

Even strong players like Messi and Ronaldo have experienced missing penalties. Although it was a bit outrageous that he missed the first one, it was understandable that he missed the penalty as he was forced to do it without any prior preparation.

However, the media's standards for judging him are too harsh.

If it were players from other countries, they might not be criticized so severely.

But unfortunately, Paco's country is Spain.

Spain is the winner of two European Cups and two World Cups. As the defending champion of the two major international tournaments and the world's strongest team that has dominated the football scene for four years, the players of the Spanish national team naturally receive more attention than other teams.

The outside world's judgment standards for Spanish internationals are also much higher than those of other countries' internationals! Paco is only 22 years old this year and is still very young.

Although he is a newcomer in the national team, he has already had two seasons of outstanding performances in the club.

As early as 2010, when he was only 17 years old, he had already played for Valencia's first team.

In the 2012-2013 season, Paco was loaned to Getafe. That season he made 24 appearances and scored 4 goals. Considering that he was only 19 years old at the time and was a substitute most of the time, this data is definitely not bad.

In the 2013-2014 season, Paco returned to Valencia and got plenty of playing time, so his statistics exploded.

Throughout the season, Paco played 37 times for Valencia and scored 14 goals.

Even without considering his age, this data is definitely considered as the top scorer of a mid-to-lower-level team. What is even more commendable is that his condition is still very stable and he is not the kind of player who is short-lived.

In the 2014-2015 season, Paco continued his performance from the previous season, making 36 appearances for Valencia and scoring 14 goals throughout the season.

For a young player who has just turned 20, being able to achieve such data in the top five leagues means he is definitely a rising star in Spain.

But such a rising star was criticized by the media as being worthless.

It seems as if there are a lot of players in Spain who are stronger than Paco and can take over at any time.

Of course, if we judge by the standards of Spain's championship lineups in the past few years, there is indeed a gap in strength and talent between Paco's generation of players and the older players.

However, Spain cannot always produce a large number of geniuses. The golden generation will eventually come to an end. No matter how strong Paco and his generation are, if they cannot find better candidates in the country, they will have to continue to use them even if the head coach and fans are unwilling.

The problems on the front line may be better, at least there are Lin Quan, Diego Costa, Morata and others to hold on. The problems on the midfield and defense line are more serious.

Xavi and Alonso have both retired from the national team. David Silva, Iniesta and Cazorla on the bench will most likely retire as well after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Mata, Busquets and Fabregas are a little younger and are expected to last until the 2020 European Cup.

If there is really no successor, these two people may be able to grit their teeth and hold on until the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

But after this, these people will be over 34 years old and will definitely retire from the national team.

Spain will definitely be weak in midfield. Among the newcomers, Koke of Atletico Madrid and Thiago of Bayern are still worth looking forward to.

Several young players such as Arsenal and Rodri should be able to grow up in a few years.

But there is a big gap between them and their predecessors, and it is difficult for them to produce midfield masters like Iniesta and Xavi.

Without a strong midfield, the passing and controlling tactics that they are famous for will probably be greatly reduced in effectiveness.

However, the Spaniards seem to lack a sense of crisis about this. The majority of fans and the media are still immersed in Spain's supreme glory in the past, thinking that the Spanish dynasty can continue forever.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Lin Quan, but after the national team's game was over, a reporter actually came to ask Lin Quan this question, leaving Lin Quan speechless.

"Lin, what do you think about the Spanish striker Paco missing a penalty in the European Cup qualifiers?"

Lin Quan looked at the reporter seriously, as if he wanted to remember which media reporter they were who came to cause trouble, and keep his distance from them in the future.

Although Paco is older than Lin Quan, he is considered Lin Quan's junior in the national team.

Lin Quan had no connection with him in the past, and no grudge against him today, so there was no reason for him to stand on the side of the reporters and accuse him without reason.

So Lin Quan said some fair words on his behalf: "It is not uncommon for a player to miss a penalty. I don't think we can deny the player's performance throughout the game because of this."

The reporter insisted: "But according to the media's post-match ratings, Paco's rating for this game was also the lowest, only 5.9 points!"

Lin Quan looked at the reporter deeply again and said:

"Paco's performance in the previous game was very good. Players are also human beings. It is normal for them to have ups and downs in form. There are many factors that limit a player's performance, including his own form, the team's tactics, the opponent's tactics, and other factors off the field. I don't think we can draw conclusions about a person based on one or two games."

The reporter came with great excitement, but left disappointed.

He had originally planned to use Lin Quan's fame and influence to create a big news story. He had even thought of the title, but Lin Quan didn't give him this opportunity.

Although the purpose was not achieved, this interview with Lin Quan still had to be reported. After all, the two words "Lin Quan" could effectively attract the attention of fans and increase the sales of their newspapers.

After this report was published, thanks to Lin Quan's influence, it did arouse some discussion among fans and made many fans regain their sanity.

"Indeed, what Lin said is very right. Even players like Messi and Ronaldo have bad form and can't score goals. We can't be too harsh on a young player and should give him enough tolerance and room to grow."

"Yeah, after all, not every player is like Lin, who reached the peak right after debut and can continue to set new records."

"Lin's appearance has spoiled all of us, making us think that Spain can continue to produce such top talents, but this is not in line with the objective facts.

Even La Masia, which has produced countless top stars, has been silent in recent years. It can be seen that it is very difficult to produce talented players. In the future, not only will Barcelona not be able to return to its peak, but the Spanish team may not be able to return to its peak either! ”

Spain's peak actually overlaps a lot with Barcelona's peak.

After all, the Spanish national team was built based on Barcelona's lineup and should have declined with Barcelona after 2013. However, Lin Quan's sudden emergence helped Spain survive.

However, no matter how strong Lin Quan's personal ability is, he cannot reverse the reality that the entire team is on the road to ruin.

After all, the players are getting older and their condition is getting worse. This is an objective law that cannot be changed by human will.

Although the Spanish team is still very strong and has few rivals in the entire football world.

But this does not mean that this situation can continue forever. Spanish fans must be mentally prepared. Their strength will gradually decline in the future, and one day they may be squeezed out of the throne of the world's number one by other countries.

By then, the Spanish dynasty might have come to an end.

…

"Brother Lin, thank you for speaking up for me!"

Paco, who felt that the whole world was criticizing him during this period, was deeply moved after reading this report and personally called Lin Quan to express his gratitude.

The media's criticism dealt him a heavy blow and even had a significant impact on his self-confidence.

Lin Quan's righteous voice at this time was like lighting a candle for him in the darkness, illuminating the light for him and bringing some warmth to his heart.

"You're welcome. That's what the media does for a living. Creating all kinds of gimmicks and making up all kinds of exaggerated news is their common method. Don't take their reports too seriously. Just train well and play well!"

Paco is actually a bit similar to Villa. They are both short, fast, flexible in positioning, and have a keen sense of smell in front of the goal.

But his basic skills are much worse than Villa's, especially in shooting, I'm afraid he doesn't even have 70% of Villa's ability.

If he can work hard to improve his shooting skills, his ability to catch the ball will definitely improve significantly.

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This is something we can learn from Benzema. In the past two seasons, Benzema's shooting skills have improved qualitatively.

Although his popularity and status in Real Madrid are far inferior to the two big guys in the team, his statistics are not bad at all, especially in terms of goals. In the past two seasons, his number of goals in Real Madrid has exceeded 25+.

His performance this season is even more amazing. In the first 8 rounds of La Liga, Benzema has scored 8 goals, averaging one goal per game, with an extremely high efficiency!

It is precisely because Benzema has made obvious progress in recent seasons that Real Madrid’s chairman Florentino has the confidence to sell Ronaldo.

He feels that with Benzema, Bale, Rodriguez, Isco and others in the team, Real Madrid's offensive power will not drop too much even if Ronaldo is not in the team.

Hearing Lin Quan's instructions, Paco nodded heavily: "Okay, Brother Lin, I will go watch your goal highlights and try to learn a little bit of your skills!"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Quan's mouth twitched slightly.

Is this considered flattering yourself? How can you flatter yourself so bluntly?

After hanging up the phone, Lin Quan changed his clothes and prepared to go out for training.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a middle-aged man and a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old coming outside.

"Who are you looking for?"

Seeing the other party raising his hand to ring the doorbell, Lin Quan asked curiously.

When asking this question, he took another look at the young man. He felt that the boy looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize who he was for a while.

"Haha, I wanted to ask if this is where Coach Guardiola lives. After seeing you, I think I can save myself the trouble!"

When the middle-aged man saw Lin Quan, he introduced himself with a smile:

"My name is Alf-Inge Haaland, and this is my son, Erling Haaland, and we are here to visit coach Guardiola!"

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Lin Quan suddenly understood.

No wonder this guy looked familiar to me before. It turns out you are Majin Buu?

When he thought of Haaland's future fame and the rumors that he liked to eat children, Lin Quan couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

Unexpectedly, Haaland was also staring at him curiously at this time. He thought Lin Quan didn't seem much older than him, so how could he be so powerful? The two stared at each other for more than ten seconds, and finally Lin Quan withdrew his gaze.

Because he was worried that if he looked at it again, he might blurt out something in Northeastern dialect:

What are you looking at? Old Haaland saw his son staring at Lin Quan, worried that he might be rude, so he quickly scolded him: "Erling, you should be polite when you see a senior, why don't you say hello to him!"

Haaland chuckled, and although his smile was bright, it looked a little creepy.

Haaland's appearance at this time was not as abstract as it was later, but when he smiled, he looked very similar.

If Lin Quan couldn't identify him based on his appearance before, then now that he smiled, even without the introduction of old Haaland, Lin Quan could immediately identify him - it was Haaland! "Hello, I'm Erling Haaland, I'm 15 years old, I'm also a striker, I will definitely surpass you in the future!"

Hearing his son's domineering self-introduction, old Haaland felt both proud and annoyed.

It’s a good thing that this brat has such ambition, but he shouldn’t say such things in front of the world’s number one person. Doesn’t the other party have any face?

Do you still want to enter Manchester City's training camp? If you offend Lin Quan, you will definitely not be able to enter Manchester City's training camp! Fortunately, Lin Quan did not seem angry.

Instead, after hearing what Haaland said, he laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at? Are you laughing at me?"

Haaland was a little angry, as if he felt that he was being ridiculed by the other party, and his face turned red for a moment.

Although what he just said was his true ideal and aspiration, it still took a lot of courage and thought work for him to speak it out loud.

“Haha, no!”

Lin Quan was thinking of the scene in which Haaland would eat up all kinds of defenders in the future, score incredible goals, and then be led astray by De Bruyne to celebrate at the community level.

"I was just thinking of something happy!"

"What's the happy news?"

Haaland was relatively simple-minded. Since Lin Quan said that he would not laugh at him, he really believed it and became interested in things that made Lin Quan happy.

"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. You are here to look for my father, right? He should be at the club now. I'll take you there!"

Lin Quan didn't want to spoil the plot in advance, so he changed the subject.

"Don't bother you. I know where the club is. I can go there by myself!"

How could old Haaland dare to trouble Lin Quan to lead them? Besides, he is an old man in Manchester City after all, so he is familiar with Manchester City's training camp. After being injured by Keane, he basically clocked in at Manchester City's training camp in the last few years, used up the time of his contract, and then retired.

"Haha, you may not know that the club has changed its training base. I'm afraid you won't be able to find anyone if you go to the old base now, so just follow me!"

Haaland Sr. is not considered a Manchester City legend. He has returned less frequently since his retirement and his connection with Manchester City is not that close.

On the contrary, players like Sun Jihai are considered Manchester City legends because they have played for Manchester City for a long time. In addition, he is a Chinese player with the support of the Chinese market, so he is valued by Manchester City and is often invited back to participate in various activities.

(End of this chapter)