Chapter 530: God of free kicks, Buffon becomes a background board!
"The ball goes in!"
"Incredible goal, unbelievable!"
"Lin Quan almost single-handedly defeated Italy's entire defense line with his personal strength!"
Inside the CCTV studio, the two commentators almost praised Lin Quan to the sky.
However, the audience who were watching the game did not think there was anything wrong with what the commentator said, because Lin Quan deserved such praise!
After witnessing Lin Quan's goal, the more than 80,000 fans in the stands of the Stade de France were all amazed! This goal should only be seen in heaven, how many times can you hear it in the world? After a moment, warm applause and cheers resounded through the sky.
Tens of thousands of fans at the scene gave Lin Quan the warmest applause and cheers. Even the Italian fans couldn't help but be impressed after seeing this goal.
“Good job!”
The moment Bosque saw Lin Quan score the goal, he was so excited that he could hardly control himself. He ran around the sidelines like crazy and hugged everyone he caught, regardless of whether the other person was from Spain or not.
In the stands, Guardiola widened his eyes in surprise when he saw Lin Quan score this goal.
This ball reminded him of Messi's goal in the match against Real Madrid. Busquets' century assist and the classic scene of Messi reviewing Real Madrid's defense line in that game are still fresh in his memory after many years.
However, Lin Quan's goal was more difficult than Messi's because he had less space to move and the opponent's defense was more prepared.
But even so, the kid still scored the goal.
Guardiola would never have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
"This kid got into shape too early!"
Guardiola felt both relieved and a little worried.
Lin Quan is in such a good state that he will inevitably be targeted by the opponent in the next games.
This made Guardiola a little worried, fearing that Lin Quan's condition would decline after being targeted by the opponent.
Many people, including him, can see how important Lin Quan is to this Spanish team.
If his form declines, it will be very difficult for Spain to go further in the European Cup.
Guardiola is considering long-term issues, but for Italy's coach Conte, how to deal with Lin Quan is an imminent problem facing their team right now.
If Italy cannot limit Lin Quan's performance, it will definitely lose this game.
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After Spain took the lead, the players' confidence increased greatly. They not only played more patiently, but also became more confident.
On the other hand, Italy was obviously hit hard by the goal they just lost.
After the restart, many of their players were in a daze and took a long time to get into the game.
Some Italian players on the field wanted to attack and equalize the score.
Some players also felt that they should focus on defense first to block Spain's offensive climax.
Disagreements within the team led to some confusion in Italy's play.
Spain will naturally not miss such a good opportunity.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Spain launched another fierce attack, and they still attacked De Sciglio.
Taking advantage of the opponent's frightened mentality, Lin Quan cooperated with the right-back Juanfran on the side to easily complete the breakthrough, then passed the ball to Juanfran who quickly went down the bottom, and he himself resolutely moved forward along the ribs.
Giaccherini was taken away by Juanfran, and the person defending Lin Quan became De Rossi who came over to fill the position.
As soon as De Rossi rushed over, Juanfran passed the ball back to Lin Quan. Lin Quan saw Parolo moving on the other side, seized the opportunity when the opponent's defense rotated, and passed the ball from the middle.
As soon as De Rossi left, Iniesta was liberated.
Because the ball holder Lin Quan pressed the Italian defense, and Parolo had just completed a move to fill in the position, there was no defender in front of Iniesta.
When the ball was passed to him, he had at least one and a half seconds to handle it calmly.
Iniesta stopped the ball and observed. Morata, Lin Quan and David Silva were all rushing forward. Although the opponent's formation remained intact, a lot of gaps appeared due to the pull of the Spanish attacking trident.
Iniesta quickly made a choice among the three, but just as he was about to pass the ball, he was knocked down by Pelle who tackled from the side and behind.
Pelle was originally running for the ball, intending to snatch the ball away from Iniesta while he was not paying attention, but he didn't expect to touch the ball but kicked the person instead.
After the foul, Pelle did not argue. He just raised his hand to indicate that he had committed a foul, and then pulled up Iniesta who had fallen to the ground.
Although Pellet admitted his mistake very well, the referee still felt that his tackle was dangerous and showed him a yellow card.
Iniesta gritted his teeth and rubbed his calf that was kicked. Although he was protected by a shin guard, it still hurt.
However, Pellet held back at the last moment, otherwise he would have been more seriously injured.
Spain's counterattack was disrupted and they got a free kick opportunity about 38 meters from the goal.
The ball is a bit far from the goal, so it's a bit difficult to shoot directly.
So Iniesta discussed with Lin Quan, Fabregas and others to see how to deal with this ball.
"How about a tactical coordination, where we let Ramos and Pique compete for the header in the penalty area?"
The overall height of the Spanish lineup is not very tall. Except for the goalkeeper, there are only four players who are over 1.8 meters tall, including Juanfran who is 1.81 meters tall.
Therefore, there are few people who can compete for headers in the penalty area, and the most suitable candidates are naturally the two central defenders Pique and Ramos.
In fact, Morata's heading ability is also good, but this guy is nervous and not very stable, so his teammates don't have too much hope in him.
Lin Quan took a look at the players on the opposite side. Chiellini was 1.87 meters tall, Bonucci was 1.90 meters tall, and the shortest Barzagli was 1.86 meters tall.
If we take into account the 1.85-meter-tall De Rossi, the 1.84-meter-tall Parolo and the 1.94-meter-tall Pelle, can the Spanish team compete with the opponent for headers with their heads?
"Why not just shoot directly? We don't have enough high points and the opponent has a clear height advantage. If we lob the ball into the penalty area, it would be equivalent to giving the ball to the opponent."
Xiaofa, Xiaobai and others took a look at the opponent's lineup and nodded.
"Then you take the penalty kick, the distance is a bit beyond my range!"
Xiaobai voluntarily gave up the ball. The distance of nearly 40 meters was indeed beyond his shooting range.
Fabregas also nodded in agreement: "Don't you have a special skill of S-shaped free kick? I think it's worth a try, why not let you take it!"
Since both of them decided to give the free throw right to Lin Quan, Lin Quan did not refuse.
He picked up the ball, stomped hard on the grass, and then put it down.
Seeing Lin Quan's action, everyone understood that he was going to take the free kick.
This discovery immediately aroused the interest of the fans! Maybe in terms of fame, Lin Quan's free kicks are not as big as those of free kick masters such as Juninho and Roberto Carlos, but no goalkeeper dares to underestimate Lin Quan's free kicks.
Italy's goalkeeper Buffon was a victim of this! So, when Buffon saw Lin Quan standing in front of the football on the Spanish side, the alarm bells immediately sounded in his heart.
At such a long distance, there are not many shooting options available.
Elevator ball? S-shaped free kick?
These are probably the two options, right? As the most experienced goalkeeper in football, Buffon has faced countless free kick masters.
After he had roughly determined Lin Quan's possible choice in his mind, he was already prepared to deal with it.
After Lin Quan placed the ball, he stepped back step by step.
After taking seven or eight steps back, he looked in the direction of the goal, took a deep breath, and started his run.
Here we come!
Buffon widened his eyes, highly concentrated, and stared at Lin Quan's every move.
The Italian human wall was also watching Lin Quan's steps, ready to jump and intercept at any time.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Lin Quan quickly came to the football, and Buffon judged based on his steps that he was going to shoot with his left foot.
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Although Lin Quan does not have a weak foot, Buffon has studied his free kicks and found that in most cases, he uses his right foot to take the penalty.
Why the left foot this time?
Could it be that he is going to use a new way of taking free kicks?
Although many thoughts flashed through his mind, Buffon's eyes were fixed on Lin Quan, and he could even see the other's tense thighs and swinging calves clearly.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but you’ll be shocked when you do.
Lin Quan's left thigh swung very little, and it seemed that he was completely relying on his calf to generate the force for this ball.
The benefit of doing this will greatly affect the goalkeeper's judgment of the ball's flight path, further squeezing their reaction time.
But why does this action seem familiar?
Bang! With a loud bang, the outside of Lin Quan's left foot hit the bottom of the football near the valve.
The football soared into the sky at a very fast speed and with a strong spin.
Just by looking at it, you can tell that it is a powerful shot.
Many people were amazed. How could Lin Quan’s small body contain such powerful strength to be able to shoot such a powerful shot?
The Spanish and Italian fans in the stands held their breath nervously. The former prayed to God, hoping that the ball would hit the target and completely kill the suspense of the game.
The latter were also praying, but the content of their prayers was completely different.
Buffon, standing in front of the goal, saw the trajectory of the football in the air and the feeling of déjà vu became stronger and stronger.
He dared to conclude that this was definitely not Lin Quan's usual way of taking free kicks!
Even though he had many doubts in his mind, Buffon, as a world-class goalkeeper, his reaction speed and save actions were not slow at all.
As the ball flew over the wall and fell rapidly towards the upper right corner of the goal, Buffon flew over and stretched out his right hand to block the flight path of the football.
Seeing this scene, Italian fans immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he is old, Buffon is still the most trustworthy person in Italy's defense.
Seeing that Buffon's fingers had touched the ball, the Spanish fans in the stands looked pale.
Lin Quan's free kick was of extremely high quality, whether it was the power, angle, trajectory or arc of the flight, it was all top-notch.
But unfortunately, he met the Italian goalkeeper, Buffon, who has the title of the strongest goalkeeper in football.
However, just when the Italian fans thought it was safe and the Spanish fans thought it was over, Buffon, whose three fingers had already touched the football, felt a sudden huge force on his hand, which violently knocked his palm away.
What? This is impossible!
Buffon looked at the ball in disbelief as it changed direction but still headed for his own goal, his heart feeling like a huge wave.
Extremely long range, tricky angles, strong rotation, and powerful shooting style.
Everything matched up with the figure who had retired for 10 years. His name was Mihajlovic. He took free kicks as penalties and was known as the strongest free kick legend in history! Buffon finally determined who Lin Quan learned this free kick from!
But by the time he confirmed it, it was too late, the ball was already in his own net.
The moment the ball crossed the goal line, the referee quickly blew the whistle, indicating that the goal was valid.
The score on the field became 2:0, and Spain further expanded its lead at the end of the first half.
Italy was already in a desperate situation! Lin Quan's goal completely ignited the entire stadium, and the fans went crazy and couldn't help but shouting his name.
After witnessing this incredible goal, the Spanish players rushed towards Lin Quan like crazy. Morata even knelt down in front of him and worshipped him to express his admiration.
This goal was so beautiful, that was Buffon!
There are really very few people who can make Buffon miss the ball!
Seeing Morata's actions, other players followed suit and bowed down to Lin Quan, even some older and more experienced players who were no exception.
This scene stunned the fans at the scene.
"So Lin Huang's status in the Spanish team is so high?"
"Looking at the performance of those players, they really admire Lin Huang from the bottom of their hearts!"
"Hehe, if I had a teammate like this, I would kneel down to him too!"
This makes sense. A team leader who can lead the team to continuous victory will naturally be admired and loved by the players.
On the sidelines, Bosque was going crazy with joy.
He found that since Lin Quan returned to the team, it had become particularly easy for the team to win games, and he didn't have to worry about the game at all when sitting on the sidelines.
This was completely different from his condition in the first three group matches. At that time, even though the team was leading, Bosque was still unsure.
But it’s different now. As long as he sees Lin Quan on the court, he feels particularly at ease.
The old coach was relieved, but Conte couldn't sit still.
His brows were furrowed. Italy's defense was strong, but it didn't have many offensive means.
If we are one goal behind, we can still give it a try.
But now we are two goals behind, and it is very difficult to make a comeback.
This made Conte not know what to do in the second half! (End of this chapter)