Chapter 537: The King of Pestle? Lin Quan's incredible goal
After hearing Mourinho's words, Mendes was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Manchester United is a club with very successful commercial operations, but that is their problem: their commercial operations are too successful.
Everything about Manchester United is too commercialized, revealing the shrewdness and mercenary nature of American businessmen.
For Manchester United's big boss, the team's performance is not the first pursuit, but profit is.
With such a big boss around, the job of the team coach is very difficult.
Mourinho is obviously not happy at Manchester United, especially when he had some unpleasantness with Pogba and the club's top management did not stand on his side, Mourinho's mood became even worse.
If the head coach cannot even maintain his own authority, how can he lead the team well? Mendes is also worried about Mourinho's current situation.
Since leaving Inter Milan, Mourinho has not made any further breakthroughs in the past few years and is even on a downward trend.
This is very unfavorable for his coaching prospects. If he fails again at Manchester United this time, perhaps no top club will be willing to hire him.
Mendes has two most important partners, one is Ronaldo and the other is Mourinho.
The situation of these two players has not been very good in recent years. Ronaldo is because Real Madrid has been unable to make further progress, and he is getting older and is passing his golden period.
Mourinho, on the other hand, lost his initial confidence that "I am the best in the world" after a series of defeats.
If these two continue to sink like this, it will not be good news for Mendes...
At this time, the game on the court is still going on.
After Spain regained control of the midfield, its offensive became increasingly fierce.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Spain played a wonderful combination in the frontcourt.
While advancing on the right, Lin Quan, Fabregas, Iniesta and others completed a series of wall-to-wall passes, passing one German player after another.
When Lin Quan reached the penalty area line, the ball just happened to be passed to his feet.
Before stopping the ball, Lin Quan looked up and observed Morata's position, pretending to pass the ball to him.
Seeing this, Boateng stuck close to Morata and did not give him the chance to receive the ball.
But this would leave his teammate Hummels alone in front of Lin Quan.
During this period, because Lin Quan's position retreated, the number of times he dribbled past opponents decreased, causing the German team to lose their vigilance.
Hummels saw that his teammates who were chasing after Lin were close at hand, so he confidently stepped forward to intercept, wanting to cooperate with his teammates behind him to attack from both sides and destroy the ball.
However, after seeing Hummels's move, Lin Quan quickly passed the ball and pretended to break through to the left.
Hummels was startled and quickly adjusted his center of gravity, preparing to defend his right side.
However, when he began to adjust his center of gravity, Lin Quan dunked the ball to the right again.
Hummels began to sweat on his forehead. He wanted to continue adjusting his center of gravity, but he couldn't do it at all. He almost tripped himself. In the end, he could only watch Lin Quan dribbling past him from his left side.
When Boateng saw his teammate being passed by Lin Quan, he was shocked and subconsciously came over to intercept.
However, before he could take any action, Lin Quan had already completed the shot.
Neuer was already ready to save the ball when Lin Quan received the ball on the edge of the penalty area.
The moment Lin Quan passed Hummels, he predicted that Lin Quan was about to shoot.
He stared at Lin Quan's every move, and when the opponent made a move to shoot, he immediately rushed to the lower right corner of the goal.
The distance is too close, I can’t wait for the opponent to shoot before saving the ball, I can only predict it in advance!
Neuer judged the direction correctly and successfully caught the ball.
However, before he could be happy, the ball flew back over his head.
Neuer was stunned and stared at the opponent in front of him.
In front of the goal, Lin Quan used a very strange posture to head the ball into the goal.
Not only did Neuer not expect it, but the fans at the scene did not expect it either.
Originally, when they saw Neuer's successful save, they all thought that the German team's defense was successful.
Unexpectedly, Neuer's header was headed back by Lin Quan. It seemed that he did not header the ball intentionally, but more like it hit his head.
The entire process of the goal was being replayed on the big screen at the scene.
Spain's attack was very beautiful. They passed the ball patiently in the midfield, suddenly accelerated when the opponent's attention was reduced, and through the cooperation of two or three players, they quickly reached the opponent's penalty area and delivered a fatal blow.
During this process, the passing and cooperation between Lin Quan and others was pleasing to the eye, and the final move that passed Hummels was even more amazing.
When Lin Quan was in a one-on-one situation, Neuer predicted the direction correctly and saved the first shot. This was already very remarkable and lived up to his title as the world's top goalkeeper.
But Neuer was unlucky. The ball he saved hit Lin Quan's head and bounced back.
The slow-motion replay on the big screen was very clear. Lin Quan did not consciously intend to head the ball. When the ball bounced back, he even shrank his neck as if trying to avoid it. As a result, the football hit him squarely on the head and went back into the net in a daze.
"Oh my god, this luck is simply against the sky!"
"Haha, the way Emperor Lin shrinks his neck to dodge the ball is so funny!"
After seeing the slow-motion replay, the fans were all delighted.
"It seems that King Zhuang of Chu has one more!"
"I thought Lukaku was invincible, but I didn't expect there were people who were braver than him! There are actually masters!"
"Haha, Lukaku can block his teammate's sure goal even when he's standing, while Lin Huang can pick up the goal even when he's standing. The effects of the two stick kings are completely different!"
"After all, Lukaku is a treasure to his teammates!"
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Lin Quan's goal was so unexpected that it caused a huge change in the situation of the game.
On the sidelines, Bosque was dancing with excitement, wishing he could hug and kiss everyone around him, even the fourth official.
Seeing Bosque hugging and kissing the fourth official madly, assistant coach Toni, physical coach Miliano, goalkeeper coach Ociotto and others were a little scared. They avoided them as if they were avoiding the plague, fearing that they would become Bosque's next target.
There is a reason why Bosque is so excited. The game time is now around 40 minutes, and there are only a few minutes left until the end of the first half.
If the Spanish team can enter the locker room with this score, they will have many options in the second half and a great chance of winning.
On the contrary, the German team will be very passive because Löw has few options.
Near the midfield, after seeing Lin Quan score a goal, the German players could not hide their disappointment and their expressions became a little anxious.
Many people remembered the game two years ago, in which the German team lost badly and was almost beaten by Spain.
And when they lost the ball just now, they once again experienced the feeling they had back then - Spain was so strong that it made people feel invincible.
When they thought of this, many people's self-confidence was severely undermined, and they began to doubt whether they could defeat Spain.
"Cheer up and don't lose heart, we still have time, we are just one goal behind!"
Reus had no experience of losing to the Spanish team, so he was not affected by this emotion.
After noticing that his teammates were in a bad mood, Reus tried to boost the team's morale and cheer them up.
Just one goal behind, no big deal.
If Lin can score a goal, so can I!
Seeing Reus's firm and confident eyes, his teammates seemed to be infected and their morale improved a little.
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"Let the players seize the time to attack and make sure to equalize the score before the end of the first half!"
On the sidelines, Löw called over a German player and gave him some instructions.
There was not much time left for the German team, and he did not want to return to the locker room with a disadvantage, as that would affect his tactical arrangements for the second half.
So Löw ordered the players on the field to make good use of the last time of the first half to equalize the score.
After receiving the order, the German team naturally carried it out resolutely.
In the 44th minute of the first half, seeing that there was not much time left in the game, Kroos took the initiative to dribble the ball forward, attracting the opponent's players to press forward.
When Busquets moved forward and Iniesta and Fabregas moved slightly towards the center, Kroos made an accurate diagonal long pass.
The ball was destined for Reus, and only he had the ability to break through the opponent's interception.
After receiving the ball, Reus did not make any fancy moves and used his speed to break through.
He was about to cut inside and threaten the Spanish goal.
Pique had to move to the wing to help his teammates defend him.
This was the opportunity Reus was waiting for. The moment Pique moved, he made a straight pass forward.
The ball was sent to the position where Pique had just defended. A tall figure appeared here. It was the German striker, Mario Gomez! Gomez received the ball in the penalty area. He held Ramos with his right hand, not giving the opponent a chance to block, and swung his leg hard on the ball.
The shot was very close to the goal, leaving Casillas very little time to react.
Casillas, like Neuer, had to make predictions in advance.
Fortunately, Gomez's leg swing was very obvious. With a height of nearly 1.9 meters, his leg swing had a larger amplitude. He could not completely hide his shooting action like a smaller player like Lin Quan, which gave Casillas the opportunity to make a successful save.
Casillas quickly got to the ground and blocked Gomez's shot sideways.
There were sighs and gasps from the stands.
The former was sent by German fans, and the latter was sent by Spanish fans.
Gomez's shot was Germany's best chance to score in the past ten minutes.
Reus has helped him attract a central defender, greatly reducing his defensive pressure, and also delivered a very high-quality through pass.
Gomez's performance cannot be said to be bad. The fact that he was able to hold off Ramos with his excellent physical fitness and complete the shot in the penalty area is something that no other German player can do.
Moreover, Gomez's shot was very decisive and the angle was very tricky.
But unfortunately, the opponent's goalkeeper performed better and saved this crucial shot as if he was assisted by God.
At this time, the 45-minute regular time of the first half had ended, and the fourth official gave 1 minute of injury time.
The German team still has one corner kick opportunity and they still have a chance to equalize the score.
The German team has a clear height advantage, so they don't plan on doing any fancy coordination.
Kroos chose to directly hang the ball into the penalty area. There was chaos in the penalty area. Pique at the front point made a header and interfered with the players of both sides behind him.
Gomez jumped up right after him but also failed to touch the ball. Muller was at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Morata and failed to jump up.
Khedira at the back post did head the ball, but unfortunately due to the interference of the defensive players, he missed the target and the ball went out of the goal frame.
After defending against this wave of fortifications by the opponent, Spain decisively chose to delay time.
After Casillas kicked the ball out, they passed the ball back in the backcourt, and when the opponent pressed, they moved to the sidelines.
If the opponent continues to follow, kick the ball towards him. After the ball goes out of bounds, the possession is still in the hands of the Spanish team.
In this way, the Spanish team used up all the injury time and returned to the locker room with a 1-goal lead as they wished.
Although the team was temporarily leading, the players did not seem to be too excited.
The opponents were quite strong and this game brought them huge pressure.
Especially the right side of the team was almost penetrated by the opponent.
Reus really had trouble handling this point, which forced Bosque to consider replacing Fabregas with Koke in the second half to strengthen the defense.
However, if Fabregas is replaced, Spain will lack someone on the right who can cooperate with Lin Quanli.
Koke is quite strong, but there is still a certain gap compared to Fabregas, especially in organization and passing, the gap is quite obvious.
After all, Fabregas came from La Masia, while Koke was a product of Atletico Madrid's youth training.
The styles of these two youth training camps are completely different! Considering that they still have a one-goal lead, Bosque does not need to be too anxious to adjust.
He can wait and see what adjustments the German team will make, and then make targeted deployments based on the opponent's adjustments.
The German team is now lagging behind and will definitely step up their attack in the second half.
I just don't know how Loew will adjust it. Will he continue to strengthen the attack on the wing and magnify Reus's advantage? Or will he strengthen the attack in the middle and make use of Muller?
There are many strong players sitting on the German team's bench, such as Gotze, Schweinsteiger, Schurrle, etc., which makes Bosque dare not be careless.
(End of this chapter)