Chapter 542 The most decisive shot, Spain 10 France!

Thanks to Kante's outstanding performance, the French team temporarily froze the Spanish team's offensive core, making it impossible for Spain to launch an offensive, which made the situation on the field a little anxious.

The competition between the two sides on the field was very fierce, fouls were frequent, and both sides received yellow cards.

This makes the rhythm of the game intermittent and not very coherent.

In this situation, it was difficult to organize an effective attack, and both sides began to try to open up the situation through fast breaks on the flanks.

Griezmann's performance on the field during this period was very eye-catching. He led the French team's attack on the left wing, making Spain's right wing nervous.

In just a few minutes, the French team completed several shots, and Griezmann himself made a long shot.

Although these three shots did not result in a goal, the French team's offensive has gradually gained momentum. If they continue like this, it is only a matter of time before they score.

However, Spain was not completely passive and had no power to fight back! Spain substituted Pedro in this game, and Pedro was a fast horse on the wing, so when Lin Quan found himself being entangled by Kante and it was difficult to cooperate effectively with his teammates in the middle, he took the initiative to move to the wing and cooperate with Pedro on the wing.

This can take away one or two defensive players, expand the offensive space in the middle, make it easier for teammates in the midfield and backcourt to insert from behind and receive passes from the wing to complete the attack. It can also bring out the speed advantage of the Sabres and put pressure on the French team, so that they dare not attack so recklessly.

In the 15th minute of the first half, Spain played an excellent wing cooperation.

After Lin Quan and Pedro completed the overlapping cooperation, Pedro cut inside and took away the opponent's full-back. Alba quickly assisted from the back and then received the ball from Pedro and sent a cross.

Morata, who was in the penalty area, jumped high, grabbed the ball and made a very threatening header.

But unfortunately, France's goalkeeper Lori was very focused, positioned himself well in advance, and bravely saved Morata's header.

Although this attack failed to result in a goal, the cooperation proved that the idea of ​​opening up the situation from the wing was correct.

This further deepened the Spanish team's belief in playing on the wing.

The French team was also frightened by the opponent's attack. Deschamps called Payet over and gave him some instructions.

After Payet returned to the field, he conveyed the coach's intentions to teammates such as Griezmann and Sissoko, asking them to pay more attention to protecting the flanks and do a good job of assisting in defense on the flanks.

With the protection provided by the midfield, the French team's defensive intensity on the flanks has indeed improved a lot.

At least when the Spanish full-back attacked from behind, they could allocate manpower to defend him more quickly and not give him the opportunity to pass the ball easily.

But when their central players run to the wings to participate in defense, they have fewer people in the middle.

This gave the Spanish team the opportunity to open up the situation from the middle!

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Lin Quan dribbled the ball towards the left, giving people the illusion that he was going to repeat his old trick.

The French team had no doubts. While Kante was following Lin Quan, Payet also quickly followed, intending to work with the full-backs to encircle Lin Quan and Pedro with a three-to-two advantage.

Lin Quan was waiting for this opportunity. After Payet moved, he suddenly changed the rhythm of dribbling the ball, stopped and dribbled, and took advantage of the opportunity when Kante was moving sideways and could not react in time to quickly pass the ball to Busquets who was diagonally behind him.

Busquets has a very high football IQ. Although Lin Quan did not tell him what his intention was, he simply looked up at the positions of the players on both sides on the court, and immediately made the most correct choice - pass the ball to David Silva who was moving inward from the right side and returned to the attacking midfielder position!

When Morata saw David Silva dribbling the ball, he immediately accelerated and rushed towards the opponent's half.

David Silva did not pass the ball to Morata immediately, but took advantage of Pogba rushing towards him to pass the ball diagonally to the right side.

A player wearing the No. 16 red jersey rushed up from the back like a whirlwind and caught the ball before the opponent's full-back intercepted it.

Pogba, who was closest to Juanfran, remembered the coach's instructions and immediately abandoned David Silva, leaving the task of defending him to his teammate Griezmann, while he moved closer to the wing, ready to participate in the defense.

Under normal circumstances, this option is fine.

Griezmann has abundant physical strength, strong running ability, and a wide coverage area in the middle, making him a trustworthy defensive barrier.

However, Griezmann's current position is not in the middle. After Payet was attracted by Lin Quan's movement to the left with the ball, he moved a few steps to the left, which caused him to stand a little far away from David Silva.

It was this short distance of a few meters that gave the Spanish team the opportunity to complete a small-scale pass and cut.

Juanfran passed the ball back to David Silva before the opponent could double-team him.

After receiving the ball, David Silva made a straight pass and then passed it to Juanfran who had broken through two interceptions.

The Spanish team played a beautiful wall-to-wall pass in the opponent's half. At this time, there was no defender in front of Juanfran! He did not take the ball to the bottom, but chose to cut inside, which forced Koscielny, who was defending Morata with his partner, to leave his position and intercept him.

Morata was tightly guarded by two central defenders and had no chance to score in the penalty area.

At this time, his teammates helped him attract one person, which greatly relieved the pressure on him.

Morata was overjoyed and accelerated to the right, shaking off Umtiti and reaching out for the ball.

Juanfran didn't hesitate and passed the ball before Koscielny blocked his passing route.

The pass was good and Morata was about to receive it and then shoot it into the goal.

However, Morata underestimated the strength of the young defender next to him.

Umtiti, who is only 23 years old and currently plays for Lyon, had not yet fully entered everyone's vision in 2016.

But at this time, he has already shown the potential to become a world-class central defender.

Moreover, Umtiti, who is not affected by injuries, is in his best form.

After seeing Juanfran pass the ball, he immediately judged Morata's intention, suddenly accelerated, broke away from physical contact with Morata, and successfully got in front of him.

He wanted to intercept Juanfran's pass to Morata! Morata was shocked when he saw the opponent's move. If he continued to shoot according to his previous plan, the ball would be intercepted with a high probability.

Thinking of this, Morata had to make urgent adjustments. He turned around hurriedly and used his body to block Umtiti, leaving no chance for the opponent to steal the ball.

But in this way, he couldn't complete the shot.

Umtiti would not give him the chance to turn around and shoot! Koscielny also rushed over at this time, intending to cooperate with Umtiti to double-team and snatch the ball from Morata's feet.

Just as Morata was in a panic, he heard a shout: "Pass the ball to me!"

The person who started shouting was none other than Lin Quan.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when his teammates were playing well on the left, Lin Quan also shook off Kante's entanglement and headed straight for the opponent's penalty area.

He originally wanted to see if he could find an opportunity to participate in the offense, and if that didn't work, he could serve as an outside support for his teammates.

Originally, while he was running, he saw his teammates were about to complete the attack and thought it would be a wasted trip.

Unexpectedly, due to Morata's carelessness and Umtiti's outstanding performance, Spain's attack failed.

As luck would have it, he was currently in an open position! There were no defensive players within two or three meters around him. As long as his teammates could pass the ball to him, Lin Quan would have a great chance to score a goal.

Morata was in a panic when he heard this familiar voice. It was like he had grabbed a life-saving straw. Out of absolute trust in Lin Quan, he didn't think much about it. The moment he looked up, he had already passed the ball.

The ball rolled out and in less than a second, it flew back.

The difference is that when the ball rolls over, it is away from the penalty area and the goal, but when the ball flies back, it goes straight to the goal.

And it’s a lot faster!

What a decisive shot!

Morata was shocked. He thought Lin Quan would shoot, but he didn't expect Lin Quan to be so decisive.

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He thought that Lin Quan would rely on his strong breakthrough ability to break into the penalty area to get a better angle and then shoot, but he didn't expect the opponent to shoot directly outside the penalty area!

Not only Morata did not expect this, but France goalkeeper Lori did not expect this either.

His attention was focused on Morata just now. When Morata passed the ball back to Lin Quan, he noticed Lin Quan who was quietly approaching the penalty area.

However, Morata was on the left side of the goal, while Lin Quan was on the right side of the goal.

Even though Lori moved his position immediately, he still couldn't get into position before Lin Quan shot.

Lori stretched out his right hand very reluctantly and tried to dive to the right.

However, the opponent's shot was too decisive. Not only was the speed of the ball extremely fast, but the angle was also particularly tricky, and it almost hit the post and flew into the goal.

Lori had no way to do anything about it and could only watch the ball go into the net.

Boom! There was a commotion in the stands, and the Spanish fans jumped up as if they were riding on a rocket.

They were so excited that they lost themselves in the excitement and didn't care whether the people around them were acquaintances or not. They hugged each other madly, jumped and danced, and shouted loudly to celebrate.

The situation on the Spanish bench was not much better. When Morata received the ball, the substitute players could no longer sit still and rushed to the edge of the field. When they saw Lin Quan score with a long shot, they all went crazy, waving their jerseys and rushing towards the field screaming.

On the court, Morata seemed more excited than Lin Quan who scored the goal.

After witnessing the ball go into the net, Morata roared and rushed towards Lin Quan excitedly, then hugged Lin Quan tightly in his arms and shouted in his ears, causing Lin Quan's eardrums to hurt.

The other teammates were not much better. They all rushed over excitedly and hugged and high-fived Lin Quan.

This goal came at a crucial moment. After the opening, Spain was not actually in the upper hand. The opponent relied on its strong physique and better running ability to gradually gain the upper hand in the fight.

In this situation, if the Spanish team's offense does not improve, the opponent will invest more manpower in the offense, gradually spread the war to the Spanish half, and finally form a siege on their goal.

By then, even if Spain wanted to control the tempo and pass the ball around in their own half, they would not be able to do so.

But at this most critical moment, Lin Quan scored a goal.

This was like seeing a ray of light in the darkness, which brought great encouragement to the Spanish players.

Moreover, this goal can also severely damage the opponent's morale and confidence, making the French players fight with a greater psychological burden!

The defensive intensity of both teams in this game was quite strong. The first half had already lasted for more than 20 minutes, but both teams had very few shots.

The Spanish team only completed two shots, while the French team had one more shot than them.

However, Spain scored a goal with two shots and gained a very obvious advantage.

Next, it's the French team's turn to have a headache.

How will they attack next? And how will they ensure the safety of their defense while attacking?

“Damn it!”

Deschamps seemed very annoyed after seeing Lin Quan score.

The French team had already gained momentum, and he felt that they could break the deadlock with a few more attempts.

But unfortunately, the opponent scored before them.

This made the situation completely different from what he had expected. The French team was now in a passive position. Not only could they not continue with the defensive counterattack tactics he had previously formulated, but they had to take huge risks and continue to strengthen their offense.

When the opponent has a quick counterattack player like Pedro on the wing, it is very risky to launch a large-scale attack.

If they weren't careful, they might have lost another goal.

Facing a top team like Spain, there is still hope for a comeback if we lose one goal, but once we fall behind by two goals, it is basically a death sentence.

In the past eight years, no team has ever been able to come back from a two-goal deficit against Spain!

Thinking of this, Deschamps waved Kante over to give him instructions.

"Listen, Kante, you have to completely lock down the opponent's number 10 and not give him any space!"

The goal lost just now had a lot to do with Kante's loss of position. If he had been able to catch up with Lin Quan in time when Lin Quan was moving forward and stick to the opponent, Lin Quan might not have been able to receive Morata's pass, nor would he have been able to comfortably complete such a high-quality shot.

Kante obviously knew that it was his own mistake, so he felt very guilty.

After hearing the coach's instructions, Kante nodded heavily. In the next game, even if he tried his best, he had to keep a close eye on Lin Quan!

(End of this chapter)