The reporters found it very fresh to hear Bosque praising Ronaldo in public.
So I asked curiously:
"Then how do you evaluate the performance of Lin Quan in your own team?"
Upon hearing this, Bosque looked at the reporter who asked the question, raised his head unconsciously, and said proudly: "Lin is the God of Football!"
There was an uproar at the scene. The reporters expected Bosque to praise Lin Quan a lot, but they didn't expect him to praise him so much.
God of football?
There has never been such a person in the football world! In basketball, Jordan is called the God of Basketball by many people.
There are two powerful football kings in the history of football, but they can only be crowned kings, not gods.
Bosque actually thinks so highly of Lin Quan!
Not surprisingly, Bosque's answers at the press conference were immediately reported by major media outlets, sparking heated discussions among countless people.
"Bosque is exaggerating too much. How can Lin Quan be called a god? He is not even the king of football!"
"How can a 22-year-old young man surpass Pele and Maradona?"
"Pele not only led Brazil to three World Cups, but also influenced the development of football around the world with his strong personal influence. Some war-torn countries even stopped fighting in order to watch Pele's games. Does Lin Quan have such influence?"
"Comparing him with Pele is too bullying. Let's compare him with Maradona. Although there was a suspicion of handball, Maradona led the team to win the World Cup on his own. This is much more valuable than Lin's victory relying solely on the Spanish championship team!"
"Unless Lin Quan leads the current Spanish team to win the World Cup, I don't think his achievements in the national team can match Maradona's!"
There are many voices opposing Lin Quan's deification. Lin Quan has indeed won many honors in the national team and the club, but there are people who have done better than him in these two aspects.
In addition, he is too young, which makes many people subconsciously dislike him because of his age. A young man like him surpasses the two respected football kings Pele and Maradona.
The football world is also a place where seniority is valued, and seniority is sometimes indeed an advantage.
But not everyone is against it. There are also many people who support Bosque's views:
"I think what Bosque said makes sense. Lin Huang is the God of Football!"
"Although Lin Huang is only 22 years old this year, he has been in the industry for 6 years. In these 6 years, he has led the team to win a World Cup, a European Cup, four Champions Leagues and four league championship trophies!"
"Moreover, among all the championships he won, he won them all as an absolute main force or even an absolute core. None of the championship trophies were won by chance. It can even be said that without Lin Huang, whether it is the Spanish national team or Manchester City Club, these championships would be difficult or even impossible to win!"
"Let me ask, in the entire football world, who else can do this except Lin Quan?"
"People always like to compare Messi with Lin Huang, but when Messi was Lin Huang's age, he only won two Champions League trophies and three league titles, and he didn't even win a World Cup or America's Cup for the national team!"
"Moreover, of the five championship trophies Messi has won, two league trophies and one Champions League trophy were not won as a starter. The only ones he won as a starter and core player were one league title and one Champions League title!"
"Compared to Messi, Lin Huang is completely superior in terms of honors. It's hard to evaluate his personal ability, but in the few times that Lin Huang led his team to play against Messi, he almost never lost, whether it was the club or the national team! Before Lin Huang came out of nowhere, so many football celebrities and experts wanted to designate Messi as the next king of football. How come when Lin Huang played a more terrifying and dominant performance than Messi, you started to talk about qualifications and age. Double standards, right?"
Fans who support Lin Quan produced strong evidence and used data one by one to slap the faces of those who questioned Lin Quan.
Some fans may know that Lin Quan is very good, but they didn’t expect him to be so good.
It was not until this time that people suddenly realized that since Lin Quan left Barcelona in 2012 and joined the Bundesliga as a main player, he has almost dominated the entire football world.
Although Lin Quan is young, the achievements he has made now are heights that many people will never be able to reach in their lifetime.
Many people were convinced by these data. Even if they did not support Lin Quan's deification, at least they would no longer strongly oppose it.
Lin Quan had heard about this debate in the outside world, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
When a reporter interviewed him about this issue, Lin Quan said modestly: "Being a god or a king is not something I should consider at my age. For me, playing well in the next game and winning all the victories I can get are the most important."
This low-key and humble attitude has won him the favor of many people.
There are many talented players in football who have become famous at a young age, but many of them have been ruined by the praise and flattery from the outside world.
Many people are worried that Lin Quan will follow in the footsteps of these people, but since Lin Quan debuted, he has been hearing such flattery for six or seven years and has long been immune to it.
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Because the online discussion on whether Lin Quan could become a god involved Messi, Messi's Argentina received huge attention from the outside world in another game that evening.
Argentina is actually quite lucky as there aren't any particularly strong teams in Group D where they are.
Apart from Croatia, the remaining two teams seem unable to pose any threat to Argentina.
However, even when the situation was so good, Argentina suffered an upset in their first game.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Argentina was tied by Iceland in the first match, which was the biggest upset of this World Cup so far.
This is Argentina, a traditional strong team, and they were in the semi-finals of the last World Cup! Their opponent Iceland is entering the World Cup for the first time in history, and they are from a small island country with a population of less than 300,000.
Before the game, all parties were optimistic about Argentina and thought that Argentina could defeat Iceland.
However, the result of the game surprised them and caused many gamblers to lose their fortunes, and the rooftops were crowded with people.
Argentina was in good shape at the beginning of this game. Aguero, who had a poor performance in the last World Cup, scored the first goal and helped Argentina break the opponent's goal 19 minutes into the game.
But the Icelandic team was very resilient. Not only did they not get defeated, but they quickly equalized the score in just four minutes.
In the second half, Argentina got a penalty kick. Messi took the penalty kick, but it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Argentina missed the opportunity to end the game.
Just like that, Argentina, which lost a good start and wasted a penalty kick opportunity, failed to beat Iceland, casting a shadow on their qualification for the group stage.
There are only three group matches in the World Cup. After being tied by Iceland, if Argentina loses to Croatia in the next match, there is a high possibility that they will be eliminated.
After the game, all major media reported the game on their front pages.
As Argentina's top star, Messi naturally bore most of the wrath and was criticized harshly by the media and fans.
After criticizing Messi, people couldn't help but think of Lin Quan.
Compared with Messi's poor performance, Lin Quan's performance is undoubtedly much better.
As a result, many people who had previously questioned and opposed Lin Quan's deification had their faith involuntarily wavered at this time.
Sometimes, even if you do nothing, your opponent's mistakes will allow you to gain points without doing anything.
Zhang Xuefeng expressed his approval of this!
After criticizing Messi, many fans even wondered what results Lin Quan could achieve if he were put into Argentina's lineup? …
"Iceland is an impressive team, they are definitely not an underdog!"
Before the start of Spain's second game, a curious reporter interviewed Lin Quan about the Argentina game, wanting to hear his comments.
Lin Quan did not take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury, but instead made an objective and fair evaluation.
Iceland is indeed not a weak team, which was already demonstrated in the 2016 European Cup.
At that time, the Portugal team led by Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a lot at the hands of the Icelandic team.
The unlucky Three Lions were even eliminated by Iceland in the round of 16.
Although Iceland has a small population, there are many talented players in this national team.
Therefore, we cannot think that they are a weak team just because they have a small population base and poor historical record.
If we really judge by population base, then the mysterious Eastern country will probably be the king.
In fact, not really. The two mysterious Eastern powers are both very bad at football.
Although what Lin Quan said was fair, his words, spoken at this time, seemed to be an excuse for Argentina.
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In this battle that concerns who will be the next king of football and who is the best player in football, he actually spoke for his competitor. The fans who learned the news didn't know what to say.
No wonder this guy has so many fans and supporters. With his character and character, it’s no wonder that he has so many fans.
Lin Quan's fair and just approach, and his refusal to add insult to injury, has won him the favor of many fans.
The World Cup is definitely the biggest event in football. We can even remove football from the list and still regard it as the biggest event in the entire sports world.
It is also because of this that a large number of people watch the World Cup every year, and many "pseudo fans" who do not watch football on weekdays also join in the fun.
Some of these people may have never heard of Lin Quan's name, but these days, almost all the reports on TV, the Internet and newspapers are about him.
It’s hard not to see!
After getting to know him a little more deeply, these people immediately fell in love with Lin Quan.
Some people admire his strong strength, some admire his personality and temperament, and some fans like his handsome appearance...
All of a sudden, the number of Lin Quan's fans on Weibo and Twitter increased rapidly, directly breaking through the 100 million mark! This speed was so fast that even Lin Quan himself was a little shocked.
The World Cup's eye-catching effect is indeed powerful. The number of fans, which had been stagnant before, has increased by tens of millions in just a few days.
The World Cup has only just started. If this trend continues, by the end of the World Cup, his followers will have exceeded 200 million or even 300 million, right? The number of followers on social media is closely related to the amount of the player's commercial endorsement contract.
The more fans a star has, the higher the price sponsors are willing to pay.
However, Lin Quan didn't have time to take care of these things at this time, because the second round of the World Cup was about to begin.
There are a total of 8 groups in the World Cup, and the order of the matches is based on the order of the groups.
Basically there are two to three games every day, and one round takes about a week.
Spain's second game is on June 21, against Iran.
Although the Persian Cavalry is a traditional strong team in Asia, they are an absolute weak team on the World Cup stage.
Iran has never advanced beyond the group stage in its past few World Cup appearances.
The entire Spanish team did not take this opponent seriously, and this attitude of contempt for the opponent almost made them pay the price.
After the first half, the score was still 0:0. Spain, with its strong offensive firepower, was silenced by the Persian iron barrel formation.
The Iranians knew that they were not as strong as their opponents, so they set up a solid iron bucket formation.
Spain tried everything in the first half, but just couldn't break through the opponent's shell.
After failing to break through for a long time, the players' mentality was affected and they became more and more impatient.
This impatient mentality further affected their coordination and weakened the Spanish team's offensive power.
On the other hand, after Iran defended against the opponent's fierce attack, they gradually became bolder and even started to counterattack Spain! Although Iran's counterattack was unsuccessful, the opponent's daring to attack was not a good sign in itself.
Bosque on the sidelines was looking very anxious. The game had already entered the second half, but the situation on the field was still tense.
The Spanish team had no hope of scoring a goal and it was clear that there was something wrong with the team's offensive system.
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and made a decisive substitution.
In the 65th minute, Spain replaced two players at once, Iniesta and Vasquez were replaced together.
Replacing them are Koke and Asensio, who play for the two Madrid clubs.
After these two players came on the court, they indeed brought positive changes to the team's offense.
Cork's active running and forward penetration as well as his strong intercepting ability greatly liberated Lin Quan, allowing him to participate more in the frontcourt offense.
After Lin Quan pressed forward, the pressure on Iran's defense suddenly increased.
In the 74th minute of the second half, Lin Quan made a wonderful pass from the middle, and Diego Costa received the ball and turned into the penalty area.
He passed the ball, but stumbled and the ball was blocked by the defender and fell into the penalty area near the penalty area line.
Isco rushed forward and took a follow-up shot, but his shot hit the defender and bounced back.
After Lin Quan completed the cross, he was running forward and the football fell in front of him by accident.
He didn't even look at the goal, he just kicked the ball based on his feeling.
Unexpectedly, this shot turned out to be a high-quality world-class goal, and because Lin Quan's shot was too sudden, the goalkeeper had no reaction and the football went into the net.
0-1!
The Spanish team finally broke through the opponent's goal!
Bosque on the sidelines almost cried when he saw his team finally score a goal.
It wasn’t easy, but we finally scored a goal!
At the critical moment, we still have to rely on Lin Quan! (End of this chapter)