"You played very well in the first half, I'm proud of you!"

It seemed that because he had yelled at his players loudly before, Bosque praised all the players as soon as he entered the locker room.

The defenders who had been feeling anxious about the defense in the 37th minute were relieved after hearing what Bosque said.

It seems that the head coach has no intention of pursuing it anymore!

“But we can do better!”

However, it turned out that they were too happy too early.

The words before the word "but" are not the key points, the words after these two words are the key points.

"We can do better on defense!"

As expected, the first thing Bosque mentioned was the team's defensive problems.

The Russian team did not have many offensive opportunities in the first half, so the Spanish defenders were a little lax, and many of them actively ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.

So when facing the opponent's counterattack, they were a little flustered.

Fortunately, the opponent was not good at seizing opportunities. If it were a team with a strong ability to seize opportunities, such as France, Spain would have lost the ball due to Russia's attack in the first half.

Bosque spent a lot of effort to urge the players to work hard on defense.

The defenders also knew that they almost made a mistake in the first half, so they all listened very carefully.

Just as Bosque emphasized defense, in the Russian locker room next door, their head coach was emphasizing offense.

"From the experience in the first half, Spain's defense is not as strong as we thought. We have every chance to break their goal!"

When the Russian coach said this, several forwards involved in the attack nodded frequently. They had experience playing against the Spanish defense and knew that the opponent's defense did have loopholes.

Moreover, Spain's formation is too forward, and the backcourt is empty, which is very suitable for them to launch quick counterattacks through the flanks on both sides.

But the problem now is that it is difficult for them to snatch the ball from the Spanish players.

Even if you grab the ball, the opponent will immediately scramble for it, making it difficult to pass the ball safely and quickly.

Many times, the players in the front court saw their teammates in the back court steal the ball, so they started sprinting and waited for their teammates to pass the ball.

However, their teammates were unable to pass the ball in the first place, causing them to waste their energy.

To solve this problem, we need to adjust the team's current ball-passing point.

Since the midfielders are not capable, why not let the defenders take over?

The fifteen-minute halftime break ended quickly and both sides returned to the field.

After the change of sides, Spain still maintained the style of play in the first half, torturing the Russian players with suffocating passing and control.

The Russians felt like there was a rope around their necks, which was being tightened little by little by their opponents, making it difficult for them to breathe.

They tried to struggle and tried to snatch the ball from the Spanish players.

But the opponent's passing and ball control were very strong, with a pass success rate of over 95%, making it impossible to snatch the ball.

The Russians became increasingly anxious and their movements in the fight gradually became more violent.

Their number of tackles and fouls skyrocketed, and although the referee was considerate of the host, he could not sit idly by and watch such blatant and frequent fouls.

So, within five minutes, in the 54th and 59th minutes, he showed two yellow cards to the Russian players in a row, and finally stopped this evil trend.

In fact, the Russians were a little afraid to continue committing fouls at this time, because Spain's passing and control was played in their half, and every foul they committed would give the opponent a free kick opportunity.

For every free kick, the Spaniards would seriously start designing tactics. If the distance was far, they would lift the ball into the penalty area for tall players to compete for the header, and if the distance was closer, they would just shoot directly.

Although they did not score a goal, they did this many times, which not only consumed a lot of time, but also made the Russian goalie nervous. The goalkeeper's nerves were constantly tested and even tortured.

What's more, Lin Quan has taken more free kicks and his condition is getting better and better.

The last two direct free kicks almost scored, one of which hit the crossbar and bounced out, and the other was saved by the goalkeeper.

These two goals scared the Russian players, and they dared not commit fouls easily in the dangerous area 30 meters in front of the penalty area.

The opponent didn't dare to commit a foul, so Spain immediately took advantage of the situation and took the initiative to attack.

After 65 minutes, taking advantage of the defensive players' declining physical strength, Lin Quan began to become active and made more attempts to dribble past the defense after receiving the ball.

When dealing with opponents with dense defense, you can rely on the personal strength of the stars to perform single-point blasting, use dribbling and breakthroughs to disrupt the opponent's defense, causing the opponent to make mistakes in a hurry, thereby creating opportunities to score goals.

The Spanish team made a lot of dribbles in this game. Lin Quan alone attempted 12 times, succeeded 9 times and failed 3 times.

Including other teammates, Spain has successfully completed 22 dribbles so far.

But most of Lin Quan's previous dribbles occurred in the midfield, and there were relatively few of them near the penalty area.

But this time it was completely different, he was heading towards the opponent's penalty area.

The Russian defenders were initially quite wary of Lin Quan's breakthroughs, but after playing for more than 60 minutes, the opponent rarely made such attempts near the penalty area.

After a long time, they became lazy or numb.

So, when Lin Quanzhen came over with the ball, they suddenly seemed a little flustered.

They had heard that Lin Quan had strong dribbling abilities, but they didn't expect them to be so strong.

Even in the crowd, in the extremely narrow restricted area, Lin Quan was seen flicking the ball, spiking the ball, changing direction, and breaking through at an extremely fast frequency...

In the face of his swift pace and movements, the opposing defensive players seemed to be pressed into slow motion and could not keep up with his rhythm at all.

If you want to stop him, one person alone is not enough, and multiple people must double-team him.

Even so, double-teaming may not be effective in many cases.

The fans in the stands were all stunned: Is this the strength of the world's number one player? It feels like what he is playing is not football, it's simply art!

It turns out that he hadn't used his full strength before!

Seeing the miserable appearance of the Russian players in the penalty area, many fans felt sorry for them.

It's so pitiful, I'm just being made fun of!

In the 77th minute, Lin Quan once again dribbled into the penalty area and passed one, two, three, four...

The audience at the scene could not help but hold their breath. Almost everyone had their eyes wide open, staring intently at the red figure in the penalty area.

Lin Quan passed four players in a row and finally broke through the Russian team's defense. He was completely crazy. Facing the goalkeeper who came out, he had the opportunity to shoot directly, but he chose to pass the goalkeeper! The Russian players and fans were all stunned, and other fans in the stands couldn't help but exclaimed.

What a god descending to earth! They felt like they had witnessed a miracle! Lin Quan, who almost dribbled the ball into the opponent's goal, put his hands to his ears after scoring and ran around the field excitedly.

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and almost all the fans stood up and applauded and cheered for him.

Even Russian fans are no exception!

Although their own team unfortunately became a background board, for them, being able to witness the birth of such a goal on the spot was worth the ticket.

Lin Quan was not the only one who was excited, his teammates were even more excited than him.

After Lin Quan scored the goal, he ran in front and his teammates were chasing him madly from behind. Even De Gea, who was only a hundred meters away, raised his fists like a madman and rushed over with a roar.

Not to mention them, even Bosque, who was almost seventy years old, felt the blood rushing to his forehead, and his face turned red with excitement.

This goal was so morale-boosting. Even though it wasn't scored by them, all the players on the team felt like they were given an injection of chicken blood.

Before Lin Quan scored the goal, the Russian team was already powerless to turn the tide. After Lin Quan scored this goal, the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.

After Bosque calmed down, he immediately made a substitution, replacing Lin Quan for protection.

One reason is to let him accept the cheers of the fans alone, and the other is to protect him.

After all, after he scored such a wonderful goal, he didn't know how the opposing players would retaliate against him!

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If the humiliated Russians chose to kick him dirty and injured him, the Spanish team would suffer a great loss.

After Lin Quan left the field, Spain's formation began to shrink and the offensive threat rapidly decreased.

The Russians, who had taken a breather, seized a counterattack opportunity in the 85th minute and scored a face-saving goal.

The ball was intercepted by a Russian midfielder, who saw that the opponent was sticking very close and he had no chance to turn around, so he passed the ball back to the defender, who made a long pass to the frontcourt and found their striker who scored the goal.

However, the ball came too late, and after the Spanish team's formation was shrunk, the defensive intensity was greatly improved. The Russians' final counterattack failed to work, and the score was fixed at 3:1. After defeating the opponent, Spain also became the third team to advance to the quarterfinals after France and Uruguay.

In another match that ended earlier, Uruguay, a traditional Latin American powerhouse, defeated Portugal 2:1.

Ronaldo failed to score in this game and his team was eliminated in the round of 16.

At this point, among the three super giants of Melolin, only Lin Quan is left.

Messi and Ronaldo are both football superstars with a large number of fans and are very popular.

So after Portugal lost to Uruguay and Spain defeated Russia, there was a heated discussion on the Internet.

"It's a pity for Ronaldo. If he could score another goal in this game, he might really be able to save the team."

"Portugal's overall strength is indeed not as good as Uruguay's. Ronaldo has tried his best!"

"Ah, if B Silva hadn't missed that empty goal, the outcome might have been different."

"It's no use saying this now. Ronaldo is already 33 years old. He will be 37 at the next World Cup. It's hard to say whether he will still be playing. So this game may be Ronaldo's farewell match at the World Cup."

When talking about this, Luo fans feel sad.

But other fans don’t feel the same way: “The era of Messi and Ronaldo has finally come to an end!”

"There are always talented people in every generation, and each of them leads the trend for hundreds of years!"

Although it is not stated explicitly, there is no suspense about who will be after Messi and Ronaldo.

"Lin Huang is only 22 years old this year. In his current state, as long as he can stay healthy, he can still dominate the football world for at least another ten years. Ten years means he can play in two more World Cups. If there are no more stars of his level in the football world, then for the next period of time, Lin Huang will basically be the only one who dominates."

"I think Mbappe from the French team is very good. He may grow into a great player in the future."

"Ma Er has had four years of experience and may be able to challenge for the position of a superstar. I just don't know if he can lead the team to avenge the previous defeat in this World Cup."

"I think Griezmann, the French team's midfielder, is very good. He has the spirit of a great general and may be able to go further in the future."

"Barcelona bought Courinho and Dembele at high prices before. They must be of some value, otherwise they would not be worth so much money. Maybe there is some hope for these two players."

After looking through the crowd, fans found that there are not many young talents who can make it to the stage.

As European football becomes more and more systematized, players are becoming more and more comprehensive, like they are mass-produced on a factory assembly line.

There are fewer and fewer players with sharp edges and distinct personal characteristics.

This makes many people worry. After Messi and Ronaldo, or even after Lin Quan retires, will there be players like them in the football world?

…

After finishing the match with Russia, the entire Spanish team returned to the training base.

According to the schedule, the next game will be held in 7 days.

During this period, they have plenty of time to adjust their condition, recover their physical strength, and also take the time to collect information about their opponents.

Bosque was also very understanding and gave the players another day off so that they could go out and relax.

After being in Russia for so long, except for the last time, there has been almost no private time for the players.

Many people have not even left the training base, let alone going out shopping, eating or shopping.

After coming here, you can't go back empty-handed. At least take some photos, check in, and bring some souvenirs back, which can be used as souvenirs of this World Cup in the future.

Of course, if they had tried harder and brought back the World Cup trophy, they could have saved on all the other souvenirs.

…

According to the World Cup match rules, Spain's opponent in the quarterfinals is the winner between D1 and C2.

That is the winner of the next game between Croatia and Denmark. So after the game, Guardiola made an appointment with Lin Quan to watch the game together.

"Who do you think will win?"

Guardiola asked before the game started.

"Croatia!"

Lin Quan answered without hesitation.

He remembered that Croatia's final result seemed to be runner-up? In other words, they made it to the final.

In this case, Croatia will definitely win this game.

"Denmark's overall strength is not weak, it's not that easy for Croatia to win."

Guardiola is actually optimistic about Croatia because he thinks Croatia's midfield is very strong.

But Croatia also has its shortcomings, and the opponent is also a strong team in Europe, so this game may be very tense. (End of this chapter)