After the French team advanced to the final first, the outside world began to hype that the Spanish and French teams would meet in the final.

Major European mainstream media outlets have been rushing to publish reports on the matter from various angles, with some analyzing and comparing the strengths of players in various positions on the two teams.

Some have conducted a systematic analysis based on the data from the two teams in this World Cup, looking for the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams and their different styles.

There are also media outlets digging deep into the historical feud between the two teams, creating a scene of a meeting between old rivals.

But now only France has advanced to the finals, and Spain has not played its semi-final yet! But in their eyes, England is like a dead man, sentenced to death even though the game has not yet started.

This contemptuous attitude made the British very unhappy.

It’s just that as the traditional troublemaker in Europe, coupled with the unpleasant Brexit incident in the past few years and the unpleasantness between the British and the EU, the British have a negative image in Europe.

Although there are always calls to keep politics away from sports, how can this be done? Therefore, the systematic neglect and even contempt of the England team by major European media is actually deliberate.

There's nothing we can do about it. It's your fault that Britain is not welcome!

In view of the fact that the media in other European countries have collectively been pessimistic about the England team, the British media have used their influence in the English-speaking world to start cheering for their own team.

The Times: The Spanish team is not invincible, and one of their weaknesses may become the key to England's victory.

The exaggerated title of this report attracted the attention of many readers.

But the content of this report is not shoddy. The reporter of The Times interviewed many famous players in British football and asked them to give advice to the England team, intending to pool their wisdom and strengths to deal with the Spanish team together.

These celebrities are indeed not undeserved names. They all pointed out that the key to dealing with the Spanish team is to limit Lin Quan's performance.

Even though it sounds like nonsense, it's something everyone knows.

But these people still said something different: "Lin Quan is the same type of player as Messi. To limit his performance, you must not wait until he has the ball at his feet, because then it will be too late.

The best way to limit him is to prevent him from getting the ball as much as possible, by cutting off the connection between him and his teammates and completely isolating him. As long as Lin Quan doesn't have the ball, the threat he can create will be greatly reduced. "

In fact, the dispute in the football world over how to deal with Lin Quan has been going on for several years.

The coaches of national teams and top clubs are all racking their brains over this issue.

As early as 2012, in the Bundesliga, Bayern, coached by Heynckes, tried to deal with Lin Quan by cutting off the connection between him and other teammates.

This trick achieved certain results at the beginning, but after that, it was not very effective.

After Lin Quan joined Manchester City, using this trick to restrict him was completely ineffective and might even have the opposite effect.

Therefore, this trick gradually fell out of use.

There is naturally a reason why the old matter is brought up again.

"This move is ineffective because Manchester City is very strong overall. Lin Quan's role in Manchester City is to blast and score, while in Spain, he has a heavier responsibility. In addition to the above two roles, he also serves as the team's midfield commander. Therefore, restricting his receiving the ball is to restrict the organization and dispatching ability of the entire Spanish team's midfield."

After receiving advice from national team legends, Southgate immediately began to study how to implement this defensive strategy.

Although there are relatively few successful cases of defense against Lin Quan in football at present, there are still some successful games in the football world that have restricted Messi because Lin Quan is similar to Messi.

The most classic of these were the two games in the 2009-2010 Champions League when Mourinho's Inter Milan defeated Barcelona to advance.

At that time, Barcelona was a truly cosmic team, with almost every position in the team having the top players in football at the time.

To outsiders, Mourinho's Inter Milan is just a group of old, weak and sick players, but thanks to their excellent defense, especially the restriction of Messi, they have the last laugh.

Of course, the volcanic eruption in Iceland that year also helped a little.

…

While Southgate was working out how to deal with Spain, Bosque was studying the England team carefully.

This England team is typically top-heavy, with decent strength in the midfield and frontcourt but weak in the backcourt, especially in the defensive midfielder and defender positions.

In response to these weaknesses of the opponent, Bosque developed two different offensive tactics.

However, the Spanish team lacks a center forward like Croatia and Belgium, which means they may not be able to fully utilize the opportunities of the opponent's weak defenders.

But the strength of England's two wing-backs is not that good, and Spain can definitely make use of the flanks.

Bosque is still very mature and prudent, and has not become arrogant to the point of underestimating the England team.

Although he felt that the Spanish team had a great chance of advancing to the final, it was indeed a bit too far-fetched to consider how to deal with the French team so early.

After all, no matter how much we look down on England, we have to win the game first.

If we lose to England, no matter how good the previous plans were, they would all be in vain, and we might even end up losing our reputation.

…

July 12, Luzhniki Stadium.

The second semi-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup is about to begin.

Before the game started, Bosque, Lin Quan and others couldn't help but frown when they saw the formation of their opponents.

Five defenders? That's a bit exaggerated!

The England team respected the Spanish team very much and directly formed a 541 formation.

This formation emphasizes evasion. With so many troops piled up in the backfield, it would be very difficult for anyone to attack.

But don't be fooled by the opponent's deployment. Their wingbacks on both sides are speed players. They are fullbacks when they are in defensive position, and they transform into wingers when they move forward.

"The England team was very cautious in their lineup today. They arranged five defenders and two defensive midfielders. This seems to be a preparation for a defensive counterattack!"

"Harry Kane, who is in hot form, is the lone striker of the England team, with Sterling as the left wingback, Ali and Jesse Lingard as the two attacking midfielders, and Trippier as the right wingback..."

The host introduced the starting lineups of both teams one by one. There were no major changes in the Spanish lineup. Iniesta did not start this game and sat on the bench to rest.

It is obvious that Bosque wants him to conserve his energy. If the game goes well, he will simply not send him on the field. If the game does not go well, he will replace him in the second half to strengthen the attack.

In short, it would be best to allow veterans like him to reserve more energy before the finals.

There was nothing that could be done about it. The Spanish team's midfield was in a state of decline. It seemed that there were many players available, but there was no one who could replace Iniesta. David Silva could barely be considered half a player! After the game started, without any surprises, the Spanish team quickly took control of the game and began to attack the British team's goal.

The opponent retreated very quickly, the fence was very tight, and the kicks were very conservative.

Spain tried to launch several attacks from the middle, but their short passes could not penetrate.

The opponent's center field is too crowded, and the passing line can be easily predicted and intercepted by the opponent in advance.

Fortunately, the opponent invested a lot of manpower in defense, which made the connection between their backcourt and the frontcourt not smooth. They could not pose any threat when switching from defense to offense. Under the active counterattack of the Spanish team, they soon lost the ball again.

So the rhythm of the game returned to the rhythm of Spain attacking and England defending.

The game quickly lasted for ten minutes. The Spanish team completed three shots, but all of them missed the target, and none of them was on target.

England have yet to complete a single shot on goal, and have even managed to get into the 30-meter danger zone only a pitifully few times.

But they don't seem to be in a hurry at all and seem to be very satisfied with the current pace of the game.

On the sidelines, England coach Southgate felt a little relieved when he saw his team survive the first 10 minutes.

What he was most worried about was that at the beginning of the game, the players were not focused, their condition was not adjusted to the best, and they could not withstand the three attacks from the Spanish team.

If he lost the ball at the beginning of the game, his tactics would be completely bankrupt.

In the stands, the mentality of the fans on both sides was completely opposite at this time.

England fans were excited to see their team withstand the opponent's attack, as if they had already won the game.

On the other hand, the Spanish fans had frowned and were very worried about the situation on the field.

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Although the defensive counterattack tactic is generally used by weak teams when facing strong teams, some teams will also use this tactic to lower their status.

And when the strong team also launches a defensive counterattack, his opponent will have a very difficult time.

Because the defensive counterattacks of strong teams are much stronger than those of weak teams.

Not only has the quality of defense been greatly improved, but the threat of counterattacks has also undergone a qualitative change.

The attacking side was under tremendous pressure on both the offensive and defensive ends, and it was very difficult for them to play.

"Forest!"

"Forest!"

"We need Lin!"

Some fans began to shout Lin Quan's name, hoping that he could step forward to change the stalemate.

In the past, when the Spanish team’s attacks were fruitless, Lin Quan would try to use his personal strength to impact the opponent’s defense, helping the team tear apart the opponent’s defense and finally win the game.

This pattern has been repeated many times and the fans have become accustomed to it.

On the court, Lin Quan did have this plan.

We have tried long shots and set pieces, but the results are not very good, so now we have to try the breakthrough method to see if it works.

In the 13th minute, Lin Quan moved the ball towards the side, and Sterling immediately came up to him.

Sterling has good physical confrontation ability. Although he is not a serious defensive player, his defensive ability is not too bad.

In addition, he is short, fast and flexible, which makes him perfect for this kind of persistent work.

However, as soon as the two met, Sterling was passed by Lin Quan before he could even see the opponent's movements.

There were exclamations from the audience, and many fans began to applaud Lin Quan for his wonderful pass.

The first ten minutes of the game were a bit boring for them, and they even wondered if they were watching the semi-final of the World Cup! It was not until they saw Lin Quan's dribbling that they felt it was right!

That’s the taste!

Go ahead, Lin Huang! Cruelly crush them!

The fans widened their eyes in excitement, prepared their melon seeds and drinks, and were ready to appreciate Lin Quan's wonderful moves.

Lin Quan's performance did not disappoint the audience who were ready to watch the show.

Sterling was dribbled past, and Ali and Henderson rushed over immediately.

Both of them are very tall, nearly 1.9 meters tall. They are the type of players who have outstanding frontal defensive abilities, but are not flexible enough on their feet and their turning speed is not fast enough.

To deal with this type of player, you only need to be fast and you can easily pass them.

Lin Quan didn't even bother to use any fake moves. He just passed the ball diagonally in front of them and accelerated, and he passed them.

Ali was passed first, followed by Henderson.

In a blink of an eye, Lin Quan had passed three opponent players.

The exclamations of the fans in the stands became louder and louder, and the applause became more and more enthusiastic.

Lin Huang is so strong! Is this the strength of a superstar? I really didn’t lose money on the ticket!

The fans were all thankful in their hearts and felt happy that they could enjoy such a wonderful scene on the spot.

But Lin Quan on the court was not happy.

Under normal circumstances, when he passed three defensive players in one breath, the opponent's defense line had basically collapsed and he had the opportunity to shoot.

But the situation this time was completely different. Even though he passed Sterling, Ali and Henderson, there were still dense defensive players in front of him. Ashley Young appeared in front of him at the first time, Stones was behind Ashley Young, and Maguire appeared behind Stones.

The opponent actually had three defensive players in front of him, and they were not isolated and helpless. They were all supported and assisted by their teammates.

In this situation, let alone the chance to shoot, there is not even any space to continue breaking through.

Because the further he goes inside, the smaller the space left for him and the denser the opposing defenders' positions become.

The worst thing is that Ashley Young stared at Lin Quan like a mad dog.

He used various methods to entangle Lin Quan tightly, making him always in a threatened state.

In this situation, if you try to break through by force, the success rate will be very low and the possibility of being intercepted by the opponent is very high.

Moreover, once the ball is lost, teammates will not be able to snatch the ball immediately at this position, and the opponent is likely to launch a counterattack on the spot. At that time, all it takes is a long pass, and Kane, who is at the front, may get a chance to score a goal.

Thinking of this, after weighing the pros and cons, Lin Quan gave up the attack, controlled the ball, and prepared to wait for his teammates to respond.

While waiting for his teammates, he took another look at the opponent's defense and couldn't help but sigh:

What a wall of sighs! (End of this chapter)