"Did our defense succeed?"

The British fans in the stands were all very nervous when they saw Lin Quan passing their own players as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Many people had even prepared for the worst, but what they didn't expect was that Lin Quan actually gave up on breaking forward and passed the ball back.

"Haha, have you seen the power of our iron defense? Even the Lin Huang, who is good at surpassing others, can't do anything about our defense!"

After realizing this was true, the British fans in the stands were very excited.

It was as if they had achieved something remarkable.

On the England team's coaching bench, Southgate saw that Lin Quan had given up the attack, and his heart finally settled down.

"It seems our method was successful!"

As the biggest threat in the Spanish team, as long as Lin Quan is defended, it will be difficult for the Spanish team to break through their goal.

As long as they can defend their own goal, they will have the confidence to compete with the Spanish team.

All they have to do next is to tighten the fence and wait for an opportunity to fight back!

As long as they can score one or two goals through counterattack, they will most likely win the game!

Southgate felt particularly excited when he thought about leading the England team, which was not favored by all parties before the game, to eliminate the favorite to win the World Cup, Spain, in the semi-finals.

For the coach, this is a great opportunity to become famous! …

On the Spanish team's coaching bench, Bosque sighed in his heart after seeing Lin Quan pass the ball back.

Although I know this is the most reasonable choice, I still feel a little lost.

Southgate is a really good guy, worthy of being a defender. Under his coaching, England's defense has improved greatly.

This gave Bosque a headache. The opponent's iron bucket formation was difficult to play, and the opponent's coach was also good at defense. They must have put a lot of effort into defense and made sufficient preparations.

Bosque had a feeling that this game might be much more difficult than expected.

He even had a slight fear of being eliminated unexpectedly by the opponent!

"No, it's still early, and we still have the advantage on the field, so we can't give up so easily!"

Seeing Lin Quan, Bosque’s confidence was restored a lot.

Although there are many difficulties, he feels inexplicably at ease as long as he thinks of Lin Quan's presence in the team.

In fact, Southgate was also secretly paying attention to Bosque's performance. Seeing that Bosque was calm and composed about the situation on the field, he couldn't help but secretly admire him:

As expected of one of the world's top coaches, this kind of demeanor will take me a long time to learn!

Although this attack failed, Lin Quan did not feel discouraged. Instead, it further aroused his fighting spirit.

Whether in the league or in national team games, he has encountered countless incidents of opponents parking the bus.

Among them, most of the games were eventually won by him and his teammates.

Although the iron bucket formation is difficult to break through, it is not completely impossible.

No matter how perfect the defensive tactics are, they ultimately depend on people to execute them, and as long as they are human, they will definitely have weaknesses.

What he has to do is to patiently look for loopholes in the opponent's defense, and then give the opponent a fatal blow at the right time.

In the next few minutes, Lin Quan tried to take a long shot from outside the penalty area to see if he could force the opponent's players out of the penalty area.

But the effect of this move was not very good, as the opponent's forward Kane and attacking midfielder Ali were too tall.

When these two people stood in front of Lin Quan, it became difficult for him to hit the target with his long-range shot.

Even if the ball goes in, the penalty area is packed with people and the football can easily hit the opponent's legs and bounce back.

And even if his long-range shot gets over these two obstacles, if the opponent's goalkeeper is well prepared, it is difficult for his long-range shot to pose a threat, unless it is a magical shot that combines speed, power and angle.

But that kind of ball is really difficult, and the farther away from the goal, the more difficult it is.

During this period, in addition to Lin Quan's long-range shots, David Silva, Busquets and even Pique and Ramos all rushed up to try their luck.

The effects were similar, and neither posed a threat.

The England players on the field felt more relaxed when they saw that the opponent's long-range shots posed no threat.

They have more confidence in their defense, and it seems that the opponent really can't do anything to them?

Seeing that long shots were not working, Lin Quan began to try to make use of set pieces.

The Spanish team attacked a lot and the opponent committed a lot of fouls in defense, so Lin Quan tried several direct free kicks, but the effect was still not ideal.

Firstly, the England team was well prepared before the game, and when defending, the players were very careful to avoid fouls in dangerous areas. In this way, the free kick given to the Spanish team would not be a particularly good opportunity.

Either the distance is too far or the position is too far away. In addition, the average height of the opponents is very high, and the human wall has a good interception effect. It is easy for the ball to go over the goal if you want to get over the human wall.

So several attempts ended in failure! Since a direct free kick didn't work, Lin Quan chose to go into the penalty area and let his opponent compete for a header.

But the Spanish team's altitude is a bit too low. There are only a few players in the team who are over 180cm tall, such as Diego Costa, Ramos, Pique, Busquets, etc.

Moreover, their height did not give them an advantage over their opponents, so this tactic quickly failed.

Whether it was a corner kick or a free kick, most of the balls that were lofted into the penalty area were cleared by the opponent's tall players, and the Spanish players got nothing.

In this regard, the Spanish team has tried some conventional tactics to break through dense defense.

But they were still helpless against their opponent's defense.

This result completely relieved England coach Southgate. He even stopped standing on the sidelines to watch the game and sat back in the coaching booth. He took out a small notebook and started writing and drawing, as if recording his thoughts on the game.

In Southgate's view, as time goes by, the situation will become more and more favorable for the England team.

Because the average age of the opponents is older than them, there is a high possibility that they will have physical problems in the second half.

Therefore, as long as they can drag the game to the second half and wait for the opponent's physical strength to decline, and then use their physical advantage to launch a few high-quality counterattacks, the probability of winning the game will be very high.

Even if they were unlucky and failed to seize the opportunity to score a goal in the second half, it would only be more advantageous for them to drag the game into overtime.

In short, the longer the game drags on, the greater the chances of England winning.

"The situation of the game seemed to be a little unfavorable to the Spanish team. 30 minutes had passed. Spain completed 11 shots during this period, but only 2 shots were on target and neither posed a threat. The English team's defense seemed to be made of steel, leaving the Spanish team helpless."

Even the TV commentators could see the difficulties the Spanish team was facing.

"They better score in the first half, otherwise the second half will be very difficult."

…

On the court, all methods were ineffective.

Lin Quan also began to think. The opponent's defense was not that good, but the number of people in the backcourt was too dense, especially in the penalty area. If the five defenders stood there, it would be a huge trouble.

So we have to find a way to destroy the opponent's defensive formation, disrupt their defensive position, and make their defense line chaotic!

After thinking for a while, an idea gradually came to his mind: launch attacks to the flanks on both sides, mobilize the position of the opponent's defenders, and make use of the space leaked in the flank area during the opponent's movement.

After sharing his ideas with David Silva and Isco, both of them supported Lin Quan's decision.

After all, all other methods have been tried, and now we can only trust Lin Quan's judgment.

Just like before, Lin Quan was still carrying the ball forward.

The opponent's backcourt defensive players were too dense. Even though the Spanish team had a group of good passers, there were still not many who could hold the ball and pass it under the opponent's high-intensity pressing.

Lin Quan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, not only because he has the best ball protection ability, but also because he can break through, organize and pass the ball.

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The ball is most threatening when it is at his feet, so it is easiest to attract the opponent's attention and create opportunities for his teammates.

Since Lin Quan was advancing from the middle this time, Lingard and Ali were the first hurdles in front of him.

Although he is nicknamed "Emperor Lin" by fans, Lingard seems to have unrealistic fantasies about his own strength.

With his partner Ali choosing to stay in defence, Lingard bravely rushed forward and was then completely passed by Lin Quan!

"Haha, this time the real Lin Emperor is beating up the fake Lin Emperor!"

"Ah, is Lingard such a loser? Seeing him rushing up so aggressively, I thought he had some real skills, but this is all he got?"

"Nonsense, Lin Huang is the fastest runner among the attacking midfielders, the most aggressive in attacking among the defensive midfielders, and the most selfless among the forwards..."

"Haha, brother, you are really a talent. You can wash like this. Lingard has to give you a thumbs up after hearing it!"

"Eh? Isn't it said that Lingard scored few goals as a striker, was not good at passing and organizing as a front midfielder, was not fast enough as a winger, had a poor sense of position as a defensive midfielder, and often ran to attack and forgot to defend, thus becoming a sieve for the team? How come all of these have become advantages in your team?"

"There's an honest man here, come and bully him!"

"Haha, brother, you don't understand this, this is the charm of journalism!"

"Zhang Xuefeng continues to gain points!"

Lingard on the court was also a little confused: How could this guy be so fast? He felt that he didn't even see the opponent's movements clearly before he was passed by the opponent.

It’s really amazing!

But Lingard did not give up and immediately caught up with Lin Quan.

Although he is not good at anything, his attitude towards the game is impeccable. I believe that people who have seen him play football will have an impression of him, that is, he likes to run and can run!

When Ali saw Lingard being dribbled past, he cursed him in his heart as an idiot and immediately called on his friends and teammates to come over to help defend.

The successful defense just now allowed them to sum up their experience, which is that the best way to deal with Lin Quan is for everyone to attack together.

If it's one-on-one, it would be like serving food to him. Lingard who was just passed by, and him, Sterling and Ashley Young before are the best examples.

Lin Quan was overjoyed when he saw Ali's actions.

This is the effect we want. We are not afraid of you shaking the ball, but we are afraid of you not shaking the ball! After seeing several England players approaching him at the same time, Lin Quan immediately passed the ball to the right rib area.

As soon as the ball arrived, David Silva appeared in Lin Quan's field of vision.

Ashley Young, who was supposed to be in this position, was taken away by Lin Quan, so another midfielder Henderson had to come over to fill the position.

Just as Henderson was moving, Diego Costa, who was at the front, was also moving to the right, as if he wanted to meet David Silva who was dribbling forward with the ball.

As soon as he moved, the two central defenders of the England team immediately followed suit, leaving him no chance to catch the ball.

If it were a normal situation, with the two central defenders and two defensive midfielders moved, England's defense should be very dangerous now.

But in this game they deployed a five-defender formation, which meant that even if they removed two central defenders, they still had three people on the back line and still had sufficient defensive strength.

David Silva observed that although the opponent's defense line was partially mobilized, it was not completely loosened.

So he passed the ball to the wing and gave it to Carvajal who came from behind, and then he continued to accelerate towards the penalty area, taking away England's left-back Rose who had been marking him.

When Ashley Young saw Rose being taken away, he immediately abandoned Lin Quan and ran to pressure Carvajal, trying to prevent him from completing the cross.

As soon as Ashley Young left, Lin Quan suddenly accelerated and rushed out from behind him.

When Ali saw Lin Quan suddenly accelerate, he felt something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed Lin Quan's jersey with his hands, trying to stop him.

But after he stretched out his hand, he found that he could not pull it at all. The other party was like a wild horse running rampant, and easily broke free from his restraints.

At this moment, Carvajal passed the ball.

Diego Costa in the middle and David Silva who had already rushed into the penalty area were both flanking the goal, attracting the attention of most people in the opposing penalty area.

But Carvajal's pass was not in the middle of the penalty area, but in the right corner of the penalty area.

Here, Lin Quan, wearing the No. 10 Spanish jersey, rushed over and after receiving the pass from Carvajal, he volleyed the ball directly without waiting for it to land.

The football flew towards the goal like a cannonball.

England goalkeeper Pickford was shocked and fell to the ground in a hurry to make a save.

But he was too slow, and Lin Quan's shot had already flown into the net before him.

In the 37th minute of the game, Spain scored the first goal.

The score was changed to 1:0. The English players on the field, the British fans in the stands, and Southgate sitting in the coaching seat were all dumbfounded after seeing Lin Quan score this goal.

The strongest line of defense that they were so proud of was actually breached!

After Lin Quan completed the shot, he waited until he confirmed that the ball had flown into the net and heard the referee whistle to confirm that the goal was valid before he started running to celebrate.

While running towards the stands where Spanish fans gathered to celebrate, Lin Quan did not forget to comment on England's performance in the first half in his mind:

There was something about England's defence, but not much.

I believe that after seeing their own goal, they should be able to know where the loopholes in their defense are and correct them! Well, this can be regarded as a lesson for them! (End of this chapter)