As the lists of the two teams that advanced to the finals were released, discussions about the World Cup final became heated.

One of the two teams in the final is the defending champion who has won the World Cup for two consecutive times and has a strong foundation.

The other is a veteran strong team that has climbed out of the trough and risen again.

Both teams have strong hardware power and solid foundation, and it seems that either of them has the potential to win the championship.

Therefore, the debate over who can win the World Cup title has been unstoppable since the beginning, and as the number of people involved in the discussion increases, the differences on this issue have become increasingly greater.

"Who can win the championship? It must be Spain. Who can stop Spain's attack?"

"Although the French team is very strong, the players are too young and lack experience in major competitions, especially finals. Spain has made it to the World Cup finals for the third consecutive time and is very experienced, so Spain will definitely win in the end!"

"Don't forget that the Spanish team still has Lin Huang, a strong supporter. He is the man who is best at creating miracles. With him, the Spanish team has a 10% better chance of winning!"

"Only 10%? You are underestimating Emperor Lin!"

"That is to say, I think with Emperor Lin here, Spain's chances of winning will increase by 20%!"

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Most of the fans who support Spain to win the championship are fans who have been attracted by the various honors Spain has won in national competitions over the past decade.

Since 2008, Spain's performance in international competitions has been simply stunning.

In just ten years, the Spanish team won three European Cup titles and two World Cup titles...

They always win the final championship in any international competition they participate in, and they can be said to have won many awards.

The vast majority of fans admire the strong and will support whoever is stronger.

Of course, there are also some teams that can attract countless fans with their unique playing style, and even if they are not that strong, they can still attract the attention of fans.

Spain's tactical play is smooth and gorgeous, coupled with excellent results. Such a team with such a brilliant record, exciting games and superstars naturally attracted the support of a large number of fans.

After all, even some short-lived teams can attract countless fans with their temporary strength. Super teams like the Spanish team, which have dominated the football world for nearly 10 years, naturally have more fans.

This naturally includes some of Lin Quan's fans.

Although the French team has a large number of fans, it is still far behind that of Spain.

So judging from the volume alone, it seems that the voices supporting the Spanish team to defend the title are louder.

"Haha, the truth is often in the hands of a few people. Don't think you are great just because you have a loud voice."

"I admit that Lin Huang is very strong, but the weaknesses of the Spanish team are too obvious. With so many old players playing together, the hope of defeating the French team is very slim!"

"The French team has a younger lineup and is stronger than Spain's previous opponents. When they start to exert their strength in the second half, the Spanish team, whose physical fitness has declined, may not be able to withstand it."

…

The fans of both teams have their own persistence and their own reasons, and no one can convince anyone else.

However, some of their views are quite interesting.

Before the game, major media interviewed some football celebrities and coaches, hoping that they would comment on the strength of the two teams and predict the outcome of the game.

Mourinho, who was specially invited by Russian TV to serve as a commentator, was the first famous football coach to be interviewed.

Mourinho: "Both teams have the potential to win the championship. Whether they can win the championship in the end depends on their performance on the spot. Whoever is in better condition and can fully play their technical and tactical advantages will win the championship."

Mourinho said some correct nonsense. Although there was nothing wrong with what he said, the reporters were obviously not happy: "So who do you support more, France or Spain?"

Mourinho is Portuguese and currently coaches a Premier League team. He has no vested interest in either of the two teams in the final, so reporters hope he can express his views from an objective and fair perspective.

Although the madman of this period has not had outstanding coaching results in recent years, he is still one of the world's top coaches and his influence in football is still great.

Mourinho thought about it and decided that since he had accepted the high announcement fee from the host, he should take it seriously. If he was too perfunctory, it would seem unprofessional.

"For well-known reasons, Spain will enter a period of weakness in the second half, especially after 70 minutes, so their offensive in the first half will be very fierce. If they can gain a greater advantage during this period and withstand the opponent's attack in the second half, they will win the cup!"

"So, you are more optimistic about the Spanish team winning the championship?"

The reporter's eyes lit up and he began writing furiously, preparing to fabricate a big news story.

"Ahem, I haven't finished my words yet, the French team is a team that warms up slowly, which is exactly the opposite of the Spanish team.

Their condition in the first half is often not very good, which will give Spain opportunities.

But in the second half, their condition improved, while the Spanish team faced the negative impact of physical decline, and then the French team launched a full-scale counterattack.

Therefore, there are two things to watch in this game: how many goals Spain can score in the first half and how many goals France can score in the second half! ”

Mourinho's view is almost the mainstream view in the football world. Both teams participating in the World Cup final are too weird.

One focuses on the first half, and the other focuses on the second half.

Who wins and who loses depends on who performs better during their strongest period! …

After the semi-final, the Spanish team has not been able to rest.

There are less than three days of rest between the semi-finals and the final, which is not enough time for the Spanish team which has a large number of veterans.

Therefore, they must seize the time to rest well and recover their physical strength as soon as possible so that they can compete with the French team in the final.

In terms of the schedule, the Spanish team, which is not as physically fit as its opponents, is actually at a disadvantage.

Because the French team's semi-final ended a day earlier than theirs, they had an extra day of rest.

However, the Spanish team is the one with worse physical fitness and is older overall, which will invisibly further magnify the gap in physical reserves between the two sides.

Bosque was obviously aware of this unfavorable factor, so after returning to the temporary base, he called the players together, arranged the next training tasks, and emphasized that the players should reduce physical consumption: "Carry out recovery training during this period, control the intensity of training, and try to avoid injuries. You don't want to miss the World Cup final, right?"

Everyone shook their heads. The World Cup, which is held every four years, only has seven games at most.

It was not easy to stand out from a group of competitors, and after overcoming numerous difficulties and dangers, we have reached this final stage. No one wants to be absent at this time.

Because the preparation time was short, Bosque did not give the players a holiday and did not allow them to go out and be intimate with their wives/girlfriends.

The training volume is controlled and we dare not give more, so how can we let the players consume their energy elsewhere?

After the final is over and the national team is disbanded, these animals can do whatever they want. By then, the old man will probably have retired and will no longer need to worry about him.

…

Although he didn't let the players go out to have fun, the old man didn't stop the players' families from visiting the base.

So after every training session, there is always a group of family members outside the Spanish training base, acting out tears behind bars with the players across the iron fence...

Guardiola also brought Serra and Lin Quan's three younger brothers and sisters to visit him.

Ten-year-old Valentina blinked her big, bright eyes, and when she saw Lin Quan coming out, she jumped up and rushed into his arms.

Lin Quan gave her a warm hug and patted her head gently:

"Do you miss your brother?"

"Yeah, brother, I missed you! I used all my pocket money to buy you brother, you won!"

"Really?"

Lin Quan was very surprised after hearing this. Although gambling is legal in Europe, it is too early for a ten-year-old girl!

"Really? Sister Maria said that buying this is to support you guys, and the more you buy, the easier it will be for you to win, so I spent all my pocket money!"

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Lin Quan was a little confused. Valentina probably didn't understand the situation.

The odds of betting are linked to the outcome of the game. This is just an estimation of the game by the betting company. It has a certain correlation with the outcome of the game, but it cannot determine the outcome of the game.

Odds are just odds after all. What determines the outcome of the game is still the players playing on the field.

"Don't worry, she didn't buy much!"

Seeing that Lin Quan seemed a little worried, Guardiola quickly explained.

Valentina is still young, so the amount of pocket money she has is limited.

Even if she loses everything in the end, it doesn't matter. As his close friend, how could Guardiola not compensate her? However, if Valentina loses the bet, she will not be the only one to be comforted.

The person who will be the saddest at that time will probably be Lin Quan!

Since Maria instigated it, she must have bought it too.

Lin Quan asked and found out that it was true. Maria, Marius, and even Guardiola, Serra and others had all bought it.

Now, the whole family was tied to a chariot. If Lin Quan overturned, everyone would suffer.

"So, big brother, you have to work hard, you are the hope of our whole village!"

Eighteen-year-old Maria had an expression of fanatic worship on her face. Four years ago she was just a casual fan, but since then she has become a real fan, and a die-hard fan who only pays attention to her eldest brother.

If Lin Quan lost, Maria would probably be sad and cry!

"You're not saying this just because of the bet you made, are you? If that's the case, then I think it's not a bad idea to lose this game and teach you a lesson."

Lin Quan doesn't like football gambling and doesn't want his family to be involved in it.

Although spinach is legal, it is addictive and hard to quit once you get addicted.

There is a saying: Gamble on the dog, gamble on the dog, and in the end you will have nothing.

…

Although he intentionally controlled the players' training volume, Bosque did a lot of other preparatory work during these three days.

Without consuming the players' physical energy, he enhances the players' understanding of their opponents by playing their game videos and explaining the opponents' tactical characteristics and the technical characteristics of certain players.

In this way, when they get on the field, they will know themselves and their opponents.

Because they anticipated that the opponent's defense would be very strong, and Spain urgently needed to score in the first half.

So Bosque specially practiced some offensive tactics, including set-piece tactics.

Although the possibility of being dragged into a penalty shootout was very low, the Spanish team still took the time to practice penalty kicks.

However, most people think that it doesn't matter whether they practice this or not, because Spain's physical strength could not hold up in the second half. If they were really dragged into overtime, they would have been defeated by the opponent and would not have been able to wait for the penalty shootout.

"Lin, in the finals, if the opportunity is right, use more direct free kicks to try to shoot!"

Bosque was still somewhat worried about the team's offense, and he intended to let Lin Quan play more selfishly and not as team-oriented.

But Spain's midfield really cannot do without Lin Quan. If he is asked to play as a striker, there will be problems in the midfield.

So we can only compromise and let him try from a set-piece.

Lin Quan's free kicks are still very threatening, and his free kick skills are very rich, not just a single technique. This makes it difficult for the opponent's goalkeeper to predict how his free kicks will be kicked, further increasing the difficulty of defense.

"Well, I'll take advantage of my chance!"

Lin Quan nodded. In fact, he would have done so even if Bosque hadn’t told him to do so.

The opponents in this final are different from previous ones. To defeat France, we must score goals as quickly as possible and score more goals.

Only by crushing the opponent's fighting spirit and preventing them from exerting their strength could the Spanish team avoid the predicament they faced in the second half.

Therefore, when he gets on the field, Lin Quan will not hold back at all. He will definitely go all out and try to defeat his opponent as soon as possible.

Unlike the Brazil World Cup four years ago, Spain's overall strength was still there in 2014. Although Lin Quan was the core of the team, the team was not dragged forward by him, but pushed forward by everyone together.

Even if he doesn't step up, other teammates can step up to solve the problem.

But four years later, it can really be said that he was dragging the national team along.

If he didn't step up, others might not be able to step up, and the game would probably be lost. The Spanish team is clearly on the decline at this time, and the future reconstruction period may take a long time.

Just like the French team that won the championship in 1998, it took a full 20 years to rise again.

Some teams have never recovered since hitting rock bottom.

Lin Quan cannot predict the future and does not know whether the Spanish team will be able to reach the World Cup final again in the future.

But he must treat this opportunity as his only chance in his life, as if he were playing in his last World Cup final. (End of this chapter)