"The French team doesn't seem to be slow to warm up, does it? Didn't they play well in the first half?"

The audience at the scene and in front of the TV were somewhat surprised by the French team's performance, because it was somewhat different from the reports they had seen from various channels before the game.

"Perhaps it's because the French team's previous opponents were too weak to pose a threat to them, so they are so slow to warm up. Unfortunately, they are facing Spain in this game, so the French team has to be serious!"

This statement was agreed by many people, because it can be clearly felt that the intensity of this game is very high.

Facing the Spanish team, which is best at playing in the first half, if the French team is still as slow to warm up as before, they may not have a chance to wait until their powerful period, and the game will be irreversible.

The performance of the French team won unanimous recognition from everyone, and the better the French team's performance, the weaker the Spanish team will be.

"It's almost halfway through the first half, why hasn't Spain scored yet?"

"It's almost 30 minutes. If we don't score a goal, Spain will be in danger."

Some fans who supported the Spanish team couldn't help feeling anxious when they saw that the Spanish team had not scored a goal for a long time.

The French team's performance in the first half was already very good. Once entering the second half, their performance will only be better, and then it will be even more difficult for the Spanish team.

Not only the fans were anxious, but the players on the field and even the coaching staff on the sidelines couldn't help but become restless.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Isco was almost making a big mistake when his ball was intercepted by the opponent because he was in a hurry to attack.

"Keep calm and steady, there is plenty of time!"

Lin Quan noticed the fluctuations in his teammates' mentality, so he spoke to calm them down.

However, this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. If you want to completely stabilize your teammates' mentality, the most effective way is to score goals.

Lin Quan looked back at Kant, who was panting and supporting his knees with his hands, and felt relieved. It was almost time!

"Kant's energy consumption is much faster than expected!"

In the French team's coaching booth, Deschamps and the assistant coach also noticed Kante's actions.

After only 33 minutes of play, Kante, who is known for his ability to run, is already sweating and panting. It seems that Lin Quan has caused him a lot of exhaustion.

"Well, Lin Quan has been too active recently, and Kante paid a heavy price to restrict him!"

Deschamps nodded: "But these are all worth it. As long as we can get through the first half and start to exert our strength in the second half, the pressure caused by the Spanish team's attack will not be so great."

Using Kante's physical energy to freeze the opponent's absolute core and then ensure that his team will not lose the ball in the first half, Deschamps thinks this deal is very cost-effective.

It’s just a pity that during this period, the French team’s offensive threat was not realized and they did not put enough pressure on the Spanish defense.

If they can pose a threat and make the Spanish team afraid to act rashly, then the current defensive pressure on the French team may be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Deschamps' eyes moved back and forth between Mbappe and Griezmann.

In the first half, we relied on defensive players like Kanter, but in the second half, we will have to rely on offensive players like them.

Mbappe's speed and impact will be the sharp weapon in France's counterattack, while Griezmann's passing and organization in the frontcourt will be the brain of the French team.

As long as these two players are in good shape, the French team's attack will be unstoppable.

But judging from the performance in the first half, Mbappe was the main target of his opponents.

There were always Spanish players watching him, sometimes more than one.

Moreover, the Spanish side obviously understands Mbappe's playing habits very well and will never give him the opportunity to speed up. Every time he receives the ball, they will try to disrupt him, either by cutting off the pass from his teammates in advance or by pressing and blocking him when he receives the ball, making it impossible for him to speed up.

As long as there is a slight delay, other defensive players will be able to get into position and Mbappe will lose the opportunity to break through alone.

Alas, if only Mbappe had Lin Quan's dribbling and breakthrough abilities! Imagine how terrifying such a player would be if Mbappe's own speed advantage and Lin Quan's technical advantage were combined? Just as Deschamps was distracted, there were bursts of exclamations on the court.

He was awakened by the huge noise above the stadium and immediately looked towards the stadium, and saw that the Spanish team had once again attacked the French team's goal.

Just like before, it was Lin Quan who led the attack with the ball this time, but the difference was that this time he retreated very deep, almost to the middle.

Seeing this, Giroud and Griezmann did not hesitate to press Lin Quan immediately.

Lin Quan dribbled the ball to the right and chose to break through from Giroud's side.

Giroud is 192cm tall, but his flexibility and turning speed are no match for a small and agile player like Lin Quan.

Although Giroud tried his best, even at the cost of committing a foul, he still failed to stop Lin Quan from passing him.

Giroud looked at his empty hands in astonishment. He just stretched out his hand to pull Lin Quan to stop the opponent from breaking through, but unfortunately, he was too slow and caught nothing.

This guy, after accelerating, is like a loach, so slippery! Giroud couldn't help shaking his head, feeling a little self-deprecating: It doesn't seem shameful to be passed by Lin Quan. After all, so many top defenders can't defend him. How can a striker like me have the confidence to challenge him?

Kante was behind Giroud. After Lin Quan passed Giroud, Kante was the first to be hit and had no way to escape.

Kante naturally did not hide, but rushed forward bravely. After all, it was his duty to defend Lin Quan.

But he only ran two steps when he immediately felt something was wrong.

"Oh no, this guy is still speeding up, his speed is too fast!"

Kant only took a glance and thought to himself that something was wrong.

When he was training with the club team, he often practiced with Lin Quan for fun. Although he was abused in most cases, he occasionally succeeded in defense.

There is just one situation where Kante is absolutely unable to defend Lin Quan, and that is when Lin Quan's speed has been fully increased!

As we all know, Lin Quan's footwork is very fast. For a normal person, two steps per second is already the limit, but he can take four steps per second.

When his speed has not yet fully increased, even if your pace cannot keep up with his, as long as you can catch up with him in speed, the defensive player still has a chance to make up for it when he has not completely passed your defensive position. The reason why Kanter was able to tangle with Lin Quan for so long was mainly due to this trick.

As he runs at all costs, he has the opportunity to make up for some of his mistakes.

But the price is that physical energy will be consumed very quickly, which is why before the first half was over, Kante seemed to have played the entire game, sweating all over his body, as if he had been fished out of the water.

But if Lin Quan's speed is fully improved, there will be no chance of remedy. Defending him becomes a one-shot deal. No matter you kick or not, he only needs one move to get past you.

No wonder he had to retreat so deep to receive the ball just now, it turned out to be to be able to speed up before meeting me! At this moment, Kante already understood the true intention of Lin Quan's action just now.

It’s a pity that I only understand it now, but it seems a little late.

Now he has no other choice but to commit a foul.

The fans in the stadium, even the head coaches on both sides, did not realize the difficulties Kante was facing at this moment.

On the contrary, when they saw Kante rushing up, they were all extremely excited.

"That's it, restrict him like before, Kante!"

"When I saw Kante take action, I knew this wave was a sure win!"

"Spain really won't turn back until it hits the wall. They've tried this trick countless times before and it didn't work. Why won't they listen to advice?"

The fans of the French team were still mocking the Spanish team, but after the first 30 minutes of the game, their confidence was overflowing. They seemed to think that the Spanish team's attack was just so-so and not as powerful as the outside world boasted.

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Since they were able to defend against Spain's attack in the first thirty minutes, they can certainly do it this time as well.

But as the distance between Lin Quan and Kante got closer and closer, the head coaches on both sides, including some players who were close to each other on the court, had already noticed that Kante might have a hard time restraining Lin Quan this time! "Oh no, Kante is going to be passed!"

Deschamps' face changed drastically. Lin Quan was too fast. If Kante couldn't accurately steal the ball from the opponent's feet when he rushed forward at this time, the only result waiting for him would be that he would be cleanly passed by Lin Quan.

So can Kanter accurately steal the ball from Lin Quan?

Deschamps felt that this hope was very slim, because Kante had almost never succeeded when Lin Quan was slower, not to mention that the opponent had now fully accelerated.

Thinking of this, Deschamps' gaze immediately passed Kante and looked at the French team's defense line behind him, and his eyes fell on France's central defender Umtiti.

Umtiti was about to move at this time. He moved forward and took the initiative to fill the position for Kante.

Seeing his choice, Deschamps felt relieved.

As expected of a player that Barcelona is focusing on cultivating, Umtiti's choice proves that he is worth 50 million euros.

Umtiti, who is favored by Deschamps, is not as confident as Deschamps.

In his horrified eyes, he saw that Kante was like a wooden man and was easily passed by Lin Quan. The opponent did not have any fancy moves, just a simple outside pass and then overtaking.

Very simple, yet very practical.

Seeing that the opponent was coming towards him, Umtiti gritted his teeth and prepared to fight.

But at this moment, he heard a "pop" and Lin Quan, who was dribbling the ball at high speed, suddenly fell to the grass.

Beep! A short whistle sounded, and the referee, with a serious expression, ran towards the scene of the incident while reaching out to take out a card.

Someone fouled! This was Umtiti's subconscious reaction, and when his eyes passed over the fallen Lin Quan and fell on Kante who was still tackling, Umtiti suddenly realized that it was his teammate Kante who fouled.

Kante had just lost his defensive position. He tackled the opponent from behind, which is a dangerous action strictly prohibited on the football field. Once someone is tackled, he will definitely get a card, and in serious cases it may even be a red card.

Seeing that the referee was about to take out a card, the French players became nervous.

When Kante tackled Lin Quan, they had already assumed that Kante would receive a card, but they didn't know what color the card would be.

If it was a yellow card, they could still accept it, but if it was a red card, it would be a bolt from the blue for the French team! This was only the first half, if one player was sent off early, then the French team's hope of winning would be very slim.

Kante obviously realized his mistake and immediately went to Lin Quan to apologize and took the initiative to admit his mistake.

He was hot-headed just now and acted subconsciously in a hurry.

He already regretted it when he made the tackle, so he retracted his foot and ended up tripping Lin Quan instead of kicking him down.

Lin Quan naturally felt it as well, so he did not take advantage of the situation and pretended to be seriously injured, rolling back and forth on the grass with his legs hugged like some other players.

He brushed off the dirt and grass on his socks, stood up swiftly, jumped back to his original position, and signaled to the spectators and referee that he was not injured.

Lin Quan's move helped Kante a lot. The referee only gave him a yellow card as a warning and did not sentence him to death.

This made the entire French team, including Kante, breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not a red card, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

"Ah, why doesn't Lin Huang know how to act? If Busquets is fouled, the opponent will be lucky not to be directly ejected!"

After seeing this, some Spanish fans couldn't help but shake their heads, thinking that Lin Quan was too honest.

What a great opportunity! With just a little bit of acting, we can defeat the minority with more numbers.

With more than 60 minutes left in the game, 11 against 10, it was like handing the World Cup to them, but Lin Quan didn't appreciate it.

Oh, I really don’t know what to say about him.

"Don't worry, don't worry. It's not the first day you've known Lin Huang. Lin Huang never likes fake falls. This kind of thing has happened to him more than once or twice. There's nothing to be surprised about!"

"But can it be the same? This is the World Cup final. The outcome of the game is related to the World Cup and Spain's three consecutive championships. For such an honor, can't we perform a little bit?"

"Brother, the reason why we like Lin Huang is not only because of his good football skills and strong ability, but also because of his superb football and personal qualities. Not to mention the red card, didn't Lin Huang not hesitate to miss the penalty kick that was misjudged by the referee rather than take advantage of the opponent? In today's football world with diving and fake falls, and with major film and television academies everywhere, don't you think that a pure football player like Lin Huang is rare and precious?"

"Well said, some people will do anything to win, but some people have their own persistence and bottom line. Even if they are faced with the World Cup, which symbolizes the highest honor in football, they will not change their original intention."

After seeing the referee's decision, the French fans breathed a sigh of relief and soon applause broke out at the scene.

Among the applauding fans, there were many fans of the French team wearing blue jerseys.

Even in a life-and-death battle involving the highest honor in football, some of the opponent's noble qualities can impress the opponent's fans. (End of this chapter)