Because of Kante's foul, the Spanish team got a free kick in a very good position.
Lin Quan resolutely carried out the tasks assigned by the head coach before the game. Whenever he encountered a free kick that had the chance to score directly, he would try to take a shot.
The French team obviously realized that this ball was very dangerous, so they began to arrange the human wall and the defensive positions in the penalty area very seriously. In order to prevent Lin Quan from taking advantage of the opportunity of jumping over the human wall to make a low shot, they even arranged a player to lie on his side behind the human wall.
Seeing the player lying on the grass in a 'seductive' posture, many fans at the scene couldn't help laughing.
But the French players on the field couldn't laugh. If the opponent had not successfully scored a goal in this way, who would have thought of defending against this trick!
The Spanish team also attached great importance to this free kick. Although many people guessed that Lin Quan would take it himself, they still sent a lot of people to the opponent's penalty area, stood in the penalty area, and were ready to compete for the header.
Even if Lin Quan did not lift the ball into the penalty area in the end, their actions could distract the opponent's attention and add a little boost to Lin Quan's shot.
After Lin Quan placed the ball, he retreated step by step, and only stopped after he had retreated seven or eight meters.
France's goalkeeper Lori stood on the goal line, his legs slightly squatted, his eyes fixed on Lin Quan.
As the biggest threat to the Spanish team's goal, Lori studied Lin Quan's game videos extensively before the game, which naturally included his free kicks.
After watching the highlights of Lin Quan's free kicks in various games, Lori felt very afraid of Lin Quan's free kicks.
This guy's free kick skills are very high. Unlike those masters who are proficient in one type of free kick, this guy has a very rich arsenal of weapons, including elevator balls, falling leaf balls, S-shaped free kicks...
Whenever he thought about this, Lowry felt a lot of pressure. At the moment, he was the most stressed person on the court.
The location of Lin Quan's free kick is about 27 meters away from the goal, relatively close to the middle, so the opponent has several options.
Before he completed the shot, no one could predict what free kick technique he would use.
Therefore, this requires Lori to judge the free kick technique used by the opponent within the shortest time after the opponent shoots, and find the most appropriate way to save the ball.
It is very difficult to do all of this, so I can only hope that my teammates can provide some help.
When taking a free throw, the free throw taker will inevitably be disturbed by the human wall. After all, the human wall can have a great intercepting effect.
Many times, the free throw shooter's ball hits the human wall directly.
Even if the ball bypassed the human wall, a considerable portion of it could not be pressed down, causing the ball to go over the crossbar or out of the goal frame.
There are very few free kicks that can actually get over the wall and hit the goal frame, and these "slippery fish" naturally need to be dealt with by the goalkeeper.
For Lori, the best outcome is to rely on the human wall of his teammates and resolve the crisis at the first line of defense. In that case, he doesn't have to do anything.
The second result is that his teammates blocked part of Lin Quan's options with the human wall, forcing him to avoid the human wall and shoot from other directions. In this way, the area where Lori needs to save the ball is much smaller, and his success rate of saving the ball will naturally be greatly improved.
But, will the other party let him have his wish?
Seeing that Lin Quan was ready for the free throw, the referee blew the whistle to signal him that he could take the free throw.
Lin Quan glanced at Lori's position and started to speed up.
One step, two steps, three steps...
With every step he took, his speed became faster, and his image became taller and taller in Lori's sight.
He even had the illusion that the entire stadium was shaking every time Lin Quan took a step.
Of course this is impossible. The reason for this hallucination is that he is too nervous and too afraid of Lin Quan deep down in his heart.
At this moment, Lori suddenly thought of the coin-guessing session before the game, and how shocked he was when he saw Lin Quan wearing the captain's armband.
This guy is usually so fierce, and this time he wears the captain's armband of the national team, isn't he going to explode? The more Lori thought about it, the more scared he became, and even his calves began to tremble.
Lin Quan had no idea of the opponent's goalkeeper's psychology. He strode towards the football. When he was close to the serving point, he took a last glance at the opponent's goalkeeper, confirmed the opponent's position, and chose the direction of the shot.
Bang! With a loud bang, the football flew out from the outside of Lin Quan's foot, spinning strongly and quickly flying towards the goal.
The French team's human wall jumped high, but the players all heard Lin Quan's powerful shot and turned their heads as far as possible, obviously afraid of being hit in the face by the ball.
If you are hit in the face by a heavy artillery shot at such a fast speed, you might faint immediately. If you are even more unlucky and get a concussion, it is hard to say whether you can play football in the future.
In fact, they were worrying too much. Lin Quan's free kick flew over the wall of people. Even if they didn't dodge, there was no threat.
Lori kept his eyes on Lin Quan's movements, but until the last moment, he did not successfully guess what kind of free kick the opponent took.
The opponent's thigh swung with a very small amplitude, and the way of exerting force seemed to be completed by retreating. The movement was very concealed and deceptive, making him unable to remember what the trick was for a moment.
But when he was about to take a closer look, the football was almost flying in front of him.
How come it was so fast? Lori was shocked! There was no time! He could only rush based on his feeling!
Lori flew forward hastily to save the ball, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt as if a gust of wind was blowing across his cheek.
Then I heard a swish sound, and when I turned around, I saw the football was in close contact with the net.
Boom! The stadium exploded instantly, and countless Spanish fans jumped up excitedly.
In!
We scored a goal! We were ahead! The Spaniards shouted and clapped their hands or waved their scarves, making sounds that they themselves could not understand, and they were extremely excited.
The fans of the French team were stunned, still finding it unbelievable to see the ball rolling in their own goal.
"Already, entering?"
“Why does this ball feel so easy to score?”
The reason why the French fans found it difficult to accept was mainly because in the first 30 minutes, their defense was very good and did not give Spain any chance.
But the opponent easily changed the score with a free kick opportunity.
The team's previous excellent defense had already raised their expectations, but with the opponent's goal, all previous expectations fell to the bottom.
This huge contrast made it difficult for them to accept the result.
"Mikhailovich's free kick!?"
Mourinho, who was serving as a guest commentator on Russian TV, exclaimed after seeing this goal.
Seeing his reaction, the host quickly asked:
"What's wrong, Coach Mourinho? Is there any story behind Lin Quan's free kick?"
Mourinho nodded: "There was once a rare free kick genius in Serie A, his name was Mihajlovic, many people who have seen his free kicks praised him as the best free kick player on the planet.
His free kicks are extremely threatening. The direction of his shot, the technique of exerting force, the angle of rotation of the ball, etc. are all very tricky.
This makes his free kick success rate particularly high. As long as you create a chance for him, he can return a miracle. In the Serie A league that was known as the Little World Cup, many well-known goalkeepers suffered at his hands. "
Seeing that the beautiful host seemed a little confused, Mourinho had to describe it in the most understandable words possible:
"As we all know, it is very difficult to score a direct free kick in a game, but Mihajlovic once scored three free kicks in a row in a Serie A match, becoming a legend in one battle! I never thought that after he retired, there would still be someone who could kick such an authentic Mihajlovic free kick."
Mourinho sighed again and again, saying that every time he saw Lin Quan, this kid could always bring him surprises.
In the stands in the front row of the stadium, Guardiola couldn't help laughing after seeing Lin Quan's goal.
Lin Quan had used this trick before in a game against Manchester City and scored a goal.
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But for some reason, he rarely uses this move. I think it's too difficult! This is why so many people are surprised, probably because they don't pay much attention to it and haven't seen it before! The characteristics of the Milito free kick are actually very obvious. When taking a free kick, stretch your body as much as possible and use your calves to exert force, which increases the difficulty for the goalkeeper to predict.
After the ball flew out, it was extremely fast and had a strong rotation.
Facing such a powerful and spinning football, it is extremely difficult for the goalkeeper to make a successful save.
First of all, the goalkeeper needs to have an excellent reaction speed and complete the save in the shortest time possible. If he is a little slower, the ball will go in because the speed is too fast.
Secondly, when the goalkeeper is handling the ball, his save action must be skillful. Otherwise, even if he touches the ball, he will not be able to save it from the goal frame due to the speed and rotation of the football.
In many of Mihajlovic's free kicks, the goalkeeper touched the ball but failed to save it. Instead, the ball touched the goalkeeper's hand and changed direction before being deflected into the net.
But how to deal with it correctly is probably difficult. After all, few people can perfectly replicate this kind of free kick, so the goalkeeper doesn't even have the chance to practice.
As for the French goalkeeper, he didn't even get through the first hurdle and was scored against because of his slow reaction.
Compared to the fans in the stands, the reactions of the Spanish players in the stadium were even crazier.
After Lin Quan scored the goal, the Spanish players crowded in the opponent's penalty area rushed towards Lin Quan frantically, breathing heavily through their nostrils like mad bulls.
Goal! Finally a goal! Lin Quan's goal was like a timely relief for the Spanish team! If they didn't score again, they would be overwhelmed by the pressure.
"Great job, Lin!"
David Silva gave Lin Quan a big hug.
“Good shot!”
Ramos rubbed Lin Quan's hair lovingly.
"What kind of free kick technique is this? I want to learn it!"
Isco bowed down to Lin Quan as if he was worshiping a god.
Looking at this group of funny teammates, Lin Quan couldn't help but laugh.
"Thank you for the compliments. Isco, if you want to learn, I will teach you when I have time. But I can't guarantee that you will be able to learn it. After all, this kind of free kick is very difficult and requires a player's physical fitness and talent."
Isco had an expression that said, "Brother Lin, don't worry. If I can't learn it, it's because I'm stupid. It has nothing to do with you."
With Lin Quan's goal, the atmosphere in the Spanish team suddenly became a lot more relaxed.
Although they were still a little short of their goal in the first half, they had the advantage and felt more confident, so they were not as impatient as before.
On the other hand, the French team's morale was obviously affected after losing this goal.
Especially their goalkeeper Lori. As the captain of the French team, he should have stood up to boost morale and calm his teammates at this time.
But he was the one who was most seriously injured. He had not yet recovered from the shock and frustration and had completely forgotten to fulfill his duties as captain.
Seeing that Lori did not make any comment, only Mbappe and Griezmann stood up.
Griezmann: "It doesn't matter. There is still a lot of time in the game. We are only one goal behind. We have experienced this kind of thing many times. It's no big deal. When the opponent has no energy in the second half, we can score as many goals as we want."
Mbappe: "That's right, when the time comes you just need to pass the ball to me and I will take care of the rest!"
After hearing what the two said, the morale of the French players on the field was slightly restored.
Yeah, it's only the first half and we're only one goal behind, what's the big deal.
"Griezmann and Mbappe are right. The opponent just scored a goal by luck from a free kick. It was not a goal scored by breaking through our defense. This kind of goal scored by luck is not a big deal. Can the opponent score another free kick?"
Pogba has the highest value in the team. Seeing Griezmann and Mbappe fighting for the right to speak, Pogba immediately became restless.
He has always regarded himself as the absolute core of the team and thought he was the boss of the French team.
Mbappe and Griezmann looked at each other and did not continue the conversation.
Pogba was right in one thing, that is, Spain's way of scoring the goal was a bit tricky.
If they had scored the goal through positional warfare, the French team might have been in real danger because it meant they could not defend against the opponent's attack.
But the Spanish team relies on free kicks, which is a problem.
As long as they can't break the French team's defense, there is no need for the French team to worry.
Being behind by one goal was not a problem for them at all, and they were confident enough to catch up in the second half.
Unless it is true as Pogba said, the opponent scores more goals from free kicks.
But, is this really possible? (End of this chapter)