Chapter 74 The call of the national team [2000 recommendation votes plus more updates for those who want to read more! ]
After the seventh round of the league, the Bundesliga games came to a temporary end and the battle for the national team was reignited.
Werder Bremen has performed well in the Bundesliga this season, and many of their players have been called up to the national team.
This has both advantages and disadvantages for Werder Bremen. More players reporting to the national team will help increase the popularity of their club.
However, players running between the national team and the club will not only affect their physical fitness, but more games will also increase the risk of injury, causing the club's performance to be affected.
However, for clubs, they have no way to stop players from playing for the national team. For many professional players, playing for the country is their highest pursuit.
Lin Quan originally thought that he would report to the Spanish national youth team as he had done before.
But to his surprise, it was not the national youth team that called him up, but the Spanish national team.
In order to overcome the shortcomings in the team's front line, Bosque's national team recruited a large number of forwards in this round of games, and Lin Quan was among them.
"Haha, the reporters would never have guessed that we recruited seven forwards in one go, all just to provide cover for that kid!"
Bosque and assistant coach Tony looked at each other and laughed.
If only Lin Quan was recruited, he would definitely receive the focus of media reporters.
However, the Spanish national team recruited seven new forwards at once, including the newcomer Lin Quan.
The focus of reporters' reports will not be on Lin Quan, so the public pressure on them will be much less.
"I hope that guy won't let us down. Otherwise, I'm afraid we will still be criticized by the reporters!"
Bosque sighed. The team's forward problems were so serious that they had to rely on a young man who was less than 17 years old. This problem was really a headache.
He also couldn't understand why Spain's midfield was so strong but its front line was so weak? If they had half of the midfield stars on the front line, Spain would have been invincible! The two were right in their guess. After the new national team's roster was announced, the media's focus was not on Lin Quan.
"Desperate to find a cure? Bosque summons seven forwards, vowing to solve the problem of weak forwards!"
"Can seven forwards solve Spain's chronic problems? Who is the nuclear warhead of the Invincible Fleet?"
"The young players of the national youth team are favored. Barcelona's 16-year-old young player may break the youngest record of the national team!"
The Spanish media are well aware of their team's weaknesses, so they highlighted the fact that Bosque had assembled seven forwards.
Some people think that the old coach couldn't find a solution, so he had to try all kinds of methods.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have recruited 35-year-old Raul to make up the numbers! Some people also think that Bosque is bold in seeking change and recruiting new players to inject fresh blood into the team.
Supporters and opponents argued endlessly, and the day for the Spanish national team to assemble soon arrived amid such debate.
On October 8, Lin Quan arrived at the Spanish national team's training base.
The Las Rozas base is located in the suburbs of Madrid and belongs to Real Madrid.
As soon as he arrived at the national team, he was booed by the fans watching near the base before he even entered the field.
Lin Quan never thought he would be treated like this. He looked at the surrounding fans in surprise.
Huh? It seems like they are not booing me?
He looked back following the fans' gaze and found a luxury sports car parked behind him. A handsome man wearing sunglasses got out of the sports car.
At this time, Lin Quan was unable to recognize the other person until the other person took off his sunglasses, and then he recognized that this was Barcelona's main defender Gerard Pique.
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"You are, Lin?"
After getting off the car, Pique saw a young player in front of him. He was stunned for a moment before recognizing him.
Lin Quan originally wanted to leave immediately, but he was recognized unexpectedly, so he could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.
He didn't really want to say hello to Pique. This guy had a problem with his character and he contributed a lot to Guardiola leaving Barcelona.
As for Messi's later departure from Barcelona, it was said to be his backstabbing.
There are even rumors that Pique had an affair with his teammate Gavi's mother...
Regardless of whether the news is true or false, Lin Quan decided to stay away from Pique.
Pique didn't seem to notice Lin Quan's indifference, and thought that the other party was not good at speaking, so he took the initiative to open his arms and gave Lin Quan a warm hug:
"Don't be scared by these guys out there, they are just jealous of our Barcelona's achievements!"
The onlookers discovered that Lin Quan was also a Barcelona player, and the boos suddenly became louder.
Lin Quan was speechless. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but now, Real Madrid fans booed him too.
Thank you, Pique!
With Pique's guidance, Lin Quan quickly became familiar with the international players in the Barcelona team.
The Spanish national team is not as united as it seems, with the Barcelona gang and the Real Madrid gang clearly divided.
These two teams have many international players and are sworn enemies in the league. When it comes to the national teams, the two sides don't communicate much and their relationship is not good.
However, there are exceptions to everything. Seeing Lin Quan coming to the base, Real Madrid's young player Morata ran over to greet Lin Quan.
"Hey, Lin, I didn't expect you to be called up to the national team. I thought I was the only lucky one!"
Morata was a teammate of Lin Quan in the national youth team a few weeks ago, but unexpectedly, they are now teammates in the national team again.
As players who also rose from the national youth team, the relationship between the two is much better than that of other players.
"I didn't expect that either. Maybe it's because there's a problem with the team's forward line?"
Lin Quan glanced towards the coaching staff. Bosque probably wanted to solve the problem on the front line before the Confederations Cup.
Spain's current aging personnel problem has begun to be exposed. If it loses in next year's Confederations Cup, the 2014 World Cup may also be in danger.
This is probably why he recruited young players like Morata and himself! "Hey, I think so too!"
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Morata nudged Lin Quan with his arm and whispered to him: "Do you think we have a chance to play in the game?"
Being included in the national team's roster is just the first step. If you can get a chance to play after being included in the roster, then you will truly take off!
"I don't know. If there is a warm-up track, we should have a chance to play. If there is no warm-up track, it may be very difficult!"
Morata looked frustrated: "The team is about to go to Belarus for the World Cup qualifiers, and there are no friendly matches before that..."
“When is the World Cup qualifier?”
"October 13th?"
Morata looked at Lin Quan curiously, thinking, you come to report to the national team and don’t even know what game the national team is going to play?
"The main competition is on the 13th, and it's only the 8th now. There are four or five days in between, which is enough time for a warm-up match!"
Lin Quan held his chin and stared at Morata for a long time.
Morata was a little scared by the other party's look and couldn't help asking:
"Why are you staring at me? We haven't even contacted our opponents for the warm-up match, so how can we make arrangements in time?"
"Don't you play for Real Madrid? Why don't you talk to the older guys in your team and ask Real Madrid to play a game with us?"
Morata shook his head like a rattle: "Coach Mourinho will not agree. Besides, the main players of the team have returned to the national team. There are only a few players left in Real Madrid now. It is impossible to put together a team."
"What about Real Madrid B?"
"Isn't it bullying to beat the second team?"
"If we don't bully others, will young players like us get a chance to play?"
Well……
Morata was speechless for a moment. This guy, what he said makes a lot of sense!
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with the captain and the others to see if they can come forward and apply to the old Buddha."
Morata quickly found Ramos and Casillas, the two big players in the team, and proposed to them to play a warm-up match.
Casillas and Ramos don't care about it. If they were playing against the second team, these main players would most likely not play.
However, if it can give the young people in the team more opportunities to perform, they are also happy to match them up.
So the two contacted Real Madrid president Florentino, who agreed without even a second thought.
As for the national team, Lin Quan explained things to Barcelona captain Puyol and asked him to ask Bosque for a warm-up match.
After listening to Puyol's words, Bosque thought about it. He has recruited a lot of young forwards, and the focus here is on Lin Quan's game status.
It would be good to play a warm-up match, so that you can grasp the opponent's characteristics more intuitively and use them boldly in the main competition in the future.
So he nodded in agreement.
In this way, the warm-up match between the Spanish national team and Real Madrid B was confirmed.
Lin Quan and Morata also got the chance to play as they wished.
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(End of this chapter)