Chapter 77 The first hat trick for the national team
At the pre-match press conference, Bosque announced the starting lineup for Spain in this game.
To the surprise of the reporters, Spain's main forwards Torres and Villa were both relegated to the bench.
The starting player was Werder Bremen's 16-year-old young player Lin Quan, which made the reporters excited.
Is Bosque so bold in his use of players? He just recruited this young striker from the national youth team and immediately gave him an important task.
If something goes wrong, the blame for using the wrong people will definitely be put on the coach.
As a result, it will also have a huge negative impact on this young player.
Of course, if Lin Quan performs well in the national team, reporters will also praise him and Bosque to the sky.
Blowing up the bitch's life is a traditional skill of journalists.
Anyway, no matter what the result of this game is, there is a big news! The Belarusian head coach was speechless, knowing that Spain is very strong.
But you can't look down on others like this? Am I, Belarus, weak?
You beat my last 16-year-old player, who are you looking down on? ? At 9 pm local time, the match between the two sides kicked off.
Spain once again used a strikerless formation. Although Lin Quan stood in the forward position, he actually played as a false nine.
Bosque gave him a high degree of freedom in the frontcourt, and he can play as a winger, striker, and attacking midfielder.
As long as he feels comfortable playing, he can go wherever he wants.
Of course, doing so would involve great risks, so Bosque was only prepared to give Lin full time for half the game.
If Spain fails to score and secure its lead in the first half, he will replace Torres and Villa in the second half and switch to conventional tactics.
"Although it's a bit risky, we have to do it. The next game is against France, and we don't have much time left!"
Looking at the team's starting lineup, Bosque sighed and said to his old friend Coach Tony beside him.
The French team is a traditional European powerhouse. Although Spain is stronger than them, there is no guarantee that they will win 100%.
If something goes wrong, the situation will be very unfavorable for Spain.
Europe is allocated 13 places in the World Cup, and only the first in each group can directly advance to the World Cup finals.
If they don't get first place, they can only play in the play-offs.
The play-offs are decided in two games, and the teams we face are all strong teams, so it is much more difficult than the group stage.
In order to avoid a setback, they must qualify for the World Cup in the group stage.
"Why are you saying this now? Since you've chosen him, you can only trust him!"
Tony seemed to be fearless, after all, he had won the World Cup and defended the European Cup.
They have received all the honors they deserve and have no regrets.
Bosque nodded, said nothing more, and watched the game attentively.
Just when the Spanish head coach was worried about Lin Quan's performance in the game, Lin Quan almost scored a goal at the beginning of the game.
Less than a minute into the game, David Silva turned and made a straight pass on the right side of the penalty area. The pass was very imaginative.
Lin Quan understood what he meant, moved ahead and received his pass in the penalty area.
But unfortunately, Lin Quan's small-angle shot hit the right post and Belarus escaped.
Although the ball did not go in, Spain's form was revealed early on.
In the 5th minute, Xavi got rid of the defender and made a lob pass, and Silva received the ball and passed it to Lin Quan.
Lin Quan made a straight pass, and Silva, who was making a forward run, received the ball in the penalty area and had a one-on-one opportunity.
But his shot was slightly off target and the ball hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.
These two goals made the Spanish fans in the stands both frustrated and excited. It was really outrageous that the team couldn't even score a goal!
However, the team's newcomer's performance in the frontcourt was remarkable, which surprised them.
In the 8th minute, Belarus launched a quick counterattack and the cross from the right was intercepted by Ramos.
The performance of Real Madrid's main defender on the defensive line is reassuring.
In the 11th minute, Spain made a comeback.
Alba made a cross pass from the left, Xavi passed it to Pedro without stopping, and Pedro passed it to Lin Quan with his heel.
Lin Quan used a fake move to deceive the defender and dribbled into the penalty area to pass the ball back to Iniesta.
Iniesta was alone when he received the ball and could have shot directly, but he chose to pass it directly to Lin Quan who was in an open position.
Lin Quan didn't expect the opponent to pass the ball, but fortunately he reacted quickly and shot the ball into the empty goal.
Spain leads Belarus 1:0 away.
After scoring the goal, Lin Quan excitedly pointed at Iniesta, ran over to hug him and celebrate, thanking him for his selfless assist.
Iniesta could have passed the ball or not, but he chose to pass it.
This selfless pass was obviously his special care for the newcomers.
Teammates ran over and surrounded the two of them.
There is nothing to be happy about leading a team like Belarus, but Lin Quan's outstanding performance in the team's tactics is what is really worth being happy about.
Only 11 minutes into the game, Lin Quan had already played in three positions in the frontcourt.
Whether it is his breakthroughs as a winger, his shots as a striker, or his organization of attacks as an attacking midfielder, his performance is remarkable.
The teammates have completely dispelled their doubts. This guy is not a weakling in big competitions. His performance in big competitions is as stable as in training matches! Therefore, the players have completely accepted this newcomer in the team.
"A one-goal lead is not enough, let's try to score a few more goals, so that we can save some energy in the second half!"
The team's big brother Casillas stood up and said.
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Everyone nodded.
The game restarted, Belarus organized an attack, but couldn't even get through the midfield, and Spain's powerful midfield began to show its power.
In the 20th minute, David Silva intercepted the ball in the middle and made a surgically precise diagonal pass.
Pedro dribbled into the penalty area, dribbled past Vilemko and his lob was blocked by the goalkeeper. Lin Quan followed up with a quick shot and scored.
The score on the field became 2:0!
Pedro felt a little regretful because he hit the ball too straight. If he had aimed at a little more angle, maybe he would have scored.
But his teammates were able to make the follow-up shot, which was a good result.
In the 27th minute, Belarus finally launched a counterattack.
But Rodionov's turn and shot lacked power and the ball was steadily caught by Casillas. This was the only shot of Belarus in the first half.
In the 29th minute, Lin Quan cut inside after dribbling past the opponent on the wing. He faked a shot and passed the ball to Silva.
Silva started a little early and the linesman raised his flag to indicate offside.
One minute later, Lin Quan broke through the middle, attracted three defensive players and passed the ball to Xavi.
Xavi passed the ball to Silva, and this time Silva was smart and only started after he saw Xavi pass the ball.
After receiving the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he turned around and shot. After the ball flew into the goal, Silva was about to celebrate, but he heard the linesman's whistle again.
Silva was unhappy now. He was 100% sure that he was not offside, so he ran over angrily to argue with the linesman.
Seeing that his teammate was a little agitated, Lin Quan quickly ran up and pulled him back.
"David, calm down. There will be another chance later. Don't be so excited!"
Fortunately, he acted quickly and the referee was ready to pull out a card to warn the Manchester City player.
Silva was a little scared when he saw the referee put the half-taken yellow card back.
"Thank you, Lin. Next time I will never waste the opportunity you give me!"
Seeing Lin Quan comforting his teammate who was ten years older than him on the court, Bosque and Coach Tony looked at each other, and both of them felt something strange in their hearts: Who is the newcomer in the team and who is the big brother?
"This kid's mentality is more stable than some of the veteran players!"
Lin Quan's performance reduced the old coach's worries. At least from the current point of view, this kid's performance has definitely met or even exceeded expectations.
The first half of the game has not yet ended and Spain's lead is still expanding.
In the 32nd minute, Silva was penalized for offside again when he received the ball in the frontcourt, but this time he remained calm and did not protest.
In the 35th minute, Xavi passed the ball to Silva, who made a low cross from the right side of the penalty area.
This ball is a half-high ball and is a bit difficult to handle.
Lin Quan didn't even think about it and subconsciously made a sideways slash in the air.
The goalkeeper was blocked by him and did not see his shooting action at the first moment.
By the time he saw the ball flying towards the goal, it was too late to save it.
The score on the field became 3:0. In less than forty minutes, Lin Quan had already performed a hat trick!
(End of this chapter)