Chapter 133 Wearing the Armband of the National Team Captain for the First Time!

In the 76th minute of the game, when Pogba intercepted Harvey in the midfield, Harvey used his signature turning move to get rid of him.

Seeing that Harvey was about to send a fatal pass, Pogba didn't know what he was thinking, so he directly raised his foot and stepped on Harvey's ankle.

Although Harvey immediately gave up touching the ball and made a move to close his feet, he still couldn't dodge and was kicked down by Pogba.

After falling to the ground, Harvey looked like he was injured, rolling on the ground holding his feet with a very painful expression.

Spanish players rushed over and surrounded Pogba in the middle.

"Are you fucking trying to kill someone?"

The hot-tempered Ramos was about to reach out and hit someone.

Although he and Xavi were bitter rivals in the club, they were teammates in the national team.

Seeing his teammates being bullied, Ramos stood up immediately.

The French players rushed over to protect their teammates and separated Pogba from the Spanish players.

Players from both sides pushed and yelled at each other. The conflict was about to break out, and the atmosphere on the court suddenly became tense.

Lin Quan saw that Harvey was seriously injured and quickly waved to the sidelines to ask the team doctor to come up.

The Spanish team doctor rushed up with a medical kit, and Harvey's socks were taken off, revealing an obviously red and swollen ankle.

"Soft tissue contusion, bones are fine!"

The team doctor was relieved to see that Harvey's ankle was not deformed.

However, soft tissue contusion is not a minor injury. For a player of Harvey's age, such an injury requires at least 6-8 weeks of rest.

If the recovery speed is slow, it may take more than 2 months.

Seeing this scene, the Spanish players became even more angry.

The referee made a very decisive decision and directly showed Pogba a red card and sent him off.

His pedaling action just now was a very bad foul. Not only would he receive a direct red card, he might even receive additional penalties.

Pogba's mind went blank. He didn't know what he was thinking about writing or why he did it.

After seeing the referee show him the red card, he lowered his head and walked silently to the sidelines without saying hello to the coach and others, and went straight to the locker room.

Deschamps was so angry with Pogba that he asked Pogba to mark Xavi, but did not let him use bad fouls to defend the opponent.

Well now, they are behind by a big score and missing one player. They will definitely lose this game!

And it’s the kind that loses both games and people!

After Xavi retired from injury, Spain immediately made personnel adjustments.

Martinez came on to replace the injured Xavi.

Neither Cassie nor Puyol played in this game, and the captain's armband was worn on Xavi.

Before he came off the field, he did not hand the captain's armband to Ramos, but handed it to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan felt a little inappropriate and was about to refuse when he heard Harvey say:

"Lin, I can't continue playing. Wear this to win the game on my behalf!"

Lin Quan nodded heavily, no longer refused, took the captain's armband and put it on his left arm.

This is the first time in Lin Quan's career that he has worn the captain's armband, and it is also the captain's armband of the national team.

The reporters at the scene recorded this moment with their cameras. The armband passing between him and Xavi, the old and the young, seemed to be a symbol of the Spanish national team's new and old inheritance.

…

On the sidelines, Del Bosque looked at Xavi on the stretcher with a worried look.

Del Bosque looked very ugly when he heard that the team doctor said that Xavi might miss two months of competition.

Two months, which means Xavi will miss all remaining games of the Spanish World Cup qualifying group stage.

"damn it!"

Del Bosque hammered the edge of the coaching bench with his fist and cursed under his breath.

Although Xavi is old, he is still very important to the Spanish team.

Without his presence, Spain's midfield strength will decline a lot.

…

After being sent off, the French team could no longer launch a threatening attack.

The angry Spain launched a furious attack around the opponent's goal in the final stage of the game. The French team's players were suppressed in their own half, unable to fight back.

This scene disappointed the French fans at the scene, and many fans began to leave early.

The team is behind and there is no hope of equalizing.

If they continued reading, they were worried that they would witness a tragedy, so they simply stopped reading.

Since Xavi and Iniesta were replaced one after another, Lin Quan, wearing the captain's armband, was playing the role of Spain's midfield commander on the field.

Lin Quan did not show any discomfort with this position.

He was born as a defensive midfielder and has also played offensive organization work in the frontcourt.

Under Lin Quan's command and dispatch, the rhythm of the game was firmly in Spain's hands.

In the final stage of the game, Spain's offensive was overwhelming.

In the 85th minute, Spain's pass penetrated the French team's defense and the football came to Alonso's feet.

Alonso moved away from the angle and chose a long shot. Unfortunately, the ball was not suppressed and flew into the stands.

2 minutes later, the French team's marking leaked, and Villa ran out of the gap.

Lin Quan sent a weird arc pass, the ball bypassed the defensive player and rolled in front of Villa.

But French goalkeeper Lloris struck in time to resolve the crisis.

Lin Quan was truly convinced. The shooting skills of his teammates were a bit unbelievable.

If the ground is not good, then let's hit the ball high. Ramos has been in good form recently, maybe he can score one?

In injury time, Spain got a corner kick.

Lin Quan hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and Ramos fought hard to top it. Although he hit the ball, he failed to exert any force. The ball was easily confiscated by Lori.

After missing this opportunity, Spain failed to expand the score.

After ninety minutes, thanks to goals from Lin Quan and Iniesta, Spain beat France 3-0 away from home.

The French players were visibly relieved when the referee blew the final whistle.

It's finally over, and they won't be able to hold on any longer.

The Spanish siege was really terrifying. If they could choose, they would never want to encounter this Spanish team again.

"Lin, can you exchange jerseys with me?"

Benzema, who had an average performance in this game, solemnly came to Lin Quan and asked him to exchange jerseys.

Seeing Benzema move so quickly, Ribery, who had already taken off his jersey and was walking towards Lin Quan with it in his hand, scratched his head in embarrassment.

Damn, if I had known better, I would have moved faster.

"Yeah, no problem!"

Hearing Lin Quan's answer, Benzema smiled, very silly.

Lin Quan suddenly understood why Benzema had always been the one to take the blame in the Real Madrid team. Your harmless appearance made it easy to bully, so you naturally became the designated one to take the blame.

Except for Benzema, the other players in the French team showed little interest, and only a few of them exchanged jerseys with Spanish players.

The rest quickly left the court at the end of the game and returned to their locker rooms.

Many of the French fans who did not leave the Stade de France were attacking and abusing them.

They don't want to stay in this damn place anymore!

Back in the locker room, the players ignored Pogba who had made a big mistake. They all went to their closets in silence and took out towels and clothes to rinse.

With a bang, the door to the locker room was pushed open forcefully.

Deschamps, the coach of the French team, walked into the locker room with an angry face.

His eyes glanced around the locker room and found Pogba huddled in the corner.

Pogba lowered his head and was far away from his teammates. He did not dare to talk to his teammates, and his teammates seemed unwilling to talk to him.

Deschamps was originally angry, but when he saw Pogba staying in the corner aggrievedly, he relented.

"Paul, come with me to the press conference!"

Pogba raised his head in surprise and looked at his head coach.

Other players also stopped their movements and turned to look at Deschamps.

Coach, is he okay?

Bringing a player to the post-game press conference who committed a flagrant foul and was ejected?

Seeing that Pogba did not move, Deschamps became angry:

"Do you plan to be a coward for the rest of your life?"

"Come on, follow me to the press conference and apologize to your opponents in public. It's not scary if you do something wrong. What's scary is not having the courage to admit and face your mistakes!"

He had already anticipated how the French media would attack Pogba and criticize him until he was completely bruised and inferior to shit.

If he does nothing, Pogba will most likely be ruined by this game.

If you don't want Pogba to have a lifelong psychological shadow, you must stand up and protect him at this time.

However, this also requires Pogba's own cooperation.

If he can't hold up the wall with mud, then Deschamps can't help him!

Pogba's emotional intelligence is not low, and he understands that the head coach is protecting himself.

So he nodded heavily and attended the post-match press conference with Deschamps.

On the Spanish side, Lin Quan attended the press conference with Del Bosque.

"I'm sorry. I behaved irrationally on the court. I apologize for the harm my actions caused to my opponents. I hope senior Harvey can recover soon!"

After Pogba came up, he bowed and apologized directly to the cameras on the scene, his attitude was very sincere.

The reporters at the scene picked up their cameras one after another and recorded the scene.

A Spanish reporter said angrily:

"Pogba, do you think it was your poor performance and irrational behavior that dragged down the team and caused the French team to lose this game?"

This question puts all the responsibility for the French team's loss on Pogba.

Pogba is responsible, but his fault does not end there.

Spanish journalists could not accept Pogba's apology and deliberately used such questions to make things difficult for him.

"I'm sorry that I failed to live up to the trust of my coaches and teammates, and also failed to live up to the expectations of the fans."

Pogba's attitude remains sincere: "I will work harder in the future and strive to reach the heights expected by the fans as soon as possible!"

A French reporter asked Deschamps:

"Coach Deschamps, will you still use young and reckless players like Pogba in the future?"

Obviously, French reporters are not very optimistic about Pogba's future in the national team.

Pogba's performance in today's game was so bad that it is difficult for them to trust him again.

"Of course, the team needs fresh blood at any time. I will continue to examine young players who have performed well in major leagues. If they meet my requirements, I will provide them with the opportunity to play for the national team!"

Deschamps is now really determined to replace the French team. He no longer counts on these old people in the team.

If the French team wants to achieve results in next year's World Cup and the European Cup three years later, it must start rebuilding from now on!

The team's midfield will be the focus of his reconstruction.

Not only Pogba, but also Griezmann, who has performed well in La Liga this season, is also the target of his focus.

The French reporter didn’t buy Deschamps’ answer:

"Aren't you worried that young players will perform as poorly as Pogba on the court? You know, we have almost lost the hope of directly qualifying for the World Cup!"

After losing to Spain twice in a row, they have basically lost hope of competing for first place in the group.

The French team can only hope to win the second place in the group, play in the play-offs as the second place in the group, and strive to get through the play-offs and enter the World Cup.

"Ahem, when facing young players, we need to be more patient. They need a growth process. We cannot expect them to perform very well as soon as they come up!"

There was a burst of boos at the scene, and the Spanish reporter said shamelessly:

"Then why is Lin Quan, who is only 17 years old, integrating so well into the Spanish team and performing extremely well in every game?"

The subtext of this sentence is to imply that the French are not as good as the Spanish. Otherwise, why are our young players so good but yours are so crotchless?

"Ahem, a genius like Lin Quan cannot be compared with ordinary players."

Deschamps's words caused an uproar among the reporters at the scene:

What happened, the French team coach actually praised the Spanish players?

Did you get the wrong script?

Shouldn't this be said by the Spanish coach?

Bosque looked wary: Could this kid have taken a liking to our team's treasure?

So he also began to sing praises and praised Lin Quan to the heavens.

The Spanish reporters applauded the two very enthusiastically.

The team won by a large margin, and the newcomers in their team achieved a complete victory against the newcomers of the French team.

This gave them a lot of face in front of their French colleagues, and they all wanted to look down at each other with their nostrils in the sky.

The reporters in France were very angry, but also helpless.

Even their own head coach betrayed them, what else could they say?

The only thing to blame is that they don't have players comparable to Lin Quan!

…

Deschamps was right in his guess. After the game, Pogba's poor performance in this game became the target of criticism from French fans.

Although Pogba chose to apologize immediately, Spanish fans were still dissatisfied with him and joined the army of condemning him.

In fact, it was not just Pogba who was scolded, but Deschamps himself was also scolded.

Fans accused him of not knowing people well and employing people inappropriately.

Having to use young players in such an important and crucial game not only has no effect at all, but also causes the team to lose so miserably.

The French media are very pessimistic. They feel that a huge gap has opened between their team and top teams like Spain.

The French team is no longer the top team in Europe!

Unlike the general pessimism of the French media, the Spanish media and fans are much more optimistic.

After this game, Spain has a very large lead in the group.

They are 6 points ahead of the second place. As long as they win two of the next three games, they will be able to secure first place in the group and advance to the World Cup.

Just when the whole country of Spain was in jubilation and full of confidence in the future.

Lin Quan was a little worried.

Spain's lineup is obviously aging.

Puyol, Xavi and others are all older.

After this World Cup is over, they will retire one after another.

Compared with the level of Spain's young generation and these world-class players, there is a big gap.

On the contrary, for the French team, under Deschamps' bold policy of promoting newcomers, they will complete their revival sooner or later.

In the near future, Spain will have another strong rival in the international arena.

…

After the game against the French team, Lin Quan returned to Spain without his teammates.

Instead, he took a flight directly from Paris back to Germany.

He had just landed when he received a call from his agent Pere.

"Someone wants me to represent you?"

"Yes, and it's a huge contract!"

On the other end of the phone, Pere gave an affirmative answer!

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