Chapter 638: Teach the British a Good Lesson!

"Did our defense succeed?"

The British fans in the stands were all worried when they saw Lin Quan chopping past his own players like he was chopping melons and vegetables.

Many people had even prepared for the worst, but what they didn't expect was that Lin Quan actually gave up and continued to break forward and passed the ball back.

"Haha, have you seen the strength of our steel defense line? Even Emperor Lin, who is good at passing people, can't do anything against our defense line!"

The British fans in the stands were heartened when they realized this was true.

It was as if they had achieved something remarkable.

On the England team's coaching bench, Southgate saw Lin Quan give up the attack, and his heart finally fell.

"It seems our method was successful!"

As the biggest threat in the Spanish team, as long as Lin Quan is guarded to death, it will be difficult for the Spanish team's offense to break through their door.

As long as they can defend their goal, they will have the confidence to compete with the Spanish team.

The next thing they have to do is to tighten the fence and wait for an opportunity to counterattack!

As long as they can score one or two goals through counterattack, the victory of this game will most likely belong to them!

Southgate felt particularly excited when he thought that he would lead the England team, which was not expected by all parties before the game, to eliminate the favorite Spanish team in the World Cup semi-finals.

For coaches, this is a great opportunity to become famous!

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On the Spanish team's coaching bench, Del Bosque sighed inwardly after seeing Lin Quan passing the ball back.

Although I know this is the most reasonable choice, I still feel a little disappointed in my heart.

Southgate has something special. He is worthy of being a defender. Under his training, England's defense has been greatly improved.

This gave Bosque a headache. The opponent's iron barrel formation itself was not easy to play. In addition, the opponent's coach was also good at defense. They must have put a lot of effort into defense and made sufficient preparations.

Del Bosque had a hunch that this game might be much more difficult than expected.

There was even a hint of fear in his heart of being upset and eliminated by the other party!

"No, it's still early and we still have the advantage on the court, so we can't give in so easily!"

Seeing Lin Quan's figure, Bosque's confidence regained a lot.

Although there are many difficulties, as long as he thinks of Lin Quan's presence in the team, he will feel inexplicably at ease.

Southgate was also secretly paying attention to Bosque's performance. Seeing Bosque's calm and calm attitude towards the situation on the field, he couldn't help but secretly admire him:

He is worthy of being the world's top coach, and this kind of magnanimity is enough for me to learn from him for a long time!

Although this attack failed, Lin Quan did not feel discouraged, but instead aroused his fighting spirit even more.

Whether in the league or in the national team, he has encountered countless incidents where opponents set up buses.

Among them, most of the games were eventually won by him and his teammates.

Although the Iron Barrel Formation is difficult to break, it is not completely impossible.

No matter how perfect the defensive tactics are, they ultimately rely on people to execute them. As long as they are people, they will definitely have weaknesses.

What he has to do is to patiently look for loopholes in the opponent's defense, and then give the opponent a fatal blow at the appropriate time.

In the next few minutes, Lin Quan tried a long shot from outside the penalty area to see if he could force the opponent's players out of the penalty area.

But the effect of this move was not very good. The opponent's forward Kane and midfielder Ali were both too tall.

Once the two men stood in front of Lin Quan, it would be difficult for his long-range shot to hit.

Even if the goal is scored, the penalty area is densely packed with people, and the football can easily hit the opponent's player's leg and then bounce back.

And even if his long shot overcomes these two obstacles, if the opponent's goalkeeper is well prepared, it will be difficult for his long shot to pose a threat unless it is a magic ball that combines speed, power and angle.

But that kind of ball is really difficult. The further away from the goal, the more difficult it becomes.

During this period, in addition to Lin Quan's long-range shots, David Silva, Busquets and even Pique and Ramos rushed up to try.

The effects are almost the same, and neither of them poses a threat.

The England players on the field became more relaxed after seeing that the opponent's long-range shots could not pose a threat.

They have more confidence in their defense. It seems that the opponent really can't do anything to them?

Seeing that the long-range shot was not working, Lin Quan began to try to make a fuss with the set ball.

The Spanish team attacked a lot and the opponent committed a lot of fouls in defense, so Lin Quan tried several free kicks to shoot directly, but the effect was still not ideal.

First of all, the England team had prepared well before the game. When defending, players were very careful to avoid fouling in some dangerous areas. In this case, the free kick given to the Spanish team would not be a particularly good opportunity.

Either the distance is too far, or the position is too biased. In addition, the average height of the opponent is very high, and the interception effect of the human wall is very good. If you want to get over the human wall, it is easy to get higher than the goal.

So several attempts ended in failure!

Since a direct free kick was not possible, Lin Quan chose to hang into the penalty area and let his opponent compete for the header.

But the Spanish team is a little too low. There are only a few players in the team who are over 180cm tall, such as Diego Costa, Ramos, Pique, Busquets, etc.

And their height is not an advantage in front of the opponent, so this tactic quickly failed.

Whether it is a corner kick or a free kick, most of the balls that are suspended into the penalty area are cleared by the opponent's tall players, and the Spanish players have nothing to gain.

In this regard, the Spanish team has tried some conventional tactics to break the dense defense one by one.

But they are still helpless against the opponent's defense.

This result made England's head coach Southgate completely relieved. He even stopped standing on the sidelines to watch the game, but returned to the coaching seat and sat down, took out a small notebook to write and draw, as if recording his experience of the game.

In Southgate's view, as the game time passes, the situation will become more and more favorable to the England team.

Because the average age of the opponents is older than theirs, there is a high possibility that there will be problems with their physical fitness in the second half.

So as long as they drag the game to the second half, and wait for the opponent's physical strength to decline, they can use their physical strength advantage to make a few high-quality counterattacks, and the probability of winning this game will be very high.

Even if they are unlucky and fail to seize the opportunity to score in the second half, dragging it to overtime will only be more beneficial to them.

In short, the longer the game drags on, the greater the chances of England's victory.

"The situation of the game seems to be a bit unfavorable to the Spanish team. 30 minutes have passed. Spain has completed 11 shots during this period, but only 2 shots are on target, and none of them pose a threat. The defense of the English team is like cast iron, leaving the Spanish in despair."

Even the TV commentator can see the dilemma faced by the Spanish team.

"It's better for them to score in the first half, otherwise the situation in the second half will be very serious."

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On the court, seeing that all methods have no effect.

Lin Quan also began to think. The opponent's defense is not that good, but the number of people in the backcourt is too dense, especially in the penalty area. It is a huge trouble for the five defenders to stand there.

So we have to find a way to destroy the opponent's defensive formation, disrupt the opponent's defensive position, and make their defense chaotic!

After thinking for a while, he gradually had an idea in his mind:

Launch an attack to the flanks on both sides, mobilize the opponent's defenders' positions, and use the space leaked in the rib area during the opponent's movement.

After telling his ideas to David Silva and Isco, both of them supported Lin Quan's decision.

After all, other methods have been tried, and now we can only trust Lin Quan's judgment.

It's still the same as before, Lin Quan is still advancing with the ball.

The opponent's backcourt defensive players are too dense. Even if the Spanish team is a group of passers, there are still not many who can hold the ball and pass the ball under the opponent's high-intensity pressing.

Lin Quan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, not only because he has the strongest ball protection ability, but also because he can break through, organize and pass the ball.

The ball is most threatening at his feet, so it is easiest to attract the attention of the opponent, thus creating opportunities for teammates.

Since Lin Quan was advancing from the middle this time, Lingard and Ali were the first hurdles in front of him.

Although they were both nicknamed "Lin Huang" by fans, Lingard seemed to have unrealistic fantasies about his own strength.

When his partner Ali chose to defend, Lingard bravely rushed up, and was then cleanly passed by Lin Quan!

"Haha, this wave is the real Lin Huang beating the fake Lin Huang!"

"Ah, is Lingard so bad? Seeing him rushing up so aggressively, I thought he had some real skills, but this is it?"

"Nonsense, Lin Huang is the fastest among the front midfielders, the most aggressive in attack among the back midfielders, and the most selfless among the forwards..."

"Haha, brother, you are really a talent. You can still wash like this. Lingard has to give you a thumbs up after hearing it!"

"Hey, isn't it said that Lingard scores less goals as a forward, is not good at passing and organizing as a front midfielder, is not fast enough as a winger, has a poor sense of position as a back midfielder, often runs to attack and forgets to defend, and becomes the team's sieve? How come all of them become advantages when they come to you?"

"There is an honest man here, everyone come and bully him!"

"Haha, brother, you don't understand this, this is the charm of journalism!"

"Zhang Xuefeng continues to score!"

Lingard on the court was also a little confused: How can this guy be so fast?

He felt that he didn't even see the opponent's movements clearly, and he was passed by the opponent.

It's really amazing!

But Lingard didn't give up and immediately caught up with Lin Quan.

Although he can't do anything, his attitude towards the game is beyond reproach. I believe that people who have seen him play football will have an impression of him, that is, he likes to run and can run!

When Ali saw Lingard being passed, he cursed in his heart that he was a fool, and immediately called his friends and teammates to come to assist.

The successful defense just now made them sum up the experience, that is, the best way to deal with Lin Quan is to play together.

If it's one-on-one, it's just serving him food. Lingard who was passed just now, and him, Sterling and Ashley Young before are the best examples.

Lin Quan was overjoyed when he saw Ali's actions.

This is the effect we want. We are not afraid of you shaking people, but we are afraid of you not shaking people!

Seeing that several England players were approaching him at the same time, Lin Quan immediately passed the ball to the right side.

As soon as the ball arrived, David Silva appeared in Lin Quan's field of vision.

Ashley Young, who was supposed to be in this position, was taken away by Lin Quan, so another midfielder Henderson had to come to fill the position.

While Henderson was moving, Diego Costa, who was at the front, was also pulling to the right, as if he wanted to meet David Silva who was rushing with the ball.

As soon as he moved, the two central defenders of the England team immediately moved with him, not giving him any chance to catch the ball.

If it was a normal situation, the positions of the two central defenders and the two midfielders were moved away, and the England team's defense line should be very dangerous now.

But in this game, they arranged a five-defender formation, which meant that even if they deducted two central defenders, they still had three people on the back line, and they still had sufficient defensive strength.

David Silva observed that although the opponent's defense line was partially mobilized, it was not completely loose.

So he passed the ball to the side and gave it to Carvajal who came in from behind. He continued to accelerate towards the penalty area and took away England's left-back Ross who had been marking him.

Ashley Young saw Ross being taken away, and immediately abandoned Lin Quan and ran to press Carvajal to prevent him from completing the cross.

As soon as Ashley Young left, Lin Quan suddenly accelerated and rushed out from behind him.

Ali saw Lin Quan suddenly accelerate, and felt something was wrong. He hurriedly pulled Lin Quan's jersey with his hand to try to stop him.

But after he stretched out his hand, he found that he couldn't pull it at all. The opponent was like a wild horse running rampant, and easily broke free from his restraints.

At this moment, Carvajal passed the ball.

Diego Costa in the middle and David Silva who had rushed to the penalty area were both flanking the goal, attracting the attention of most people in the opponent's penalty area.

But Carvajal's pass was not in the middle of the penalty area, but in the right corner of the penalty area.

Here, Lin Quan, wearing the No. 10 jersey of Spain, rushed over and volleyed the ball without waiting for it to land after receiving the pass from Carvajal.

The football flew towards the goal like a cannonball.

England goalkeeper Pickford was shocked and fell to the ground to save the ball.

But his action was too slow, and Lin Quan's shot had already flown into the net before him.

In the 37th minute of the game, Spain scored the first goal.

The score was rewritten to 1:0.

The English players on the field, the British fans in the stands, and Southgate sitting in the coaching seat were all dumbfounded after seeing Lin Quan score this goal.

The strongest defense line they were proud of was actually broken!

After Lin Quan completed the shot, he did not start to celebrate until he confirmed that the football flew into the net and heard the referee whistle to confirm that the goal was valid.

While running to the stands where Spanish fans gathered to celebrate, Lin Quan did not forget to comment on England's performance in the first half in his mind:

England's defense has some points, but not much.

I believe that after seeing their goal, they should be able to know where the loopholes in their defense are and correct them!

Well, this can be regarded as a lesson for them! (End of this chapter)