Chapter 643 World Cup Final, Spain VS France!

After a round of passing, the Spanish team finally launched an attack on the opponent.

The audience cheered deafeningly, and the huge cheering waves swept over, making the players on the field feel like they had been injected with chicken blood, their blood began to boil, and their mental state became excited.

Lin Quan dribbled forward, passed Giroud's pressing and pulled to the side, played a two-on-one match with David Silva, and then dribbled the ball from the side to the opponent's rib area.

Kante rushed over, and Lin Quan passed it to Diego Costa who was standing in position.

Costa couldn't turn around, and after taking the ball with his back, he knocked the ball back to Isco who followed up in the middle.

Isco took the ball with his front foot, and Pogba appeared in front of him with his back foot. He hurriedly looked for Lin Quan's position, but Mbappe blocked his passing line and stared at him.

Isco was afraid of the opponent's speed and did not dare to pass the ball, for fear that he would be intercepted by Mbappe and launch a quick counterattack on the spot.

On his right, Alba had not yet reached the center line, and could not pass the ball to him for the time being, so Isco could only pass the ball back to Busquets.

When Busquets got the ball, he was already 30 meters away from Lin Quan and others. At such a long distance, he naturally could not pass the ball to Lin Quan in the crowd.

The first tentative attack of the Spanish team was forced back by the opponent.

"Good!"

"Beautiful defense!"

"The French team is awesome!"

The French fans in the stands were very excited after seeing their team's defense. The game had just started and there was no goal yet, so any success in the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides could cause cheers from the fans.

The French team, which successfully completed a defense, is now obviously in the upper hand in morale.

However, the Spanish fans are not in a hurry. They are very confident in their team's offensive strength and firmly believe that the team can rewrite the score in the first half. As for the failure of the attack just now, they don't take it seriously at all.

Although Spain is strong, it is impossible for every attack to succeed, right?

If that's the case, then there's no need to play the game. Just give them the championship trophy and let them go home with the trophy.

Besides, the game has just started, why panic?

Seeing this, Lin Quan could only withdraw and reorganize.

Once he left the opponent's midfield, Kante returned to his position and didn't follow him out.

But as long as Lin Quan entered the French team's midfield, Kante would stick to him like a piece of ox-hide candy.

With Kante blocking him, Lin Quan felt very uncomfortable.

Not to mention that the opponent would double-team him from time to time, which made him feel even more sour.

Although Kante is very strong, he can't always keep a close eye on Lin Quan.

Lin Quan also had times when he successfully broke through his restrictions, but because he wasted a lot of time on Kante, after he passed Kante, the opponent's back line had already been ready.

Although the French team did not park a bus, their defense was very solid and it was definitely not so easy to break through.

The back line led by Umtiti and Varane is very stable when defending from the front, like two iron gates.

The full-backs on both sides will also provide timely assistance in defense, specifically limit the offensive space, and thus resolve the opponent's offensive threat.

Facing this line of defense, Lin Quan tried to cooperate with his teammates, but the effect was not ideal, because the only person who could cooperate with him was Diego Costa.

The teammates behind the midfield were blocked by Kante and Pogba.

In the midfield of the French team, Kante and Pogba have clear division of labor.

Kante is responsible for interception and blocking, Pogba is responsible for controlling the rhythm of the game, and using his creativity to create opportunities for teammates with his passing ability during offense.

But Pogba himself also has good defensive ability. If the defensive pressure is great, he can also participate in defense and assist Kante in controlling the field.

Lin Quan can pass Kante, but other teammates are not so capable. If they are blocked by Kante, they will really be finished.

With fewer people against more, the opponent is still in a state of preparation, and the final result is naturally self-evident.

In the first 10 minutes of the first half, although the Spanish team completed two shots, they did not pose a threat.

On the contrary, the French team took advantage of Mbappe's speed advantage and launched a very threatening counterattack, which scared the Spanish fans in the stands.

If Kante was more outstanding in defense, then Pogba was brilliant in offense.

He played his characteristics as a "winger" and actively joined the attack, which not only accelerated the speed of the attack, but also assisted teammates at a closer distance, and sometimes even tried to score a goal with a long shot.

This further enriched the offensive tactics of the French team and increased the difficulty of the Spanish team's defense.

After the first ten minutes of the game, the situation on the field fell into a stalemate.

Facing the multiple defense lines of the French team, it is not an easy task for Spain to threaten their goal.

The opponent fought fiercely in the midfield, and the physical confrontation was very intense. From time to time, someone fell on the field.

It can be seen that the French team came prepared.

The most unpopular thing for Spain's technical passing and controlling football is to be closely fought.

Spanish players are not the type that are very strong and good at physical confrontation.

On the other hand, most of the French players on the field are black players, who are notoriously dark and tough.

They have good physical fitness, strong explosive power, and strong physical confrontation ability.

This is simply the nemesis of the technical style of the Spanish team!

When encountering this type of player, the Spanish team played so hard.

Including David Silva, Isco, Koke and others, they were at a clear disadvantage in the physical confrontation in the first ten minutes.

Busquets relied on his superb football IQ and superb acting skills to barely tie the game, and also won a lot of free kicks for the Spanish team.

But unfortunately, the positions of these free kicks were not very good, either too far or too far, and they could not shoot directly.

The only one who had the upper hand in the confrontation was probably Lin Quan.

In the confrontation with Kante, he lost less and won more, and successfully completed several breakthroughs.

How strong Kante's defensive ability is has been fully demonstrated in the past few Champions Leagues.

But when confronting his club teammate Lin Quan, Kante, who is known as the first defensive midfielder in football, fell into a very obvious disadvantage.

The height and weight of the two are similar, and Lin Quan is only slightly taller than Kante by 2 cm.

Compared to those tall players who have strong frontal defense but slow reaction speed and lack of agility, the short Kante is very fast and agile.

In addition, he has abundant physical strength, excellent running ability, and extremely high fighting spirit, and is very good at pestering.

Any offensive player will feel a headache when encountering such a player. Once many people are targeted by Kante, they are directly defended and completely silent on the court.

If it is a normal situation, Lin Quan does not want to confront him head-on, he does not want to find Kante, but the middle road guarded by Kante is the battlefield that Spain must win, so Lin Quan can only fight.

The two have played in the same club for three or four years, and they know each other inside and out.

Kante's defensive characteristics, Lin Quan's tricks, etc., are very familiar to each other.

Therefore, Lin Quan did not play any fancy moves, just one word, fast!

He increased the frequency of touching the ball to ensure that he could always touch the ball before Kante.

In this way, Kante stopped the idea of ​​stretching his feet to grab the ball.

The reason why Kanter's steals are so good is because of his strong physical confrontation ability, fast speed, and strong ability to predict the opponent's passing route.

But he is faster than Lin Quan, and he is not inferior to him in physical confrontation, and even has a slight advantage. Kanter's trick lost its effect in front of Lin Quan.

Unable to steal the ball from Lin Quan's feet, Kanter can only block his position and prevent Lin Quan from easily passing through his defensive area.

In his own backcourt, it doesn't matter if he is at a disadvantage in the confrontation between the two, because his teammates are right next to him and can assist him in completing multi-person double-teaming at any time.

And Lin Quan seems to have guessed Kanter's idea a long time ago, and his response is still one word: fast!

While maintaining a very high frequency of touching the ball, Lin Quan always pays attention to the movement direction and position of the opponent's players, and tries to choose a place where the opponent's defense is not so dense.

And in the process of moving, Lin Quan occasionally dunks and changes direction, trying to get rid of Kanter's defense.

Even if he can't get rid of Kanter, at least he has to disrupt his running rhythm, reduce his speed, and win space for himself.

Kante could barely keep up at first, but after several changes of direction, he felt his knees protesting.

"This guy, are his knees made of iron? Aren't you afraid of damaging your knees by changing direction like this?"

The human knee is inherently very fragile, and this kind of sudden stop and change of direction can easily damage the meniscus and the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments.

And any of these three organs that are injured are serious injuries that can ruin a player's career.

Kante was a little slow, and Lin Quan successfully broke through.

Umtiti and Varane saw that Lin Quan passed Kante, and immediately blocked Lin Quan's front and did not give him the angle to shoot.

The two had cooperated like this many times before, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.

If Lin Quan broke into the penalty area alone, it would be very difficult to break through the French team's defense.

Because the penalty area is so small, two tall and strong players are blocking in front of you, you don't even have an angle to shoot, how can you score?

Diego Costa's position was separated by two people, and Lin Quan could not directly pass the ball to Diego Costa's feet.

As for the teammates behind him, there were several French players between them and Lin Quan, so passing the ball back to them was also very risky. The most important thing was that if Lin Quan did this, he would miss this offensive opportunity.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan chose to shoot directly.

He flicked the ball horizontally, pretending to dribble to the side of the penalty area.

This trick really worked. Varane, who was closest to him, immediately followed, but Umtiti, who was a little further away, did not follow.

Umtiti's choice was correct, because if he also left, there would be no central defender in front of the French team's goal.

But Umtiti's choice was exactly what Lin Quan wanted.

He took a few steps horizontally, observing the space between Varane and Umtiti, while paying attention to the distance between the French team's full-backs and the defensive players behind him.

When he was sure that the time was almost right and he would be completely surrounded by the opponent if he continued to dribble, Lin Quan suddenly made a cut and pushed the ball in the opposite direction, catching Varane, who was moving sideways, off guard. It also created a little distance between him and Pavard, who was approaching him, and prevented him from interfering with his shot.

Yes, the opportunity was fleeting. After Lin Quan opened up a little space, he decisively kicked the ball.

Umtiti saw Lin Quan shooting and stretched out his legs to intercept it immediately, while Lori in front of the goal quickly fell to the ground and dived.

Umtiti's outstretched foot failed to touch the ball, but Lori's fingertips, who fell to the ground to save the ball, rubbed the ball, slightly changing the trajectory of the ball, making it rub against the post and deviate from the goal frame.

There was a sound of gasps at the scene, and the French fans in the stands widened their eyes in horror, with an unbelievable look on their faces.

The ball almost scored!

This guy, in this situation, was able to complete the shot, and the quality of the shot was so high!

How did he do it?

At this moment, the fans of the French team, including the French players on the court, looked at Lin Quan as if they were looking at a monster.

Lori, who had made great contributions, got up from the ground and roared, and was very dissatisfied with his teammates' defense just now.

Although he acted as a hero to resolve the danger, he would rather not be such a hero.

Damn, with so many of you, you couldn't defend one person on the other side, and gave him a chance to shoot, almost letting him score!

If this ball really went in, all the French players in the penalty area, one by one, would not be able to escape, and would become Lin Quan's background board.

If the Spanish team won the final championship with this goal, then they would be the sinners of the French team!

Seeing the ball being saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, Lin Quan shook his head and felt a little regretful.

The angle of this ball was actually quite good, but the force was a little less. If the force was a little stronger, the goalkeeper might not have a chance to complete the save.

Of course, at that time, he couldn't do everything to the best, and it was not easy to complete this shot.

After learning from this lesson, in the subsequent games, the French team was very decisive even when committing fouls, without any hesitation.

Under the fierce fighting and interception of the opponent, Spain's penetration could not be played, and it was difficult to pass the ball forward. Even if it was barely passed, the teammates on the front line might not be able to get the ball, and they were under great pressure.

The French team's midfield and backcourt configuration is very stable and solid. If they cannot defeat them and control the midfield, the Spanish team's offense may find it difficult to threaten their goal.

After understanding this, the Spanish side did not waste words. Under the leadership of Lin Quan, several players in the midfield began to increase the intensity of the opponent.

They accelerated the speed of passing and receiving the ball, and tried to pass the ball with one foot as much as possible to increase the difficulty of the opponent's interception and pressing.

This move has a good effect. The French players ran around on the field, but it was difficult to grab the ball from the feet of the Spanish players. They wasted their physical strength in vain, and the morale of the players would also be affected.

If this continues, their morale will definitely decline, and Spain may have a chance at that time.

Because the French players are younger, their physical reserves will be richer.

But no matter how abundant the physical strength is, it can't withstand such a toss.

It's just that 25 minutes of the first half have passed unknowingly!