Chapter 650: Interrupting the French Team's Offensive Rhythm

If the team plays long passes like those in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, Lin Quan will definitely not be able to do it.

With his height and physical confrontation ability, he will definitely not be able to compete with the opponent's tall and strong central defender.

But if the person who passes the ball to him is a top passer, it will be different.

Lin Quan's positioning and header ability are not strong, so why not let him compete with the opponent's defender for headers?

The Spanish team obviously had such an arrangement in advance, so when passing the ball to Lin Quan, they consciously avoided the opponent's central defender who was defending behind and chose to pass to the side.

In this way, the opponent's defender cannot control the landing point of the football in the first time. He must compete with Lin Quan in speed. Whoever runs faster and who gets to the position first can get the ball.

The first attempt of the Spanish team was not successful. Pique's clearance force was a little stronger and his position was closer to the opponent's defensive player.

Although Lin Quan sprinted with all his strength, the opponent's defender was still one step faster and broke the ball out of the sideline first.

Although they didn't get the ball, the Spanish fans at the scene still applauded Lin Quan and Pique who passed the ball.

At least they got a chance for a throw-in. When they were overwhelmed by the opponent's attack, they could get a chance for a throw-in in the opponent's half, which could greatly reduce their defensive pressure and give them time to catch their breath.

"The French team actually pushed the Spanish team to this point. They are really strong!"

"Yes, the Spanish team was almost beaten to death by the French team's random punches just now. If it weren't for Lin Huang's agility, he took advantage of Pique's big kick to sprint, they would probably still be beaten now!"

"By the way, wasn't the French defender too cautious just now? He seemed to be able to control the ball just now, so he didn't need to break the ball out?"

"No, he touched the ball with his left foot and couldn't pass the ball immediately. Lin Huang's speed has risen, and he won't give him time to adjust, so kicking the ball out of the sideline is the safest way."

After Varane broke the ball out of the sideline, he retreated and looked at Lin Quan deeply.

This guy has really good physical fitness. He has been playing for so long, but he still has the energy to sprint from such a long distance.

After running, his face is not red and he is not out of breath.

Compared with him, I am a little out of breath now after sprinting a shorter distance.

This made Varane wonder if the man in front of him is an alien?

Doesn't he get tired at all?

No, it's impossible!

No one doesn't get tired. This guy must be pretending.

He is the absolute core of the Spanish team and the soul of the team. If he shows fatigue, it will greatly affect the morale of the Spanish team.

So, this guy is probably holding on!

In fact, his physical strength has been consumed for a long time. After all, in the first half, he was the most fierce attack on the Spanish side.

It is normal for Varane to think so, but it also shows that he is inexperienced and doesn't know Lin Quan well enough.

If it were the defenders in the Premier League who often played against Lin Quan, they would definitely not have such a fluke mentality.

Lin Quan is just a beast, the kind that can't run to death!

Since most of the Spanish players are in their own half, Lin Quan obviously can't throw the ball out of bounds by himself.

And judging from his appearance, he doesn't plan to throw the ball out of bounds by himself.

At this time, the Spanish players are slowly approaching the midfield, and Busquets is trotting all the way to the sideline.

Although it looks like he is running, it is actually slower than walking.

He is not a fool. He has such a good opportunity to take a breath and recover his strength, so he naturally won't waste it.

Besides, the French team is in a good state now. If Spain kicks off immediately, it will give the opponent a chance to continue this state.

But if they delay for a while, the opponent's momentum may be dragged out.

Therefore, Busquets knows very well how to do this kind of thing that can both give his own team a rest and interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

"Referee, they are delaying time, you have to take care of it!"

The French players couldn't stand it anymore, and they ran to put pressure on the referee to let him quickly warn the Spanish players not to deliberately delay.

The referee also felt that the opponent was suspected of delaying time, so he looked at Busquets and thought about whether to take out a card.

Busquets was a smart man. Seeing the attitude of the referee, he immediately accelerated and stopped delaying time.

He took advantage of the opportunity when someone from the opponent went to protest to the referee, picked up the ball and threw it out quickly.

Busquets looked at his own half, as if he was ready to throw it back, but he pointed east and hit west, throwing the ball to the French team's half opposite to his sight.

This operation completely deceived the French players. After seeing Busquets's action, they were all ready to press forward and go to the Spanish team's half to press.

As a result, the opponent made a feint to the east and attacked the west, catching them off guard.

The reason why Busquets did not throw it to his own half was because it was very dangerous.

Although it seemed that this would be more secure to control the ball under his feet, the opponent had gathered a large number of troops nearby, and they were facing the direction of the Spanish goal. Once the French team successfully intercepted the ball, they would immediately pose a threat to the Spanish goal.

It was precisely because of this that Busquets chose to do the opposite and threw the ball to the opponent's half.

Although there was only one teammate in the opponent's half, he believed that the tacit understanding between the two would allow the opponent to understand his intention.

Sure enough, when Busquets looked at his own half, Lin Quan, who was in the French team's half, suddenly accelerated, bypassed the defensive player in front of him, and rushed to the sideline diagonally in front.

At the moment he moved, Busquets threw the ball over.

The opponent did not expect Busquets to pass the ball to Lin Quan, and Lin Quan successfully bypassed the front, allowing him to get the ball smoothly.

The nearby French players were shocked, and they all smelled the danger of death and rushed towards Lin Quan like crazy.

At this time, the French team's half was quite empty. There were not many defensive players left in their own half, and there was no one deeper than Lin Quan.

If Lin Quan could successfully speed up, he would have a chance to score a single goal.

This guy's success rate in single shots is 100%. Once he gets a single shot, the French team can go to bed.

Losing the third goal at this time is enough to sentence them to death.

Lin Quan obviously knew that such an opportunity was rare, so after receiving the ball, he immediately flicked the ball to the left, prepared to turn around, and then cut inside with the ball.

But unfortunately, it takes time for him to complete these actions, and the opponent will never give him time.

Umtiti and Hernandez almost made a tackle at the same time. Facing this double ghost knocking on the door, Lin Quan had nowhere to hide and could only be knocked down by the opponent.

Beep!

The referee immediately blew the whistle and ran over to show Umtiti a yellow card for the foul.

Umtiti raised his foot too high when he tackled just now, which was a dangerous action, and he touched the person first and then tackled the ball, so a yellow card was not unfair at all.

Umtiti knew it himself, so he didn't protest or complain, and honestly admitted it.

Spain got another chance for a free kick in the frontcourt, but the position of this free kick was very bad, almost next to the sideline, more than 40 meters away from the goal. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a good opportunity.

So far away and in such a bad position, many people thought that the Spanish team might not make a fuss about this free kick.

But the facts proved that they were wrong.

Lin Quan is not picky, he will shoot when he has a chance, which is what Bosque told him before the game.

What's wrong with the bad position and the long distance?

Isn't a free kick just a matter of luck?

In this case, let's try it!

What if it goes in!

In order to delay time as much as possible and let teammates rest more, David Silva and Busquets pretended to run over to discuss "tactics" with Lin Quan.

In fact, the three of them didn't talk about tactics at all. Although they were pointing at the goal of the French team, the content of the chat had nothing to do with this:

"Oh my God, I finally took a breath. I almost suffocated just now!"

Busquets wiped his sweat and complained to his two teammates.

"Who said it wasn't? The opponent's attack was too fierce just now. Our formation was flattened. It was actually very dangerous!"

"Yes, so we must interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm. Let's delay this ball for a while and waste as much time as possible!"

"Will the referee give you a yellow card for doing this?"

"No problem. Check the grass more and adjust the position of the ball. In short, don't let the opponent think you are delaying time."

Busquets seemed experienced and was passing on his years of experience in dealing with referees to the two.

The referee of this game, Nestor Pitana, is from Argentina. He has participated in the 2014 World Cup in South Africa and last year's Confederations Cup. The Spanish team is no stranger to this referee.

These are within the scope allowed by the rules. Compared with fake injuries and lying on the grass, they are relatively decent.

"Lin Huang seems to be dissatisfied with the grass. He stepped on the football several times and changed his position several times!"

"It's normal. It's not easy to kick at such a long distance. It's normal to pursue details!"

"Otherwise, Lin Huang is said to be a free kick master. Success comes from details!"

Although the ball was far away from the goal, the goalkeeper of the French team, Lori, still felt very nervous.

He may not be nervous at first, but seeing Lin Quan preparing for the free kick so 'seriously', he couldn't help but get nervous again.

Ah, this familiar nervousness!

It's too deadly!

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle, and Lin Quan started to run.

With a bang, he swung his right foot and kicked the ball hard.

The ball deformed under the force, whistled into the sky, flew over the French team's wall, and ran towards the goal.

Because the distance was far, the goalkeeper had a long time to react, so Lori judged the direction correctly this time and made an accurate save.

He lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand, and applause broke out from the stands.

Some French fans who were frightened could finally breathe a sigh of relief at this time.

To be honest, they shouldn't be too worried about such a long distance.

But there was nothing they could do, because the opponent scored two free kicks in the first half?

As long as they saw this guy standing in the free kick position, they couldn't help but feel nervous.

This was all thanks to Lin Quan's two goals in the first half!

Although the free kick didn't go in, Lin Quan wasn't too disappointed.

This kind of long-distance free kick is like a lottery. If it goes in, it's just luck. If it doesn't go in, it's normal.

Moreover, the Spanish team got another chance for a corner kick, and they can continue to delay time.

The game time has passed 60 minutes, and the French players on the field are very anxious. Many of them frequently check the time on the scoreboard.

Their previous wave of attack has already smelled the smell of a goal. As long as they attack for a while, they may be able to score their first goal.

But unfortunately, the opponent's counterattack interrupted their attack, forcing them to come back to defend.

At this time, five minutes have passed since they besieged the Spanish team's goal, and the ball is still in the opponent's hands, which makes the French players more anxious.

They really want to seize the time to attack the opponent and equalize the score as soon as possible.

But the Spanish team, like the previous free kick, slowly discussed tactics.

As for what tactics they discussed, only they themselves know.

However, judging from the Spanish team's position on the court, they seemed to want to play tactical coordination.

The person who appeared in the corner area was not Lin Quan, but David Silva, and the most threatening Lin Quan appeared near the right penalty area.

In view of Lin Quan's huge threat, the French team arranged Kante to act as Lin Quan's "personal bodyguard" and stare at him closely to restrict all his actions.

In the penalty area, several tall players of the French team withdrew in, ready to compete with the high points of the Spanish team for the landing point.

They were worried that Lin Quan, who was wandering outside, was just a cover, and the opponent's real killer was the Spanish players in the penalty area.

In fact, their guess was almost right. After David Silva's corner kick, he did not pass the ball to Lin Quan, but directly hung it into the penalty area and kicked it to the back point.

Pique at the front point and the opponent's defender Varane fought hard for the header, but neither of them headed the ball.

After the ball flew to the back point, Ramos suddenly rushed over and beat Umtiti to grab the landing point.

Umtiti was still short after all. As a central defender, his height of 1.82 meters is indeed too short. Ramos is 2 centimeters taller than him.

And Shui Ye's header is famous!

Ramos's header was like a heavy artillery, blasting the ball into the opponent's goal.

This header was very solid, powerful and fast.

Under normal circumstances, the goalkeeper would definitely not be able to deal with such a header!

But it is a pity that Ramos's header was too straight.

The goalkeeper of the French team did not move at all, and the ball almost hit him directly.

Lori reacted very quickly. After getting the ball, he quickly rushed out of the small penalty area with the ball, shouted to his teammates in front, and threw the ball out with a unicorn arm.

The French team's quick counterattack is coming! (End of this chapter)