Chapter 652 Lin Quan and Iniesta Are Invincible!

"Lin Quan's goal killed the game!"

"The efforts of the French team for dozens of minutes were all gone in the face of his goal!"

"There is not much time left for the French team!"

Lin Quan's goal instantly ignited the whole stadium. Commentators from various countries explained the significance of Lin Quan's goal to fans around the world watching the game at a rapid pace.

The game time is now close to 70 minutes. The French team had finally scored a goal and their morale has recovered.

But now Lin Quan scored another goal, the score was pulled apart again, and the time left for them was even less than before.

This greatly increased the difficulty for them to catch up with the score, not to mention that the momentum of the Spanish team, which was about to be completely suppressed, was all back because of Lin Quan's goal.

On the contrary, after the French team lost the ball, the momentum of the previous unstoppable momentum disappeared.

With this increase and the decrease, it is probably not an easy task for them to regain their previous state.

This is why so many commentators think that Lin Quan's goal killed the game!

After seeing Lin Quan score, the Spanish players rushed up to celebrate like crazy.

They knew too well what this goal meant to them!

"Quick, change players, change players immediately!"

Bosque's mind was extremely calm at the moment. Lin Quan's goal allowed the Spanish team to stabilize the situation again.

But the French team's attack had proved that the existing defense system could not stop their attack, so they had to strengthen their defense quickly.

So he chose to let Thiago play and replace David Silva, who was exhausted.

Thiago has excellent physical confrontation ability and is a midfielder with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

His appearance can effectively improve the defensive strength of the Spanish midfield and reduce the threat created by the opponent from the midfield.

Almost at the same time, the French team also made personnel substitutions.

Deschamps replaced Kante, who was carrying a yellow card, with N'Zonzi.

Kante's failure to successfully stop Lin Quan in the previous defense was the main reason for the French team's loss of the ball.

So when Kante saw that he was going to be substituted, he was very depressed and blamed himself. He clenched his fists, lowered his head and walked to the sidelines in silence.

"Take a good rest, it's not your fault!"

Deschamps hugged Kante who was leaving the field and comforted him in his ear.

Deschamps knew Lin Quan's strength very well. No one could guarantee that he could freeze this guy, not to mention that Kante had a yellow card on his body, which made him have no chance to commit a tactical foul.

If someone else was in Kante's position just now, he might have stopped Lin Quan's advance by committing a foul.

But Kante couldn't do that because it would most likely lead to him being sent off.

The French team, which was one man short, would probably find it difficult to support them to play such a pressure-filled attack as before, even if they had an advantage in physical fitness, so it was hard to say whether it was profitable to exchange a red card for a goal.

But the situation faced by the French team was very serious at this time, and Deschamps couldn't keep Kante on the field, even if he was the best candidate to deal with Lin Quan.

The ball just now proved that Lin Quan knew that Kante was afraid to attack because he had a yellow card, so he ignored other players and specifically came to trouble Kante.

If Deschamps was indifferent to this, I am afraid that such a scene would be staged again.

And he replaced N'Zonzi, in addition to filling the hole of Kante's defense decline caused by the card, he also counted on N'Zonzi's height advantage to open up the situation in the set-piece.

The Spanish team has begun to change players to strengthen the defense, and the morale of the French team has also been greatly affected. It is probably difficult to play the same effect as before in the next attack.

So we have to change a way and use other methods to open up the situation.

After N'Zonzi came on the court, the offensive tactics of the French team have changed a lot.

Griezmann became more active in the offense, not only increasing the number of forward insertions and even shots, but also increasing his personal breakthrough attempts to get set-pieces by causing the opponent to foul.

Once a set-piece is obtained, a group of tall players of the French team will rush into the Spanish penalty area and use their height advantage to compete for the header.

This style of play is quite restraining for the Spanish team, because the number of tall players on the Spanish team is far less than that of the opponent.

After N'Zonzi came on the field, 4 of the 11 French players on the field were over 190cm tall.

And there was only Pique on the Spanish side!

Such a huge height difference caused the Spanish team to be completely at a disadvantage when competing for headers in the penalty area.

Every time Griezmann took a set-piece, the Spanish penalty area would fall into chaos.

But De Gea was in very good condition. His attack helped the Spanish team resolve several crises and keep the goal.

The game time soon came to the 75-minute time node. At this time, there were still 15 minutes left before the end of regular time. Even if injury time was counted, there were only 20 minutes left for the French team.

The French team was really a little anxious. They had already smelled the danger of death.

When they were taking a set-piece, even goalkeeper Lori rushed over, looking like he was going to fight the Spanish team to the death.

The French team was anxious, and the Spanish team was also anxious.

The opponent's height advantage was too obvious, and the high-altitude bombing during this period made them miserable.

The most uncomfortable thing was that Bosque searched his bench and couldn't find a second player over 1.9 meters tall.

Well, even if he wanted to make up for the height difference, he couldn't do it.

Deschamps was also anxious. Obviously, the altitude advantage was obvious, and he also got a lot of set-piece opportunities, but why couldn't he score a goal?

Seeing that the game time was entering the final stage, if there was no goal, the French team would really be cold.

The French players on the field were already fighting hard. Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud and others almost showed their strength without reservation.

But their luck was not very good, and they were always a little short of scoring.

Although the Spanish team played very passively during this period, their situation was much better than before.

At least there was not so much pressure in the midfield. After Thiago came on the court, the Spanish team used his excellent long pass ability to better counterattack the opponent.

It was a pity that Lin Quan was restricted very much and could not get Thiago's pass many times.

This made Bosque on the sidelines thoughtful.

In the 78th minute of the game, he made the second substitution decision, replacing Isco with Iniesta.

Isco was almost completely invisible on the court during this period. His physical confrontation was not good. After the French team put on a group of dark and hard players, he was lost in the opponent's muscle forest.

Moreover, in addition to his poor physical confrontation ability, Isco's own speed was not fast enough, which limited his role in the counterattack.

"The Spanish team chose to replace the veteran Iniesta at this time. This decision is very bold!"

"Iniesta is an offensive player, and the main difficulty facing the Spanish team now is defense. Would it be better to replace a defensive player?"

There are also defenders such as Nacho, Azpilicueta and Monreal sitting on the Spanish team's bench. If these people play, they can effectively strengthen the defensive strength of the Spanish back line, which should be more helpful for them to resist the opponent's attack.

So many people don't understand Bosque's intention. Instead of solving the defensive problem, he replaced an older veteran to strengthen the offense. What exactly does Bosque think?

"Lin, the coach asked me to tell you, you do this next..."

After Iniesta came on the court, he found Lin Quan, whispered in his ear, and introduced Bosque's tactical arrangements.

"Okay, I understand!"

After listening to Iniesta's retelling, Lin Quan nodded seriously.

Although the old man's tactics look crazy, they may not be impossible to achieve. At least in Lin Quan's opinion, the chances are still great, especially when the opponent launches a desperate attack.

Bosque has high hopes for Iniesta, and so do the Spanish fans in the stands.

Iniesta is a veteran of Spain and the biggest contributor to the team's victory in the 2010 World Cup.

If it weren't for his key goal in the final, the Spanish team might not have won the first World Cup in the team's history.

With such a glorious past, and after the golden generation gradually faded out of the national team, Iniesta became one of the few veterans who are still alive, making him the sentiment of countless old fans.

So when they saw Iniesta appear, many Spanish fans stood up and applauded, giving him the warmest applause.

Many people understand that this may be the last game Iniesta played for the Spanish team.

From then on, they will never see Xiaobai in the national team's games again.

After Iniesta came on the pitch, the Spanish team had not had time to play his role before the opponent scored a goal.

In the 81st minute, Pogba's long shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and the French team got a corner kick opportunity.

Griezmann took a corner kick and kicked the ball to the back point.

Giroud and N'Zonzi suddenly moved forward when Griezmann kicked the ball, interfering with the judgment of Pique and Ramos. Pogba, who was ambushing behind, suddenly moved forward and grabbed the first landing point at the back point.

Pogba then headed for the goal, and the football flew towards the goal. De Gea could not save it in time and could only watch the football fly into his own net.

The score became 3:2, and the French team chased another goal, and the difference between the two sides was narrowed to one goal again.

This goal was crucial for the French team. Including injury time, there were nearly 15 minutes left in the game.

And they were only one goal behind, and they had a chance to catch up.

So after Pogba scored this crucial goal, the French fans went crazy.

The French president, who came to watch the game, stood up excitedly, clapped vigorously, and made a fist.

Pogba, the hero of the goal, roared to the sidelines, waved his fists, and showed his strength to the camera.

Yes, that's it, more applause and cheers!

He enjoyed the feeling of being a savior and being admired by thousands of people!

"Do you want to make a substitution?"

Coach Toni looked at Bosque with some concern on the sidelines and asked in a low voice.

Bosque gritted his teeth, glanced at the French coaching staff next door who were already collectively crazy, and did not answer.

The Spanish team still had a substitution quota that had not been used. Now they were still one goal ahead. If they replaced another defensive player, they might be able to make up for their loopholes in the back line.

But Bosque did not do so.

He was waiting, waiting for the moment when his tactics worked.

But as the French team scored this crucial goal, the situation of the game became dangerous again.

The Spanish team has no room for error, they can't lose the ball again.

A draw is no different from death for them.

"Wait a little longer!"

Bosque's eyes were fixed on Lin Quan and Iniesta, and he gritted his teeth and said these three words.

When standing in the center circle and preparing to kick off, Lin Quan remembered what Iniesta said in his ear.

"Give me the ball, and then find a safe space, I will give the ball to you!"

Lin Quan did not ask Iniesta how to do it, he chose to believe the other party, because the other party's name is Iniesta!

After the Spanish team kicked off, Diego Costa kicked the ball to Lin Quan, and Lin Quan passed it back to Iniesta behind him.

He accelerated and rushed towards the opponent's half, and the French team naturally pressed forward.

They are now eager to grab the ball, and immediately launch an attack on the Spanish team to equalize or even surpass the score as soon as possible!

Matuidi and N'Zonzi both pressed towards Lin Quan. Even though he didn't have the ball at his feet, the two still chose to double-team him.

Seeing this, Iniesta didn't pass the ball immediately, but took the initiative to move forward with the ball.

Giroud rushed towards him, but he was passed by him with a signature fried meatball.

Seeing Iniesta use his famous stunt, there were warm cheers and applause from the stands.

After passing Giroud, there were no other defensive players in the area where Iniesta was temporarily. Matuidi, who was entangled with Lin Quan, had to abandon him and rushed towards Iniesta.

As soon as Matuidi left, Lin Quan immediately followed his steps and moved towards the side.

Iniesta understood and took advantage of the passing opportunity created by Lin Quan during his lateral movement. A diagonal pass successfully passed the ball to Lin Quan's feet.

N'Zonzi persevered in chasing Lin Quan, and Matuidi caught up with Iniesta who was advancing.

The opponent's full-back Lucas Hernandez also rushed up.

If Giroud who was chasing back is counted, the French team formed a 4-on-2 situation on the wing, and the advantage in numbers was quite obvious.

If it was a normal wing combination, facing a double team of four people, most of them would have to pass back.

But they were facing the combination of Lin Quan and Iniesta, which is the best combination in the world at passing and cutting in a small range, no one else!

Under the gaze of 80,000 people in the stadium and hundreds of millions of fans around the world, Lin Quan and Iniesta used a series of exquisite wall-to-wall cooperation, 2 against 4, and broke out of the double team of the opponent's four people.

This scene shocked the fans at the scene, and also shocked countless fans sitting in front of the TV watching the game.

The power of the Lin-Yi combination is so terrifying! (End of this chapter)