After Werder Bremen adjusted their tactics, the battle between the two sides in midfield was particularly intense.

In such a fierce battle, the range of movement of players on both sides began to increase.

In the 77th minute, Neustadt and De Bruyne failed to grab the ball from the opponent's feet when they were scrambling, and in annoyance, he kicked from behind and brutally kicked down De Bruyne with the ball.

The referee rushed up without hesitation and gave Schalke's midfielder a yellow card.

Neustadt was arrogant and didn't care about the yellow card.

As he stepped back past De Bruyne, he shouted at De Bruyne on the ground:

"Boy, watch your legs, next time you won't be so lucky!"

When Werder Bremen's players heard this, they immediately exploded.

A crowd of players surrounded him, trying to get Neustadt in trouble.

The other part surrounded De Bruyne, concerned about his injuries.

De Bruyne's expression was very painful after the injury, and he fell to the ground clutching his ankle, and did not get up for a long time.

"Can you still hold on?"

Lin Quan wanted to pull De Bruyne up, but saw that beads of sweat were rising on the other party's forehead, and his face turned pale.

This made him realise that De Bruyne's injury could be serious, so he immediately waved to the sidelines for the team doctor to come up.

On the sidelines, Werder Bremen's coaching staff stood up and watched nervously inside the field.

Kevin De Bruyne is the absolute workhorse of the team and an indispensable core of the midfield.

If he retires injured, it will have a big impact on Werder Bremen's strength, and even their offensive system will not work.

The referee walked over, took one look and motioned for a stretcher on the sideline to come up and carry someone, but De Bruyne was clearly unable to hold on.

"Damn butcher!"

As the injured De Bruyne was brought off on a stretcher, Schaff cursed under his breath and had to make a passive substitution.

He called in Ekisi and was ready to put him on the pitch.

The 22-year-old came through the Bayern Academy, but he has never played for Bayern's first team.

He didn't get much of a chance to play at Werder Bremen this season, but De Bruyne's excellent performance put him firmly on the bench.

If it weren't for the last resort, Schaaf would not have easily used such a young player without much game experience.

Especially in such a tough away game!

But Werder Bremen didn't have enough depth on the bench and there was no other option but Ekisi.

"Coach, change the striker, I'll play in the midfield!"

Just as Shaaf was about to make a substitution, Lin Quan suddenly came to the sidelines and said to him.

"You, playing in the middle of the field?"

When Shafu heard Lin Quan's words, he was stunned for a moment.

He has always used Lin Quan as a winger, and he has never thought of using him as a midfielder.

He seems to have forgotten that when he first loaned Lin Quan from Barcelona, the opponent's position was a midfielder.

"Yes, I'll hit the front midfield!"

Lin Quan said firmly:

"Even if it's for Kevin De Bruyne, we have to win, we don't accept a draw, we don't accept defeat!"

Seeing that the opponent's attitude is so firm, and the opponent did play as a back midfielder in the Barcelona youth team before, Schaaf chose to believe him.

"Okay, then the organization and attack in the front court will be handed over to you, who do you want to cooperate with the striker?"

After Schaaf finished speaking, he glanced at his bench.

On the bench were Phil Kruger, Nils Peterson and others, Arnautovic had been replaced by him and could not play at this time.

When the two heard the coach's words, they looked at Lin Quan in unison.

Since the last time he played Augsburg, Petersen has not been given a chance to start.

Even when Lin Quan was replaced, it was Phil Kruger who came off the bench, and he had few opportunities.

This made Peterson deeply shocked and distracted.

He plans to negotiate with Bayern Munich during the winter break to terminate his loan contract early and leave Werder Bremen to look elsewhere.

It's just that if he leaves Werder Bremen like this, it will be very difficult for him to find a good next home.

Not playing for a long time is fatal for a player of his age.

Therefore, after hearing the coach's words, Peterson looked at Lin Quan earnestly.

At this time, he no longer had the mind to compete with Lin Quan for the core or even the main force.

With the other party's current performance, it is impossible for him to snatch his position from Lin Quan no matter what.

What's more, the coach has to consult Lin Quan's opinion before making substitutions.

This is enough to show his important position in the entire team, he is just a fringe player, and if he continues to make trouble with him, isn't that unhappy for himself?

Thinking of this, Peterson took the initiative to stand up and said:

"Brother Lin, choose me, I have speed, impact, suitable for our current counterattack tactics!"

Lin Quan glanced at Peterson, a little surprised by the other party's initiative.

Judging by his relationship with Phil Krueger and Peterson, he would normally be the first Phil Kruger.

But when the coach asked him just now, he hesitated.

This is obviously because Phil Kruger, a stumping centre-forward, is not a good fit for Werder Bremen's current style of play.

When he came on the pitch, he was of limited help to the team.

What Lin Quan needs is a player who can run, shoot, and have skills at his feet and can play with himself.

Phil Kruger's sense of movement is not as good as Peterson's.

He is more suitable for the kind of positional warfare with one board and one eye, and is not suitable for this kind of rapid movement warfare.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan nodded:

"That's good, then replace you on the field, remember not to stick to the ball after playing, when I carry the ball, you have to rush forward as soon as possible, whether I can pass to your feet or not, just rush forward, if you can't pass it, that's my problem, if you can't run, that's your problem!"

Lin Quan's tone was very stiff, obviously a little nostalgic for Peterson's overly sticky ball in the last game.

Peterson didn't care about the other party's attitude, he nodded heavily, remembering Lin Quan's advice.

No matter how he arranges it, as long as he gives himself the opportunity to shoot, then he will definitely seize this opportunity!

It's been a long time since he's tasted the magic of scoring goals!

……

On the commentary bench, after seeing De Bruyne go off injured, several commentators expressed regret.

'Kevin De Bruyne is a fantastic midfielder, he's the brain of Werder Bremen, and without that brain, Werder Bremen's attacking threat would have dropped a notch.

"Yes, without De Bruyne's pass, the Schalke backline can breathe a sigh of relief, now they just need to focus on Lin Quan!"

'Let's see what kind of personnel changes Werder Bremen make, with only one option left on the bench for Ekisi.

"Huh? Werder Bremen replaced a striker? It's not a counter-substitution, they should be a midfielder! ”

"Wait a minute, what did I see, how did Lin Quan run to the front waist position? Could it be that Werder Bremen intends to replace De Bruyne with him? ”

Several commentators were shocked by Werder Bremen's substitution, they replaced a striker who didn't play much, moved his nuclear warhead back and placed it in the forward position, what was this doing?

Self-abolishing martial arts?

Could it be that the new guy is more of a threat on the front line than Lin Quan?

I can't read it, I can't figure out their brain circuits.

The game soon restarted, and immediately after the opening, Werder Bremen returned the colours.

When Neustadt was dribbling the ball, Lin Quan didn't say a word, and rushed up to shovel him to the ground.

Neustadt let out a pig-killing scream and rolled on the ground with his legs in his hands.

The referee ran over and verbally warned Lin Quan, but did not show a yellow card, but just asked him to pay attention to the range of movements.

The tackle just now Lin Quan was actually running towards someone, but his foot touched the ball first, strictly speaking, it was a good ball.

Lin Quan nodded, didn't say anything, and slowly retreated while looking at Neustadt who was lying on the ground and rolling.

Come and don't be rude!

He had struggled to understand the rough style of the United captains, especially Eric Cantona and Keane, whose fouls were rough, wild and unnecessary.

Sometimes if you don't mess with him, he will kick him up, and give you a dismount first.

If you mess with him, then sorry, watch your legs, they'd rather be expelled with a red card or even banned than kick your leg off!

Haaland's father provoked Keane, was kicked by the Manchester United captain and broke his leg, and had to retire early.

Now he understands that on the court, if you don't be ruthless, you will be the one who suffers.

Perhaps driven by Lin Quan, the players of Werder Bremen also took turns to stare at Neustadt in the subsequent games.

In less than ten minutes, Neustadt had been knocked down five times.

The most ruthless was the team's striker Alan Hunt, a Werder Bremen academy player who didn't talk much, and saw the opportunity to tackle Neustadt for the fifth time.

The latter was once again holding his legs and rolling on the ground screaming, and the referee could see that the Werder Bremen guys would not give up if they didn't play their cards.

So he showed Hunt a yellow card, and Hunt didn't care, spat Neustadt, who was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, and returned to his place satisfied.

When passing by Lin Quan's side, Lin Quan gave him a thumbs up, and he also replied with a look that both of them understood:

I will find an opportunity to him again, anyway, Lin Quan can still carry another yellow card.

However, Schalke's coach did not dare to let Neustadt stay on the pitch, and he immediately made personnel changes, allowing Hildebrand to replace Neustadt.

Seeing the butcher being substituted, the players in Werder Bremen also began to focus more on the game.

After cleaning up the individual players of the opponent, it is now the turn of the whole Schalke!

(End of chapter)