Lin Quan has no time to take care of things in the transfer market.

Because the 2013 Confederations Cup is about to start.

Lin asked Pere to help him keep an eye on the transfer market, while he himself focused on the upcoming Confederations Cup.

The Confederations Cup was held in Brazil, South America, in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

As the winners of the last World Cup, Spain are one of the most watched teams in this Confederations Cup.

In addition to them, the reigning champions of the Confederations Cup, the host country, Brazil, have also received a lot of attention from the outside world.

For Spain, the Confederations Cup is an important test.

As the 2010 World Cup winning squad continues to age, Spain is also facing the same problem of renewing many teams.

In order to achieve a smooth transition of the team's lineup, and strive to achieve good results in next year's World Cup.

Bosque is ready to improve the team's tactical system and thoroughly establish the core and main framework of the team for the next World Cup.

And after making major adjustments, the team needs to be tested in battle.

Therefore, he took this Confederations Cup as a great training opportunity.

He intends to use the champions from all continents to test the quality of the team, especially the young players.

Otherwise, once the problem is dragged out to next year's World Cup, it will be too late to regret it.

However, with Lin Quan in charge, Bosque was not very worried.

"Lin, you're finally here!"

The training camp in Spain has been going on for some time, and Lin Quan has just played the final of the German Cup, so Bosque has given him some time to rest.

In the past few days when Lin Quan was away, Bosque was always a little uncertain in his heart, and it was not until he saw him appear that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man gave Lin Quan a warm hug, and after hugging, he looked Lin Quan up and down, and nodded approvingly:

"Yes, I've gotten a lot stronger!"

"The point is that there are no injuries!"

Coach Tony, who was on the side, added.

"Yes, it's important that you don't get hurt!"

Bosque has been worried about whether Lin Quan will get injured in the league, but he is an indispensable member of the team.

If he is injured, then the attacking system of Spain's midfield will be overturned!

"Let's go, let's go say hello to our teammates!"

Coach Tony patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and led him to the training ground.

On the training ground, the Spanish internationals, who had already arrived to assemble, were already training in an orderly manner.

Among them, Lin Quan saw a lot of new faces, such as Real Madrid's new star Isco, who has just completed his transfer, and Chelsea's youngster Cesar Azpilicueta.

Lin Quan said hello to his old teammates before he walked up to a few young people who had just joined the team and extended his hand to them.

"I'm Lin Quan, I'm glad you can join the team and fight side by side with everyone, we have only one identity here, that is, members of the national team, everything else is put aside, and the grievances of the club should not be brought to the national team!"

Isco and Azpilicueta looked at each other, the other party was younger than them, how could they look like big brothers?

However, neither of them is stupid, from the laughter between Lin Quan and the team bosses, they can feel the status of the other party in the team.

"Hello Lin Quan, I'm Isco, please take care of me!"

"Well, I'm Cesar Azpilicueta!"

The Morata fox on the side said mightily:

"I can tell you, you must not despise Lin Quan because of his age, he is the first person of the new generation after 85, the tactical core of the team, the future captain, the leader of Spain, the defender of the dynasty, ......"

"So, you know who to hang out with, right?"

Isco, who won the Golden Boy Award not long ago, was not very convinced by Lin Quan.

But after listening to the large number of titles reported by Morata at this time, Isco was stupid.

He, is he so powerful?

Is it the tactical core of the team in the future?

I thought that I was recruited by the national team after winning the Golden Boy Award, and the other party had already represented the Spanish national team before he was an adult.

Isco suddenly lost his temper in his heart.

"We know, follow Boss Lin in the future!"

The two immediately became submissive, and immediately expressed their loyalty to Lin Quan.

Hearing Morata's words, the corners of Lin Quan's mouth twitched slightly.

It's got to be you to brag, I can't say these things myself.

Spain's 23-man squad this time is missing a few old faces.

Like Xavi Alonso, who was out of action for the Confederations Cup because of a serious injury he sustained in a club game, the season was reimbursed.

Alonso and Martinez are the two big gates in the Spanish backfield, and his absence has a big impact on the hardness of the Spanish midfield.

But overall, the overall framework of the team is still there, and there is not much change.

Spain's 23-man squad for the 2013 Confederations Cup is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdés (Barcelona), David De Gea (Manchester United);

Defenders: Monreal (Arsenal), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Arbeloa (Real Madrid);

Midfielders: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cazorla (Arsenal), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Chelsea), David Silva (Manchester City), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Martinez (Bayern Munich);

Forwards: Pedro (Barcelona), Villa (Barcelona), Torres (Chelsea), Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid), Lin Quan (Barcelona).

Among them, Real Madrid players occupy 5 and Barcelona players 10.

The Barcelona gang and the Real Madrid gang in the Spanish national team still seem to have the advantage of the Barcelona gang.

However, Lin Quan's contract with Barcelona is coming to an end, so it doesn't matter if he is considered a free agent.

And after Villa joined the team, he completely lost his main position, and Huluwa was already seeking a transfer to leave.

In this way, the number of members of the Barcelona gang has dropped to 8, and the advantage over Real Madrid is not so great.

……

Two days later, the draw for the Confederations Cup took place.

The Spanish national team had good luck and they were drawn in Group B.

The opponents in the same group are Uruguay, the African champion Nigeria, and the Oceanian champion Tahiti.

Aside from the threat that Uruguay can pose, the remaining two teams are almost a point boy, especially in the Tahiti Islands in Oceania.

Many of the opposing team's main players are not professional players at all, but semi-professional or even amateur players.

Playing such an opponent, Spain does not need to send a main force at all, and all the substitutes can easily defeat the opponent.

Compared to Group B, Group A was less lucky.

Hosts Brazil drew European runners-up Italy, along with CONCACACAF champions Mexico and Asian champions Japan.

Needless to say, Italy's strength is a headache for anyone with chain defense.

CONCACAF champions Mexico are not to be messed with, as they are ranked 17th in the world.

Even the weakest Japanese team is not a score-giving boy.

The Japanese team is a regular participant in the World Cup and has often reached the knockout rounds, so they are very good.

If you don't go all out to beat them, you may be upset.

After the group draw was over, fans were talking about the result.

"The situation in Group A is not good!"

"The host's signing is too bad, isn't it?"

"Indeed, none of the three opponents are soft persimmons, and you have to go all out to fight any one!"

"Hehe, maybe it's a good thing!"

"Indeed, if they can enter the state early in the group stage, then in the knockout round, if they meet a slow-burning Spain, they will be upset and eliminated from the other party!"

"Upset? How much you look down on Brazil! ”

"It's just that the strength of the Brazilian team has never been weak, isn't it a matter of course that they eliminated Spain?"

"In this Confederations Cup, I am optimistic that Brazil will win the championship!"

Five-star Brazil is the team with the most titles in World Cup history, and the abundance of stars in Brazil has made the Brazilian team very popular around the world.

However, Spain, which has won two consecutive European Championships and one World Cup, is also very popular in the world.

As a result, some fans immediately raised opposing views:

"Come on, huh? What does Brazil do to fight Spain, Brazil is not in charge, and there is a large group of players in the team who have not played in the top five leagues, how much strength can they have? ”

In this year's Confederations Cup, 12 of Brazil's 23-man squad do not belong to the top five leagues, and among the six players in the front line, except for Neymar, who has just transferred to Barcelona, the rest are not in the top five leagues.

Although the level of the Brazilian league in South America is good, there is still a big gap compared with the five major leagues.

Otherwise, why would so many of Brazil's top stars choose to stay in Europe?

Not only do you have a higher level of league in Europe, but you can also play at a higher level and more competitive in the Champions League.

Therefore, in the face of a large group of players in the Brazilian squad who have not played in the top five leagues, ordinary fans do not even know them, how can they believe that they have the strength to go head-to-head with Spain, which dominates European and world football?

"That's it, Spain's squad is more luxurious than Brazil, and the team's value is more than double that of Brazil!"

"Hehe, it seems that whoever is worth more can win, if that's the case, then there is no need to play in the Champions League every year, and the awards will be awarded directly to Barcelona and Real Madrid?"

Neither of the fans on either side could convince anyone, and the quarrel on the Internet soon spread offline.

As the number one star in the Brazilian team, Neymar said confidently in an interview with reporters:

"Yes, Brazil's goal for this Confederations Cup is to win the trophy and we want to win it on our doorstep and no one can stop us from winning it!"

Although he did not name Spain, the flavor of his words against Spain was very obvious.

"Hehe, what a big breath, and I'm not afraid of the wind flashing my tongue!"

"Who is Neymar? I only know Lin Quan! ”

"I don't know!"

"I don't know +1!"

"I don't know +2!"

……

After hearing Neymar's statement, Spanish fans were very disdainful.

You, a newcomer who has just transferred to the big five leagues, have not yet proven your strength in the five major leagues, how can you have the confidence to say such arrogant things?

You know, Lin Quan, who just broke the Bundesliga goal record, is not so arrogant, how old are you?

Journalists understand heat.

Seeing that the focus of public opinion is on the two young players Neymar and Lin Quan.

After they finished interviewing Neymar, they ran non-stop to the training base in Spain and wanted to interview Lin Quan.

For journalists and media, if they don't create contradictions and stir up disputes, where will they get big news?

Without big news, how can they get a promotion and a raise?

Therefore, fanning the flames and doing things is their first priority!

It's just that in the face of the reporter's interview, Lin Quan did not cooperate with the other party, but sang praises to the Brazilian team:

"Brazil are a team full of history, they have won five World Cups, they are very strong, and my teammates and I will definitely not underestimate them!"

"Neymar? Neymar is a talented, talented player and I'm looking forward to playing with him on a stage like this. ”

The reporters who interviewed him and the fans around him were stupid:

Why doesn't this guy play his cards according to common sense?

Shouldn't you show your determination to win at this time, and by the way, put your opponent down and bury it again?

Why did he sing a hymn to his opponent instead?

Of course, Lin Quan is not so kind-hearted, and he will not do anything to make others angry and destroy his prestige.

After praising his opponent, he changed his words and said:

"But Brazil is not in the same group as us, so we have to wait until the knockout stage to meet us.

But looking at what they mean, they seem to be sure that they can qualify, so they look down on the other opponents in the group? ”

After Lin Quan's interview was broadcast, the other teams in Group A were really enraged.

The World Cup champion Spain is not arrogant enough to say that he will definitely qualify for the group stage, why are you Brazil?

Do you look down on us so much?

As a result, in the opening game, the stimulated Japanese team was in full form and almost overturned the host.

The Japanese team is a technical team, and their players may not be at the top of their game, but they have good skills at their feet.

Against Brazil, Japan often played fluent link-ups, and several attacks created a huge threat to the hosts' goal.

In the end, Brazil defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 thanks to goals from Neymar and Paulinho.

But it wasn't an easy win for them.

Until the last moment of the game, the Japanese team was still struggling to attack, trying to rewrite the score.

This tenacious fighting spirit has cost Brazil a lot, the team has been consumed a lot of physical energy, not to mention, the rotation plan of coach Scolari has been completely disrupted.

But for Brazil, that's not the worst, the worst thing is that their schedule is to play Japan first, then Mexico and finally Italy.

If the Samba Army follows the original plan, after training with Japan and Mexico, it will play the strongest Italy when it is in the best condition.

After finishing out of the group stage, the team is just in full form, and when the time comes, they are not afraid of meeting anyone in the knockout stage.

Then, with this momentum, he entered the finals and won the championship in one go.

But now, with the other teams in Group A in high spirits and even full of rage.

The host's arrangement is like lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.

(End of chapter)