"Lin, pass me more when you come on the field later, I have a hunch that I am going to score!"

Standing in the players' tunnel, when he was about to enter, Morata leaned over to Lin Quan's side and said to him.

Lin Quan glanced at him, and when he saw his pleading look, he nodded and said:

"Seize the moment!"

Alvaro Morata was put in the starting position today, and if he can score, he may be able to win Bosque's trust and secure his place in the national team in the future.

However, Lin Quan feels that with Diego Costa in charge, he may not be able to become a starter.

Compared to Alvaro Morata, Diego Costa is much more efficient in scoring goals.

After the World Cup, Spain's forward line has also seen a change of old and new.

Torres and Villa have both faded out of the national team, with Villa also leaving the top five leagues.

After a long time of hesitating between the Chinese Super League and the North American major leagues, he finally chose to join New York FC.

Leaving the top five leagues means that he will no longer receive a call from the national team.

However, for Huluwa, who has won two European Cups, two World Cups, and a Confederations Cup with the team, it doesn't really matter if he comes or not when there is a successor to the team.

At this time, Spain was not the kind of green and yellow, and the dynasty was about to collapse.

Although the team is full of talent, Bosque's lineup in this game is still relatively cautious.

He only arranged a few young players such as Morata, Isco and Juanfran to play, with the aim of winning this crucial game safely.

The reason for this is because there have been painful lessons before.

In the European qualifiers on October 10 last year, Spain lost away to Slovakia.

In that game, Bosque was very aggressive and replaced a large number of newcomers, and did not call up Lin Quan and other main players.

The mentality of the new players was unstable, and after falling behind unexpectedly at the beginning, they became more and more anxious, obviously dominating the game, but they were unable to score for a long time, and after besieging most of the half, they finally equalized in the 82nd minute by Paco.

However, they were inexperienced, and the opponent seized the opportunity of the psychological defense after the goal, and scored another goal in the 87th minute of the game to beat the Spanish team.

This defeat was Spain's first loss in an international main match in four years after losing to Chile in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup.

Even if you count the friendlies, it was the first defeat in three years.

The defeat scared the new players, even if the veterans reassured them that it was just an ordinary European Championship qualifier and that a loss would not affect them to win the group.

However, because of their poor performance, the team's undefeated golden body was broken, and the new players will inevitably panic and blame themselves.

In view of this, Bosque felt that he should not rush too much, but should still gradually increase the number and time of young players playing little by little.

In the process, it is best to arrange for some key players to bring them along to help them regain their confidence.

In the transition period, there will inevitably be a period of pain for the team, and Bosque hopes that this period will pass as soon as possible.

At present, a large number of post-85 players are still in their prime, but after the 2016 European Championship, these players will start to break down.

With their age, it's hard to say how much form they will have by the time of the 2018 World Cup.

Therefore, the time left for Bosque to adjust is only about three years.

I hope that in the past three years, more young and powerful players will emerge in Spain!

It's better to have a few more players like Lin Quan!

Of course, this is wishful thinking!

……

Ukraine are not a strong team and are currently third in Group C, level with Spain and three points behind Slovakia.

Therefore, this game is a crucial battle for both sides to compete for the right to qualify from the group.

But if Spain lose to Ukraine, their qualification situation will take a sharp turn for the worse, and it is very likely that they will not qualify in the end.

For the double champions of the World Cup and the European Championship, it is too embarrassing to spread the word that they can't qualify for the main tournament of the European Championship, and they can't afford to lose this person anyway.

So in this game, Bosque gave the team a death order and must win!

After the opening, Spain did not make a probing, and took advantage of the home advantage to launch a fierce attack on the Ukrainian team.

Ukraine knows the huge gap between their own strength and the World Cup winners, so this game honestly set up a bus in their own half and tried to steal one with defensive counter-attack tactics.

It doesn't matter if they can't steal it, to get a point away from home is a completely acceptable result for them.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Spain had a high possession rate and firmly grasped the initiative on the field, but their attacks were repeatedly fruitless and unable to penetrate the opponent's defense.

This made the Spanish fans who came to watch the game feel impatient and worried, and they began to call the names of the players on the field, hoping that they would stand up.

As the biggest player on the field and the core of the national team, Lin Quan's name has been called the most often and the most vocalized.

It seems that hearing the shouts of the fans, Lin Quan began to act!

In the 28th minute, Lin Quan relied on his strong personal strength, and after connecting the two, he sent a pick pass on the left side of the penalty area to assist Morata to complete the goal.

After scoring the goal, Morata jumped on Lin Quan's body excitedly, hugged Lin Quan's head, and kept kissing his hair.

"It's a good pass, this ball is so beautiful!"

Morata was full of praise for Lin Quan's pass, and he felt like he had never scored such a comfortable goal.

If he could have a teammate like Lin Quan when he was in the club, then his goal count would definitely go to a higher level.

He felt that his current teammates, such as the talented midfielder Pogba, could not deliver such comfortable passes at all.

"Lin, a few more passes like this later, I feel like I'm in great shape, I'm sure I'll be able to score a hat-trick in this game!"

Morata swore by it.

Lin Quan saw that the quality of the opponent's shot just now was really good, so he temporarily chose to believe him.

After falling behind in the score, Ukraine's iron bucket formation could not be put on, and they had to attack it.

And once they attacked, Spain's offensive problem was naturally solved.

In the 32nd minute, Lin Quan sent a through plug to Morata again, but Morata kicked the ball into the stands.

There was an uproar at the scene, and countless fans hugged their heads with hands raised to celebrate the goal, shocked by Morata's outrageous shot.

Morata himself was also stunned, he didn't expect that this ball could be put into anti-aircraft guns?

"Lin, my left foot is my dominant foot, next time I pass to my left foot, I promise to score!"

Lin Quan frowned suspiciously: Is this guy's habitual foot the left foot?

How do I remember that he seemed to be able to open the bow of his left and right feet, and he didn't have any backfoot?

Forget it, since he said so, let's believe him for a while!

In the 55th minute of the second half, Spain played a smooth coordination, and after continuously completing the cooperation against the wall, Lin Quan once again sent the nanny ball to Morata.

And the ball was passed to his left foot at Morata's request.

By the time Lin Quan passed, the goalkeeper had already lost his defensive position, and Morata shot was almost open to the empty net.

However, his shot into the far corner went wide of the far post and rolled off the line.

"Whew!"

"Shhh

The sound of Spanish exclamation and gasp was heard at the scene, who is this guy?

Why does your footwork stink so much?

You can't get in with an empty door?

What a waste of Lin Quan's wonderful biography!

After wasting two wonderful passes in a row, Lin Quan learned his lesson and stopped passing the ball to this kid.

He suspected that this kid's first shot was blind, with his footwork, how could he make such a high-quality shot?

It just so happened that Morata got a succession of chances to shoot on goal, which made the Ukrainian players pay attention to him.

So, taking advantage of this opportunity, in the 72nd and 77th minutes of the game, Lin Quan assisted David Silva and Pedro to complete the goal in succession.

After scoring two goals in a row, the score became 3:0, and the winner of the game was decided.

In the 80th minute, Bosque began to make a substitution, replacing Alvaro Morata, who was gradually lost on the field, and replaced Diego Costa.

Two minutes later, Bosque replaced Lin Quan, the absolute hero who led the team to victory, in advance, and let him accept the applause of the fans alone.

Tens of thousands of Spanish fans at the Estadio Pizjuán collectively stood up and gave Lin Quan a round of applause.

After Lin Quan high-fived his teammates who came on as substitutes, he also applauded the surrounding stands in response.

The main color of the Pizjuán stadium is red, which symbolizes the passion of fire.

Judging from the actions of the fans at the scene of the whole game, it really deserves its name.

Although the stadium is small in size and has a capacity of just over 45,000 people, Lin Quan and the rest of the Spanish team are very fond of this home stadium.

Probably because the color here is very close to the color of the Spanish jersey, which gives them a sense of intimacy.

Add to that the fact that the team won the game here, so let's get them in a good mood!

In the end, Spain, who played at home, defeated Ukraine 3:0, but on the other side, Slovakia also defeated Luxembourg 3:0, and the difference between the two sides was still 3 points, and Spain temporarily relegated to second place in the group.

The next round of the group stage is in mid-June, when Spain travel to Minsk to take on Belarus away.

After the European qualifiers, the Spanish national team was not disbanded.

They took advantage of the international break to invite an old rival for an international friendly.

This old opponent is none other than the uncrowned king of Spain, the Netherlands.

On April 1, April Fool's Day, the whole Spanish team came to Amsterdam to challenge the Dutch team.

Both sides had a good deal of young players in the game, but the Dutch team was clearly prepared.

In the 13th minute of the game, the Dutch team took advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick to create chaos in the Spanish penalty area, and finally scored a goal by Lazio central defender De Vrij to help the Dutch team temporarily lead.

Three minutes later, the Netherlands scored again, and it was Klaassen, who played for Ajax.

Conceding two goals in a short period of time, the Spanish players on the field were almost stunned.

They have always been known for their passing and possession advantages, but they actually lagged behind their opponents in possession.

This made Bosque in the dugout unable to sit still.

These young people are a bit unreliable!

Why did you kick like this?

The main players who were talking and laughing, sitting on the bench and chatting, saw the team conceding consecutive goals, and the players were even more beaten, so they involuntarily stopped talking, and their expressions became solemn.

These young players of the Dutch team look a little fierce!

Except for a few veteran players such as Wilmeier, Huntelaar, Sneijder, and Janmatt, the remaining 7 players are all post-90s, and there are even two players born in 94.

On the field, the Dutch fans who came to watch the game saw their own team pressing Spain to beat, and they all felt angry!

In the last two World Cups, Spain has caused countless hardships to the Dutch.

South Africa lost to Spain in the final of the World Cup and lost a great chance to take off the title of uncrowned king.

In last year's World Cup in Brazil, they met Spain in the first game of the group stage, and they were beaten by Spain with an exaggerated score of 5:1.

After this big defeat, the Dutch players were hit hard and their confidence suffered a heavy blow, although they barely made it out of the group stage, but fell to the round of 16, once again missing out on the championship.

Having been ruined by the Spaniards twice in a row for their World Cup dreams, you can imagine how much the Dutch hate the Spanish team.

However, while they are happy, they also feel that it is a bit of a fly in the ointment.

The opponent's main force, especially the No. 10 player Lin Quan, was still sitting on the bench and did not play.

If he had been on the pitch, it would have been difficult for the Dutch team to achieve such a huge advantage.

Although they were very pleased with the outstanding performance of this group of post-90s in their own team, once they remembered the existence of Lin Quan and his age, the Dutch fans could not be happy.

Lin Quan, who was born in 1996, is younger than the youngest players on the field.

And there is no player in the Dutch team who can match Lin Quan!

In the second half, Bosque replaced all the main players in one go, Lin Quan, Diego Costa, Iniesta, David Silva, Sergio Busquets and Ramos and others came on one after another.

Not to be outdone, the Dutch team also replaced Van Persie, De Guzman and other main players on the field.

The two sides played with the main lineup, turning a warm-up friendly match into a strong matchup like a World Cup final.

However, in previous matches, the Spanish players have proven it with their actions.

They are stronger than the main force of the Dutch team!

At the end of 90 minutes, with Lin Quan's brace and Ramos' header, Spain reversed the game 3:2 and defeated the Netherlands in the warm-up match.

The result of this game seems to have forgotten its original purpose - it was supposed to be a warm-up friendly match.

As a result, I didn't expect it to turn into a grudge in the end!

However, winning with the main team does not hide the problems of young Spanish players.

(End of chapter)