There was nothing the team-mates could do about De Gea's encounter.

Ramos was hoping for another Spaniard in the Real Madrid team to strengthen the strength of the local gang, but now it is good, the boss Cassie is gone, and De Gea, the little brother, will not come.

Real Madrid's homegrown gang has been further weakened.

Casillas's experience made Ramos himself a little sad in his heart.

Real Madrid doesn't let Cassie live in the club for the rest of his life, so one day in the future, if he can't play, will Real Madrid keep him?

The answer, I'm afraid, is no.

……

After everyone arrived, Spain began to conduct intensive training.

As usual, a large number of fans came from outside the training base of the national team.

There's nothing easier than going to the national team's training base to meet a whole host of stars, and if you're lucky, maybe get autographs and photos of them.

Perhaps due to the club's transfers, De Gea has been very poor in training with the team.

Given De Gea's poor form, Bosque did not opt to play De Gea when he set up his starting line-up against Slovakia, instead continuing to trust Casillas.

Casillas has played three full games for Porto since joining Porto, and in those three games, he has kept two clean sheets and performed very well.

For Cassie, moving to Porto is a good option for him.

After coming to play in the Portuguese Super League, the burden on him was much lighter.

Porto are dominant in the Portuguese Super League, the pressure on the league is not great, and the Champions League is not very competitive, so it is not bad to be lucky to qualify from the group, and it is not bad to play in the group stage to fight for a Europa League place.

These are completely different from when they were at Real Madrid, after all, Real Madrid has been dreaming of hitting the tenth Champions League trophy in the team's history all these years, and they have also failed again and again, which has put every player in the team under great pressure.

Geographically, Portugal is also very close to Spain, and it is easy to travel to and from the country, and playing in Portugal is no different from playing in Spain.

These are the things that attract Porto to him, and of course, everything has advantages and disadvantages.

The Portuguese Super League teams are poorer, and even Porto, the richest of the teams, is far less generous than Real Madrid in terms of wages.

After Cassie joined Porto, his salary was reduced from 6.5 million euros to 5 million euros.

If he chooses to join other giants, the salary he can get will definitely be higher than this, after all, with his current strength, he has not fallen to the level that no team wants.

With Cassie's current form, he has no problem defending Spain for another two years.

As for whether it will last until the 2018 World Cup, it is a bit difficult to say.

After all, if it really came to 2018, Cassie would be 37 years old by then, and more importantly, Lin Quan remembered that Cassie seemed to have heart disease, and he retired early because of a heart attack.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan felt the need to remind Cassie and let him go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination as soon as possible.

If it can be detected and treated in time, it may be possible to avoid forced retirement in the future.

……

On 6 September, Spain take on Slovakia, who are second in Group C, at the Estadio Nova Taltier in Orvieto.

This match is not only about the top spot in the group, but also about whether Spain can qualify early.

In addition, this is still playing at its own home stadium, so the Spanish side sent a full main lineup.

It's the same for the Slovak side, where both sides want to win this game.

In the second round of the group stage held last October, Slovakia beat Spain 2-1 at home, breaking Spain's unbeaten streak.

So for Spain, this game is also a battle for their revenge.

After the opening, Spain did not probe and immediately launched a fierce attack on Slovakia.

David Silva, Andres Iniesta and Lin Quan frequently played wonderful combinations in the front court, disturbing the Slovakian backline.

On the other hand, Diego Costa, who is in full form, also shows the potential of a magic striker, he creates a huge threat in the opponent's penalty area, and can also act as a-stirring stick, using various small actions to make the opponent's defenders very uncomfortable.

The Slovakian players are angry with their lungs, you are a dignified World Cup champion, you still use such a method, do you still want to be embarrassed?

However, Diego Costa doesn't care about this, as long as the referee doesn't notice and stops him, then he continues, if the opposing defender is completely enraged and does something uncool in a fit of anger, it will be great!

In the fifth minute of the first half, Lin Quan drove forward with the ball, and David Silvane cut to answer and take away the opposing full-back.

A red figure ran along the side like a whirlwind, and Lin Quan seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and without looking back, he sent a pick pass on the line of the big penalty area.

The ball was played to the right of the Slovakian penalty area, where there was a large amount of space.

Seeing Lin Quan's pass, the players on both sides in the penalty area failed to react at the first time, and some people even thought that Lin Quan had made a mistake.

However, when the red figure rushed over and happened to receive Lin Quan's transmission impartially, they realized that this was definitely not a mistake, this was a wonderful pass!

It was none other than Spain's full-back Jordi Alba who entered the box.

Alba saw the football flying towards him, subconsciously stretched his head, and didn't even have time to complete the action of shaking his head to attack the goal, and the football bounced back like hitting a stone.

The speed of the ball itself combined with the speed at which he sprinted forward caused the ball to fly towards the Slovak goal at breakneck speed.

The Slovak goalkeeper was caught off guard and had no time to make any moves, only to watch the ball go into the net.

The score became 1-0 and Spain got off to a dream start.

After the goal, Alba ran excitedly along the pitch, touching his head in disbelief as he ran.

The feeling of the defender scoring a goal is so cool, no wonder Ramos's old boy keeps drilling into the penalty area!

Seeing their team take the lead so quickly, the Spanish fans who came to the scene cheered.

Although they have seen too many pictures of the Spanish team winning, as long as they see the players of the national team scoring goals, they are still excited, and they are like rockets on their buttocks, and they can't help but sit still.

Football is such a fascinating sport that so easily mobilizes people's emotions and makes people happy and crazy.

Taking the lead so quickly bodes well for the race.

Unsurprisingly, after Spain scored the first goal, the mentality of the players on both sides was affected a lot.

The Spanish players are more and more composed, while the Slovak players are a little anxious.

After getting the ball, they rushed to launch a counter-attack, but it was difficult to get past the Spanish midfield, and every time it reached half-time, it was easy to lose the ball.

And once they concede a goal, Spain will launch an extremely quick counter-attack on the spot.

In this counterattack, Diego Costa's advantage was brought into play.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Diego Costa received Lin Quan's through plug, went to the meeting single-handedly, and broke the Slovak goal again.

By this time, the game had basically been declared over, and no one could beat Spain by two goals.

The Slovak players tried and struggled, only to be beaten with a bruised nose and swollen face.

In view of the fact that the opponent was still resisting and did not surrender, Bosque, who had planned to start the substitution at halftime, postponed the substitution to the 65th minute.

That extra 20 minutes was a disaster for Slovakia.

At the beginning of the second half, Lin Quan blasted the Slovak goal for the third time with a free kick.

Five minutes later, David Silva crossed in front of goal, and Lin Quan outflanked the shot and scored the ball to complete the brace.

In the first half, although Lin Quan gave two assists, he did not score, which made the Spanish fans who came to watch the game a little uncomfortable.

There were even collective shouts from some fans at the scene, letting Lin Quanjin one.

As a result, I didn't expect Lin Quan to really satisfy them, and as soon as he entered, he entered two, which was double the satisfaction.

In the 63rd minute, Lin Quan threw a peach to Li, and when he had the opportunity to shoot, he passed the ball to David Silva, allowing the opponent to push the empty goal and expand the score to 5:0.

The Slovak players were completely stunned and completely honest, and now they are no longer struggling, and there is nothing to struggle with.

They are all five goals behind, and even if the gods come, they can't save them.

Seeing the team score in the second half in quick succession, Bosque's heart blossomed.

So with a big wave of his hand, he let Pedro play, replaced Lin Quan, and let him accept the applause of the fans on the scene alone.

The Spanish fans are very fond of their own players, and when Lin Quan left the field, the fans in the stadium collectively stood up and gave him a round of applause.

The five goals on the Spanish side in this game are all related to Lin Quan, and his data of two shots and three passes, I really don't know what words to use to describe it.

A thousand words were finally condensed into two words - awesome!

If you have such a talent in your own national team, what more can you ask for?

After Lin Quan left the game, the situation on the field became a lot calmer.

Without Lin Quan's tandem and transition, Spain's offensive was sharply reduced.

On the other side, Slovakia was flattened and completely honest, and the game became dull.

Seeing this, Bosque let Cazorla, Cork and others appear one after another, replacing Iniesta and Fabregas.

They have another game to play in three days' time, and although they have already qualified from the group, Bosque still intends to take these players with him.

Even if it's not for the competition, it's good to train with the big team for two more days.

After all, the time for the national team to train together is limited, and the tacit understanding between the players is far from comparable to those of those teammates in the club.

Just like in this game, Lin Quan obviously cooperated with David Silva more often and more closely.

If the other teammates can achieve the tacit understanding between the two of them, then the strength of the Spanish team will only go to the next level.

Three days later, at home in North Macedonia, Spain won 1-0 without scoring a goal.

The only goal of the game came from an own goal by the opposing goalkeeper.

Bosque arranged a large number of substitutes for this game, and judging from the performance of the substitutes on the field, it can only be said that it is decent, not too satisfactory.

Spain had 78% possession and completed 18 shots on goal with six on target and none of the goals scored.

Judging by the stats and the situation on the field, it was a one-sided game.

But judging by the final scoreline, it should have been a very anxious game, and Spain had the same old problem as they used to do before - lack of attacking the ball.

In Lin Quan's absence, the Spanish players seemed to not know how to attack, and the ball passed back and forth at their feet, which was beautiful, but the final kick was extremely ugly.

In the second half, Bosque brought on Diego Costa for the game, but that didn't change the situation, with Diego Costa having four shots, two of which were deflected wide of the woodwork and both of them saved by the goalkeeper.

In terms of the ability to grasp opportunities, the gap between him and Lin Quan is indeed a bit big, if these four shots are given to Lin Quan, at least two goals can be exchanged, Bosque thought in his heart.

As for the newcomers in the team, such as Vitolo, Paco, Marc Baltra, Bernat and others, the performance is really a bit unsatisfactory.

Bosque can clearly feel that there is a huge gap between the talent and strength of these people and the golden generation.

It is simply unrealistic to expect them to replace these veteran players.

This makes Bosque's heart full of worries, and at present, it seems that the Spanish national team's combat strength can be maintained, but when the 85 golden generation retires, the latecomers will not be able to fill the vacancy left by them.

At present, among the younger generation, except for a few people such as Isco, Juan, Kok, Morata and so on, the others are simply unsightly.

But to maintain a team, it is obviously not enough to rely on these few people, even if there is a great god Lin Quan in the team, it can't bring a group of pig teammates!

If it is not possible to discover the young talents who can be used in the future, then the Spanish dynasty may be the limit until 2018.

People who want to be sober-minded like Bosque are, after all, a minority in Spain.

People are just basking in the current joy and ignoring the hidden dangers of the team, and even if someone finds out, I am afraid that it will not be able to wake up those who are sleeping.

However, objective facts are not transferred or changed by human will.

The problems of the Spanish team are not only seen by Bosque, but also by the coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps.

Moreover, he has long been planning ahead, promoting and reusing a large number of newcomers to occupy the main position of the national team.

Thanks to his efforts, the French team has now begun to gradually shake off the trough of the past few years and start to regain their vitality.

"Spain, next year's European Championship, let's try your quality!"

(End of chapter)