Although the outside world scolded him fiercely, Spain's coach Bosque was in a very good mood.

It doesn't matter if the kick is good or not, do you say you won?

In his post-match press conference, Bosque said he was very pleased with the team's performance and hoped that the young players in the squad would be given a little more time and patience.

"Morata and Nolito are not doing well, it's not because they are not good, I think it may have something to do with their lack of experience in this kind of tournament, I hope you don't criticize them too hard and give more tolerance to the young players!"

Journalists don't buy Bosque's answer at all, who will listen to you talk about Morata?

Everyone is here for Lin Quan, you hurry up and talk about Lin Quan!

Bosque actually knew what these reporters wanted to hear, but the old coach was playful, and the more the reporters wanted to know something, the more he didn't say it, but talked about his team-building ideas at the press conference, reminiscing about the team's glorious history, and looking forward to a better future.

The reporters finally couldn't help it, interrupted the old man's tirade, and asked directly:

"May I ask Mr. Bosque, you added Lin Quan's fame to Spain's 23-man squad, but he did not appear on the field, not even on the bench, is he really as rumored to be unable to play for the team due to injury?"

Bosque glanced at the questioner and saw that the other party was a Spanish reporter, and this question was probably the most concerned by Spanish fans.

In order to reassure his domestic fans, he finally responded positively:

"Lin is very good, ready to play for the team!"

Sometimes, no one will believe the truth, just like now, Bosque's big truth, but the reporters on the scene heard a lie, not a word.

A reporter from France asked: "In that case, why didn't you let Lin Quan play in this game?" Without Lin Quan, Spain completely lost its dominance, and even the Czech Republic was almost unable to defeat! ”

Bosque frowned slightly, a little displeased by the journalist's words.

The other party's words are obviously sowing discord and provoking the relationship between Lin Quan and other Spanish players!

"I don't think the Czech Republic is an underdog, in fact, they are doing very well and are a very admirable team!"

Bosque first blew a wave of Spain's rival, the Czech Republic, to affirm the strength of the opponent, and by the way, to set up the journalist who had just spoken to belittle the Czech Republic, and to occupy the moral high ground.

Sure enough, the coach of the Czech team immediately smiled when he heard Bosque's words:

Spain is ranked No. 1 in the world by FIFA and has occupied this position for six years, so it can be called the old hegemon of football.

And Bosque is also listed as one of the candidates for the best coach in the world because he led the team to win two World Cups, a European Cup and a Confederations Cup.

It is definitely something to boast about for the Czech team to be recognized by such a strong opponent.

On the contrary, for the rude and arrogant French, the Czech coach's eyes were a little cold.

"In addition, the main reason for Lin Quan's suspension is that he has played more games in the club than other players, so he will be given some extra rest time, not because of injuries as rumored by the outside world!"

Bosque is an old fox, and by taking advantage of the opportunity of the French journalist to stir up trouble, he once again strengthened the outside world's perception that Lin Quan had been injured.

He knew that the more he refuted the rumor that Lin Quan was not injured, the more the outside world suspected that he was lying, and instead believed that Lin Quan was injured.

Sure enough, after the content of the press conference was reported, the outside world did not believe Bosque's words and thought that he was lying.

If Lin Quan can really play, then Bosque has no reason not to use him, even if he is not allowed to play as a starter, let him sit on the bench for the team, it will be of great help to the team, at least it can greatly improve the morale of the players on the field, let them have less worries, more calm and self-confidence.

However, Bosque did not do this, so there is only one truth - Lin Quan's injury is very serious and he is unable to play for the team!

After deducing this conclusion, the eyes of the outside world looking at the Spanish team completely changed.

There is less of that kind of awe of the overlord, and more of a kind of banter that wants to see the Spanish tiger fall in Pingyang and be bullied by dogs.

Some of those who are still skeptical about this matter have their eyes firmly fixed on the second match in Spain.

If Lin Quan has not played in this game, then they will completely believe the rumors from the outside world and no longer regard Spain as the biggest competitor to win the European Cup.

Bosque was very satisfied with the reaction from the outside world, and he really didn't plan to let Lin Quan play in the second game.

Since you have won, you have the capital to continue the wave!

And judging by the performance of Turkey in the first game, Bosque feels that they are better than the Czech Republic.

The strength of the Czech Republic is indeed not strong, but they can recognize their strength, correct their position, choose a very pragmatic defensive counterattack tactics, although they were defeated by Spain in the end, but they did defend very successfully, and they persisted until the 87th minute of the second half before being scored.

Turkey, on the other hand, did not seem to be in the right position, looked down on Croatia in the first game, wanted to wrestle with Croatia, and then was taught a lesson by Croatia.

They have already lost one game, and if they can't win this game, there is a high probability of being eliminated.

So Bosque judged that the opponent would most likely continue to attack!

Spain's current problem is that the striker is weak, the offensive system in the front court is built around Lin Quan, without Lin Quan, a key person, the players are at a loss, and the offensive system is not running smoothly, so it is difficult to score.

However, this does not mean that their defense will also have such problems, and it will be very difficult for Turkey to penetrate their defense.

And once Turkey presses up, their backfield will be empty, and there will be a lot of room for Spain to counterattack!

To put it simply, Spain's current lineup and style of play, not afraid of you pressing out to play, afraid that you will shrink in defense, if you are really determined to put the bus, let alone the Czech Republic and Turkey, even if it is replaced by the national football team, it is very difficult for Spain to defeat the opponent!

Bosque didn't let Lin Quan play, and Lin Quan was happy.

Taking advantage of the time, he took time to go to Lyon to watch a match between Belgium and Italy.

It's a battle between the Red Devils and the Blues!

As a European upstart, Belgium has improved greatly in recent years, and its world ranking has soared to third, behind Spain and Germany, the winners and runners-up of the last World Cup.

Italy, on the other hand, fell to 12th place due to two consecutive World Cup defeats.

If you just look at the FIFA rankings and the line-ups of both sides, Belgium should be the dominant side in this game.

After all, Belgium has a midfield team such as De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Vitesel and Fellaini, and in terms of the luxury of the midfield, Belgium is probably second only to Spain and is one of the most gorgeous teams in the midfield of this European Cup.

However, it is also destined to be only gorgeous, not powerful.

Belgium's responsibilities in attack are unclear, and the roles of Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard overlap on the pitch, and both can act as the attacking core of the front, choosing one to play as the main and the other as a support, which is the configuration of Manchester City.

However, if the responsibilities of the two are not clear and the core of the team's front court is not clear, the two will be at a loss on the field, and the result is that neither of them can play their best strength.

On the other hand, in Italy, the old and spicy Conte knew that the Italian midfield configuration was not good, so he simply reduced the task of the midfielder and strengthened the attack on the two wings, especially the left wing.

When switching from defense to attack, let the midfielder directly hand the ball to the wing, and let the wide player attack.

In this game, Italy lined up with a 352 formation, which greatly strengthened the threat of attacking from the wings.

In Italy's attacking round, the wide players were also able to get the midfielders close to the flanks from Giaccherini and Parolo to intersperse and support in the ribs.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, taking advantage of the gaps exposed by the Belgian side defense, Italy's defender Giaccherini decisively inserted and pierced the Belgian door with a long-range shot.

Courtois made another dashing flying save, but he was still lonely!

When the Italians take the lead, the whole world knows what they're going to do next!

That's right, shrink the defense!

As a true believer in 1:0 doctrine, he already attaches great importance to defense.

The Italians have really put a lot of effort into their defense!

After Giaccherini's goal, Conte decisively signaled the team to shrink the defensive line, so that the distance between the three lines is closer, and the two wings are retracted to form a numerical advantage in the local area and further contain the opponent's attack.

In addition to this, Conte also asked the strikers to constantly harass and press the opposition in the front court, making it more difficult for the opponent to get the ball.

Pressing against De Bruyne, in particular, made it difficult for him to find an opportunity to make his deadly passes.

Belgium had close to 70 per cent possession and a whopping 18 shots on goal in this game, but the attacking efficiency was simply outrageous.

In this case, Lukaku also betrayed the enemy, and in the 59th minute of the second half, he blocked a long-range shot from De Bruyne in front of the goal, which made Belgium even worse.

In stoppage time, Italy scored another goal to make the score 2:0.

This red-blue battle ended with the victory of the Italians.

As one of the favourites to win the tournament, the Belgian had a terrible first game.

Looking at the strength on paper, the configuration of this team can be called luxurious.

But judging from the actual performance on the field, they are still far from kneading.

How to make good use of the two stars of Hazard and De Bruyne is the biggest headache for the Belgian coach at the moment.

After the game, Lin Quan also sent a text message of condolences to De Bruyne for the first time, and De Bruyne was very depressed in this game.

In addition to being blocked by a teammate for a goal, the feeling of being powerful on the field also made him very uncomfortable.

Didn't the outside world comment that Hazard is the player who is most like Messi and Lin Quan?

But why is there no chemistry between myself and him?

After the match between Belgium and Italy, all four favourites of this European Championship have been played.

What, why is there no uncrowned king of the Netherlands, you ask?

Hehe, the Dutch team lost and lost in the qualifiers, first by Iceland with a population of only 300,000, then by the Czech Republic, and then by Turkey, winning only four of their 10 games, still against the weakest Kazakhstan and Latvia.

It's normal for such a team not to break into the European Cup.

After all, European teams are generally not weak, and upsets often happen to overturn old strong teams, but it is relatively rare to be faced by weak teams like the Netherlands!

In fact, after the end of the match in Group E, the match of Portugal in Group F has not yet started.

Although Portugal has a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo in the team, the outside world is not optimistic that Portugal can win the championship.

Portugal did not play well, playing 1:1 with Iceland in the first game!

Although Iceland had beaten the Netherlands twice in the qualifying stage, the outside world did not look down on this team very much, and they still regarded him as an underdog.

It's not surprising how a country with a population of only 300,000 can give birth to a top team?

The difference in value between the two starting line-ups is also very large, with the highest value in Iceland's squad being No.10 midfielder Sigurdsson, who is valued at €10 million and currently plays for Swansea.

His team-mates are generally worth less than €3 million, and there are even some players who are worth less than €300,000.

Such a lineup, in this European Cup, is definitely the most civilian and cheapest lineup.

The value of the entire Icelandic team, combined, is less than one-fifth of Ronaldo's.

However, they used tenacious fighting spirit, exquisite cooperation and deep tacit understanding to smooth out the huge gap in value.

After a hard-fought point from Portugal, there seems to be a glimmer of hope in Iceland's qualification situation.

With just one more win in the next two games, they will be assured of qualification.

Of course, with their strength, they may not be able to beat the remaining two opponents.

Lin Quan also watched the match between Portugal and Iceland, and the final champion of this European Championship in history is this unfavored Portugal.

And it is indeed a very mysterious thing that Portugal can go to the end!

If Lin Quan's memory is correct, he remembers that Portugal were held to a draw by Austria, the weakest team in the group, in the next game, and the last game by Hungary.

In the end, with a record of three consecutive draws, they got three points, and with three points and 0 goal difference, they qualified as the third place in the group with Northern Ireland in Group C.

Albania in Group A and Turkey in Group D also got three points, but unfortunately exited due to goal difference.

In this European Championship in history, Portugal has played 6 draws in the regular time of 7 games, which can be called the king of draws!

However, Portugal did have a bit of resilience, with Croatia in the quarter-finals and France in the final, both of which Portugal dragged their opponents into extra-time and beat them.

However, this time, Lin Quan felt that Portugal might not be able to create a miracle.

Because if Spain wins the group, the opponent in the quarterfinals will be Portugal.

(End of chapter)