"Coach, I want to play!"

In the third round of the group stage, before the start of Spain's match against Croatia, Lin Quan took the initiative to find Bosque and apply to play.

Bosque didn't even think about it, and directly refused:

"No, no, no, how can this work? Now that it's only been more than 20 days since the Champions League final, you must not have a good rest, you must rest well, recharge your energy, and it will be of great use in the future! ”

Lin Quan was helpless: "Coach, I'm rested!" ”

Bosque's head shook like a rattle: "No, you don't! ”

"Then I'm not playing, you put me in the squad, I'm always on the bench, right?"

Bosque thought about it for a while, it was a good thing that Lin Quan was actively seeking to fight, but if he blindly suppressed, it would be easy to make the players disheartened.

So he nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll bring you for the next game!" ”

only said that he would bring Lin Quan, but did not say that he would definitely give Lin Quan time to appear.

Bosque had this plan in mind, if the Spanish team took the lead without Lin Quan, then Lin Quan would not be sent to play.

If the team falls behind, in the end, if it is forced to do so, Lin Quan can play to try to save the defeat.

Although Spain can afford to lose this game, bringing Lin Quan can be regarded as a guarantee!

The outside world was determined that he would completely miss this European Championship because Lin Quan missed two games in a row.

As a result, when Spain announced the team's squad before the start of the third round, they were surprised to find that Lin Quan's name was actually in it.

Could it be that as Bosque said, Lin Quan's injury has healed and he can play for the national team?

The news immediately sparked a heated debate in football, with Spanish fans eager to tell each other and agree to watch the final match in front of the TV.

And some neutral fans or fans from other countries are debating at this time whether the news released by Spain is a smoke bomb or not!

"I think it must be a smoke bomb, the last game is a battle between Spain and Croatia for the top spot in the group, they release this kind of news at this time, it must be Bosque's psychological tactics, the purpose is to interfere with Croatia, so that Croatia chooses to be conservative and safe out of consideration for Lin Quan, so that Spain, which can win the group as long as it draws, can easily take the initiative!"

"Yes, I think so too, if Emperor Lin was really fine, he would have gone to war a long time ago, this must be a conspiracy of the Spaniards, and Croatia can't be fooled!"

When the Croatian coach learned the news, he also suspected that Bosque was deliberately setting off smoke bombs.

He had previously learned about the situation from Luka Modric, who participated in the Champions League final, and judged that Lin Quan was indeed seriously injured and was unlikely to play.

So he decided to continue with his previous tactics and ignore the smoke bombs on the Spanish side.

On June 20, the final round of the group stage of the European Championship began.

The focus of Group A will be on the match between France and Switzerland, who are currently in the top two of Group A and will decide who wins the group.

As it involves qualifying from the group and the battle for top spot in the group, the last two matches in Group A are played at the same time.

Under intense pressure, all four teams tended to be conservative and didn't have many chances to score.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0, and neither team scored.

At this time, news came from another stadium that Albania temporarily led Romania 1:0.

The news is good news for both France and Switzerland, and if Albania do beat Romania, they will qualify together.

As a result, the Swiss team played more conservatively.

Playing at home, France took the initiative to attack after their opponents became more conservative, but they were unlucky to have a succession of shots on goal without finding the back of the net, with Pogba hitting the crossbar with a shot.

In the end, after 90 minutes, the two teams shook hands and qualified.

The other match ended with Albania 1-0 Romania, and the two teams also went out together.

Group B is more dramatic.

England, who occupy the top of the table, faced Slovakia in the last round and wanted to play conservatively.

As a result, news came in another game, and Wales' Aaron Ramsey scored just 11 minutes into the game.

At this moment, Wales temporarily led England in points, and the British were in a hurry.

So they immediately stepped up their attack, but before they could score, there was bad news from the other side: Wales had scored again!

This really made the British anxious!

If Wales beat Russia and they are held to a draw by Slovakia, they will win the group.

So, the British began to fight hard!

Wayne Rooney and Kane are all up and down, as long as they can score a goal, as long as they can score a goal, the first place in the group is still theirs!

For a time, the British were attacking like a tide, and they attacked the Slovak goal.

In the whole game, the British completed a total of 26 shots on goal, but the number of goals was an embarrassing 0!

On the other hand, Wales' side counterattack was accurate, and in the 67th minute of the second half, they scored again, and it was none other than Wales' number one star Gareth Bale.

With this victory, Wales overcame England and managed to win the top spot in Group B, while England slipped to second place and may face a strong opponent in the next round.

After the game, the Englishman was scolded by his own fans.

In the case of taking the advantage, he was actually counterattacked by his little brother, this is still in the case of the little brother sending him warmth, this is simply a shame!

Compared to Group A and Group B, there is not so much suspense in Group C.

Germany won easily and overwhelmingly in the final round against Northern Ireland, who were passive throughout the game, with the ball difficult to pass even in midfield, and there was only one shot on goal in the whole game, let alone a goal.

In the other game, Poland beat Ukraine and secured a place in the promotion, but they were second on goal difference compared to Germany.

In this round of the game, Group D has once again become the focus of attention.

There is no other reason, it is the big list released by Spain.

Everyone was full of curiosity and wanted to see if Lin Quan would appear.

The answer is: not sure!

Lin Quan was not seen in the starting 11, but people saw him on the bench.

Compared to before, when you could only look for his traces in the stands, being able to see him on the bench is already a huge improvement!

"Last time it was in the stands, this time it was on the bench, so is it going to be in the starting lineup next time?"

Optimistic fans have already begun to fold their fingers and calculate when Lin Quan will start the game!

And the skeptical fans still haven't dispelled the doubts in their hearts:

"Bosque has not arranged Lin Quan to play in such a critical game, it seems that he is really injured!"

"I think Bosque is just using a suspicious tactic, letting Lin Quan sit on the bench, creating a posture that he may play at any time, and increasing the psychological pressure on the opposing players and coaching staff!"

Even these fans, who are sure that Lin Quan is really injured and will not play, still can't help but feel palpitations in their hearts when they see Lin Quan appear on the bench, let alone the players and coaches on the other side.

So the analysis of these fans is not unreasonable, after all, Lin Quan does have such a deterrent.

"Knowing that Lin Quan was injured and couldn't play, but he was sitting there, but people couldn't help but guess, which would inevitably affect the other party's mentality!"

"I didn't expect this old man Bosque to be a master of psychology!"

Seeing the cameras and fans frequently looking at the bench on his side, Bosque nodded in satisfaction.

Psychological tactics?

Sort of!

Lin Quan's deterrence in the stands is obviously not as great as that of sitting on the bench, as long as he sits on the sidelines, the opponent has to be scared, worrying at any time whether he will suddenly get up and play.

Such a continuous impact on the opponent's mentality will certainly increase Spain's chances of winning.

In fact, Bosque also missed a little, and after the Spanish players saw Lin Quan sitting on the bench, they suddenly had a sense of security in their hearts, as if they felt that someone had given them a back, and they played more confidently and proactively.

After the start of the game, Spain played very resolutely, that is, to attack Croatia.

Alvaro Morata continued his excellent performance in the previous game, just seven minutes into the opening game, Silva sent a superb through ball on the right side of the ribs, Cesc Fabregas's shot from the right side of the box was saved by the onrushing goalkeeper, and Morata followed up with a follow-up shot, and the score became 1:0!

Spain were the first to score, while Alvaro Morata also took his tally to three goals at this tournament and temporarily tied with Bale for the top scorer.

"Well played!"

On the sidelines, Bosque was so excited to see that his disciples had opened up the situation so quickly, clapped his hands very vigorously, and warmly hugged and celebrated with his colleagues in the coach's box.

On the bench, Lin Quan was chatting with his teammates, but after seeing the ball, he couldn't help but light up.

Alvaro Morata's last-ditch shot was not technical, and a three-year-old would have done so, but his movement before the shot was too smart and his sense of smell was too sharp!

This guy does have the foundation of a top striker, but the shooting skills still need to be strengthened.

Sometimes I always feel that his handling of the final shot is not meticulous and unreasonable, and in this regard, we can actually learn more from top scorers such as Messi and Ronaldo.

After taking the lead, Spain played more aggressively and almost laid siege to Croatia.

Spain created a lot of chances during this period, but unfortunately they could not take advantage of the opportunity to extend the lead, but at the end of the first half, they were attacked and scored by Kalinic to equalize the score.

The late equaliser had a certain impact on Spain's morale.

But Bosque didn't blame the players, he still encouraged and even praised them.

He could clearly feel on the sidelines that the Spanish team was playing better and better in the three games without Lin Quan.

The first game was the worst and chaotic, the second game found rhythm and new points of attack, and played a lot better than the first.

The third game has improved a lot compared to the second, the cooperation of the frontcourt players has become more and more tacit, and the team has become more and more like a smooth machine, and the state has been completely adjusted.

He firmly believes that as long as he continues to play like this in the second half, there is a good chance that he will win this game.

On the other hand, Croatia is a little unhappy.

The strength of the opponent is much stronger than they imagined, and even if Lin Quan is not present, these Spanish players on the field are not easy to deal with.

What's more, Lin Quan, who was sitting on the bench, exerted tremendous pressure on them, making it difficult for them to completely let go of their hands and feet.

'Don't have any mental baggage, come on the pitch with all your strength and attack the enemy goal, we need to keep launching quality counter-attacks like the last attack of the first half!'

Croatia's first-half goal proved that they had what it takes to break down Spain's defence, but the players have never been able to capitalise on such opportunities.

Although they are pressed by their opponents from a situational point of view, and their possession, passes and shots are not as good as their opponents, they are the dominant side in terms of attacking threat.

Therefore, there is a possibility for Croatia to win this game, and the probability is not small.

The point is that they can't coax themselves, if they do, it's over!

After listening carefully to the manager's arrangement, Croatia's performance really improved a lot after the start of the second half.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Croatia launched a counterattack immediately after a successful defense.

Srna dribbled down the right flank to the bottom line and sent in a cross that was too close to the goalkeeper and was disrupted by De Gea early.

Minutes later, Croatia counter-attacked again when Jedwai volleyed into the near corner after receiving a pass from a team-mate, but De Gea reacted quickly and quickly fell to the ground to block the ball.

Croatia took a corner, the first drop was destroyed by Spain, Piachar tried a barb shot, the action was handsome, the completion was very high, but unfortunately in the end it was still wide of the goal.

After withstanding this wave of counterattacks from the other side, Spain immediately returned the color.

In the 67th minute, Silva collided with Iniesta in the middle and attacked along the left side with the ball.

The opposing full-back broke the ball out of the bottom line, and the Spanish team took a corner kick, Ramos pressed the opposing defender, jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar.

Ramos's header scared the opponent a lot, and after Modric's reminder, Croatia focused on sending people to mark Ramos when defending set-pieces, and did not give him a comfortable header opportunity.

In the 70th minute, Andres Iniesta successfully broke through the middle and picked up a cross into the penalty area, Croatian defender Forzajko tripped David Silva, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty.

However, because Lin Quan, who took the penalty, was not on the field, the players on the field did not conclude for a while who would take the penalty.

In the end, the captain Ramos stepped forward, since you are not coming, then I will come!

Ramos then took the penalty and the ball was saved by Croatian goalkeeper Subaquic.

Uh, that's a bit embarrassing......

(End of chapter)