"Our defense was successful?"

The British fans in the stands were worried when they saw Lin Quan passing his players like chopping melons and vegetables.

Many people had even prepared for the worst, but what they didn't expect was that Lin Quan actually gave up continuing to break forward and passed the ball back.

"Hehe, you see the stakes of our steel defenses, right? Even if he is a good Lin Huang, he has no way to take our line of defense! ”

After realising that this was true, the British fans in the stands were very excited.

It's as if they've achieved something remarkable.

On the coach's side of the England team, Southgate saw that Lin Quan gave up this attack, and the heart hanging in his heart finally fell.

"Looks like we've succeeded!"

As the biggest threat in the Spanish team, as long as Lin Quan is prevented, it will be difficult for the Spanish team's attack to break through their door.

And as long as they can defend their goals, then they will have the confidence to wrestle with the Spanish team.

All he has to do is to patiently look for holes in the opponent's defense, and then deliver a fatal blow to the opponent at the right time.

First, the England team had prepared before the game, and the players were very careful to avoid fouls in some dangerous areas when defending, so that the free kick given to the Spanish team would not be a particularly good chance.

And the vast majority of these games were eventually won by him and his teammates.

In this regard, some conventional tactics to break the dense defense, the Spanish team has tried one by one.

But that kind of ball is just too difficult, the farther away from the goal, the more difficult it becomes.

Southgate was particularly excited at the thought that he would lead England, who had not been favored by all parties before the game, to eliminate the favourites Spain in the semi-finals of the World Cup.

The England players on the pitch were even more relaxed when they saw that their opponent's long-range shots could not pose a threat.

is worthy of being the world's top handsome, this bearing is enough to learn for a long time!

Although I knew that this was the most reasonable choice, I still felt a little lost in my heart.

It's a great time for coaches to make a name for themselves!

……

So several attempts ended in failure!

Since a direct free kick can't work, Lin Quan chose to hang into the penalty area and let his opponent fight for the header.

And even if his long-range shot crosses these two obstacles, it will be difficult for his long-range shot to threaten when the opposition goalkeeper is well prepared, unless it is a fairy ball with speed, power and angle.

Seeing Lin Quan's figure, Bosque's confidence has recovered a lot.

No matter how perfect the defensive tactics are, they all have to be executed by people in the end, and as long as they are people, there will definitely be weaknesses.

They have a little more confidence in their own defense, and the other side really seems to have nothing to do with them?

Seeing that the long-range shot was not working, Lin Quan began to try to use the set-piece to make a fuss again.

As long as they can score one or two goals on the counterattack, the victory of this game will most likely belong to them!

However, the altitude of the Spanish team is a bit too low, and only a few people in the team who are over 180 tall are Diego Costa, Ramos, Pique, Busquets and so on.

Even if it does, the penalty area is densely packed with people, and the ball can easily hit the leg of the opposing player and bounce back.

"No, it's still early, it's still us who has the advantage on the field, so we can't admit defeat so easily!"

Whether in the league or in the national team, there are countless cases of him encountering opponents swinging buses.

During this time, in addition to Lin Quanzai's long-range shot, David Silva, Busquets and even Pique and Ramos and others rushed up to try it.

Whether it was a corner kick or a free kick, most of the balls that were hoisted into the box were cleared by the opposing team's tall players, and the Spanish players did not catch anything.

In the next few minutes, Lin Quan tried to shoot from the edge of the box to see if he could force the opposing player out of the box.

Bosque had a hunch that this match would be more difficult than expected.

But this move did not work very well, and the opponent's striker Kane and forward Alli's height were too tall.

The next thing they have to do is to tighten the fence and wait for the opportunity to fight back!

Although this attack failed, Lin Quan did not feel discouraged, but even more aroused his fighting spirit.

And their height did not dominate in front of their opponents, so this tactic quickly failed.

But they are still helpless against their opponents' defenses.

Southgate is actually secretly paying attention to Bosque's performance, and seeing Bosque's calm and calm appearance on the field, he can't help but secretly admire in his heart:

Either the distance is too far, or the position is too off, plus the average height of the opponent is very high, the interception effect of the human wall is very good, and it is easy to go high above the goal if you want to cross the human wall.

Although the iron bucket formation is difficult to break, it is not completely impossible.

The Spanish team attacked a lot of times, and the opponent also fouled a lot in defense, so Lin Quan tried a few free kicks and shot directly at the goal, but the effect was still not ideal.

Although there are many difficulties, as long as he thinks of the existence of Lin Quan in the team, he will feel inexplicably at ease.

The effect is almost the same, and there is no threat.

This made Bosque have to feel a headache, the opponent's bucket formation itself is not easy to play, plus the opposing coach is also good at defense, they must have put a lot of effort into defense and made enough preparations.

The two of them stood in front of Lin Quan, and his long-range shot was difficult to score.

He even had a trace of fear in his heart of being knocked out by the other party!

Southgate has a bit of a thing, worthy of playing as a defender, and under his tutelage, England's defense has improved a lot.

On the coach's side of the Spanish team, Bosque sighed in his heart after seeing Lin Quan pass the ball back.

England manager Gareth Southgate was so relieved by the result that he no longer even stood on the sidelines to watch the game, but returned to the dugout and sat down, taking out a small notebook to write and draw, as if to record his experience of the game.

In Southgate's view, the situation will become more and more favourable for England as the game time goes by.

Because the average age of the opponent is older than them, there is likely to be a problem with fitness in the second half.

So as long as it drags on to the second half, and after the opponent's physical fitness declines, they use their physical advantage to play a few high-quality counterattacks, and the probability of winning this game will be very high.

Even if they were unlucky and couldn't take advantage of their chances in the second half, it would have been more beneficial for them to drag it out to extra time.

In short, the further the game drags on, the better the chances of England winning.

'The game looked a little unfavourable for Spain, 30 minutes on, Spain had 11 shots on goal in that time, but only two on target, and neither of them was a threat, and the England defence looked like it was made of steel, leaving the Spaniards in high spirits.

The plight faced by the Spanish team was evident even to the TV commentators.

'It would be better for them to score in the first half, otherwise it will be a tough second half.'

……

On the court, I saw that all kinds of methods were ineffective.

Lin Quan also began to think about it, the opponent's defense is actually not so good, but the number of people in the backfield is too dense, especially in the penalty area, and it is a huge trouble for those five defenders to go there.

So you have to be like a way to destroy the opponent's defensive formation, disrupt the opponent's defensive position, and make their defense line messy!

After thinking for a while, he gradually had an idea in his heart:

Attack the flanks on either side, mobilize the opposing defenders' positions, and make use of the space that the opponent leaks in the rib area during the movement.

After telling David Silva and Isco about their thoughts, both of them were very supportive of Lin Quan's decision.

After all, other methods have already been tried, and now I can only trust Lin Quan's judgment.

is still the same as before, it is still Lin Quan who moves forward with the ball.

The opponent's backcourt is too dense with defenders, even the Spanish team is a group of good passers, and there are still not many who can hold the ball and pass the ball out when the opponent is pressing with high intensity.

Lin Quan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, not only because he has the strongest ability to protect the ball, but also because he can break through, organize and pass.

The ball is the most dangerous at his feet, so it is the easiest to attract the attention of opponents and create opportunities for his teammates.

As Lin Quan was pushing forward from the middle this time, Lingard and Ali were the first hurdles in front of him.

Although he was nicknamed 'Lin Huang' by fans, Lingard seemed to have unrealistic illusions about his own strength.

When his partner Ali chose to settle on defense, Lingard bravely rushed up, and then Lin Quan was cleaned up!

"Haha, this wave is the real Lin Huang beating the fake Lin Huang!"

"Ah, is Lingard so good? Seeing him rushing up so violently, I thought he could have any real ability, but that's it? ”

"Nonsense, Lin Huang's family is the most capable of running in the front waist, the most active in the back waist, and the most selfless ...... in the striker."

"Haha, brother, you are really a talent, you can still wash it like this, Lingard has to give you a thumbs up when he hears it!"

"Huh? Doesn't it mean that Lingard doesn't score many goals as a striker, is not good at passing and organising as a striker, is not fast enough to play a winger, has a poor sense of position in the midfield, often runs to attack and forgets to defend, and becomes a colander for the team? How did you get to your place? ”

"There's an honest man here, let's bully him!"

"Hehe, brother, you don't understand, this is the charm of journalism!"

"Zhang Xuefeng continues to score!"

Lingard on the pitch was also a little confused: why is this guy so fast?

He felt that he didn't see the other party's movements clearly, and he was passed by the other party.

It's really amazing!

But Lingard didn't give up, and immediately chased after Lin Quan's ass.

Although he can't do anything, but the attitude of the game is not said, people who have watched him play believe that they will have an impression of him, that is, he likes to run, and he can run!

When Ali saw that Lingard had been beaten, he secretly cursed a stupid donkey in his heart, and immediately called his friends and teammates to come over to help defend.

The successful defense just now allowed them to sum up their experience, that is, to deal with Lin Quan, the best way is to go on the big guys together.

One-on-one, it's bringing him food, and Lingard, who was just gone, and the three of him and Sterling and Ashley Young before are the best examples.

After Lin Quan saw Ali's actions, he was overjoyed.

What you want is this effect, I'm not afraid that you will shake people, I am afraid that you will not shake people!

Seeing that several players from the England team were approaching him at the same time, Lin Quan immediately distributed the ball to the rib area on the right side.

As soon as the ball arrived, David Silva's figure appeared in Lin Quan's field of vision.

Ashley Young, who was supposed to appear in this position, was taken away by Lin Quan, so that another defender, Henderson, had to come over to fill the position.

And just as Henderson moved, Diego Costa, who was at the front, was also pulling on to the right, as if he wanted to catch David Silva, who was rushing with the ball.

As soon as he made such a move, the two centre-backs of the England team immediately followed suit, not giving him any chance to receive the ball.

If it were a normal situation, the two centre-backs and the two central midfielders had been replaced, and England's backline should be dangerous now.

But in this game, they lined up with a back five, which made it possible to have a very good defensive force even after deducting two centre-backs, and they still had three more defenders at the back.

David Silva observed that the opposition's defence, while partially mobilized, was not completely loosened.

He then distributed the ball to the flanks and handed it to Carvajal who was cut in at the back, while he continued to accelerate towards the box and took away England left wing-back Ross, who had been marking him.

When Ashley Young saw that Rose had been taken away, he immediately abandoned Lin Quan and ran to press Carvajal in an attempt to prevent him from completing the cross.

As soon as Ashley Yang walked with his front foot, Lin Quan's back foot suddenly accelerated and rushed out from behind him.

Seeing Lin Quan's sudden acceleration, Ali felt bad in his heart, and hurriedly pulled Lin Quan's jersey with his hand, trying to stop him.

But after he stretched out his hand, he found that he couldn't pull it at all, and the other party was like a wild horse on a rampage, easily breaking free from his restraints.

Just then, Carvajal made a pass.

Diego Costa in the middle and David Silva, who had already rushed to the penalty area, were both outflanking in front of goal, attracting the attention of the vast majority of people in the opposition box.

However, Carvajal's pass was not in the middle of the box, but in the right corner of the box.

Here, Lin Quan, who was wearing Spain's No. 10 jersey, rushed to the scene, and after receiving Carvajal's pass, he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground at all, and volleyed directly.

The soccer ball whistled like a cannonball towards the goal.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was taken aback and fell to the ground to make a save.

But his movements were too slow, and Lin Quan's shot had already flown into the net one step ahead of him.

In the 37th minute of the game, Spain scored first.

Rewrite the score to 1:0.

The English players on the pitch, the English fans in the stands, and Southgate in the dugout were all dumbfounded after seeing Lin Quan score the goal.

The strongest line of defense that they were proud of had actually been breached!

After Lin Quan finished shooting, he didn't start to celebrate until he confirmed that the ball flew into the net and heard the referee blow the whistle to confirm that the goal was valid.

As he ran to celebrate under the stands where Spanish fans gathered, Lin Quan did not forget to comment on the performance of the England team in the first half in his heart:

There was something to England defensively, but not much.

I believe that after seeing their goal, they should be able to know where the holes in their defense are, and correct them!

Well, that's a lesson for them! (End of chapter)