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Chapter 643 World Cup final, Spain VS France!
After some backfooting, the Spanish team finally launched an attack on their opponents.
The audience at the scene let out deafening cheers, and the huge cheering sound swept over, making the players on the court feel like they had been given a shot of chicken blood, their blood began to boil, and their mental state became excited.
Lin Quan dribbled the ball forward, passed Giroud's press and pulled to the wing. He played a two-on-one with David Silva, and then dribbled the ball from the side into the opponent's rib area.
Kanter rushed over, and Lin Quan passed the ball to Diego Costa who was standing still.
Unable to turn around, Costa took the ball with his back and knocked the ball back to Isco who followed up in the middle.
Isco took the ball with his front foot, and Pogba appeared in front of him with his back foot. He hurriedly looked for Lin Quan's position, but Mbappe blocked his passing route and stared at him eagerly.
Isco was afraid of the opponent's speed and did not dare to pass the ball, for fear of being intercepted by Mbappe and launching a quick counterattack on the spot.
On his right, Alba has not yet reached the center line and cannot pass to him for the time being. Isco can only continue to pass the ball back to Busquets.
When Busquets got the ball, he was already 30 meters away from Lin Quan and others. With such a long distance, it was naturally impossible for him to lob the ball to Lin Quan in the crowd.
The Spanish team's first tentative attack was forced back by the opponent.
"Nice defense!"
Including David Silva, Isco, Koke and others, they were all at a clear disadvantage in the physical confrontation in the first ten minutes.
Facing this line of defense, Lin Quan tried to cooperate with his teammates, but the effect was not ideal, because the only person who could cooperate with him was Diego Costa.
On the other hand, the French team, most of their players on the field are black players, and these players are notoriously black and tough.
In Spain, which is a technically advanced pass-and-control football, what they don’t like the most is being physically beaten.
But as soon as Lin Quan enters the French team's midfield, Kanter will stick to him like a piece of candy.
They have good physical fitness, strong explosive power, and strong physical confrontation ability.
The teammates behind the midfield were blocked by Kanter, Pogba and others again.
"it is good!"
Although Spain is strong, it is impossible for every attack to be successful, right?
If this is the case, then there is no need to play the game, just award the championship trophy to them and let them go home with the trophy.
With less and more attacks, the opponent is still in a state of preparedness, and the final result is self-evident.
In the first 10 minutes of the first half, although the Spanish team completed 2 shots, they failed to threaten.
But Pogba himself also has good defensive ability. If the defensive pressure is high, he can also participate in defense and assist Kanter in controlling the field.
He brings out his "winger" characteristics and actively joins the attack. Not only can he speed up the attack, but he can also assist his teammates from a closer distance. Sometimes he can even try to score long shots by himself.
Spanish players themselves are not the type who are very strong and excellent in physical confrontation.
Busquets managed to tie the game with his high football intelligence and superb acting skills, and also won many free kicks for the Spanish team.
It can be seen that the French team is well prepared.
The defense, led by Umtiti and Varane, is very solid in frontal defense, like two iron gates.
Besides, the game has just begun, why are you panicking?
Seeing this, Lin Quan could only withdraw and reorganize.
Not to mention that the other party would serve him with a double-team package from time to time, which made the taste even more sour.
After the first ten minutes of the game, the situation on the court became anxious.
If Kante is more brilliant when defending, then Pogba shines when attacking.
This further enriched the French team's offensive tactics and increased the difficulty of the Spanish team's defense.
The French team, which successfully completed a defense, is now clearly at the upper hand in terms of morale.
“The French team is awesome!”
When encountering this type of player, the Spanish side played like a torture.
Once he left the opponent's midfield, Kante returned to his position and did not follow him.
In the French team's midfield, Kante and Pogba have a clear division of labor.
This is simply the nemesis of this technical genre of the Spanish team!
Facing the multiple defense lines of the French team, it is not easy for Spain to threaten their goal.
The full-backs on both sides will also provide timely assistance during defense and limit the offensive space in a targeted manner, thereby neutralizing the opponent's offensive threat.
Lin Quanmeng can pass Kanter, but other teammates are not so capable. If Kanter stops him, he will really stop.
Lin Quan also succeeded in breaking through his limitations, but because he wasted a lot of time on Kanter, after he passed Kanter, the opponent's defense was already ready.
The opponents fought fiercely in the midfield, and the physical confrontation was very fierce. From time to time, someone fell down on the field.
However, Spanish fans are not in a hurry. They are very confident in their team's offensive strength and firmly believe that the team can change the score in the first half. As for the offensive failure just now, they don't take it seriously at all.
The French fans in the stands were very excited after seeing their team's defense. The game had just begun and there was no goal scored yet, so any success in the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides would arouse cheers from the fans.
Although Kanter is very strong, he can't target Lin Quan every time.
Kanter is responsible for blocking and blocking, while Pogba is responsible for controlling the rhythm of the game and using his creativity to create opportunities for his teammates with his passing ability during offense.
Although the French team does not have a bus, their defense is very solid and it is definitely not easy to break through.
On the contrary, the French team took advantage of Mbappe's speed and launched a threatening counterattack, which scared the Spanish fans in the stands into a cold sweat.
With Kanter standing in the way, Lin Quan felt very uncomfortable playing.
But unfortunately, the position of these free kicks is not very good, either too far or too far, and there is no way to shoot directly.
The only one who had the upper hand in the fight was probably Lin Quan.
In the battle with Kanter, he lost less and won more, and successfully completed several breakthroughs.
How strong Kanter's defensive ability is has been fully proven in the past few Champions League games.
But when competing against club teammate Lin Quan, Kante, known as the number one defensive midfielder in football, fell into a very obvious disadvantage.
The two are about the same height and weight, with Lin Quan only slightly taller than Kanter by 2 centimeters.
Compared with tall players who have strong frontal defense but slow reaction speed and lack of agility, the short Kanter is very fast and has extremely high agility.
In addition, he has abundant physical energy, excellent running ability, high fighting spirit and is very good at stalking. Any offensive player will have a headache when encountering this kind of player. Once many people are targeted by Kanter, they will be directly guarded and completely silent on the court.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Quan didn't want to confront him head-on. He didn't want to find Kanter, but the center guarded by Kanter was a battlefield that Spain must win, so Lin Quan had no choice but to accept the challenge.
The two have played for the same club for three or four years and know each other well.
Kanter's defensive characteristics and Lin Quan's extraordinary skills are all very familiar to each other.
Therefore, Lin Quan didn't do any fancy moves, just one word, quick!
He touches the ball faster to ensure he always touches the ball before Kanter.
In this way, Kanter gave up the idea of reaching out to grab the ball.
The reason why Kanter's steals are so good is because of his strong physical confrontation ability, fast speed, and ability to predict the opponent's passing route.
But he was faster than Lin Quan, and he was not inferior at all in physical confrontation, and even had a slight advantage. Kanter's move lost its effect in front of Lin Quan.
Unable to steal the ball from Lin Quan's feet, Kanter could only block his position and prevent Lin Quan from easily passing through his defensive area.
In his own backcourt, it doesn't matter even if he is at a disadvantage in the duel between the two, because his teammates are right next to him and can help him complete multiple double-teams at any time.
Lin Quan seemed to have guessed Kanter's thoughts a long time ago, and his response was still one word: Quick!
While maintaining a very high frequency of touching the ball, Lin Quan always pays attention to the movement direction and position of the opponent's players, and tries his best to choose places where the opponent's defensive personnel are not so dense.
And while moving, Lin Quan would spike the ball and change direction from time to time, trying to get rid of Kanter's marking.
Even if you can't get rid of Kanter, you must at least disrupt his running rhythm, slow down his speed, and win space for yourself.
Kanter could barely keep up at first, but after a few changes of direction, he felt his knees protesting.
"Are this guy's knees made of iron? Aren't you afraid of ruining your knees by changing directions like this?"
The human knee itself is very fragile, and this sudden change of direction can easily damage the meniscus and anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments.
No matter which of these three organs is injured, it is a serious injury that can ruin a player's career.
Kanter was a little slow for half a beat, and Lin Quan successfully broke through.
Seeing Lin Quan pass Kante, Umtiti and Varane immediately blocked Lin Quan's front, preventing him from shooting from an angle.
The two have cooperated like this many times before, and they understand each other very well.
If only one Lin Quan breaks into the penalty area, it will still be very difficult to penetrate the French team's defense.
Because there is only so much space in the penalty area, and two tall players are standing in front of you, and you don’t even have an angle to shoot from, how can you score?
Diego Costa's position was separated by two people, and Lin Quan could not directly hand the ball to Diego Costa's feet.
As for the teammates behind them, there are several French players between them and Lin Quan. Passing the ball back to them is also very risky. The most important thing is that if Lin Quan does this, he will miss this opportunity. An offensive opportunity.
Thinking of this, Lin Quan chose to shoot directly.
He moved the ball horizontally, trying to dribble the ball to the side of the penalty area.
This move worked as expected. Varane, who was closest to him, immediately followed, but Umtiti, who was slightly further away, did not follow.
Umtiti's choice is correct, because if he leaves, there will be no central defender in front of the French team.
But Umtiti's choice was the effect Lin Quan wanted.
He took a few steps laterally, observing the space between Varane and Umtiti, while paying attention to the distance between the French team's full-backs and the defensive players behind him.
When it was determined that the time was almost up and he would be completely surrounded by the opponent if he took the ball again, Lin Quan suddenly made a dunk and moved the ball in the opposite direction. Varane, who was moving laterally, was caught off guard, and Pavard, who was about to approach him, was caught off guard. There was a slight distance between him and him, unable to interfere with his kicking shot.
Yes, the opportunity was fleeting. After Lin Quan opened up a little space, he decisively shot.
Seeing Lin Quan's shot, Umtiti immediately stretched out his legs to intercept, while Lori quickly fell to the ground in front of the goal.
Umtiti's outstretched foot failed to touch the ball, but Lori, who fell to the ground to save, scraped the ball with his fingertips, slightly changing the trajectory of the football, causing it to rub the post and miss the goal frame.
There was a gasp from the scene, and the French fans in the stands widened their eyes in horror, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
The ball actually almost scored!
This guy could actually complete the shot under such circumstances, and the quality of the shot was so high!
How on earth did he do it?
At this moment, the fans of the French team, including the French team players on the court, looked at Lin Quan as if they were looking at a monster.
After making great achievements, Lori got up from the ground and roared, very dissatisfied with the defense of his teammates just now.
Although he acted as a hero and resolved the danger, he would rather not be such a hero.
Damn, there are so many of you, but you can't guard the opponent alone, and you gave him a chance to shoot, and he almost scored the ball!
If the goal really goes in, all the French players in the penalty area, one by one, will be unable to escape and will become Lin Quan's background.
If the Spanish team wins the final championship with this goal, then they will be the sinners of the French team!
Seeing the ball saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, Lin Quan shook his head and felt a little regretful.
The angle of the ball is actually quite good, but the force is a little bit smaller. If the force were stronger, the goalkeeper may not have a chance to complete the save.
Of course, at that time, he couldn't do everything to the best of his ability. It was already very difficult to complete this shot.
After learning this lesson, in subsequent games, the French team even committed fouls very decisively without any hesitation.
Under the opponent's fierce fighting and interception, Spain's penetration was unable to occur, and it was difficult to pass the ball forward. Even if it was passed reluctantly, the teammates on the front line may not be able to get the ball, and they were under great pressure.
The French team's midfield and backfield configuration is very stable and solid. If they cannot defeat them and control the midfield, the Spanish team's offense may not be able to threaten their goal.
After understanding this, Spain did not waste any time. Under the leadership of Lin Quan, several players in the midfield began to intensify their opponents.
They speed up the speed of passing and receiving the ball, and try their best to get the ball out with one kick, making it more difficult for the opponent to intercept and press.
This move had a good effect. The players of the French team were running around on the field, but it was difficult to grab the ball from the feet of the Spanish players. Not only was they wasting their energy, but the morale of the players would also be affected.
If things go on like this, their morale will definitely decline, and Spain may have a chance by then.
Because the players of the French team are younger, their physical reserves will be richer.
But no matter how strong his physical strength is, he can't withstand such a torment.
It’s just that 25 minutes of the first half have passed before I knew it!
(End of this chapter)