Chapter 121 Rich Middle Eastern Tyrant!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 121 Rich Middle Eastern Tyrant!
On the court, after passing two Uruguayan players, Lin Quan was like a magnet, attracting the attention of almost the entire Uruguayan team.
Several Uruguayan players who were close immediately abandoned their defenders and rushed towards Lin Quan.
Seeing the opponent's posture, Lin Quan decisively passed the ball, and calmly passed the ball to Iniesta who was in the open position.
The defensive players around Iniesta were attracted by Lin Quan, leaving him unmarked now.
After he got the ball, he moved forward, attracted the attention of two Uruguayan defenders, and passed it to Mata on the wing.
After receiving the ball, Mata cut inside, broke into the penalty area and aimed at the goal with a cold shot.
Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera made a god-level save to save Mata's extremely high-quality shot.
Although Spain's offensive failed to score a goal, it scared the Uruguayan players into a cold sweat.
They didn't dare to throw heavy troops into the opponent's half to press wildly like before.
As for the Spanish midfielder, because of Lin Quan's active retreat to catch the ball, their pressure on the ball was reduced a lot.
Under the ebb and flow, the rhythm fell into the control of the Spanish team.
During this period of time, Lin Quan's possession of the ball increased significantly. He consciously increased the time and frequency of holding the ball to attract Uruguay's defensive players and relieve pressure on his teammates.
It just so happens that he is the most threatening one among the Spanish players on the field, so when he catches the ball, the Uruguayan players will immediately send out two or even three players to press him.
Lin Quan plays very smartly. If the opponent's pressing player makes a mistake, he will choose to pass the opponent. After breaking through and gaining space to dribble, whether he is passing the ball or attacking himself, he can pose a threat to Uruguay's goal.
If the opponent does not give a chance and there are no mistakes to catch, then he will choose the most suitable passing route after attracting enough defensive players to help his teammates complete the attack.
In this case, Lin Quan seems to have become the core of Spain's frontcourt organization on the field.
After sorting out and distributing Spain's frontcourt offense, it became much smoother.
The power of Uruguay's pressing tactics has also gradually declined, and football is no longer as hot a potato as it was before.
Tasware quickly realized the important role of the opponent in the frontcourt, so he gave instructions to the players to let the defensive midfielder in the team closely mark Lin Quan, restrict his movement space and pass and receive the ball, and prevent him from passing the ball. He commanded and dispatched in such a calm and unhurried manner.
The former captain of Monaco, Uruguayan midfielder Perez, who is currently playing for the Serie A team Bologna, accepted the task without hesitation.
Perez, 30, is known for his physical strength, fierce defense and quick temper.
Whether in the club or the national team, he is the backbone of the team's defense.
All kinds of dirty work, other people are not willing to do it, but he is very happy.
Because this is a good opportunity to show his own value!
After Perez came up, he began to harass Lin Quan with various tricks.
He has a lot of experience. When doing these small moves, he will observe the referee's position in advance and avoid the referee's sight as much as possible to avoid being caught by the referee.
This makes the player who was violated by him, even if he protested to the referee, the referee would not pay much attention to it.
Lin Quan saw this posture and knew that he had met an old ball ruffian.
He's not the kind of honest person who won't fight back when hit or scolded.
Your hands are not clean and you make small moves, don't I?
Taking advantage of a catch, he turned and Perez was kneeling his hip, oblivious to the movement of his arm.
When Lin Quan turned around, he hit Perez's ribs with a very subtle elbow, which almost knocked him out.
While Perez gasped in pain, Lin Quan decisively chose to break through with the ball. After attracting the defenders, he sent a through ball and assisted Mata to complete the goal, rewriting the score to 3:1.
Perez ran to the referee to protest Lin Quan's elbow, thinking that the opponent fouled first and the goal was an invalid goal.
The referee did not see Lin Quan's foul action, and was dubious about Perez's protest.
He has heard of Lin Quan's reputation. This kid plays football very cleanly, and he plays with skills, not physicality. Haven't he heard of him maliciously hurting others on the court?
On the contrary, it's Perez, who is notorious on the court. No matter how you look at it, he is the one who will make small moves.
Perez's protest was ineffective, and he was so angry that he died.
The way he stared at Lin Quan also became fierce.
Lin Quan got an advantage, knowing that the other party is likely to retaliate against him in the future.
So he didn't get entangled with Perez, he started to run more, and turned around the referee, basically never leaving the referee's sight.
Perez didn't dare to make a move in front of the referee. If he dared to commit a crime against the wind, he might get a red card and be sent off.
But this made the anger in his heart burn even more!
In the 44th minute of the first half, under the pressure of the Uruguayan players, Pedro's pass was a little hasty and the power was a little less.
As a result, after the ball was passed, it became a knife mountain ball, and players on both sides had the opportunity to grab the ball.
Lin Quan rushed to the ball immediately, and Perez's eyes lit up, this is a good opportunity!
So he also pretended to run towards the football, but deliberately slowed down on the way, giving people the feeling that he could not catch up with Lin Quan.
However, when Lin Quan was about to take the ball, he seized the opportunity and immediately fell to the ground and shoveled it, as if he wanted to destroy the ball with the shovel.
However, judging from the way he showed his studs, he didn't go for the ball, but for people.
"Danger!"
On the sidelines, Bosque and the members of the Spanish coaching staff saw each other's studs, and all of them broke out in a cold sweat.
Lin Quan didn't seem to notice Perez who was shoveling from the side. He received the ball first, stepped on the ball with his right foot, and seemed to be observing who he was going to pass it to.
In the process of returning to the field, Perez saw that the opponent stopped in place and did not dodge. He was overjoyed:
This time there is!
With a bang, there was a muffled groan from the court, and Lin Quan and Perez fell to the ground one after another.
The two of them were rolling all over the ground, clutching their own calves, screaming loudly.
The other one was clutching his ankles and lying motionless on the lawn.
Seeing this, the referee dared not be careless, and immediately stopped the game, and came to the scene to check the injuries of the two.
"asshole!"
"Damn murderer!"
On the long side, Del Bosque cursed loudly in the direction of the Uruguayan coach's bench while urging the Spanish team doctor to get on the pitch.
In his view, this bad foul by Uruguay's midfielder must have been instigated by Uruguay's coaching staff.
If there is something wrong with Lin Quan, he will definitely appeal to FIFA and ask them to deal with the offenders severely, and he will never let these guys go.
The Spanish players were also very nervous. Iniesta and Pedro, who were closest to the foul spot, rushed up and surrounded Lin Quan to ask for his health.
From their point of view, the opponent's foul just now may have caused serious damage to Lin Quan's ankle.
Thinking of Lin Quan's age, the team members feel a little sad.
He is still so young, experiencing such a serious injury, I am afraid it will have an irreversible impact on his future career!
Thinking of this, the sadness in their hearts turned into anger, and they immediately wanted to trouble Uruguay.
In the end, before they could start their actions, Lin Quan on the ground suddenly sat up:
"I said, brothers, you are planning to let me lie on the ground all the time, are you going to give me a hand?"
"Lin, are you not hurt?"
Surprised and delighted, Iniesta and Pedro hurriedly reached out to pull Lin Quan up.
After Lin Quan stood up, he stretched his ankle. There was a little redness on the ankle, but it was not serious.
"I'm not injured, but that guy may not be sure!"
The big screen at the scene began to replay the slow motion of Perez's foul just now:
Just when he was about to uproot Lin Quan, Lin Quan pulled the ball suddenly, just in time for the ball to appear where he was standing before.
Perez's foot kicked the ball first and brought Lin Quan down. It looked like he was kicked down, but Perez did not touch Lin Quan.
The referee didn't care about this, he thought that Perez raised his foot too high, which was at least a dangerous action and should be given a yellow card.
So he gave Perez, who was rolling on the ground, a topaz card.
Perez seemed to be really injured. At this time, he was sweating profusely from the pain, and he didn't have the heart to protest the referee's penalty.
He missed Lin Quan, but when Lin Quan fell, he hit Perez himself impartially.
Especially in order to maintain balance, when Lin Quan landed, he supported the ground with his elbows.
This hit Perez hard, he felt as if his ribs were broken.
Uruguay's team doctor checked it, and it was really broken.
It seemed that more than one rib was broken, and at least two adjacent ribs were smashed.
However, they couldn't blame the opponent's players, because they were the first to do it.
Perez was injured and could not persist in the game. Uruguay had to make passive substitutions.
Losing the defensive general, their defense is even more vulnerable to the Spanish offensive.
Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half. After Uruguay gritted its teeth and persisted for a few minutes, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
They didn't allow Spain to continue to expand their lead. With a disadvantage of one goal behind, they walked to the locker room with their heads down and their faces full of frustration.
On the other hand, in Spain, the teammates breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Lin Quan was not injured.
Talking and laughing around him, he returned to the locker room with a 2:1 lead.
After Bosque walked into the locker room, he carefully looked at Lin Quan up and down.
After confirming that the other party was really not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then immediately announced: "Lin, you can take a rest in the second half and let Villa and Torres play to find their status."
Spain has already led by two goals, and the other side has lost a defensive general. Bosque feels that there is basically no suspense in this game.
In addition, this was just a friendly match, and the opponent had committed a lot of fouls, so he didn't dare to let Lin Quan stay on the court.
If Lin Quan is really injured, Spain's loss will be too great.
"Okay, I'll follow your arrangement!"
Lin Quan readily accepted Bosque's arrangement, so he sat on the bench with Harvey and others to watch the game in the second half.
In the second half, Spain made a lot of personnel adjustments. Alonso, David Silva, Martinez, Pique, Villa, Torres and others played one after another.
After playing Alonso and Martinez, Spain's backcourt has become extremely tough, not afraid of the opponent's strangulation.
But because they lost Lin Quan, the most threatening point in the frontcourt, their organization and offense were not smooth.
Calabash Baby and Saint Infant ran very actively in the frontcourt, but they just couldn't score.
Uruguay's forwards also worked hard, but under the strong defense of Spain's backcourt, they couldn't find any chance to score.
In the end, the two sides drew a goalless draw in the second half and ended the warm-up match with a score of 3:1.
After the game, at the invitation of the sponsors, the Spanish players attended an event in Doha.
This activity is to build momentum for Qatar's bid to host the World Cup. The local tyrants in the Middle East seem to be obsessed with football recently.
Not only frantically buying teams in Europe, but also spending a lot of money, intending to bid for a World Cup at their doorstep.
The richest Qataris are bidding to host the 2022 World Cup. In order to increase the chances of a successful bid, they are keen to use teams with huge influence in football like the Spanish national team to increase their voices.
The Spanish Football Association actually doesn't want to attend such a commercial event, because it will increase the burden on the players.
But helplessly, the other party gave too much!
For this warm-up match in Spain, they received a total of more than 800 million euros in sponsorship fees from sponsors.
Moreover, the round-trip air tickets and accommodation expenses are all covered by them.
Not only that, the wealthy Middle Eastern tycoon also gave every Spanish team member a gift.
What Lin Quan got was a Cartier watch. He didn't have much research on watches and didn't know the specific value, but according to his teammates, it was worth 10 euros.
The other party made such a generous move, it was really unjustifiable for them not to give face.
Finally, a series of commercial activities ended. The team disbanded directly at Qatar Airport, and the players returned to their clubs by plane.
After this game is over, Spain's next national team game will have to wait until the World Cup preliminaries group stage against Finland in March.
……
On February 2, the 9st round of the Bundesliga officially started.
Because it is very close to the national team's game, people including Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Elia were all placed on the bench by Schaf in this game.
Their opponent Stuttgart is not particularly strong, currently ranked 12th in the standings, and like the previous Hamburg team, it also belongs to the type that has no worries about relegation and no hope of winning the championship.
Therefore, in this game, I thought that Werder Bremen, who lacked a large number of main players, would play very difficult.
Unexpectedly, in the first half, Werder Bremen's substitute midfielder, Ekizi, who has not played too many games this season, ushered in a personal explosion.
In the first half, he scored twice himself, scored two goals, and assisted teammate Hunter to score one goal.
Before halftime ended, Werder Bremen almost killed the suspense of the game with a score of 3:0.
Although Stuttgart tried to launch a counterattack in the second half, Traore pulled back a goal in the attack.
But as the main players such as Lin Quan and De Bruyne came off the bench in 65 minutes, the situation on the field began to be one-sided.
In the 78th minute, Lin Quan assisted Hunter to score his second goal, helping him to score twice and the score became 4:1.
In the 90th minute, Werder Bremen had another good opportunity. Lin Quan chose to assist his teammates when facing an empty goal and passed the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne accepted the gift with a smile, and scored Werder Bremen's fifth goal in the game overnight.
In the end, Werder Bremen beat Stuttgart 5:1 in the away game, achieving three consecutive victories in the second half of the season.
It is worth mentioning that Lin Quan, who contributed two assists in this game, surpassed Bayern's Franck Ribery in the assist list and came to the second place in the assist list, second only to teammate De Bruyne.
De Bruyne has currently completed 17 assists, two more than Lin Quan.
With 13 rounds left in the league, Lin Quan still hopes to tie his teammates.
However, after realizing that his number of assists was approaching the historical record of the Bundesliga, De Bruyne also clearly became interested in collecting assists.
Historically, the Bundesliga assists record was created by De Bruyne himself in Wolfsburg with 21 assists in a single season.
This season, thanks to Werder Bremen's super offensive firepower in the frontcourt, De Bruyne's assist efficiency has been greatly improved.
He is very likely to break the Bundesliga record 2 years ahead of schedule.
(End of this chapter)
On the court, after passing two Uruguayan players, Lin Quan was like a magnet, attracting the attention of almost the entire Uruguayan team.
Several Uruguayan players who were close immediately abandoned their defenders and rushed towards Lin Quan.
Seeing the opponent's posture, Lin Quan decisively passed the ball, and calmly passed the ball to Iniesta who was in the open position.
The defensive players around Iniesta were attracted by Lin Quan, leaving him unmarked now.
After he got the ball, he moved forward, attracted the attention of two Uruguayan defenders, and passed it to Mata on the wing.
After receiving the ball, Mata cut inside, broke into the penalty area and aimed at the goal with a cold shot.
Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera made a god-level save to save Mata's extremely high-quality shot.
Although Spain's offensive failed to score a goal, it scared the Uruguayan players into a cold sweat.
They didn't dare to throw heavy troops into the opponent's half to press wildly like before.
As for the Spanish midfielder, because of Lin Quan's active retreat to catch the ball, their pressure on the ball was reduced a lot.
Under the ebb and flow, the rhythm fell into the control of the Spanish team.
During this period of time, Lin Quan's possession of the ball increased significantly. He consciously increased the time and frequency of holding the ball to attract Uruguay's defensive players and relieve pressure on his teammates.
It just so happens that he is the most threatening one among the Spanish players on the field, so when he catches the ball, the Uruguayan players will immediately send out two or even three players to press him.
Lin Quan plays very smartly. If the opponent's pressing player makes a mistake, he will choose to pass the opponent. After breaking through and gaining space to dribble, whether he is passing the ball or attacking himself, he can pose a threat to Uruguay's goal.
If the opponent does not give a chance and there are no mistakes to catch, then he will choose the most suitable passing route after attracting enough defensive players to help his teammates complete the attack.
In this case, Lin Quan seems to have become the core of Spain's frontcourt organization on the field.
After sorting out and distributing Spain's frontcourt offense, it became much smoother.
The power of Uruguay's pressing tactics has also gradually declined, and football is no longer as hot a potato as it was before.
Tasware quickly realized the important role of the opponent in the frontcourt, so he gave instructions to the players to let the defensive midfielder in the team closely mark Lin Quan, restrict his movement space and pass and receive the ball, and prevent him from passing the ball. He commanded and dispatched in such a calm and unhurried manner.
The former captain of Monaco, Uruguayan midfielder Perez, who is currently playing for the Serie A team Bologna, accepted the task without hesitation.
Perez, 30, is known for his physical strength, fierce defense and quick temper.
Whether in the club or the national team, he is the backbone of the team's defense.
All kinds of dirty work, other people are not willing to do it, but he is very happy.
Because this is a good opportunity to show his own value!
After Perez came up, he began to harass Lin Quan with various tricks.
He has a lot of experience. When doing these small moves, he will observe the referee's position in advance and avoid the referee's sight as much as possible to avoid being caught by the referee.
This makes the player who was violated by him, even if he protested to the referee, the referee would not pay much attention to it.
Lin Quan saw this posture and knew that he had met an old ball ruffian.
He's not the kind of honest person who won't fight back when hit or scolded.
Your hands are not clean and you make small moves, don't I?
Taking advantage of a catch, he turned and Perez was kneeling his hip, oblivious to the movement of his arm.
When Lin Quan turned around, he hit Perez's ribs with a very subtle elbow, which almost knocked him out.
While Perez gasped in pain, Lin Quan decisively chose to break through with the ball. After attracting the defenders, he sent a through ball and assisted Mata to complete the goal, rewriting the score to 3:1.
Perez ran to the referee to protest Lin Quan's elbow, thinking that the opponent fouled first and the goal was an invalid goal.
The referee did not see Lin Quan's foul action, and was dubious about Perez's protest.
He has heard of Lin Quan's reputation. This kid plays football very cleanly, and he plays with skills, not physicality. Haven't he heard of him maliciously hurting others on the court?
On the contrary, it's Perez, who is notorious on the court. No matter how you look at it, he is the one who will make small moves.
Perez's protest was ineffective, and he was so angry that he died.
The way he stared at Lin Quan also became fierce.
Lin Quan got an advantage, knowing that the other party is likely to retaliate against him in the future.
So he didn't get entangled with Perez, he started to run more, and turned around the referee, basically never leaving the referee's sight.
Perez didn't dare to make a move in front of the referee. If he dared to commit a crime against the wind, he might get a red card and be sent off.
But this made the anger in his heart burn even more!
In the 44th minute of the first half, under the pressure of the Uruguayan players, Pedro's pass was a little hasty and the power was a little less.
As a result, after the ball was passed, it became a knife mountain ball, and players on both sides had the opportunity to grab the ball.
Lin Quan rushed to the ball immediately, and Perez's eyes lit up, this is a good opportunity!
So he also pretended to run towards the football, but deliberately slowed down on the way, giving people the feeling that he could not catch up with Lin Quan.
However, when Lin Quan was about to take the ball, he seized the opportunity and immediately fell to the ground and shoveled it, as if he wanted to destroy the ball with the shovel.
However, judging from the way he showed his studs, he didn't go for the ball, but for people.
"Danger!"
On the sidelines, Bosque and the members of the Spanish coaching staff saw each other's studs, and all of them broke out in a cold sweat.
Lin Quan didn't seem to notice Perez who was shoveling from the side. He received the ball first, stepped on the ball with his right foot, and seemed to be observing who he was going to pass it to.
In the process of returning to the field, Perez saw that the opponent stopped in place and did not dodge. He was overjoyed:
This time there is!
With a bang, there was a muffled groan from the court, and Lin Quan and Perez fell to the ground one after another.
The two of them were rolling all over the ground, clutching their own calves, screaming loudly.
The other one was clutching his ankles and lying motionless on the lawn.
Seeing this, the referee dared not be careless, and immediately stopped the game, and came to the scene to check the injuries of the two.
"asshole!"
"Damn murderer!"
On the long side, Del Bosque cursed loudly in the direction of the Uruguayan coach's bench while urging the Spanish team doctor to get on the pitch.
In his view, this bad foul by Uruguay's midfielder must have been instigated by Uruguay's coaching staff.
If there is something wrong with Lin Quan, he will definitely appeal to FIFA and ask them to deal with the offenders severely, and he will never let these guys go.
The Spanish players were also very nervous. Iniesta and Pedro, who were closest to the foul spot, rushed up and surrounded Lin Quan to ask for his health.
From their point of view, the opponent's foul just now may have caused serious damage to Lin Quan's ankle.
Thinking of Lin Quan's age, the team members feel a little sad.
He is still so young, experiencing such a serious injury, I am afraid it will have an irreversible impact on his future career!
Thinking of this, the sadness in their hearts turned into anger, and they immediately wanted to trouble Uruguay.
In the end, before they could start their actions, Lin Quan on the ground suddenly sat up:
"I said, brothers, you are planning to let me lie on the ground all the time, are you going to give me a hand?"
"Lin, are you not hurt?"
Surprised and delighted, Iniesta and Pedro hurriedly reached out to pull Lin Quan up.
After Lin Quan stood up, he stretched his ankle. There was a little redness on the ankle, but it was not serious.
"I'm not injured, but that guy may not be sure!"
The big screen at the scene began to replay the slow motion of Perez's foul just now:
Just when he was about to uproot Lin Quan, Lin Quan pulled the ball suddenly, just in time for the ball to appear where he was standing before.
Perez's foot kicked the ball first and brought Lin Quan down. It looked like he was kicked down, but Perez did not touch Lin Quan.
The referee didn't care about this, he thought that Perez raised his foot too high, which was at least a dangerous action and should be given a yellow card.
So he gave Perez, who was rolling on the ground, a topaz card.
Perez seemed to be really injured. At this time, he was sweating profusely from the pain, and he didn't have the heart to protest the referee's penalty.
He missed Lin Quan, but when Lin Quan fell, he hit Perez himself impartially.
Especially in order to maintain balance, when Lin Quan landed, he supported the ground with his elbows.
This hit Perez hard, he felt as if his ribs were broken.
Uruguay's team doctor checked it, and it was really broken.
It seemed that more than one rib was broken, and at least two adjacent ribs were smashed.
However, they couldn't blame the opponent's players, because they were the first to do it.
Perez was injured and could not persist in the game. Uruguay had to make passive substitutions.
Losing the defensive general, their defense is even more vulnerable to the Spanish offensive.
Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half. After Uruguay gritted its teeth and persisted for a few minutes, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
They didn't allow Spain to continue to expand their lead. With a disadvantage of one goal behind, they walked to the locker room with their heads down and their faces full of frustration.
On the other hand, in Spain, the teammates breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Lin Quan was not injured.
Talking and laughing around him, he returned to the locker room with a 2:1 lead.
After Bosque walked into the locker room, he carefully looked at Lin Quan up and down.
After confirming that the other party was really not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then immediately announced: "Lin, you can take a rest in the second half and let Villa and Torres play to find their status."
Spain has already led by two goals, and the other side has lost a defensive general. Bosque feels that there is basically no suspense in this game.
In addition, this was just a friendly match, and the opponent had committed a lot of fouls, so he didn't dare to let Lin Quan stay on the court.
If Lin Quan is really injured, Spain's loss will be too great.
"Okay, I'll follow your arrangement!"
Lin Quan readily accepted Bosque's arrangement, so he sat on the bench with Harvey and others to watch the game in the second half.
In the second half, Spain made a lot of personnel adjustments. Alonso, David Silva, Martinez, Pique, Villa, Torres and others played one after another.
After playing Alonso and Martinez, Spain's backcourt has become extremely tough, not afraid of the opponent's strangulation.
But because they lost Lin Quan, the most threatening point in the frontcourt, their organization and offense were not smooth.
Calabash Baby and Saint Infant ran very actively in the frontcourt, but they just couldn't score.
Uruguay's forwards also worked hard, but under the strong defense of Spain's backcourt, they couldn't find any chance to score.
In the end, the two sides drew a goalless draw in the second half and ended the warm-up match with a score of 3:1.
After the game, at the invitation of the sponsors, the Spanish players attended an event in Doha.
This activity is to build momentum for Qatar's bid to host the World Cup. The local tyrants in the Middle East seem to be obsessed with football recently.
Not only frantically buying teams in Europe, but also spending a lot of money, intending to bid for a World Cup at their doorstep.
The richest Qataris are bidding to host the 2022 World Cup. In order to increase the chances of a successful bid, they are keen to use teams with huge influence in football like the Spanish national team to increase their voices.
The Spanish Football Association actually doesn't want to attend such a commercial event, because it will increase the burden on the players.
But helplessly, the other party gave too much!
For this warm-up match in Spain, they received a total of more than 800 million euros in sponsorship fees from sponsors.
Moreover, the round-trip air tickets and accommodation expenses are all covered by them.
Not only that, the wealthy Middle Eastern tycoon also gave every Spanish team member a gift.
What Lin Quan got was a Cartier watch. He didn't have much research on watches and didn't know the specific value, but according to his teammates, it was worth 10 euros.
The other party made such a generous move, it was really unjustifiable for them not to give face.
Finally, a series of commercial activities ended. The team disbanded directly at Qatar Airport, and the players returned to their clubs by plane.
After this game is over, Spain's next national team game will have to wait until the World Cup preliminaries group stage against Finland in March.
……
On February 2, the 9st round of the Bundesliga officially started.
Because it is very close to the national team's game, people including Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Elia were all placed on the bench by Schaf in this game.
Their opponent Stuttgart is not particularly strong, currently ranked 12th in the standings, and like the previous Hamburg team, it also belongs to the type that has no worries about relegation and no hope of winning the championship.
Therefore, in this game, I thought that Werder Bremen, who lacked a large number of main players, would play very difficult.
Unexpectedly, in the first half, Werder Bremen's substitute midfielder, Ekizi, who has not played too many games this season, ushered in a personal explosion.
In the first half, he scored twice himself, scored two goals, and assisted teammate Hunter to score one goal.
Before halftime ended, Werder Bremen almost killed the suspense of the game with a score of 3:0.
Although Stuttgart tried to launch a counterattack in the second half, Traore pulled back a goal in the attack.
But as the main players such as Lin Quan and De Bruyne came off the bench in 65 minutes, the situation on the field began to be one-sided.
In the 78th minute, Lin Quan assisted Hunter to score his second goal, helping him to score twice and the score became 4:1.
In the 90th minute, Werder Bremen had another good opportunity. Lin Quan chose to assist his teammates when facing an empty goal and passed the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne accepted the gift with a smile, and scored Werder Bremen's fifth goal in the game overnight.
In the end, Werder Bremen beat Stuttgart 5:1 in the away game, achieving three consecutive victories in the second half of the season.
It is worth mentioning that Lin Quan, who contributed two assists in this game, surpassed Bayern's Franck Ribery in the assist list and came to the second place in the assist list, second only to teammate De Bruyne.
De Bruyne has currently completed 17 assists, two more than Lin Quan.
With 13 rounds left in the league, Lin Quan still hopes to tie his teammates.
However, after realizing that his number of assists was approaching the historical record of the Bundesliga, De Bruyne also clearly became interested in collecting assists.
Historically, the Bundesliga assists record was created by De Bruyne himself in Wolfsburg with 21 assists in a single season.
This season, thanks to Werder Bremen's super offensive firepower in the frontcourt, De Bruyne's assist efficiency has been greatly improved.
He is very likely to break the Bundesliga record 2 years ahead of schedule.
(End of this chapter)
