Chapter 149 The Confederations Cup kicks off, the provocation of the 5-star Samba
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 149 The Confederations Cup kicks off, the provocation of the five-star Samba
Lin Quan has no time to take care of matters in the transfer market.
Because the 2013 Confederations Cup is about to start.
Lin Quan asked Pere to help him keep an eye on the trends in the transfer market, while he himself focused on the upcoming Confederations Cup.
The Confederations Cup is held in Brazil, South America, and is a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
As the champion of the last World Cup, Spain is one of the most watched teams in this Confederations Cup.
In addition to them, the defending champion of the Confederations Cup and the host Brazil have also received a lot of attention from the outside world.
For Spain, this Confederations Cup is a very important test.
As the 2010 World Cup winning squad continues to age, Spain is also facing the problem of renewal like many teams.
In order to allow the team's lineup to achieve a smooth transition, strive to achieve good results in next year's World Cup.
Bosque is going to improve the team's tactical system and thoroughly establish the team's core and main framework for the next World Cup.
After making major adjustments, the team needs to go through actual combat to test the combat effectiveness after the reform.
Therefore, he regards this Confederations Cup as an excellent training opportunity.
He intends to use the championship teams from all continents to test the quality of the team, especially the strength of those young players.
Otherwise, once the problem is delayed until next year's World Cup, it may be too late for regret.
However, with Lin Quan in charge, Bosque was not very worried.
"Lin, you're finally here!"
Spain's training camp has started for a while, and Lin Quan has just finished the final of the German Cup, so Bosque gave him some rest time.
In the past few days when Lin Quan was away, Bosque was still a little uncertain, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him appear.
The old man gave Lin Quan a warm hug. After the hug, he looked Lin Quan up and down, and nodded approvingly:
"Not bad, it has become a lot stronger!"
"The key is not to get hurt!"
Coach Tony on the side added something.
"Yes, it's important not to get hurt!"
Bosque has always been worried about whether Lin Quan will be injured in the league. He is an indispensable player for the team.
If he is injured, then Spain's offensive system in the midfield will have to be overthrown and restarted!
"Let's go, go say hello to your teammates!"
Coach Tony patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and led him to the training ground.
On the training ground, the Spanish internationals who had already come to assemble were already training in an orderly manner.
Among them, Lin Quan saw many new faces, such as Real Madrid star Isco who just completed the transfer and Chelsea teenager Azpilicueta and others.
Lin Quan said hello to his old teammates, and then walked up to several young people who had joined the team and extended his hand to them.
"I'm Lin Quan. I'm very glad that you can join the team and fight side by side with everyone. We have only one identity here, that is, the players of the national team. All other things are put aside, and the grievances of the club should not be brought to the national team. Come!"
Isco and Azpilicueta looked at each other in blank dismay. The other was younger than them. Why did they sound like a big brother?
However, neither of them is an idiot. From Lin Quan talking and laughing with the team bosses, they can feel each other's status in the team.
"Hi Lin Quan, I'm Isco, please take care of me!"
"Hi, I'm Azpilicueta!"
The Morata fox on the side pretended to be a tiger and said:
"Let me tell you, you must not underestimate Lin Quan just because of his age. He is the No.85 of the new generation born in 1. He is the core of the team's tactics, the future captain, the leader of Spain, and the defender of the dynasty. By……"
"So, do you know who to hang out with?"
Isco, who just won the Golden Boy Award not long ago, was not very convinced of Lin Quan.
But after listening to the pile of titles reported by Morata at this time, Isco was dumbfounded.
Him, is he so powerful?
Is it actually the core of the team's future tactics?
I thought that I was recruited by the national team after I won the Golden Boy Award, and the opponent had already represented the Spanish national team before he was an adult.
Isco lost his temper immediately.
"We know, we will hang out with Boss Lin from now on!"
The two immediately became submissive, and immediately expressed their loyalty to Lin Quan.
Hearing Morata's words, Lin Quan's mouth twitched slightly.
It has to be you to brag, I can't say these words myself.
In Spain's 23-man roster this time, several old faces are missing.
Like Harvey Alonso, because he was seriously injured in the club's game, he was reimbursed for the season and could not play with the team in the Confederations Cup.
Alonso and Martinez are the two gates of the Spanish backcourt. His absence has a great impact on the hardness of the Spanish midfielder.
But generally speaking, the overall framework of the team is still there, with little change.
Spain's 2013-man squad for the 23 Confederations Cup is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), De Gea (Manchester United);
Defenders: Monreal (Arsenal), Alba (Barcelona), Pique (Barcelona), Ramos (Real Madrid), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Arbeloa (Real Madrid);
Midfielders: Iniesta (Barcelona), Cazorla (Arsenal), Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Mata (Chelsea), David Silva (Manchester City), Fabre Gass (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Martinez (Bayern Munich);
Forwards: Pedro (Barcelona), Villa (Barcelona), Torres (Chelsea), Morata (Real Madrid), Lin Quan (Barcelona).
Among them, Real Madrid players occupy 5 and Barcelona players 10.
The Barcelona gang and the Real Madrid gang in the Spanish national team still seem to be dominated by the Barcelona gang.
However, Lin Quan's contract with Barcelona is about to end, so it doesn't matter if he is regarded as a free agent.
Moreover, after Villa Neymar joined the team, he completely lost his main position, and Cucurbita is already seeking a transfer to leave.
Calculated in this way, the members of the Barcelona gang have dropped to 8, and the advantage over Real Madrid is not that great.
……
Two days later, the draw for the Confederations Cup took place.
The Spanish national team had good luck in signing, and they got into Group B.
The opponents in the same group include the defeated Uruguay in the warm-up match, the African champion Nigeria, and the Oceania champion Tahiti Islands.
In addition to Uruguay can pose a threat to them, the remaining two teams are almost a child, especially the Tahiti Islands in Oceania.
Many of the opponent's main players are not professional players at all, but semi-professional or even amateur players.
Against such an opponent, Spain does not need to send the main force at all, and all substitutes can easily defeat the opponent.
Compared with Group B, the luck of Group A is not so good.
The host Brazil drew the European runner-up Italy, and in the same group there were the Central and North American champions Mexico and the Asian champion Japan.
Needless to say, the strength of Italy, the chain defense is a headache for everyone.
Nor is Central America champions Mexico to be trifled with, they are ranked 17th in the world.
Even the weakest Japanese team is not a boy who gives points.
The Japanese team is a frequent visitor to the World Cup, and they often reach the knockout rounds, and their strength is not bad.
If you don't go all out to beat them, you may be upset.
After the group draw, the fans started talking about the result.
"The situation in Group A is not good!"
"The host's lottery is too bad, isn't it?"
"Indeed, none of the three opponents are soft-bodied, and we must go all out to fight any of them!"
"Hehe, maybe this is a good thing!"
"Indeed, if they can enter the state early in the group stage, then in the knockout round, if they meet the slow-growing Spain, they might be upset and eliminate the other party!"
"Upset? How much do you look down on the Brazilian team!"
"That is, the strength of the Brazilian team has never been weak. Isn't it a matter of course for them to eliminate Spain?"
"This Confederations Cup, I am optimistic that Brazil will win the championship!"
Five-star Brazil is the team that has won the most championships in the history of the World Cup. In addition, Brazil is rich in stars, which makes the Brazilian team very popular all over the world.
However, Spain, which has won two consecutive European Cups and one World Cup, is also very popular in the world.
As a result, some fans immediately raised objections:
"Come on? What is Brazil going to do to fight Spain? Brazil is out of reach. There are a large group of players in the team who have never played in the five major leagues. How strong can they be?"
In this Confederations Cup, 23 of Brazil's 12-man roster do not belong to the five major leagues. Among the six players on the front line, except for Neymar, who has just transferred to Barcelona, the rest do not belong to the five major leagues. .
Although the level of the Brazilian League in South America is good, there is still a big gap compared with the five major leagues.
Otherwise, why do so many top Brazilian players choose to study abroad in Europe?
Going to Europe not only has a higher-level league, but also plays a higher-level and more competitive game like the Champions League.
Therefore, facing a large group of players in the Brazilian lineup who have not played in the five major leagues, ordinary fans do not even know them, how can they believe that they have the strength to head-to-head with Spain, which dominates European and world football?
"That's right, Spain's lineup is as luxurious as Brazil's, and the team's value is more than double that of Brazil's!"
"Hehe, it seems that whoever has the highest social status can win. If this is the case, then there is no need to play the Champions League every year, and the awards can be awarded directly to Barcelona and Real Madrid?"
The fans on both sides couldn't convince anyone, and the quarrel on the Internet quickly spread offline.
As the number one star in the Brazilian team, Neymar said confidently in an interview with reporters:
"Yes, the goal of Brazil's Confederations Cup this time is to win the championship. We hope to win the cup at home. No one can stop us from winning the championship!"
Although he didn't mention Spain by name, the flavor of Spain in his words was very obvious.
"Hehe, what a big breath, I'm not afraid that the wind will flash my tongue!"
"Who is Neymar? I only know Lin Quan!"
"do not know!"
"I don't know +1!"
"I don't know +2!"
……
Spanish fans were very disdainful after hearing Neymar's statement.
You are a rookie who has just transferred to the five major leagues. You have not proven your strength in the five major leagues. What confidence do you have to say such arrogant words?
You know, Lin Quan, who just broke the Bundesliga scoring record, is not so arrogant, who are you?
Journalists understand heat.
Seeing that the focus of public opinion is on the two young players Neymar and Lin Quan.
After they finished interviewing Neymar, they ran non-stop to the training base in Spain, wanting to interview Lin Quan.
For journalists and the media, if they don't create conflicts and provoke disputes, where will they get big news?
Without big news, how can they be promoted and raise their salaries?
Therefore, fanning the flames and making troubles is their top priority!
However, in the face of the reporter's interview, Lin Quan did not cooperate with the other party, but sang praises to the Brazilian team:
"Brazil is a team full of history. They have won five World Cups. Their strength is very strong. My teammates and I will never underestimate them!"
"Neymar? Neymar is a talented player full of talent. I am looking forward to playing with him on this stage."
The reporter who interviewed him and the fans around him were all stupid:
Why doesn't this guy play cards according to common sense?
At this time, shouldn't you show your determination to win, and by the way, belittle your opponent again?
Why did you sing praises to your opponent instead?
Of course, Lin Quan didn't have such good intentions, and he wouldn't do things that would spoil his own prestige.
After praising his opponent, he changed the subject and said:
"However, Brazil is not in the same group as us, and we can only wait until the knockout stage if we want to meet each other.
But judging from what they mean, they seem to be sure that they can advance, do they just look down on other opponents in the group? "
After Lin Quan's interview was broadcast, the other teams in Group A were indeed enraged.
Spain, the World Cup champion, is not arrogant enough to say that they will definitely advance to the group stage. Why do you Brazil?
Do you look down on us so much?
Therefore, in the opening game, the stimulated Japanese team was in full condition and almost overturned the host.
The Japanese team is following the technical genre. Their players may not be top-notch in physical fitness, but they have good skills under their feet.
When facing the Brazil team, the Japanese team often played smooth cooperation, and several attacks created a huge threat to the host's goal.
Although in the end Brazil still defeated the Japanese team with a score of 2:1 with the goals of Neymar and Paulinho.
But it wasn't easy for them to win this game.
The Japanese team, which had played chicken blood, was still struggling to attack until the last moment of the game, trying to rewrite the score.
This tenacious fighting spirit has cost Brazil a lot. Not to mention that the team has consumed a lot of energy, coach Scolari's rotation plan has also been completely disrupted.
But for Brazil, this is not the worst. The worst thing is that their schedule is to play Japan first, then Mexico, and finally Italy.
If the original plan of the Samba Army is followed, after training with Japan and Mexico, they will fight against the strongest Italy when they are in their best condition.
After breaking out of the group stage, the team's state is just full, and they will not be afraid to meet anyone in the knockout stage.
Then, taking advantage of this momentum, they made it to the finals in one go and won the championship.
But now, with the other teams in Group A high-spirited and even full of anger.
The host's arrangement was like lifting a rock and shooting himself in the foot.
(End of this chapter)
Lin Quan has no time to take care of matters in the transfer market.
Because the 2013 Confederations Cup is about to start.
Lin Quan asked Pere to help him keep an eye on the trends in the transfer market, while he himself focused on the upcoming Confederations Cup.
The Confederations Cup is held in Brazil, South America, and is a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
As the champion of the last World Cup, Spain is one of the most watched teams in this Confederations Cup.
In addition to them, the defending champion of the Confederations Cup and the host Brazil have also received a lot of attention from the outside world.
For Spain, this Confederations Cup is a very important test.
As the 2010 World Cup winning squad continues to age, Spain is also facing the problem of renewal like many teams.
In order to allow the team's lineup to achieve a smooth transition, strive to achieve good results in next year's World Cup.
Bosque is going to improve the team's tactical system and thoroughly establish the team's core and main framework for the next World Cup.
After making major adjustments, the team needs to go through actual combat to test the combat effectiveness after the reform.
Therefore, he regards this Confederations Cup as an excellent training opportunity.
He intends to use the championship teams from all continents to test the quality of the team, especially the strength of those young players.
Otherwise, once the problem is delayed until next year's World Cup, it may be too late for regret.
However, with Lin Quan in charge, Bosque was not very worried.
"Lin, you're finally here!"
Spain's training camp has started for a while, and Lin Quan has just finished the final of the German Cup, so Bosque gave him some rest time.
In the past few days when Lin Quan was away, Bosque was still a little uncertain, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him appear.
The old man gave Lin Quan a warm hug. After the hug, he looked Lin Quan up and down, and nodded approvingly:
"Not bad, it has become a lot stronger!"
"The key is not to get hurt!"
Coach Tony on the side added something.
"Yes, it's important not to get hurt!"
Bosque has always been worried about whether Lin Quan will be injured in the league. He is an indispensable player for the team.
If he is injured, then Spain's offensive system in the midfield will have to be overthrown and restarted!
"Let's go, go say hello to your teammates!"
Coach Tony patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and led him to the training ground.
On the training ground, the Spanish internationals who had already come to assemble were already training in an orderly manner.
Among them, Lin Quan saw many new faces, such as Real Madrid star Isco who just completed the transfer and Chelsea teenager Azpilicueta and others.
Lin Quan said hello to his old teammates, and then walked up to several young people who had joined the team and extended his hand to them.
"I'm Lin Quan. I'm very glad that you can join the team and fight side by side with everyone. We have only one identity here, that is, the players of the national team. All other things are put aside, and the grievances of the club should not be brought to the national team. Come!"
Isco and Azpilicueta looked at each other in blank dismay. The other was younger than them. Why did they sound like a big brother?
However, neither of them is an idiot. From Lin Quan talking and laughing with the team bosses, they can feel each other's status in the team.
"Hi Lin Quan, I'm Isco, please take care of me!"
"Hi, I'm Azpilicueta!"
The Morata fox on the side pretended to be a tiger and said:
"Let me tell you, you must not underestimate Lin Quan just because of his age. He is the No.85 of the new generation born in 1. He is the core of the team's tactics, the future captain, the leader of Spain, and the defender of the dynasty. By……"
"So, do you know who to hang out with?"
Isco, who just won the Golden Boy Award not long ago, was not very convinced of Lin Quan.
But after listening to the pile of titles reported by Morata at this time, Isco was dumbfounded.
Him, is he so powerful?
Is it actually the core of the team's future tactics?
I thought that I was recruited by the national team after I won the Golden Boy Award, and the opponent had already represented the Spanish national team before he was an adult.
Isco lost his temper immediately.
"We know, we will hang out with Boss Lin from now on!"
The two immediately became submissive, and immediately expressed their loyalty to Lin Quan.
Hearing Morata's words, Lin Quan's mouth twitched slightly.
It has to be you to brag, I can't say these words myself.
In Spain's 23-man roster this time, several old faces are missing.
Like Harvey Alonso, because he was seriously injured in the club's game, he was reimbursed for the season and could not play with the team in the Confederations Cup.
Alonso and Martinez are the two gates of the Spanish backcourt. His absence has a great impact on the hardness of the Spanish midfielder.
But generally speaking, the overall framework of the team is still there, with little change.
Spain's 2013-man squad for the 23 Confederations Cup is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), De Gea (Manchester United);
Defenders: Monreal (Arsenal), Alba (Barcelona), Pique (Barcelona), Ramos (Real Madrid), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Arbeloa (Real Madrid);
Midfielders: Iniesta (Barcelona), Cazorla (Arsenal), Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Mata (Chelsea), David Silva (Manchester City), Fabre Gass (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Martinez (Bayern Munich);
Forwards: Pedro (Barcelona), Villa (Barcelona), Torres (Chelsea), Morata (Real Madrid), Lin Quan (Barcelona).
Among them, Real Madrid players occupy 5 and Barcelona players 10.
The Barcelona gang and the Real Madrid gang in the Spanish national team still seem to be dominated by the Barcelona gang.
However, Lin Quan's contract with Barcelona is about to end, so it doesn't matter if he is regarded as a free agent.
Moreover, after Villa Neymar joined the team, he completely lost his main position, and Cucurbita is already seeking a transfer to leave.
Calculated in this way, the members of the Barcelona gang have dropped to 8, and the advantage over Real Madrid is not that great.
……
Two days later, the draw for the Confederations Cup took place.
The Spanish national team had good luck in signing, and they got into Group B.
The opponents in the same group include the defeated Uruguay in the warm-up match, the African champion Nigeria, and the Oceania champion Tahiti Islands.
In addition to Uruguay can pose a threat to them, the remaining two teams are almost a child, especially the Tahiti Islands in Oceania.
Many of the opponent's main players are not professional players at all, but semi-professional or even amateur players.
Against such an opponent, Spain does not need to send the main force at all, and all substitutes can easily defeat the opponent.
Compared with Group B, the luck of Group A is not so good.
The host Brazil drew the European runner-up Italy, and in the same group there were the Central and North American champions Mexico and the Asian champion Japan.
Needless to say, the strength of Italy, the chain defense is a headache for everyone.
Nor is Central America champions Mexico to be trifled with, they are ranked 17th in the world.
Even the weakest Japanese team is not a boy who gives points.
The Japanese team is a frequent visitor to the World Cup, and they often reach the knockout rounds, and their strength is not bad.
If you don't go all out to beat them, you may be upset.
After the group draw, the fans started talking about the result.
"The situation in Group A is not good!"
"The host's lottery is too bad, isn't it?"
"Indeed, none of the three opponents are soft-bodied, and we must go all out to fight any of them!"
"Hehe, maybe this is a good thing!"
"Indeed, if they can enter the state early in the group stage, then in the knockout round, if they meet the slow-growing Spain, they might be upset and eliminate the other party!"
"Upset? How much do you look down on the Brazilian team!"
"That is, the strength of the Brazilian team has never been weak. Isn't it a matter of course for them to eliminate Spain?"
"This Confederations Cup, I am optimistic that Brazil will win the championship!"
Five-star Brazil is the team that has won the most championships in the history of the World Cup. In addition, Brazil is rich in stars, which makes the Brazilian team very popular all over the world.
However, Spain, which has won two consecutive European Cups and one World Cup, is also very popular in the world.
As a result, some fans immediately raised objections:
"Come on? What is Brazil going to do to fight Spain? Brazil is out of reach. There are a large group of players in the team who have never played in the five major leagues. How strong can they be?"
In this Confederations Cup, 23 of Brazil's 12-man roster do not belong to the five major leagues. Among the six players on the front line, except for Neymar, who has just transferred to Barcelona, the rest do not belong to the five major leagues. .
Although the level of the Brazilian League in South America is good, there is still a big gap compared with the five major leagues.
Otherwise, why do so many top Brazilian players choose to study abroad in Europe?
Going to Europe not only has a higher-level league, but also plays a higher-level and more competitive game like the Champions League.
Therefore, facing a large group of players in the Brazilian lineup who have not played in the five major leagues, ordinary fans do not even know them, how can they believe that they have the strength to head-to-head with Spain, which dominates European and world football?
"That's right, Spain's lineup is as luxurious as Brazil's, and the team's value is more than double that of Brazil's!"
"Hehe, it seems that whoever has the highest social status can win. If this is the case, then there is no need to play the Champions League every year, and the awards can be awarded directly to Barcelona and Real Madrid?"
The fans on both sides couldn't convince anyone, and the quarrel on the Internet quickly spread offline.
As the number one star in the Brazilian team, Neymar said confidently in an interview with reporters:
"Yes, the goal of Brazil's Confederations Cup this time is to win the championship. We hope to win the cup at home. No one can stop us from winning the championship!"
Although he didn't mention Spain by name, the flavor of Spain in his words was very obvious.
"Hehe, what a big breath, I'm not afraid that the wind will flash my tongue!"
"Who is Neymar? I only know Lin Quan!"
"do not know!"
"I don't know +1!"
"I don't know +2!"
……
Spanish fans were very disdainful after hearing Neymar's statement.
You are a rookie who has just transferred to the five major leagues. You have not proven your strength in the five major leagues. What confidence do you have to say such arrogant words?
You know, Lin Quan, who just broke the Bundesliga scoring record, is not so arrogant, who are you?
Journalists understand heat.
Seeing that the focus of public opinion is on the two young players Neymar and Lin Quan.
After they finished interviewing Neymar, they ran non-stop to the training base in Spain, wanting to interview Lin Quan.
For journalists and the media, if they don't create conflicts and provoke disputes, where will they get big news?
Without big news, how can they be promoted and raise their salaries?
Therefore, fanning the flames and making troubles is their top priority!
However, in the face of the reporter's interview, Lin Quan did not cooperate with the other party, but sang praises to the Brazilian team:
"Brazil is a team full of history. They have won five World Cups. Their strength is very strong. My teammates and I will never underestimate them!"
"Neymar? Neymar is a talented player full of talent. I am looking forward to playing with him on this stage."
The reporter who interviewed him and the fans around him were all stupid:
Why doesn't this guy play cards according to common sense?
At this time, shouldn't you show your determination to win, and by the way, belittle your opponent again?
Why did you sing praises to your opponent instead?
Of course, Lin Quan didn't have such good intentions, and he wouldn't do things that would spoil his own prestige.
After praising his opponent, he changed the subject and said:
"However, Brazil is not in the same group as us, and we can only wait until the knockout stage if we want to meet each other.
But judging from what they mean, they seem to be sure that they can advance, do they just look down on other opponents in the group? "
After Lin Quan's interview was broadcast, the other teams in Group A were indeed enraged.
Spain, the World Cup champion, is not arrogant enough to say that they will definitely advance to the group stage. Why do you Brazil?
Do you look down on us so much?
Therefore, in the opening game, the stimulated Japanese team was in full condition and almost overturned the host.
The Japanese team is following the technical genre. Their players may not be top-notch in physical fitness, but they have good skills under their feet.
When facing the Brazil team, the Japanese team often played smooth cooperation, and several attacks created a huge threat to the host's goal.
Although in the end Brazil still defeated the Japanese team with a score of 2:1 with the goals of Neymar and Paulinho.
But it wasn't easy for them to win this game.
The Japanese team, which had played chicken blood, was still struggling to attack until the last moment of the game, trying to rewrite the score.
This tenacious fighting spirit has cost Brazil a lot. Not to mention that the team has consumed a lot of energy, coach Scolari's rotation plan has also been completely disrupted.
But for Brazil, this is not the worst. The worst thing is that their schedule is to play Japan first, then Mexico, and finally Italy.
If the original plan of the Samba Army is followed, after training with Japan and Mexico, they will fight against the strongest Italy when they are in their best condition.
After breaking out of the group stage, the team's state is just full, and they will not be afraid to meet anyone in the knockout stage.
Then, taking advantage of this momentum, they made it to the finals in one go and won the championship.
But now, with the other teams in Group A high-spirited and even full of anger.
The host's arrangement was like lifting a rock and shooting himself in the foot.
(End of this chapter)
