Chapter 121 Rich Middle Eastern tycoon!

On the court, after passing two Uruguay players, Lin Quan was like a magnet, attracting the attention of almost the entire Uruguay team.

Several Uruguayan players who were close immediately abandoned their respective defenders and rushed towards Lin Quan.

As soon as Lin Quan saw the opponent's posture, he decisively passed the ball and passed the ball calmly to Iniesta, who was in the open position.

The defensive players around Iniesta were attracted by Lin Quan, leaving him unmarked.

After receiving the ball, he moved forward, attracted the attention of two Uruguayan defenders, and passed 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 superb save to save Mata's high-quality shot.

Although Spain's offensive failed to score a goal, it scared the Uruguayan players into a cold sweat.

They no longer dare to invest as much troops into the opponent's half as they did before.

As for the Spanish midfielder, because of Lin Quan's initiative to retreat to catch the ball, their pressure on the ball was suddenly reduced a lot.

Under the circumstances, the rhythm fell into the control of the Spanish team.

During this period, 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.

He happens to be the most threatening Spanish player on the field, so when he catches the ball, two or even three Uruguayan players will immediately come 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 by himself, he can create a threat to Uruguay's goal.

If the opponent does not give him a chance and there are no mistakes to catch, then after attracting enough defensive players, he will choose the most suitable passing route to help his teammates complete the attack.

In this case, Lin Quan seemed to become the core organizer of Spain's frontcourt on the court.

Spain's frontcourt offense has become much smoother after his sorting and distribution.

The power of Uruguay's pressing tactics has also begun to gradually decline, and football is no longer the hot potato it was before.

Tasware soon realized the important role of the opponent in the frontcourt, so he gave instructions to the players, asking the team's defensive midfielder to closely mark Lin Quan, restricting his space for movement and passing and receiving, and not allowing him to pass the ball. He commanded and dispatched in such a leisurely manner.

Monaco's former captain and Uruguayan midfielder Perez, who currently plays for Serie A team Bologna, accepted the task without hesitation.

Perez is 30 years old this year. He is known for his strong body, fierce defense and bad temper.

Whether in the club or in the national team, he is the backbone of the team's defense.

He was happy to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work that others were unwilling to do.

Because this is a good opportunity to show his own value!

After Perez came up, he began to harass Lin Quan with various small tricks.

He is very experienced. When making 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 protests to the referee, the referee will not pay much attention to it.

When Lin Quan saw this posture, he knew that he had met an old football ruffian.

He is not the kind of honest person who won't fight back when hit or scolded.

If your hands are not clean and you do small tricks, shouldn’t I be able to do that?

Taking advantage of a chance to catch the ball, he turned around. Perez was pushing his knee on his hip, completely unaware of the movement of his arm.

When Lin Quan turned around, he hit Perez's ribs with a very concealed elbow, almost knocking him out.

When Perez gasped in pain, Lin Quan decisively chose to break through with the ball. After attracting the defensive player, 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 had fouled first and the goal was invalid.

The referee did not see Lin Quan's foul action and was dubious about Perez's protest.

He had heard of Lin Quan's reputation. This kid played football very cleanly and followed a technical style rather than a physical style. He had never heard of him maliciously hurting others on the court?

On the contrary, this guy Perez is notorious on the court. No matter how you look at it, you think he is the one who can make small moves.

Perez's protest was ineffective and he was furious.

The look he stared at Lin Quan became fierce.

Lin Quan got the advantage, knowing that the other party would probably retaliate against him next.

So he stopped tangling with Perez and began to run more, circling around the referee and basically not leaving the referee's sight.

Perez didn't dare to take action in front of the referee. If he dared to commit a crime, he might get a red card and be sent off.

But this only made the anger in his heart even stronger!

In the 44th minute of the first half, under the pressure of Uruguayan players, Pedro's pass was a little hasty and the power was a little weak.

As a result, after the ball was passed, it turned into a knife-edge ball, and players on both sides had the opportunity to steal the ball.

Lin Quan ran for the ball immediately. Perez's eyes lit up, this is a good opportunity!

He then pretended to run towards the football, but deliberately slowed down on the way, giving the impression that he could not catch up with Lin Quan.

However, when Lin Quan was about to get the ball, he seized the opportunity and immediately fell to the ground to tackle, seemingly trying to destroy the ball through the tackle.

However, judging from the way he showed off his spikes, he was not going for the ball, but for the person.

"Danger!"

On the sidelines, Del Bosque and the members of the Spanish coaching staff broke into a cold sweat when they saw each other showing their spikes.

Lin Quan didn't seem to notice Perez putting a tackle on his side. He caught the ball first and stepped on the ball with his right foot, seemingly observing who he was going to pass to.

In the process of returning to the court, Perez was overjoyed when he saw that the opponent had stopped in place and did not dodge:

This time we have it!

With a bang, there was a muffled groan on the court, and Lin Quan and Perez fell to the ground one after another.

The two of them were rolling on the ground holding their own calves, screaming loudly.

The other one was lying motionless on the lawn, holding his ankle.

When the referee saw this, he didn't dare to be careless. He immediately stopped the game and came to the scene to check the injuries of the two people.

"asshole!"

"Damned murderous butcher!"

On the long side, Del Bosque was urging the Spanish team doctor to hurry up and cursed loudly in the direction of the Uruguay coaching bench.

In his opinion, this bad foul committed by the Uruguayan midfielder must have been directed by the Uruguayan coaching staff.

If Lin Quan has any shortcomings, he will definitely complain to FIFA and ask them to deal with the offenders severely. He will never let these guys go.

The Spanish players were also very nervous. Iniesta, Pedro and others who were closest to the foul spot rushed up and surrounded Lin Quan to ask questions.

From their point of view, the foul committed by their opponent just now might cause serious damage to Lin Quan's ankle.

Thinking of Lin Quan's age, the team members felt a little sad.

He is still so young, and experiencing such a serious injury may have an irreversible impact on his future career!

Thinking of this, the sadness in their hearts turned into anger, and they immediately wanted to cause trouble with Uruguay.

As a result, before they could take action, Lin Quan on the ground suddenly sat up:

"I said, brothers, you are planning to keep me lying on the ground. Aren't you going to give me a hand?"

"Lin, are you not injured?"

Iniesta was surprised and happy, and together with Pedro, he reached out and pulled Lin Quan up.

After Lin Quan stood up, he moved his ankles. There was a slight redness at the ankles, but it was not serious.

"I'm not injured, but that guy is not necessarily injured!"

The big screen at the scene began to play back the slow motion of Perez's foul just now:

Just when he was about to tackle Lin Quan, Lin Quan suddenly pulled the ball, which happened to appear where he was standing before.

Perez's foot hit the ball first, knocking Lin Quan down. It looked like he was kicked down, but in fact Perez did not touch Lin Quan.

The referee didn't care about this. He believed that Perez raised his foot too high. This was at least a dangerous move 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. He was sweating profusely in pain and had no intention of protesting the referee's decision.

He didn't kick Lin Quan, but when Lin Quan fell, he hit Perez himself impartially.

Especially in order to maintain balance, Lin Quan rested his elbows on the ground when he landed.

This hit Perez hard, and he felt as if his ribs were broken.

The Uruguayan team doctor checked and found that it was really broken.

It seemed that not only one rib was broken, but at least two adjacent ribs were broken.

However, they can't blame the opponent's players because they were the first to take action.

Perez was injured and could no longer continue in the game, so Uruguay could only make passive substitutions.

Without their defensive general, their defense became even more vulnerable to Spain's 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 did not let Spain continue to expand their lead. With a goal behind, they walked to the locker room with their heads lowered and their faces full of frustration.

On the Spanish side, the teammates were relieved to see that Lin Quan was not injured.

They were talking and laughing around him and returned to the locker room with a 2:1 lead.

After Del Bosque walked into the locker room, he looked at Lin Quan up and down carefully.

After confirming that the other party was really not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he immediately announced: "Lin, you should take a rest in the second half and let Villa and Torres come out to find their condition."

Spain is already leading by two goals, and the opponent has lost its defense general. Del Bosque feels that there is basically no suspense in this game.

In addition, this was only a friendly match and the opponent had a lot of fouls. 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 arrangements!"

Lin Quan readily accepted Del Bosque's arrangement, so he sat on the bench with Harvey and others to watch the game in the second half.

Spain made a lot of personnel adjustments in the second half, with Alonso, David Silva, Martinez, Pique, Villa, Torres and others appearing one after another.

After playing Alonso and Martinez, Spain's backcourt became extremely tough and not afraid of the opponent's strangulation.

However, because Lin Quan, the biggest threat, was lost in the frontcourt, their offensive organization was not smooth.

Calabash and Shengying were active in the frontcourt, but they couldn't score.

Uruguay's forwards also worked hard, but under the strong defense of Spain's backcourt, they could not find any chance to score.

In the end, the two sides ended the warm-up match with a goalless draw in the second half, with a score of 3:1.

After the game, at the invitation of the sponsor, the Spanish players collectively attended an event in Doha.

This event is to build momentum for Qatar's bid to host the World Cup. Middle Eastern tycoons seem to be obsessed with football recently.

Not only is he crazy about buying teams in Europe, but he also spends a lot of money, planning to bid for a World Cup at his doorstep.

The richest Qataris are bidding to host the 2022 World Cup. In order to increase the chances of success, they are keen to use teams like the Spanish national team that have huge influence in football to increase their voice.

The Spanish Football Federation actually doesn't want to attend such commercial events because it will increase the burden on the players.

But helplessly, the other party gave too much!

During this warm-up match in Spain, Spain received a total of more than 8 million euros in sponsorship fees from sponsors.

Moreover, the round-trip air tickets and accommodation expenses were all covered by them.

Not only that, the generous Middle Eastern tycoon also gave each Spanish team member a meeting gift.

What Lin Quan got was a Cartier watch. He didn't know much about watches and didn't know the specific value, but according to his teammates, it was worth 100,000 euros.

The other party was so generous, so it was unjustifiable for them not to give him face.

After finally ending a series of business activities, the team disbanded directly at Qatar Airport, and the players took flights back to their clubs.

After this game, Spain's next national team game will have to wait until the World Cup qualifying group match against Finland in March.

…

On February 9, the 21st round of the Bundesliga officially started.

Because it was very close to the national team game, people including Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Elia were all placed on the bench by Schaff for this game.

Their opponent Stuttgart is not particularly strong and is currently ranked 12th in the standings. 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 Werder Bremen, which lacked a large number of main players, would have a difficult time.

Unexpectedly, in the first half, Werder Bremen's substitute midfielder Ekic, who had not played many games this season, had a personal explosion.

In the first half, he scored twice and scored two goals, and also assisted teammate Hunter to score a goal.

Before the half 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 a goal back in the attack.

But as main players such as Lin Quan and De Bruyne came on the bench in the 65th minute, the situation on the field began to become one-sided.

In the 78th minute, Lin Quan assisted Hunter and scored his second goal, helping him score twice and the score became 4:1.

In the 90th minute, Werder Bremen got 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 of the game in one fell swoop.

In the end, Werder Bremen defeated Stuttgart with a score of 5:1 in the away game and achieved 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 Ribery in the assist list and came to 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 De Bruyne realized that his number of assists was approaching the Bundesliga's historical record, he obviously became interested in assists.

Historically, the Bundesliga assists record was set by De Bruyne himself with 21 assists in a single season at Wolfsburg.

This season, thanks to Werder Bremen's superior offensive firepower in the frontcourt, De Bruyne's assist efficiency has greatly improved.

He is very likely to break the Bundesliga record 2 years ahead of schedule.