Chapter 405 Shattering the Japanese Dream

Lin Quan is more supportive of allowing these young players in the national football team who have the potential to study abroad to play abroad.

But he didn't get involved in specific matters, so as not to make himself embarrassed.

After all, Muda helps operate and send players out. In the process, there will definitely be a game with the club to which the player currently belongs regarding the ownership of the player.

Domestic leagues have always had yin and yang contracts before. The water in this area is very deep. Lin Quan neither understands nor wants to understand.

He gave Boss Wang the contact information of City Football Group and asked him to contact him himself.

City Football Group has many teams in Europe. If the two parties can reach an agreement, there is no problem in sending a small number of players there to study abroad.

If that doesn't work, Boss Wang can also pay for a team himself.

In recent years, domestic capital has been going overseas on a large scale.

While they were shopping abroad, they also focused on the field of football.

Boss Wang's own Wanda has previously bought 20% of Atletico Madrid's shares.

In addition, there are many Chinese-funded companies and institutions that are interested in teams from the five major leagues.

Like Suning Group, they are interested in Inter Milan, a long-established club in Serie A. The two parties are said to have already started contact. Moratti plans to help Inter Milan find a better buyer before retiring.

In addition to Suning, Xinghui Entertainment is interested in the Spanish club in the same city as Barcelona.

Fosun Group is interested in the Premier League's Wolves. It is said that the two parties have already conducted a round of negotiations and may reach a deal this summer.

In addition, teams such as Granada in La Liga, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, and Aston Villa in the Premier League, and Lyon in Ligue 1 all have Chinese capital as a shareholder or even a controlling shareholder.

Even Manchester City, the team Lin Quan currently plays for, strictly speaking, has 15% of its shares acquired by Chinese-funded institutions.

For a big boss like Boss Wang with a net worth of hundreds of billions, this kind of thing is actually a trivial matter, it just depends on whether he is willing to spend money.

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After the game against the national football team, the Spanish team originally planned to go home directly.

But after the Japanese team next door learned that the Spanish team had come to Asia for training, they immediately contacted them and wanted to let the Spanish team go to Japan to play a friendly match.

The defeat in last year's World Cup filled Japan with a sense of crisis.

They failed to win a single game in three games and were eliminated at the bottom, which disgraced the Japan Football Association.

The reform of the Japan Football Association has continued for many years, because now is the harvest season.

But the disastrous defeat in last year's World Cup stunned them and made them wonder if they were going the wrong way?

Therefore, starting last year, the Japan Football Association began drastic reforms.

In order to keep up with the trend of world football, they have increased their support for young players to study abroad.

As long as they are good prospects, then priority will be given to sending them abroad so that they can receive more professional training abroad and experience more high-level competition training.

In addition, they have also sent invitations to many strong teams, hoping to play more games with these strong teams and feel the gap between themselves and the world's top teams.

As a two-time World Cup champion, the Spanish team is the well-deserved hegemon in football.

There are not many opportunities to compete with such a top team, so the Japan Football Association submitted an application immediately.

Del Bosque had already given the players three days off and planned to let them have a good time.

After receiving the invitation to the friendly match from the Japanese team, I was a little embarrassed for a while.

The original plan was to finish a warm-up match, earn some extra money, go on a trip, and then go back to play in the European Cup qualifiers.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese also came to join in the fun!

Bosque originally didn't intend to agree, but he had no choice but to find that the Japanese gave him too much.

Their level of generosity is no less than that of Chinese sponsors.

For the sake of money, Bosque reluctantly accepted the Japanese team's invitation.

So, the day after the game against the national football team, the Spanish team ended their vacation and took a flight to Tokyo.

Although it came in a hurry, there was no warm-up and publicity in advance.

But the number of fans who came to pick up the plane still exceeded the expectations of the Spanish players!

Both inside and outside the airport were filled with Japanese fans holding various support signs. There were so many people that it was endless as far as the eye could see.

Among them, more than half were holding support signs with Lin Quan's name, and more than half of these fans were women!

"Ahhh, it's Lin Sang!"

"Lin Sang is so handsome!"

"Lin Sang, I want to marry you!"

Seeing Lin Quan appear, these female fans screamed and rushed forward.

This battle shocked the well-informed Spanish players!

"Haha, I didn't expect you, Lin, to be more popular in Japan than in China!"

Lin Quan's teammates saw this battle and laughed and joked.

Lin Quan smiled and said: "Since they welcome us so much, then we should show our true skills and repay their warm welcome, right?"

When his teammates saw the naughty smile on his face, they couldn't help but feel sorry for the Japanese team.

They all understood what Lin Quan meant by 'repay'!

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Compared with the national football team, the Japanese team is stronger because of its own strength, and a large number of players in the team are studying abroad in Europe.

Therefore, when they formulate tactics before the game, they are far less conservative than the national football team.

This is their home court, so the Japanese team cannot passively defend like the national football team.

Based on their own strength and characteristics and the opponent's tactics, they wisely adopted defensive counterattack tactics.

This tactic is almost the standard tactic used by countries around the world to deal with the Spanish team!

It's not that they have a soft spot for defensive counterattacks, but facing the Spanish team's powerful offense and ball control capabilities, it's impossible not to play defensive counterattacks.

If they dare to open up their posture and rush out to fight Spain, they will definitely be beaten to a pulp.

In last year's World Cup, the Dutch and German teams vividly explained this to everyone.

Although there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, many people in Japan still have high hopes for their national team.

The strength of the Japanese team is one level higher than that of the national football team, and it can squeeze into the second-rate level in the world.

There is certainly no comparison with a strong team like Spain, but the gap between the two sides should be about one or two goals.

There is no way that there will be a double-digit score difference like the national football team!

In addition, their team has a large number of players studying abroad in Europe, including some well-known stars.

If by chance they perform better, they may be able to upset the Spanish team at home and maybe defeat the Spanish team.

Compared with the Japanese's confidence, Bosque actually didn't take this opponent seriously for the Spanish team.

On the one hand, it is because the Japanese team's performance in last year's World Cup was too poor.

On the other hand, it is also related to the state of the Japanese team in recent times.

Since last year's World Cup, the Japanese team has begun to adjust its technical and tactical play.

During this period, they held discussions with many teams such as Uruguay and Brazil.

The results of the competition were quite unsatisfactory. They were defeated by Uruguay 2:0 and Brazil 4:0 respectively.

Even when facing Venezuela, which was not very strong, it was difficult to separate the opponent, and the game ended in a 2:2 draw.

With such warm-up results, it is difficult to believe that they can pose any threat to the Spanish team.

Therefore, Bosque arranged a large number of substitutes and young players to play in the first half, just like the previous game.

Even Lin Quan was put on the bench by him.

In this game, he plans to let Morata and Negredo play a double forward lineup and try the 442 formation.

He won so much in the last game that he was on pins and needles off the court.

So in this game, nothing can be too much to win.

Bosque didn't know that the Japanese were angry when they saw the troops deployed on the Spanish side.

Depend on!

Look down on people! This is it!

Even if they sent such a large group of substitutes, they didn't even send Lin Quan on the field. This treatment is worse than that of the national football team!

Speaking of which, it is really thanks to the national football team that the Japanese team is treated like this.

If the defeat of the national football team was not so outrageous that Del Bosque questioned the strength of the East Asian team, he would not have arranged such a starting lineup.

The Japanese team, feeling humiliated, played very proactively in the first half.

They tried to overwhelm the Spanish team with offense and prove their strength.

It has to be said that the Japanese team's ground offensive strength is indeed stronger than that of the national football team.

Their players' personal strength is stronger, their skills at the feet are more delicate, and their coordination in a small area is better.

In the first half, several of the Japanese team's advances hit the edge of Spain's penalty area, posing a threat to their goal.

Seeing this situation, Bosque immediately put away his contempt.

The Japanese team seems to be quite capable, at least much better than the Chinese team next door.

However, this level of strength still poses no threat to the Spanish team.

Before the score changes on the field, Bosque does not plan to make personnel adjustments.

Off the court, on the bench, Lin Quan and several teammates were chatting and laughing while watching the game.

“The Japanese team’s ground coordination is good!”

"Yes, the small-scale cooperation is meticulous, and the pace of the game is not slow!"

"It's just that the physical confrontation is a bit bad. That kid Morata is running rampant in the opponent's penalty area. The opponent can't guard him at all!"

Morata's football intelligence is very high. He is not only good at his feet, but also has excellent physical fitness.

Seeing that the opponent's players were not strong in physical confrontation, he went to the opponent to engage in physical confrontation, frequently using his physical advantage to bully the opponent.

It's just that the Japanese team's defense was very good. Several of Morata's shots were resolved by the opponent and failed to pose a threat to the goal.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Spain had an excellent opportunity.

Koke's pass accurately found Morata, who wanted to hit a cool volley.

But he accidentally fired an anti-aircraft gun and kicked the ball directly into the stands.

Seeing Morata miss such a good opportunity, everyone on the bench couldn't help but cover their faces with their hands.

"This guy can kick the ball away?"

"That's outrageous!"

"If Lin had handled the ball just now, it would have definitely gone in!"

After seeing Lin Quan's terrifying scoring efficiency, the Spanish internationals' horizons were raised, and some could not accept Morata's waste of opportunities.

"This guy is a little too pushy. It might be better if he just adjusted it a little bit!"

Without Lin Quan and a group of big players in the team, Morata became the most handsome boy on the court.

Coupled with the fact that there were many female fans at the scene, he, who loves to be in the limelight, would naturally not let go of the opportunity to express himself in this way.

Wasted opportunities will be punished!

Spain just missed a good opportunity to score, and the Japanese team immediately launched a counterattack.

Keisuke Honda's long pass found Okazaki Shinji, who was tripped by Ramos as he dribbled into the penalty area.

The referee decisively showed Ramos a yellow card and awarded the Japanese team a penalty kick!

After seeing this penalty made by the referee, the tens of thousands of Japanese fans at the scene burst into excitement!

This penalty means that they are about to lead the world champion Spanish team!

If they can score the ball and maintain this lead, they may break the Spanish team's unbeaten streak!

This is a two-time World Cup champion and the absolute dominant player ranked first in football today!

Being able to defeat them at home is definitely a boost for the Japanese team.

It’s enough to sweep away all the haze of losing to other teams before!

There were very few Spanish fans who came to watch the game, and only a handful of Spaniards working and living in Japan came to the scene.

When they saw the result, they couldn't help but rub their eyes, as if they couldn't believe it.

The Japanese team is actually leading the powerful Spain!

Impossible, absolutely impossible, this must be a dream!

On the sidelines, Del Bosque was also a little unbelievable.

He stood up from the coaching bench, finally unable to remain calm as before.

What is this guy Ramos doing? Can he make a move in that position just now?

This guy's problem of being irritable and not calm enough when playing football has not changed yet.

It would be great if he could learn from Lin Quan and use his brain more when playing football.

Thinking of this, Bosque sighed.

Jiang Lin Quan and other main players shouted and asked them to warm up and prepare to play.

If nothing else happens, the Japanese team will score first.

It doesn't matter if the opponent scores the first goal, but Del Bosque cannot accept the result of the team losing to the Japanese team.

Even if this is just an insignificant warm-up match!

It's so frustrating to lose in a daze without producing any results!

I saw Lin Quan, Iniesta and others starting to warm up and prepare to play.

The Japanese fans at the scene immediately let out bursts of exclamations!

Before the start of the game, they very much hope that Spain’s main players will do their best, so that they can have a better training effect.

Now, they wish that Spain would always send substitutes on the field. In that case, they might defeat the powerful Spanish team.

It's just that the opponent obviously won't let them get what they want. Bosque's substitutions were very decisive. Before half of the first half, he was ready to make substitutions.

This made them all start to worry. Facing the Spanish team with all its main players, can the Japanese team still be able to withstand it?

It seems that he felt the pressure brought by Spain's main players who were about to appear. When Keisuke Honda, who was responsible for taking the penalty kick, faced De Gea, he kicked a half-high ball and was saved by De Gea.

The Japanese fans at the scene were stunned when they saw Honda Keisuke's ball saved.

Penalty kick, this is a penalty kick!

Was he thrown out just like that?

really!

At this moment, the Japanese dream was completely shattered.