Chapter 440 Lin Quan takes action, Harland and his son come to visit

Sure enough, after the game, it was Valencia's other Villa who was still pursuing Paco's young talent the day before.

But the back foot criticized Paco completely because of his poor performance in this game and missed the penalty kick.

They say the media is fickle, but changing one's face every day is really outrageous.

Poor Paco, where has he ever experienced anything like this?

The day before, he was still complacent about the media's praise. He was even overjoyed because of the news that Barcelona would send scouts to inspect him and seemed to intend to buy him during the winter break.

As a result, after a game the next day, the whole world's evaluation of him changed.

Damn Paco!

Is there any player who doesn't miss a penalty kick?

Strong players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo also have the experience of missing penalty kicks. Although it is indeed a bit outrageous for him to miss the penalty kick on the first goal, it is understandable that he missed the penalty kick without any prior preparation. Original.

However, the media's standards for judging him are too harsh.

If it were players from other countries, they might not be criticized so severely.

But unfortunately, Paco's country is Spain.

Spain is the winner of two European Cups and two World Cups. As the defending champion of the two major international competitions and the world's number one team that has dominated football for four years, the players of the Spanish national team naturally receive more attention than other players. There are many teams.

The outside world's standards for judging Spanish international players are much higher than those of other countries' international players!

Paco is only 22 years old this year, still very young.

Although he is a newcomer to the national team, he has already had two seasons of highlight performance in the club.

As early as 2010, when he was only 17 years old, he had already played for the Valencia first team.

In the 2012-2013 season, Paco was loaned to Getafe. That season he played a total of 24 times and scored 4 goals. Considering that he was only 19 years old at the time and was a substitute most of the time, this data is definitely not counted. Worse.

By the 2013-2014 season, Paco returned to Valencia and got plenty of playing time, so his data increased explosively.

Throughout the season, Paco played 37 times on behalf of Valencia and scored 14 goals.

Even if his age is not taken into account, this data can definitely be regarded as the leading shooter of the mid-to-lower teams. What is even more valuable is that his state is still very stable and he is not the kind of player who is short-lived.

In the 2014-2015 season, Paco continued his performance from the previous season, playing 36 times on behalf of Valencia throughout the season and scoring 14 goals.

For a young player who has just turned 20 years old, if he can get this data in the five major leagues, he is definitely Spain's star of tomorrow.

But such a rising star was actually criticized by the media as worthless.

It's as if there are a lot of players in Spain who are stronger than Paco who can step up at any time.

Of course, if we look at the standards of Spain's championship lineups in the past few years, there is indeed a gap in strength and talent between Paco's generation of players and the older players.

But Spain cannot always be rich in talents. The golden generation will eventually come to an end. Regardless of the strength of Paco and his generation, if they cannot find better candidates in the country, no matter how unhappy the head coach and fans are, You have to keep pinching your nose.

The problem on the front line may be better. At least Lin Quan, Diego Costa and Morata can handle it. The problems in the midfield and defense are serious.

Xavi and Alonso have already retired from the national team. David Silva, Iniesta and Cazorla on the bench will most likely retire after playing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Mata, Busques and Fabregas are slightly younger and are expected to last until the 2020 European Cup.

If there really is no successor, the two of them might be able to hold on until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

But after this, these people are all over 34 and will definitely quit the national team.

Spain will definitely be weak in the midfield. Among the newcomers, Atletico Madrid's Koke and Bayern's Thiago are worth looking forward to.

Several young players such as Arsenio and Rodri should also be able to grow up in a few years.

But there is a big gap between them and their predecessors. It is difficult for them to have midfield masters like Iniesta and Xavi among them.

Without a strong midfielder, the power of the passing and controlling tactics for which they are famous may be greatly reduced.

However, the Spaniards seem to lack a sense of crisis. The majority of fans and media are still immersed in Spain's past glory, thinking that the Spanish dynasty can continue forever.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Lin Quan, but after the national team's game, a reporter actually came to ask Lin Quan this question, leaving Lin Quan speechless for a while.

"Lin, what do you think of Spain's forward Paco missing a penalty kick in the European Cup qualifiers?"

Lin Quan took a serious look at the reporter, as if he wanted to remember which reporter from the media had made the special trip to find trouble, and stay away from them in the future.

Although Paco is older than Lin Quan, he is considered Lin Quan's junior in the national team.

Lin Quan had no relationship with him in the past and had no enmity today. There was no reason to stand on the reporter's side and accuse him without reason.

So Lin Quan said something fair for him: "It's not unusual for players to miss penalty kicks. I don't think everyone can deny the players' performance throughout the game because of this."

The reporter was reluctant: "But according to the media's post-match ratings, Paco's rating for this game was also the lowest, only 5.9 points!"

Lin Quan took another deep look at the reporter and said:

"Paco's performance in the previous game was very good. Players are also human beings, and it is normal to have ups and downs in form. There are many factors that limit a player's performance, such as his own state, the team's tactics, the opponent's tactics, etc. Etc., there are also other factors off the court, I don’t think you can draw conclusions about a person through one or two games.”

Reporters came excitedly, but came back disappointed.

He originally planned to use Lin Quan's fame and influence to make a big news story. He had already thought of the title, but Lin Quan didn't give him the chance.

Although it failed to achieve its goal, Lin Quan's interview still needs to be reported. After all, the presence of the two words "Lin Quan" can effectively attract the attention of fans and thereby increase the sales of their newspapers.

After this report was published, Lin Quan's influence did arouse discussions among some fans and brought many fans back to their senses.

"Indeed, Lin is right. Even players like Messi and Ronaldo are in bad form. When they can't score goals, we can't be too harsh on a young player and should give him enough room for tolerance and growth. .”

"Yes, after all, not every player is like Lin, who is at the top when he debuts and can reach new heights repeatedly."

"The emergence of Lin has whetted the appetite of all of us, making us think that Spain can continuously produce such top-notch talents, but this is not in line with the objective facts.

Even La Masia, which has produced countless top stars, has made little noise in recent years. It can be seen that the output of talented players is very difficult. In the future, not only Barcelona will not be able to return to its peak, but the Spanish team may not be able to return to its peak either! "

Spain's peak actually has a lot of overlap with Barcelona's peak.

After all, the Spanish national team is built with Barcelona's team. It should have declined with the decline of Barcelona after 2013, but because of Lin Quan's emergence, he forcibly continued a wave of success for Spain.

But no matter how strong Lin Quan's personal ability is, he can't reverse the reality that the entire team is on the wrong track.

After all, players are aging and their condition is deteriorating. This is an objective law and cannot be changed by human will.

Although the Spanish team is still very strong, it has few opponents in the entire football world.

But this does not mean that this state can continue forever. Spanish fans must do a good job in psychological construction. In the future, their strength will gradually decline, and one day in the future they may be squeezed out of the world's number one position by other countries.

By then, the Spanish dynasty may have come to an end.

…

"Brother Lin, thank you for helping me speak out!"

During this period, Paco felt that the whole world was criticizing him. After reading this report, he was deeply moved and called Lin Quan personally to express his gratitude.

The criticism from the media was a huge blow to him, and his self-confidence was greatly affected.

Lin Quan's righteous voice at this time was equivalent to lighting a candle for him in the darkness, illuminating the light for him and making him feel a little warm in his heart.

"You're welcome. The media is just for this. Creating all kinds of gimmicks and making all kinds of exaggerated news based on rumors are their common methods. Don't take their reports too seriously. Just train hard and play well. !”

Paco is actually a bit similar to Villa. They are both point-grabbing forwards who are not tall, fast, flexible in movement, and have a keen sense of smell in front of the goal.

But his basic skills are much worse than Villa's, especially his shooting skills. I'm afraid he doesn't even have Villa's seven-score ability.

If he can improve his shooting skills, his ability to eat cakes will definitely be greatly improved.

We can learn from Benzema on this point. In the past two seasons, Benzema's shooting skills have improved qualitatively.

Although his popularity and status in Real Madrid are far less than those of the two big guys in the team, his statistics are not bad at all, especially in terms of goals. In the past two seasons, he has scored more goals in Real Madrid than 25+.

This season's performance is even more amazing. In the first 8 rounds of La Liga, Benzema has scored 8 goals, averaging one goal per game, which is extremely efficient!

It is precisely because Benzema's progress in the past few seasons has been very obvious that Real Madrid chairman Florentino has the confidence to sell Ronaldo.

He feels that with the presence of Benzema, Bell, Rodriguez and Isco, Real Madrid's offensive power will not drop too much even if Ronaldo is not in the team.

Hearing Lin Quan's instructions, Paco nodded heavily: "Okay, Brother Lin, I'm going to watch your goal highlights and try to learn one and a half of your moves!"

On the other end of the phone, the corners of Lin Quan's mouth twitched slightly.

Is this flattering yourself?

How could it be shot so stiffly!

After hanging up the phone, Lin Quan changed into clothes and prepared to go out for training.

As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw a middle-aged man and a boy of fifteen or sixteen coming outside.

"Who are you looking for?"

Seeing the other person raising his hand to ring the doorbell, Lin Quan asked curiously.

When he asked this question, he took another look at the boy. He always felt that the boy looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize who he was for a while.

"Haha, I wanted to ask if this is Coach Guardiola's residence. After seeing you, I think this question can be omitted!"

After the middle-aged man saw Lin Quan, he introduced himself with a smile:

"My name is Alf Inge Haaland, and this is my son, Erling Haaland. We are here specially to visit Coach Guardiola!"

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Lin Quan suddenly realized.

No wonder this kid looked familiar to me before. I feel like you are Majin Buu?

Thinking of Harland's future fame and the rumors that he likes to eat children, Lin Quan couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

Unexpectedly, Harland was also staring at him curiously at this time. He thought that Lin Quan was not much older than him, so why was he so powerful?

The two stared at each other for more than ten seconds, and finally Lin Quan withdrew his gaze.

Because he was worried that if he looked at it again, a Northeastern dialect might pop up:

What are you looking at?

Seeing his son staring straight at Lin Quan, old Harland was worried that he was rude, so he quickly scolded:

"Erlin, be polite when you see your seniors, and say hello to your seniors quickly!"

Harland smiled. Although his smile was bright, it looked a little oozing.

Haaland's appearance at this time was not as abstract as he would later be, but when he smiled, he looked exactly like him.

If Lin Quan couldn't identify him based on his appearance before, now that he smiled, Lin Quan could immediately identify him even without old Harland's introduction - that is, Harland didn't run away!

"Hello, I am Erling Haaland. I am 15 years old. I am also a forward. I will definitely surpass you in the future!"

Hearing his son introduce himself so domineeringly, Old Harland felt proud and annoyed.

This brat, it's a good thing to have such ambition, but he shouldn't say such words in front of the most powerful person in the world. The other party doesn't want to lose face, right?

Do you still want to enter Manchester City's training camp?

If you offend Lin Quan, you will definitely not be able to get into Manchester City's training camp!

Fortunately, Lin Quan didn't seem angry.

Instead, after hearing Harland's words, he laughed out loud.

"Why are you laughing? Are you laughing at me?"

Harland was a little angry, as if he felt that he had been ridiculed by the other party, and his face turned red for a moment.

Although what he just said was his true inner ideal and ambition, it took him a lot of courage and a lot of ideological work to say it out.

"Haha, no!"

What Lin Quan thought of was the scene where Haaland would eat up various defenders alive in the future, score incredible goals, and then be led astray by De Bruyne to celebrate at the community level.

"I just thought of happy things!"

"What happy thing?"

Harland was relatively simple. Since Lin Quan said he didn't laugh at him, he really believed it and became interested in things that made Lin Quan happy.

"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. Are you here to find my father? He should be at the club now. I will take you there!"

Lin Quan didn't want to spoil the story in advance, so he changed the topic.

"No need to trouble you, I know the location of the club, I can just go there myself!"

How dare old Haaland bother Lin Quan to lead them? Besides, he is still an old man from Manchester City. He is not familiar with Manchester City's training camp?

After being injured by Keane, he basically checked in at Manchester City's training camp in the last few years, exhausted his contract time, and then retired.

"Haha, you may not know that the club has changed its training base. I'm afraid you won't be able to find anyone at the old base now, so you'd better come with me!"

The old Haaland is not a famous player in Manchester City. He has come back less often after retiring, and his connection with Manchester City is not that close.

On the contrary, players like Sun Jihai are regarded as Manchester City celebrities because they have played for Manchester City for a long time. In addition, he is a Chinese player and has access to the Chinese market, so he has attracted the attention of Manchester City and is often invited back to participate in various activities. .